M3.0 earthquake 18km ESE of Lone Pine, CA

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 18km ESE of Lone Pine, CA on Sat, Jan 2, 2021, 10:56 AM PST (18:56 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 10km SE of Olancha, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.97	ML, local (Richter)	Southern California Seismic Network	Preferred · Final · ±0.17 · 102 stations
2.8	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.026 · 191 stations

4 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 95 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 198.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39509463 (also filed as us6000d52r). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:23 AM UTC.