California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 9km W of Big Pine, CA

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 9km W of Big Pine, CA on Sat, Jan 23, 2021, 9:17 AM PST (17:17 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 6km ESE of Wilkerson, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2021-01-23 17:17:18 UTC
Depth
15.2 km (9.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.175° N, 118.392° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.5 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
85°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 163 in the 60 days after this one and 147 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.85km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 2078 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 1.92km ENE of Round Valley, CA · 2078 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 1.62km N of Round Valley, CA · 2078 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 1.81km ENE of Round Valley, CA · 2078 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 2.518km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2077 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 2.618km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 2077 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 3
  7. 1.717km SSE of Lone Pine, CA · 2077 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.340km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2077 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 1.817km SSE of Lone Pine, CA · 2077 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.717km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2077 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 1.612km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2077 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 1.77km ESE of Bishop, CA · 2076 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 2.217km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 2076 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 2.015km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2075 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 1.813km W of Toms Place, CA · 2075 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 2.040km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2075 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 1.913km W of Toms Place, CA · 2074 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 2.213km W of Toms Place, CA · 2074 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 1.713km W of Toms Place, CA · 2074 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 1.617km SSE of Lone Pine, CA · 2073 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 1.940km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2072 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 1.740km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2072 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  23. 2.440km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2072 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  24. 1.523km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2072 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  25. 1.640km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2071 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  26. 1.840km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2071 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  27. 1.618km SSE of Lone Pine, CA · 2071 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  28. 2.018km SSE of Lone Pine, CA · 2071 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  29. 1.612km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 2070 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  30. 1.63km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2070 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  31. 2.040km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2069 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  32. 2.040km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2069 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  33. 1.613km W of Wilkerson, CA · 2069 days ago · 17 km deep · 15 km away
  34. 1.940km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2069 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  35. 1.657 km NNE of Keeler, California · 2069 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  36. 2.041km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2068 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  37. 1.718km SSE of Lone Pine, CA · 2067 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  38. 2.413km W of Toms Place, CA · 2067 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  39. 1.713km W of Toms Place, CA · 2067 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  40. 2.239km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2066 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  41. 1.639km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2065 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  42. 1.626 km NE of Benton, California · 2064 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  43. 2.85km NE of Round Valley, CA · 2063 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
  44. 2.040km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2063 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  45. 2.240km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2062 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  46. 1.612 km NW of Benton, California · 2062 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  47. 2.223km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2062 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  48. 1.640km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2062 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  49. 1.913 km NW of Benton, California · 2062 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  50. 1.95km SW of Round Valley, CA · 2061 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
  51. 1.86km SW of Round Valley, CA · 2061 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
  52. 1.717km WSW of Round Valley, CA · 2061 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  53. 1.98km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2059 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  54. 1.641km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2059 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  55. 2.313km W of Toms Place, CA · 2058 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  56. 2.119km SSE of Lone Pine, CA · 2057 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  57. 1.959 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada · 2057 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  58. 1.613km WSW of Wilkerson, CA · 2057 days ago · 16 km deep · 15 km away
  59. 3.76km ESE of Wilkerson, CA · 2057 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 58
  60. 2.315km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 2056 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away

The first 60 of 163.

Before

  1. 1.740km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2078 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.841km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2080 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.213km W of Toms Place, CA · 2080 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.64km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2080 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 2.64km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2080 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 3
  6. 2.12km E of Round Valley, CA · 2080 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 1.538km SSW of Qualeys Camp, NV · 2081 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.69km S of Toms Place, CA · 2081 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 1.640km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2081 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.940km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2081 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.640km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2081 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.640km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2081 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 2.240km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2082 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 2.16km ENE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 2082 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 1.540km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2082 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 1.917km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2082 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 1.913km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2084 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 1.541km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2084 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 1.841km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2084 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 2.140km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2085 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73515430. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:00 AM UTC.