California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 32 km ESE of Big Pine, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 32 km ESE of Big Pine, California on Sat, Mar 6, 2021, 12:25 AM PST (08:25 UTC), 0 km (0 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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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2021-03-06 08:25:45 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.088° N, 117.936° 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.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.77
Station coverage gap
145°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 78 in the 60 days after this one and 63 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.26km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 2038 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.87km NE of Wilkerson, CA · 2037 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 3.112km NNE of Round Valley, CA · 2036 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 29
  4. 3.265km NNW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 2036 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 3
  5. 1.534 km ENE of Independence, California · 2035 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 2.17km SE of Bishop, CA · 2035 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 1.617km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 2034 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 2.37km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 2034 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.659 km NNE of Keeler, California · 2033 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 2.421km NNW of Deep Springs, CA · 2031 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 1.914km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2031 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.817km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 2030 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 1.511km WNW of Toms Place, CA · 2030 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.524 km ENE of Benton, California · 2030 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 2.717km SW of Toms Place, CA · 2028 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.517km SW of Toms Place, CA · 2028 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 1.612km NNE of Round Valley, CA · 2027 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 2.113km W of Toms Place, CA · 2027 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 1.97km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 2025 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 2
  20. 2.57km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 2025 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 2.47km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 2024 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  22. 2.219km SW of Toms Place, CA · 2024 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 2.819km SW of Toms Place, CA · 2024 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 2
  24. 1.67km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 2024 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  25. 1.643 km ESE of Big Pine, California · 2023 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  26. 1.89km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 2022 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  27. 2.27km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 2022 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  28. 1.89km W of Toms Place, CA · 2022 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  29. 1.96km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 2019 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  30. 1.814km SE of Olancha, CA · 2019 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 1.97km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 2019 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  32. 1.817km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2018 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  33. 2.129km W of Olancha, CA · 2018 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  34. 1.540 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 2016 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  35. 1.512km SW of Olancha, CA · 2013 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  36. 2.322km SW of Big Pine, CA · 2013 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  37. 2.118km SSE of Lone Pine, CA · 2012 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  38. 1.629 km N of Dyer, Nevada · 2011 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  39. 1.720 km NW of Goldfield, Nevada · 2008 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  40. 1.629 km N of Dyer, Nevada · 2007 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  41. 2.633km NW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 2005 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  42. 1.918km SW of Toms Place, CA · 2004 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  43. 2.011km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2003 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  44. 2.514km SE of Olancha, CA · 2002 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  45. 1.813km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2002 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  46. 1.613km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2002 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  47. 1.614km SE of Olancha, CA · 2002 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  48. 2.26km ENE of Deep Springs, CA · 2002 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  49. 2.214km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 2001 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  50. 2.52km S of Round Valley, CA · 2000 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  51. 1.82km NNE of Wilkerson, CA · 2000 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  52. 2.813km W of Toms Place, CA · 2000 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  53. 1.613km SE of Olancha, CA · 1998 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  54. 2.636km WSW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 1998 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 2
  55. 1.634 km N of Dyer, Nevada · 1997 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  56. 1.913km SE of Olancha, CA · 1997 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  57. 1.613km SE of Olancha, CA · 1996 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  58. 2.99km W of Toms Place, CA · 1993 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 5
  59. 1.716km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 1993 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  60. 3.19km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 1991 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 9

The first 60 of 78.

Before

  1. 2.013km WNW of Round Valley, CA · 2039 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.77km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 2039 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 2.356km WNW of Beatty, NV · 2040 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.933 km N of Dyer, Nevada · 2040 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.032 km N of Dyer, Nevada · 2040 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.87km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 2040 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 1.918km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 2041 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 2.06km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 2041 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 1.819km E of Big Pine, CA · 2041 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 1.717km SSE of Lone Pine, CA · 2041 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 1.86km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 2042 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 1.56km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 2043 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 1.915km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 2043 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 2.17 km SE of Big Pine, California · 2043 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 3.57km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 2044 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 34
  16. 1.75km N of Round Valley, CA · 2044 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 2.27km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 2044 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 1.914km ESE of Olancha, CA · 2044 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 2.36km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 2044 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 1.718km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 2045 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00802023. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:35 PM UTC.