California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 22km SW of Big Pine, CA

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 22km SW of Big Pine, CA on Wed, Mar 31, 2021, 3:34 PM PDT (22:34 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 9km WSW of Toms Place, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2021-03-31 22:34:13 UTC
Depth
7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.005° N, 118.445° W
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.3 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
58°
Stations used
37

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 106 in the 60 days after this one and 57 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 106.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73544560. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:20 AM UTC.