California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 18km S of Big Pine, CA

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 18km S of Big Pine, CA on Wed, Oct 6, 2021, 8:45 AM PDT (15:45 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 15km ESE of Olancha, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2021-10-06 15:45:27 UTC
Depth
5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.000° N, 118.317° 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, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.29
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
85°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 104 in the 60 days after this one and 37 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.920km S of Big Pine, CA · 1824 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.319km S of Big Pine, CA · 1823 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.816km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 1822 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 1.517km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 1821 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 1.648 km ENE of Independence, California · 1819 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 2.76km NE of Round Valley, CA · 1819 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 2.012km W of Toms Place, CA · 1817 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 2.112km W of Toms Place, CA · 1817 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 1.57km NW of West Bishop, CA · 1814 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 2.810km SW of Toms Place, CA · 1814 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 4
  11. 4.015km ESE of Olancha, CA · 1813 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 14
  12. 2.315km ESE of Olancha, CA · 1813 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.915km ESE of Olancha, CA · 1813 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 2.416km ESE of Olancha, CA · 1813 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.015km ESE of Olancha, CA · 1813 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 2.17km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 1813 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 1.97km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 1813 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 1.715km ESE of Olancha, CA · 1813 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 2.715km ESE of Olancha, CA · 1813 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 1.816km ESE of Olancha, CA · 1813 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  21. 2.516km ESE of Olancha, CA · 1813 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 2.534km ESE of Big Pine, CA · 1812 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 2
  23. 2.015km ESE of Olancha, CA · 1811 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 2.915km ESE of Olancha, CA · 1811 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 1.615km ESE of Olancha, CA · 1811 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 2.121km ENE of Olancha, CA · 1811 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 1.69km W of Toms Place, CA · 1810 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  28. 1.734 km SSE of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1809 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  29. 2.814km NNE of Shaver Lake, CA · 1809 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 6
  30. 3.36km WNW of Toms Place, CA · 1809 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 30
  31. 1.812km S of Olancha, CA · 1808 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 3.45km WNW of Toms Place, CA · 1808 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 20
  33. 1.918km SSE of Lone Pine, CA · 1807 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  34. 2.25km WNW of Toms Place, CA · 1807 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  35. 2.26km E of Round Valley, CA · 1805 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away
  36. 1.810km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 1805 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  37. 1.527km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 1804 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  38. 1.812km S of Olancha, CA · 1802 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  39. 1.613km ESE of Olancha, CA · 1802 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  40. 1.613km ESE of Olancha, CA · 1801 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  41. 1.65km SSE of Round Valley, CA · 1801 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  42. 3.013km ESE of Olancha, CA · 1801 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 4
  43. 1.613km ESE of Olancha, CA · 1801 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  44. 1.513km ESE of Olancha, CA · 1801 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  45. 2.113km ESE of Olancha, CA · 1801 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  46. 1.658 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1801 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  47. 1.813km ESE of Olancha, CA · 1801 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  48. 1.513km ESE of Olancha, CA · 1801 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  49. 2.79km ENE of East Orosi, CA · 1801 days ago · 27 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 3
  50. 1.616km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 1800 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  51. 2.314km ESE of Olancha, CA · 1800 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  52. 1.613km ESE of Olancha, CA · 1800 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  53. 1.810km ESE of Olancha, CA · 1799 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  54. 1.613km ESE of Olancha, CA · 1798 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  55. 1.613km ESE of Olancha, CA · 1796 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  56. 1.97km NE of Round Valley, CA · 1796 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  57. 1.913km ESE of Olancha, CA · 1796 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  58. 1.514km WNW of Toms Place, CA · 1795 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  59. 1.513km W of Toms Place, CA · 1795 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  60. 1.612km SSW of Olancha, CA · 1794 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away

The first 60 of 104.

Before

  1. 3.520km S of Big Pine, CA · 1824 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 4
  2. 2.19km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 1825 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 1.916km SW of Toms Place, CA · 1828 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.716km SW of Toms Place, CA · 1828 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 2.058 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 1828 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.559 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 1829 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.521 km ESE of Dyer, Nevada · 1829 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 2.157 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 1829 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.620 km ESE of Dyer, Nevada · 1830 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 1.745 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 1831 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 2.313km WNW of Round Valley, CA · 1831 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 1.927km W of Olancha, CA · 1832 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 1.715km SSW of Olancha, CA · 1832 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 1.93km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 1835 days ago · -1 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.63km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 1835 days ago · -1 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 1.916km SE of Olancha, CA · 1838 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.716km SE of Olancha, CA · 1838 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 2.218km NNE of Olancha, CA · 1838 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 2.219 km ESE of Dyer, Nevada · 1839 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 1.512km W of Toms Place, CA · 1839 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73636220. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:02 PM UTC.