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M1.7 earthquake 17km SSE of Lone Pine, CA

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 17km SSE of Lone Pine, CA on Tue, Mar 2, 2021, 11:29 PM PST (07:29 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 12km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2021-03-03 07:29:51 UTC
Depth
6.5 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.452° N, 117.979° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
47°
Stations used
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 194 in the 60 days after this one and 146 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.819km E of Big Pine, CA · 2040 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 2.06km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 2040 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 1.918km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 2040 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 1.720km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2039 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 1.87km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 2039 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 2.356km WNW of Beatty, NV · 2039 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.615km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2038 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 3.014km SSW of Olancha, CA · 2038 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.723km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2038 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 2.921km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 2038 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 7
  11. 3.319km E of Little Lake, CA · 2038 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 8
  12. 2.419km E of Little Lake, CA · 2038 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 1.918km E of Little Lake, CA · 2038 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 1.818km E of Little Lake, CA · 2038 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 1.818km E of Little Lake, CA · 2038 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 1.618km E of Little Lake, CA · 2038 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 1.77km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 2038 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 1.618km E of Little Lake, CA · 2038 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 1.632 km ESE of Big Pine, California · 2037 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 2.26km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 2037 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 1
  21. 1.615km W of Searles Valley, CA · 2037 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 2.312km WSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2037 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  23. 1.520km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2036 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  24. 1.814km SSW of Olancha, CA · 2035 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  25. 1.716km W of Searles Valley, CA · 2035 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 1.616km W of Coso Junction, CA · 2035 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  27. 1.514km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2035 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  28. 3.265km NNW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 2035 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 3
  29. 1.534 km ENE of Independence, California · 2034 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  30. 1.717km W of Searles Valley, CA · 2033 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  31. 1.617km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 2033 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  32. 1.520km SW of Olancha, CA · 2033 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  33. 2.37km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 2032 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
  34. 1.659 km NNE of Keeler, California · 2032 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  35. 1.914km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2032 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  36. 1.67km E of Ridgecrest, CA · 2031 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  37. 2.316km W of Searles Valley, CA · 2030 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 4
  38. 1.817km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 2029 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  39. 1.514km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2028 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  40. 1.520km NNE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2028 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  41. 1.523km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2027 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  42. 1.814km SSW of Olancha, CA · 2027 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  43. 1.811km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2026 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  44. 2.59km E of Ridgecrest, CA · 2025 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 11
  45. 1.514km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2025 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  46. 2.410km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 2024 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  47. 1.614km W of Searles Valley, CA · 2024 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  48. 1.97km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 2024 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 2
  49. 2.57km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 2024 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  50. 1.714km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2024 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  51. 1.519km NNE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2024 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  52. 2.013km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2023 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  53. 1.626km NNW of Searles Valley, CA · 2023 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  54. 1.726km NNW of Searles Valley, CA · 2023 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  55. 2.119km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2023 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  56. 1.614km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 2023 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  57. 2.47km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 2023 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  58. 1.67km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 2023 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  59. 1.613km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2023 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  60. 1.643 km ESE of Big Pine, California · 2022 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away

The first 60 of 194.

Before

  1. 1.924km NNE of Trona, CA · 2040 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 1.520km E of Little Lake, CA · 2040 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.86km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 2041 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 1.615km SSW of Olancha, CA · 2041 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 1.65km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 2041 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 1.523km N of Trona, CA · 2041 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.524km NNE of Trona, CA · 2042 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.823km E of Little Lake, CA · 2042 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 2.220km N of Searles Valley, CA · 2042 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 1.56km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 2042 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 2.720km N of Searles Valley, CA · 2042 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.920km SW of Olancha, CA · 2042 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 1.821km SW of Olancha, CA · 2042 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 2.015km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2042 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 1.915km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 2042 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 2.17 km SE of Big Pine, California · 2042 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 1.613km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2042 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 3.57km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 2043 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 34
  19. 2.27km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 2043 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 1.914km ESE of Olancha, CA · 2043 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39807744. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:04 PM UTC.