M2.5 earthquake 7km ESE of Lone Pine, CA

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 7km ESE of Lone Pine, CA on Fri, Mar 19, 2021, 11:17 AM PDT (18:17 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 18km W of Searles Valley, 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
2.51	ML, local (Richter)	Southern California Seismic Network	Preferred · Final · ±0.178 · 25 stations
2.5	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.036 · 104 stations

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 151 in the 60 days after this one and 119 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 151.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39585127 (also filed as us7000dl1g). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:07 AM UTC.