California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 12km NNE of Round Valley, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 12km NNE of Round Valley, CA on Wed, Mar 17, 2021, 9:49 AM PDT (16:49 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 30 km SE of Mina, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2021-03-17 16:49:48 UTC
Depth
10.3 km (6.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.512° N, 118.542° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
61°
Stations used
27

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 200 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.113km W of Toms Place, CA · 2026 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 2.429km SE of Bodie, CA · 2026 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.524 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2026 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 1.835 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2026 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 2.027 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2026 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.731 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2025 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.535 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2025 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.830km SE of Bodie, CA · 2025 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 2.729 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2025 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 1.631 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2025 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.831 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2024 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 1.534 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2024 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.728 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2024 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.640km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2024 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 2.041km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2024 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 2.830 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2024 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 1.934 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2024 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 3.127 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2023 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 1.729 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2023 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 2.219km SW of Toms Place, CA · 2023 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  21. 2.819km SW of Toms Place, CA · 2023 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 2
  22. 1.524 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2023 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 2.27km NNE of Oakhurst, CA · 2023 days ago · 49 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 2.334 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2023 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 1.634 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2022 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 1.631 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2022 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 1.643 km ESE of Big Pine, California · 2022 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 1.732 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2022 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  29. 3.139km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2022 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 4
  30. 1.629 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2021 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  31. 2.325 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2021 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  32. 1.630 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2021 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  33. 1.528 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2021 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  34. 1.89km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 2021 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  35. 1.641km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2021 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  36. 1.513 km NW of Benton, California · 2021 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  37. 1.532 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2021 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  38. 1.89km W of Toms Place, CA · 2021 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  39. 2.727 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2020 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  40. 2.828 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 2020 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  41. 1.534 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2019 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  42. 2.839km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2019 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  43. 2.433 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2019 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  44. 1.629 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2018 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  45. 3.133 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2018 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  46. 1.629 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2018 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  47. 1.614km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 2018 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  48. 2.127 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 2018 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  49. 1.739km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2018 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  50. 1.629 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2017 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  51. 1.817km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2017 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  52. 3.534 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2017 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  53. 2.033 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2017 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  54. 1.534 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2017 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  55. 2.932 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2016 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  56. 1.940km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2016 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  57. 1.639km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2016 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  58. 1.638km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2016 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  59. 2.034 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2015 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  60. 1.724 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2015 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.534 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2026 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.627 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2026 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.627 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2026 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 2.133 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2026 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.526 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2026 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.517km SW of Toms Place, CA · 2027 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 1.629 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2027 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 1.530 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2027 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 2.717km SW of Toms Place, CA · 2027 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.831 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2027 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.540km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2028 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 1.524 km ENE of Benton, California · 2028 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 1.511km WNW of Toms Place, CA · 2029 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 1.529 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2030 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 1.534 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2030 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.914km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2030 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 2.421km NNW of Deep Springs, CA · 2030 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 2.831 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2030 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 1.513 km NW of Benton, California · 2030 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 1.629 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2030 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73538510. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:08 PM UTC.