California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake Central California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck in Central California on Mon, Feb 15, 2021, 7:09 PM PST (03:09 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 7km ESE of Lone Pine, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2021-02-16 03:09:02 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.768° N, 117.629° 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
±0.46
Station coverage gap
123°
Stations used
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 177 in the 60 days after this one and 85 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 177.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00800486. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:00 AM UTC.