California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 23 km E of Big Pine, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 23 km E of Big Pine, California on Sun, Aug 15, 2021, 4:49 PM PDT (23:49 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 20km S of Big Pine, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2021-08-15 23:49:52 UTC
Depth
10.2 km (6.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.130° N, 118.029° 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
±0.71
Station coverage gap
123°
Stations used
11

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 36 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.713km W of Toms Place, CA · 1875 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.624 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1875 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 2.240km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1874 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.913km W of Toms Place, CA · 1874 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.712km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 1874 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.952km ENE of Independence, CA · 1874 days ago · -1 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 2.853 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 1874 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.812 km NW of Benton, California · 1874 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.513 km NW of Benton, California · 1874 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.611km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 1872 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.95km S of Round Valley, CA · 1870 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 1.518 km NE of Benton, California · 1870 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.814km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 1869 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 2.040km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1869 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.640km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1869 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.917km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 1867 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 1.940km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1866 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 2.940km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1866 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 2.840km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1866 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 1.540km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1865 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 1.534 km SE of Dyer, Nevada · 1864 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  22. 1.540km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1863 days ago · -2 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 1.658 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 1863 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  24. 1.539km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1859 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 1.911km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 1858 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 1.513km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 1858 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  27. 2.96km WNW of Toms Place, CA · 1857 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 2
  28. 2.716km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 1857 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 2
  29. 1.68km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 1854 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
  30. 1.531km SSW of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 1851 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  31. 2.439km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1849 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 2
  32. 1.739 km ENE of Big Pine, California · 1849 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  33. 2.239km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1849 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  34. 2.358 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 1848 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  35. 2.058 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 1848 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  36. 1.639km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1848 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  37. 2.351 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1848 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  38. 2.218 km ESE of Dyer, Nevada · 1847 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  39. 1.518 km ESE of Dyer, Nevada · 1846 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  40. 2.219km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 1846 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  41. 1.82km W of Round Valley, CA · 1844 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  42. 2.52km W of Round Valley, CA · 1844 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  43. 1.75km ENE of Round Valley, CA · 1843 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  44. 1.527km W of Round Valley, CA · 1843 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  45. 1.719km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 1841 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  46. 1.741km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1841 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  47. 1.88km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 1840 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  48. 1.512km W of Toms Place, CA · 1839 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  49. 2.219 km ESE of Dyer, Nevada · 1839 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  50. 2.218km NNE of Olancha, CA · 1838 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  51. 1.63km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 1835 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  52. 1.93km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 1835 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  53. 1.927km W of Olancha, CA · 1831 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  54. 2.313km WNW of Round Valley, CA · 1831 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  55. 1.745 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 1831 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  56. 1.620 km ESE of Dyer, Nevada · 1830 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  57. 1.519 km NE of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1829 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  58. 2.157 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 1829 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  59. 1.521 km ESE of Dyer, Nevada · 1829 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  60. 1.559 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 1828 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away

The first 60 of 104.

Before

  1. 2.129km E of Big Pine, CA · 1876 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 1.515km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 1876 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 2.035 km NW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1877 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.140km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1877 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.539km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1877 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.818km NE of Olancha, CA · 1880 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.811km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 1880 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 1.616km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 1882 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 2.018km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 1884 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 2.514km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 1886 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 1.810km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 1887 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 1.541km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1887 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.141km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1887 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 3.341km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1888 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.141km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1889 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.819km NNW of Deep Springs, CA · 1891 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 2.143km E of Independence, CA · 1891 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 1.717km NNE of Independence, CA · 1892 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 1.817km NNE of Independence, CA · 1892 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 1.816km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 1893 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00818796. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:11 AM UTC.