California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 30km NW of Bridgeport, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 30km NW of Bridgeport, CA on Sat, Sep 25, 2021, 11:51 AM PDT (18:51 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 28km SE of Markleeville, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2021-09-25 18:51:18 UTC
Depth
4.5 km (2.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.446° N, 119.476° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.48
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
94°
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: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.829km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1834 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 1.928km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1834 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 2.313km SSE of Bodie, CA · 1834 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 2.330km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1833 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 2.629km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1833 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 2
  6. 2.228km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1833 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 1.613km SSE of Bodie, CA · 1833 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 3.430km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1833 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 4
  9. 1.630km S of Smith Valley, NV · 1833 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 1.530km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1833 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 1.713km SSE of Bodie, CA · 1833 days ago · 22 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.617 km ENE of Mono City, California · 1833 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 1.714km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 1833 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 2.113km SSE of Bodie, CA · 1833 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 1.518 km ENE of Mono City, California · 1833 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 1.63 km SSW of Coleville, California · 1832 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 1.611 km SSE of Bridgeport, California · 1832 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 2.330km S of Smith Valley, NV · 1832 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 2.930km S of Smith Valley, NV · 1832 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 2.228km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1832 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  21. 1.630km S of Smith Valley, NV · 1832 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  22. 1.731km S of Smith Valley, NV · 1832 days ago · -1 km deep · 10 km away
  23. 1.612km SSE of Bodie, CA · 1832 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  24. 2.233km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1832 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  25. 1.713km SSE of Bodie, CA · 1831 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  26. 2.013km SSE of Bodie, CA · 1831 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  27. 1.928km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1831 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  28. 2.413km SSE of Bodie, CA · 1831 days ago · 16 km deep · 60 km away
  29. 2.514km SSE of Bodie, CA · 1831 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  30. 1.517 km ENE of Mono City, California · 1831 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  31. 2.76km WNW of Walker, CA · 1831 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  32. 1.828km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1831 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  33. 1.528km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1831 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  34. 2.328km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1831 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  35. 2.228km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1831 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  36. 3.828km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1831 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 74
  37. 3.828km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1831 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 10
  38. 1.629km ESE of Markleeville, CA · 1831 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  39. 2.428km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1831 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 3
  40. 1.628km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1831 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  41. 2.128km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1831 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  42. 2.228km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1831 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  43. 2.314km S of Bodie, CA · 1831 days ago · 18 km deep · 57 km away
  44. 2.413km SSE of Bodie, CA · 1831 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  45. 1.618 km ENE of Mono City, California · 1831 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  46. 1.514 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 1831 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  47. 1.613km SSE of Bodie, CA · 1830 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 km away
  48. 1.842km S of Qualeys Camp, NV · 1830 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  49. 1.713km SSE of Bodie, CA · 1830 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  50. 1.913km SSE of Bodie, CA · 1830 days ago · 25 km deep · 60 km away
  51. 3.328km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1830 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 13
  52. 1.617 km ENE of Mono City, California · 1830 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  53. 1.713km SSE of Bodie, CA · 1830 days ago · 18 km deep · 59 km away
  54. 2.328km ESE of Markleeville, CA · 1830 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  55. 1.629km ESE of Markleeville, CA · 1830 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  56. 1.633km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1830 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  57. 2.130km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1830 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  58. 2.113km SSE of Bodie, CA · 1830 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  59. 2.232km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1830 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  60. 1.630km ESE of Markleeville, CA · 1830 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.732km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1834 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 2
  2. 1.731km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1834 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 3.030km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1834 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 5
  4. 1.716km WNW of Bridgeport, CA · 1835 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 2.217km NW of Bridgeport, CA · 1835 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 1.717km NW of Bridgeport, CA · 1835 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 1.713km SSE of Bodie, CA · 1835 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 2.013km SSE of Bodie, CA · 1835 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 2.313km SSE of Bodie, CA · 1835 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.632 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 1835 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 1.612km SSE of Bodie, CA · 1835 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 1.725km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1835 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 1.725km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1835 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 1.730km S of Smith Valley, NV · 1835 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 1.613km SSE of Bodie, CA · 1836 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 1.629km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1836 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 1.730km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1836 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 2.132 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 1836 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 2.130 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 1836 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 2.229km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1836 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73629391. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:16 PM UTC.