California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 20km WSW of Wilkerson, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 20km WSW of Wilkerson, CA on Sat, Dec 11, 2021, 3:58 AM PST (11:58 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 8km ESE of Deep Springs, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2021-12-11 11:58:14 UTC
Depth
13.0 km (8.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.197° N, 118.589° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.34
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
134°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 86 in the 60 days after this one and 44 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.96km NW of Round Valley, CA · 1758 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 2.124km ENE of Toms Place, CA · 1757 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 1.67km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 1756 days ago · -1 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 2.216km SW of Toms Place, CA · 1756 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.14km WSW of Squaw Valley, CA · 1755 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.532km ENE of Shaver Lake, CA · 1751 days ago · 22 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 2.36km NE of Orange Cove, CA · 1751 days ago · 22 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.69km NW of Round Valley, CA · 1751 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 2.322km E of Toms Place, CA · 1750 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 1.88km NNE of Round Valley, CA · 1750 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 1.817km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 1748 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.77km E of Round Valley, CA · 1748 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 2.211km WSW of Squaw Valley, CA · 1746 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 2.417km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 1743 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 1.930km NE of Oakhurst, CA · 1743 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 1.617km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 1743 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 1.829km NE of Oakhurst, CA · 1742 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 2.28km NNW of West Bishop, CA · 1742 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.139km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1741 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 1.511km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 1738 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  21. 2.528km SE of Bodie, CA · 1738 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 1.919km SW of Big Pine, CA · 1736 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
  23. 1.617km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 1736 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  24. 1.811 km N of Independence, California · 1736 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  25. 2.030km ENE of Shaver Lake, CA · 1735 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
  26. 2.69km ENE of Round Valley, CA · 1734 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  27. 1.89km NNW of West Bishop, CA · 1734 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  28. 1.718km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 1734 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  29. 1.517km SSE of Lone Pine, CA · 1733 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 1.85km NE of Big Pine, CA · 1733 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  31. 4.88km ESE of Deep Springs, CA · 1733 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 526
  32. 2.08km ESE of Deep Springs, CA · 1733 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 9
  33. 1.538 km SSE of Dyer, Nevada · 1732 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  34. 2.241km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1732 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  35. 2.240km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1732 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  36. 1.537 km SSE of Dyer, Nevada · 1732 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  37. 1.738 km ENE of Big Pine, California · 1732 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  38. 2.516km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 1732 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  39. 2.46km N of Round Valley, CA · 1732 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
  40. 1.917km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 1732 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  41. 1.68km ESE of Deep Springs, CA · 1732 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  42. 1.77km ESE of Deep Springs, CA · 1732 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  43. 3.08km ESE of Deep Springs, CA · 1732 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  44. 1.78km ESE of Deep Springs, CA · 1731 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  45. 2.41km ENE of Bishop, CA · 1731 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  46. 1.531km SSW of Round Valley, CA · 1730 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
  47. 2.010km ESE of Deep Springs, CA · 1729 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  48. 2.034km E of Lee Vining, CA · 1729 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  49. 1.62km WNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 1727 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  50. 1.815km SW of Toms Place, CA · 1725 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  51. 2.334km E of Lee Vining, CA · 1725 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  52. 2.028 km N of Dyer, Nevada · 1723 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  53. 2.317km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 1722 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  54. 1.725 km SSE of Dyer, Nevada · 1722 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  55. 1.716km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 1722 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  56. 1.820km SE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 1720 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  57. 1.517km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 1718 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  58. 2.615km WSW of Deep Springs, CA · 1718 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  59. 1.515km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 1717 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  60. 1.516km WSW of Deep Springs, CA · 1717 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away

The first 60 of 86.

Before

  1. 1.914km WNW of Toms Place, CA · 1760 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 2.014km WNW of Toms Place, CA · 1760 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 1.514km WNW of Toms Place, CA · 1761 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 1.714km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 1761 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 1.719km SSE of Bodie, CA · 1762 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 1.723 km N of Dyer, Nevada · 1765 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 2.014km WNW of Toms Place, CA · 1765 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 2.123 km N of Dyer, Nevada · 1766 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 1.820km SE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 1767 days ago · 18 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 1.855 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 1769 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.75km ENE of Toms Place, CA · 1770 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 3
  12. 1.718km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 1770 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 1.67km N of Oakhurst, CA · 1770 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 1.75km WSW of Big Pine, CA · 1770 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 2.117km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 1773 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 1.718km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 1773 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 2.817km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 1773 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.918km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 1773 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 2.717km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 1773 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 3.017km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 1773 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 6

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73662576. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:06 PM UTC.