M1.6 earthquake 48 km ENE of Independence, California

Magnitude

1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Nevada Seismological Laboratory

Local time

Sun, Oct 10, 2021, 9:22 PM PDT

UTC

2021-10-11 04:22:39 UTC

Depth

2.4 km (1.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.011° N, 117.721° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude uncertainty

±1.03

Station coverage gap

69°

Stations used

21

• Independence, CaliforniaPopulation 669. Forecast48 kmENE
• Exeter, CaliforniaPopulation 10,548. Forecast150 kmENE
• Visalia, CaliforniaPopulation 130,104. Forecast159 kmENE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast332 kmN

After

1. 2.76km NE of Round Valley, CAMon, Oct 11, 1:38 PM PDT · 1818 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
2. 1.637 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaWed, Oct 13, 2:09 PM PDT · 1816 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
3. 1.736 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaFri, Oct 15, 6:12 AM PDT · 1815 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
4. 1.57km NW of West Bishop, CASat, Oct 16, 3:22 PM PDT · 1813 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
5. 2.337 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaSat, Oct 16, 8:38 PM PDT · 1813 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
6. 4.015km ESE of Olancha, CASun, Oct 17, 6:19 AM PDT · 1813 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 14
7. 2.315km ESE of Olancha, CASun, Oct 17, 6:46 AM PDT · 1813 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
8. 1.915km ESE of Olancha, CASun, Oct 17, 7:48 AM PDT · 1813 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
9. 2.416km ESE of Olancha, CASun, Oct 17, 9:07 AM PDT · 1813 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
10. 2.015km ESE of Olancha, CASun, Oct 17, 10:15 AM PDT · 1813 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
11. 1.715km ESE of Olancha, CASun, Oct 17, 2:35 PM PDT · 1812 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
12. 2.715km ESE of Olancha, CASun, Oct 17, 2:41 PM PDT · 1812 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
13. 1.816km ESE of Olancha, CASun, Oct 17, 4:49 PM PDT · 1812 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
14. 2.516km ESE of Olancha, CASun, Oct 17, 5:41 PM PDT · 1812 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
15. 2.534km ESE of Big Pine, CAMon, Oct 18, 12:36 AM PDT · 1812 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 2
16. 2.015km ESE of Olancha, CATue, Oct 19, 12:27 PM PDT · 1810 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
17. 2.915km ESE of Olancha, CATue, Oct 19, 6:15 PM PDT · 1810 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
18. 1.615km ESE of Olancha, CATue, Oct 19, 6:41 PM PDT · 1810 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
19. 2.121km ENE of Olancha, CATue, Oct 19, 8:18 PM PDT · 1810 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
20. 1.734 km SSE of Silver Peak, NevadaThu, Oct 21, 3:33 PM PDT · 1808 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
21. 1.812km S of Olancha, CAFri, Oct 22, 1:18 PM PDT · 1807 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
22. 1.918km SSE of Lone Pine, CAFri, Oct 22, 11:54 PM PDT · 1807 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
23. 1.838 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaSat, Oct 23, 1:43 AM PDT · 1807 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
24. 2.26km E of Round Valley, CAMon, Oct 25, 6:31 AM PDT · 1805 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
25. 1.738 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaTue, Oct 26, 9:58 AM PDT · 1804 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
26. 1.812km S of Olancha, CAThu, Oct 28, 6:27 PM PDT · 1801 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
27. 1.613km ESE of Olancha, CAThu, Oct 28, 7:10 PM PDT · 1801 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
28. 1.613km ESE of Olancha, CAThu, Oct 28, 8:47 PM PDT · 1801 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
29. 1.65km SSE of Round Valley, CAThu, Oct 28, 9:08 PM PDT · 1801 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
30. 3.013km ESE of Olancha, CAFri, Oct 29, 8:24 AM PDT · 1801 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 4
31. 1.613km ESE of Olancha, CAFri, Oct 29, 8:26 AM PDT · 1801 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
32. 1.513km ESE of Olancha, CAFri, Oct 29, 8:36 AM PDT · 1801 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
33. 2.113km ESE of Olancha, CAFri, Oct 29, 12:52 PM PDT · 1800 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
34. 1.658 km S of Silver Peak, NevadaFri, Oct 29, 1:34 PM PDT · 1800 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
35. 1.813km ESE of Olancha, CAFri, Oct 29, 3:58 PM PDT · 1800 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
36. 1.513km ESE of Olancha, CAFri, Oct 29, 4:43 PM PDT · 1800 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
37. 1.616km SE of Lone Pine, CASat, Oct 30, 12:50 AM PDT · 1800 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
38. 2.314km ESE of Olancha, CASat, Oct 30, 7:17 AM PDT · 1800 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
39. 1.613km ESE of Olancha, CASat, Oct 30, 11:29 AM PDT · 1799 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
40. 1.810km ESE of Olancha, CASat, Oct 30, 9:59 PM PDT · 1799 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
41. 1.613km ESE of Olancha, CAMon, Nov 1, 7:05 AM PDT · 1798 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
42. 1.613km ESE of Olancha, CAWed, Nov 3, 2:27 AM PDT · 1796 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
43. 1.97km NE of Round Valley, CAWed, Nov 3, 2:38 AM PDT · 1796 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
44. 1.913km ESE of Olancha, CAWed, Nov 3, 8:03 AM PDT · 1796 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
45. 1.736 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaFri, Nov 5, 9:51 AM PDT · 1794 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
46. 1.536 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaFri, Nov 5, 9:52 AM PDT · 1794 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
47. 1.612km SSW of Olancha, CAFri, Nov 5, 11:05 AM PDT · 1793 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
48. 1.636 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaFri, Nov 5, 11:42 AM PDT · 1793 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
49. 1.640km NE of Independence, CAFri, Nov 5, 12:54 PM PDT · 1793 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
50. 2.2California-Nevada border regionFri, Nov 5, 3:18 PM PDT · 1793 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
51. 2.87km E of Round Valley, CASun, Nov 7, 11:44 AM PST · 1791 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
52. 2.27km E of Round Valley, CASun, Nov 7, 7:08 PM PST · 1791 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
53. 2.751 km SSW of Goldfield, NevadaMon, Nov 8, 1:15 AM PST · 1791 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
54. 1.58km W of Wilkerson, CAMon, Nov 8, 3:31 AM PST · 1791 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
55. 2.217km SE of Lone Pine, CAMon, Nov 8, 4:30 PM PST · 1790 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
56. 1.713km ESE of Olancha, CAThu, Nov 11, 12:31 AM PST · 1788 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
57. 1.52km NE of Bishop, CAThu, Nov 11, 3:54 PM PST · 1787 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
58. 2.512km S of Olancha, CASat, Nov 13, 8:31 AM PST · 1786 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
59. 1.76km NNW of West Bishop, CASun, Nov 14, 5:36 AM PST · 1785 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
60. 1.718km SE of Lone Pine, CASun, Nov 14, 7:05 AM PST · 1785 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away

