California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 10km SSW of Wilkerson, CA

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 10km SSW of Wilkerson, CA on Fri, Jul 16, 2021, 11:14 AM PDT (18:14 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 27 km NNW of Benton, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2021-07-16 18:14:48 UTC
Depth
14.2 km (8.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.183° N, 118.410° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.28
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
78°
Stations used
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 91 in the 60 days after this one and 43 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.622km NE of North Fork, CA · 1906 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.91km SSE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 1906 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 2.867 km ENE of Independence, California · 1905 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 3
  4. 2.019km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 1904 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.630 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1903 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 2.836km NW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 1902 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 2
  7. 1.853 km NE of Keeler, California · 1902 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.53km SSE of Bishop, CA · 1902 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 1.831km SE of Bodie, CA · 1902 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 1.620 km S of Dyer, Nevada · 1901 days ago · 16 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 1.828km SE of Bodie, CA · 1898 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 2.29km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 1898 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 1.916km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 1897 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 2.22km SSE of Round Valley, CA · 1896 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 1.640km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1896 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 2.419km WSW of Wilkerson, CA · 1896 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 2.36km SE of Shaver Lake, CA · 1894 days ago · 40 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 1.714km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 1894 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 1.816km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 1893 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 3.527 km NNW of Benton, California · 1893 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 4
  21. 1.817km NNE of Independence, CA · 1893 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  22. 1.717km NNE of Independence, CA · 1893 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  23. 2.527 km NNW of Benton, California · 1892 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  24. 1.927 km NNW of Benton, California · 1892 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 2.143km E of Independence, CA · 1892 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  26. 2.120km S of Auberry, CA · 1891 days ago · 27 km deep · 100 km away
  27. 1.819km NNW of Deep Springs, CA · 1891 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  28. 2.141km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1890 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  29. 1.633km E of Lee Vining, CA · 1888 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  30. 3.341km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1888 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  31. 2.141km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1888 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  32. 1.541km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1887 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  33. 1.810km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 1887 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  34. 2.514km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 1887 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  35. 1.621 km NNW of Benton, California · 1885 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  36. 2.018km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 1884 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  37. 1.616km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 1882 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  38. 1.811km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 1880 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  39. 1.539km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1878 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  40. 2.140km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1877 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  41. 1.515km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 1877 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  42. 2.129km E of Big Pine, CA · 1876 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  43. 1.523 km E of Big Pine, California · 1876 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  44. 1.713km W of Toms Place, CA · 1876 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  45. 1.624 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1875 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  46. 2.240km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1875 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  47. 1.913km W of Toms Place, CA · 1874 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  48. 1.712km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 1874 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  49. 1.952km ENE of Independence, CA · 1874 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  50. 2.853 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 1874 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  51. 1.812 km NW of Benton, California · 1874 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  52. 1.513 km NW of Benton, California · 1874 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  53. 2.023km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 1874 days ago · 24 km deep · 98 km away
  54. 2.611km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 1873 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  55. 2.329km NE of Oakhurst, CA · 1872 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  56. 1.734km E of Lee Vining, CA · 1872 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  57. 1.729km NE of Oakhurst, CA · 1872 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  58. 1.95km S of Round Valley, CA · 1870 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  59. 1.518 km NE of Benton, California · 1870 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  60. 1.814km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 1870 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away

The first 60 of 91.

Before

  1. 1.616km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 1908 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 1.60km ENE of Bishop, CA · 1908 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 1.99km WSW of Round Valley, CA · 1909 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 1.612km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 1911 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.822km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 1911 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 2.015km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 1911 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.618 km SW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1912 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.923 km S of Dyer, Nevada · 1912 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 1.850 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 1913 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 2.438km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1913 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 1.630km SE of Bodie, CA · 1914 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 2.229km NE of Oakhurst, CA · 1916 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.720km SE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 1917 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 2.16km ESE of Round Valley, CA · 1917 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 2.17km E of Round Valley, CA · 1918 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 1.622km SW of Toms Place, CA · 1919 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 2.022km SW of Toms Place, CA · 1920 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 2.08km WSW of West Bishop, CA · 1921 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 2.314km SW of Toms Place, CA · 1922 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 1.75km W of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 1922 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73592926. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:39 PM UTC.