M1.7 earthquake 6km ENE of Big Pine, CA

Magnitude

1.7 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Wed, Apr 28, 2021, 10:43 AM PDT

UTC

2021-04-28 17:43:36 UTC

Depth

7.8 km (4.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.182° N, 118.229° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.0 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.24

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

257°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

17

• Big Pine, CaliforniaPopulation 1,756. Forecast6 kmENE
• Dinuba, CaliforniaPopulation 23,702. Forecast125 kmNE
• Visalia, CaliforniaPopulation 130,104. Forecast134 kmNE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast348 kmN

After

1. 2.132 km NNE of Benton, CaliforniaWed, Apr 28, 2:20 PM PDT · 1984 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
2. 1.640km NNE of Toms Place, CAWed, Apr 28, 9:07 PM PDT · 1983 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
3. 2.341km NNE of Toms Place, CAThu, Apr 29, 9:53 AM PDT · 1983 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
4. 1.65km NNE of Wilkerson, CAThu, Apr 29, 10:01 AM PDT · 1983 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
5. 2.616km WSW of Toms Place, CAThu, Apr 29, 12:51 PM PDT · 1983 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
6. 1.742km S of Qualeys Camp, NVFri, Apr 30, 5:42 AM PDT · 1982 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
7. 1.910km WSW of Toms Place, CASun, May 2, 12:57 AM PDT · 1980 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
8. 1.728km NNW of Deep Springs, CASun, May 2, 6:50 PM PDT · 1979 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
9. 1.917km SE of Lone Pine, CAMon, May 3, 3:28 PM PDT · 1979 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
10. 1.613km W of Toms Place, CAWed, May 5, 12:28 AM PDT · 1977 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
11. 1.816km SW of Toms Place, CAWed, May 5, 12:42 AM PDT · 1977 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
12. 2.87km ESE of Lone Pine, CAWed, May 5, 2:55 AM PDT · 1977 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 8
13. 2.17km ESE of Lone Pine, CAWed, May 5, 4:32 AM PDT · 1977 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
14. 1.67km ESE of Lone Pine, CAWed, May 5, 4:32 AM PDT · 1977 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
15. 2.47km ESE of Lone Pine, CAWed, May 5, 6:58 AM PDT · 1977 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
16. 2.313km W of Toms Place, CAWed, May 5, 7:28 AM PDT · 1977 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
17. 1.84km ENE of Round Valley, CASat, May 8, 5:55 AM PDT · 1974 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
18. 1.516km SE of Lone Pine, CASun, May 9, 10:58 AM PDT · 1973 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
19. 2.217km WSW of Toms Place, CAMon, May 10, 12:37 AM PDT · 1972 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
20. 1.814km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CAMon, May 10, 10:40 AM PDT · 1972 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
21. 1.851 km S of Silver Peak, NevadaTue, May 11, 12:42 AM PDT · 1971 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
22. 1.639km NNE of Toms Place, CATue, May 11, 8:59 PM PDT · 1970 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
23. 2.140km NNE of Toms Place, CAWed, May 12, 5:27 PM PDT · 1970 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
24. 1.840km NNE of Toms Place, CAThu, May 13, 3:08 PM PDT · 1969 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
25. 1.714km SW of Toms Place, CAThu, May 13, 7:09 PM PDT · 1968 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
26. 1.614km SW of Toms Place, CAThu, May 13, 7:11 PM PDT · 1968 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
27. 1.640km NNE of Toms Place, CAFri, May 14, 8:26 AM PDT · 1968 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
28. 2.639km NNE of Toms Place, CAFri, May 14, 3:11 PM PDT · 1968 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 2
29. 2.139km NNE of Toms Place, CAFri, May 14, 4:16 PM PDT · 1968 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
30. 2.59km WSW of Toms Place, CASat, May 15, 12:14 AM PDT · 1967 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
31. 1.56km SE of Lone Pine, CASat, May 15, 4:28 AM PDT · 1967 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
32. 2.053 km WNW of Beatty, NevadaSat, May 15, 7:04 AM PDT · 1967 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
33. 1.637 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaSun, May 16, 1:53 AM PDT · 1966 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
34. 1.917km SE of Lone Pine, CASun, May 16, 7:17 AM PDT · 1966 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
35. 1.94km N of Shaver Lake, CASun, May 16, 9:01 AM PDT · 1966 days ago · 32 km deep · 97 km away
36. 1.610km WSW of Toms Place, CASun, May 16, 5:06 PM PDT · 1966 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
37. 1.540km NNE of Toms Place, CAMon, May 17, 4:28 AM PDT · 1965 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
38. 1.838km NNE of Toms Place, CAMon, May 17, 4:51 AM PDT · 1965 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
39. 1.840km NNE of Toms Place, CAMon, May 17, 11:41 AM PDT · 1965 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
40. 2.910km WSW of Toms Place, CAMon, May 17, 12:37 PM PDT · 1965 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 3
41. 3.110km WSW of Toms Place, CAMon, May 17, 12:45 PM PDT · 1965 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 10
42. 2.110km WSW of Toms Place, CAMon, May 17, 2:05 PM PDT · 1965 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
43. 1.913km W of Toms Place, CAMon, May 17, 4:14 PM PDT · 1965 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
44. 2.610km WSW of Toms Place, CAMon, May 17, 8:15 PM PDT · 1964 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
45. 1.618km SW of Toms Place, CATue, May 18, 12:37 PM PDT · 1964 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
46. 2.410km WSW of Lone Pine, CATue, May 18, 1:30 PM PDT · 1964 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
47. 1.510km WSW of Toms Place, CAWed, May 19, 3:19 PM PDT · 1963 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
48. 1.627 km SSE of Silver Peak, NevadaFri, May 21, 5:13 PM PDT · 1961 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
49. 2.511km WSW of Toms Place, CAFri, May 21, 5:23 PM PDT · 1961 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
50. 1.831 km NE of Benton, CaliforniaSat, May 22, 12:29 PM PDT · 1960 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
51. 1.76km SE of Round Valley, CASat, May 22, 1:06 PM PDT · 1960 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
52. 1.82km E of Mammoth Lakes, CASun, May 23, 7:21 AM PDT · 1959 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
53. 2.117km WSW of Toms Place, CASun, May 23, 10:17 AM PDT · 1959 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
54. 2.239km NNE of Toms Place, CASun, May 23, 12:14 PM PDT · 1959 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
55. 1.654 km S of Silver Peak, NevadaSun, May 23, 12:38 PM PDT · 1959 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
56. 1.714km W of Toms Place, CASun, May 23, 5:15 PM PDT · 1959 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
57. 2.839km NNE of Toms Place, CASun, May 23, 6:18 PM PDT · 1959 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
58. 2.340km NNE of Toms Place, CASun, May 23, 6:19 PM PDT · 1959 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
59. 2.040km NNE of Toms Place, CASun, May 23, 6:30 PM PDT · 1959 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
60. 2.340km NNE of Toms Place, CASun, May 23, 6:31 PM PDT · 1959 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away

