M1.8 earthquake 19km E of Big Pine, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 19km E of Big Pine, CA on Wed, Mar 3, 2021, 6:31 AM PST (14:31 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 65km NNW of Stovepipe Wells, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
1.8	ML, local (Richter)	Southern California Seismic Network	Preferred · Final · ±0.238 · 10 stations
1.7	ML, local (Richter)	Nevada Seismological Laboratory	Reviewed · ±0.12 · 10 stations

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 116 in the 60 days after this one and 65 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 116.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39807984 (also filed as nn00801720). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:56 AM UTC.