M1.6 earthquake 43 km ESE of Big Pine, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 43 km ESE of Big Pine, California on Sat, Mar 20, 2021, 10:11 PM PDT (05:11 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

Automatic solution: the magnitude and location may still be revised.

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

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 66 in the 60 days after this one and 46 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 66.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00803060. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:13 PM UTC.