The first 60 of 140.

Before

1. 1.513 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaWed, Apr 28, 7:18 AM PDT · 1984 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
2. 2.119km SE of Lone Pine, CAMon, Apr 26, 5:42 PM PDT · 1986 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
3. 1.538km NNE of Toms Place, CAMon, Apr 26, 3:41 PM PDT · 1986 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
4. 1.938km NNE of Toms Place, CAMon, Apr 26, 3:30 PM PDT · 1986 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
5. 2.46km ESE of Lone Pine, CAMon, Apr 26, 2:40 PM PDT · 1986 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
6. 1.510 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaMon, Apr 26, 2:24 PM PDT · 1986 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
7. 2.151 km ENE of Independence, CaliforniaSat, Apr 24, 5:48 PM PDT · 1988 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
8. 2.46km ENE of Deep Springs, CASat, Apr 24, 8:03 AM PDT · 1988 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
9. 1.62km E of Round Valley, CASat, Apr 24, 6:12 AM PDT · 1988 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
10. 1.94km ENE of Round Valley, CASat, Apr 24, 4:19 AM PDT · 1988 days ago · 18 km deep · 39 km away
11. 2.03km NNE of Wilkerson, CAFri, Apr 23, 1:56 PM PDT · 1989 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
12. 2.113km W of Toms Place, CAFri, Apr 23, 12:30 PM PDT · 1989 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
13. 1.88km WNW of Round Valley, CAFri, Apr 23, 8:12 AM PDT · 1989 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
14. 1.561 km NNE of Keeler, CaliforniaFri, Apr 23, 12:55 AM PDT · 1989 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
15. 3.19km WSW of Toms Place, CAThu, Apr 22, 12:00 AM PDT · 1990 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 9
16. 1.640km NNE of Toms Place, CAWed, Apr 21, 3:44 AM PDT · 1991 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
17. 1.716km SE of Lone Pine, CAMon, Apr 19, 11:07 PM PDT · 1992 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
18. 2.99km W of Toms Place, CAMon, Apr 19, 10:07 PM PDT · 1992 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 5
19. 1.520km NNW of Toms Place, CASat, Apr 17, 2:35 PM PDT · 1995 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
20. 1.539km NNE of Toms Place, CAFri, Apr 16, 5:58 PM PDT · 1996 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73555710. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:02 PM UTC.