M1.6 earthquake 2km N of Round Valley, CA
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 2km N of Round Valley, CA on Sun, Jan 24, 2021, 8:14 AM PST (16:14 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.8 30 km SSE of Mina, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Northern California Seismic System
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-01-24 16:14:44 UTC
- Depth
- 12.9 km (8.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.431° N, 118.601° W
- Region
- California
- 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.23
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 298°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.81km ENE of Round Valley, CA · 2078 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.518km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2078 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.618km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 2078 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 3
- 2.340km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2078 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.717km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2078 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.612km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2078 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.77km ESE of Bishop, CA · 2077 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.125 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2077 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.129km SE of Bodie, CA · 2077 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.925 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2076 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.015km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2076 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.729 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2076 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.813km W of Toms Place, CA · 2076 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.524 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2076 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.040km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2076 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.829 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2076 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.629 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2076 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.031km SE of Bodie, CA · 2075 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.927 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2075 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.029 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2075 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.913km W of Toms Place, CA · 2075 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.225 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2075 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.213km W of Toms Place, CA · 2075 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.527km SE of Bodie, CA · 2075 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.127km SE of Bodie, CA · 2075 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.713km W of Toms Place, CA · 2075 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.929 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2074 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.030 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2074 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.029 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2074 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.940km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2073 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.740km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2073 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.440km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2073 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.831 km NNW of Benton, California · 2073 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.530 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2072 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.523km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2072 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.732 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2072 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.927km SE of Bodie, CA · 2072 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.640km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2072 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.840km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2072 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.927 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2071 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.527 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2071 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.612km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 2071 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.828 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2071 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.529 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2071 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.63km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2070 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.626 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2070 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.727 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2070 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.131 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2070 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.040km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2070 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.040km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2070 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.529 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2070 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.931 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2069 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.613km W of Wilkerson, CA · 2069 days ago · 17 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.940km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2069 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.127 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2069 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.630 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2069 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.228km SE of Bodie, CA · 2069 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.041km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2069 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.727 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2069 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.624 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2069 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
The first 60 of at least 199.
Before
- 1.92km ENE of Round Valley, CA · 2078 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.629 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2079 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.85km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 2079 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.79km W of Big Pine, CA · 2079 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.740km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2079 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.830 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2080 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.825 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2080 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.823 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2080 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.529 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2080 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.123 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2081 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.841km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2081 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.213km W of Toms Place, CA · 2081 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.64km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2081 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.64km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2081 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 3
- 1.830 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2081 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.12km E of Round Valley, CA · 2081 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.538km SSW of Qualeys Camp, NV · 2081 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.726 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2081 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.69km S of Toms Place, CA · 2082 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
- 3.030 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2082 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73515840. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:04 PM UTC.