California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 13km W of Toms Place, CA

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 13km W of Toms Place, CA on Sun, Aug 15, 2021, 4:52 PM PDT (23:52 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 13km SSE of Bodie, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2021-08-15 23:52:44 UTC
Depth
4.9 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.541° N, 118.828° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
60°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 171 in the 60 days after this one and 66 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.129 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 1875 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.624 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1874 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.827 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 1874 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 2.240km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1874 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 1.913km W of Toms Place, CA · 1873 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 1.712km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 1873 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 1.812 km NW of Benton, California · 1873 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 1.513 km NW of Benton, California · 1873 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 2.023km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 1873 days ago · 24 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 1.625km SE of Bodie, CA · 1872 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 2.611km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 1872 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 2.329km NE of Oakhurst, CA · 1871 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 1.734km E of Lee Vining, CA · 1871 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 1.731 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1871 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.729km NE of Oakhurst, CA · 1871 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 1.831 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1870 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.731 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1870 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 1.95km S of Round Valley, CA · 1869 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 1.830 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1869 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.727 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 1869 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 1.518 km NE of Benton, California · 1869 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  22. 1.814km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 1869 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 2.040km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1868 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  24. 1.640km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1868 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  25. 2.131 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1866 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 1.727km SW of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 1866 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
  27. 1.940km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1865 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  28. 2.940km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1865 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  29. 2.840km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1865 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  30. 1.540km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1864 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  31. 1.732 km NNW of Benton, California · 1863 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  32. 1.824km SSW of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 1863 days ago · 16 km deep · 27 km away
  33. 1.534 km SE of Dyer, Nevada · 1863 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  34. 1.824km SSW of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 1863 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
  35. 1.540km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1863 days ago · -2 km deep · 48 km away
  36. 2.229 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1863 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  37. 1.728 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1862 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  38. 1.514km SE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 1860 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  39. 1.629 km S of Mina, Nevada · 1860 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  40. 1.629 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1859 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  41. 1.539km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1858 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  42. 2.230km SE of Bodie, CA · 1858 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  43. 1.513km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 1858 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  44. 2.96km WNW of Toms Place, CA · 1856 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 2
  45. 2.716km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 1856 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 2
  46. 3.528 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 1855 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 3
  47. 1.527 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1854 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  48. 1.68km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 1853 days ago · -1 km deep · 12 km away
  49. 2.431 km NNW of Benton, California · 1852 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  50. 1.531km SSW of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 1850 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  51. 1.729km SE of Bodie, CA · 1849 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  52. 2.439km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1848 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 2
  53. 1.739 km ENE of Big Pine, California · 1848 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  54. 2.239km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1848 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  55. 1.639km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1847 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  56. 2.218 km ESE of Dyer, Nevada · 1846 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  57. 2.220km SE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 1846 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  58. 1.819km SE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 1846 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  59. 1.519km SE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 1846 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  60. 1.819km SE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 1846 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away

The first 60 of 171.

Before

  1. 1.523 km E of Big Pine, California · 1875 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 2.129km E of Big Pine, CA · 1875 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.727 km S of Mina, Nevada · 1876 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 2.035 km NW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1876 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.140km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1876 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 1.539km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1877 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 2.425 km S of Mina, Nevada · 1877 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.631 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1878 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.830 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1878 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.811km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 1879 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 1.930 km S of Mina, Nevada · 1880 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.525 km S of Mina, Nevada · 1881 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.730 km S of Mina, Nevada · 1884 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.625 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 1884 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 1.621 km NNW of Benton, California · 1884 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 1.829 km S of Mina, Nevada · 1885 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 2.514km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 1886 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 1.810km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 1886 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 1.541km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1886 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 2.141km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1887 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73610521. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:08 PM UTC.