The first 60 of 71.

Before

1. 1.736 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaFri, Oct 8, 7:55 AM PDT · 1822 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
2. 2.319km S of Big Pine, CAThu, Oct 7, 11:36 AM PDT · 1822 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
3. 1.540 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaThu, Oct 7, 9:56 AM PDT · 1823 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
4. 2.336 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaThu, Oct 7, 7:54 AM PDT · 1823 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
5. 1.920km S of Big Pine, CAWed, Oct 6, 12:44 PM PDT · 1823 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
6. 2.118km S of Big Pine, CAWed, Oct 6, 8:45 AM PDT · 1824 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
7. 3.520km S of Big Pine, CAWed, Oct 6, 7:25 AM PDT · 1824 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 4
8. 1.937 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaWed, Oct 6, 1:45 AM PDT · 1824 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
9. 1.737 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaTue, Oct 5, 5:26 PM PDT · 1824 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
10. 1.537 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaTue, Oct 5, 11:21 AM PDT · 1824 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
11. 2.437 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaTue, Oct 5, 11:02 AM PDT · 1824 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
12. 2.336 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaTue, Oct 5, 6:50 AM PDT · 1825 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
13. 1.637 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaTue, Oct 5, 6:48 AM PDT · 1825 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
14. 2.336 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaTue, Oct 5, 4:15 AM PDT · 1825 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
15. 1.636 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaTue, Oct 5, 3:24 AM PDT · 1825 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
16. 2.337 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaTue, Oct 5, 2:32 AM PDT · 1825 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
17. 2.236 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaTue, Oct 5, 2:00 AM PDT · 1825 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
18. 1.838 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaTue, Oct 5, 12:32 AM PDT · 1825 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
19. 2.836 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaTue, Oct 5, 12:30 AM PDT · 1825 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
20. 2.337 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaMon, Oct 4, 9:52 PM PDT · 1825 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00825387. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:48 AM UTC.