California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 19km SW of Big Pine, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 19km SW of Big Pine, CA on Sat, Jan 1, 2022, 8:50 PM PST (04:50 UTC), 11 km (7 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
1.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2022-01-02 04:50:48 UTC
Depth
11.5 km (7.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.066° N, 118.463° 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, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
52°
Stations used
37

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 64 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.617km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 1736 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 1.811 km N of Independence, California · 1736 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 2.030km ENE of Shaver Lake, CA · 1735 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 2.69km ENE of Round Valley, CA · 1734 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.89km NNW of West Bishop, CA · 1734 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 2.05km NE of Olancha, CA · 1734 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.718km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 1734 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.517km SSE of Lone Pine, CA · 1734 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 1.85km NE of Big Pine, CA · 1733 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 4.88km ESE of Deep Springs, CA · 1733 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 526
  11. 2.08km ESE of Deep Springs, CA · 1733 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 9
  12. 1.538 km SSE of Dyer, Nevada · 1732 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 2.241km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1732 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 2.240km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1732 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 1.537 km SSE of Dyer, Nevada · 1732 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 1.738 km ENE of Big Pine, California · 1732 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 2.516km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 1732 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 2.46km N of Round Valley, CA · 1732 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 1.917km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 1732 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 1.68km ESE of Deep Springs, CA · 1732 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  21. 1.77km ESE of Deep Springs, CA · 1732 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  22. 3.08km ESE of Deep Springs, CA · 1732 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  23. 1.78km ESE of Deep Springs, CA · 1732 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  24. 2.41km ENE of Bishop, CA · 1731 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  25. 1.531km SSW of Round Valley, CA · 1731 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
  26. 2.010km ESE of Deep Springs, CA · 1729 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  27. 1.62km WNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 1727 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  28. 1.815km SW of Toms Place, CA · 1726 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  29. 2.317km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 1723 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  30. 1.725 km SSE of Dyer, Nevada · 1722 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  31. 1.716km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 1722 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  32. 1.810 km SSE of Keeler, California · 1721 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  33. 1.517km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 1718 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  34. 2.615km WSW of Deep Springs, CA · 1718 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  35. 1.515km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 1717 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  36. 1.516km WSW of Deep Springs, CA · 1717 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  37. 2.017km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 1714 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  38. 1.95km ESE of Deep Springs, CA · 1713 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  39. 1.516 km NE of Benton, California · 1712 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  40. 1.718km NE of Olancha, CA · 1711 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  41. 2.418km SW of Toms Place, CA · 1710 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  42. 2.428 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1708 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  43. 1.711km SW of Toms Place, CA · 1707 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  44. 1.614km W of Toms Place, CA · 1706 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  45. 2.810km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 1706 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 2
  46. 2.610km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 1706 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  47. 1.911km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 1703 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  48. 2.011km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 1703 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  49. 2.323 km N of Dyer, Nevada · 1701 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  50. 2.98km SE of Deep Springs, CA · 1700 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  51. 2.238km N of Toms Place, CA · 1699 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  52. 1.818km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 1697 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  53. 1.5California-Nevada border region · 1695 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  54. 1.910km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 1694 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  55. 2.916km SW of Toms Place, CA · 1689 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  56. 1.824 km N of Dyer, Nevada · 1688 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  57. 1.71km NE of Round Valley, CA · 1686 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  58. 1.533 km NE of Independence, California · 1683 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  59. 1.68km N of Big Pine, CA · 1682 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
  60. 2.415km SW of Toms Place, CA · 1682 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away

The first 60 of 64.

Before

  1. 1.511km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 1739 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 2.139km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1741 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.28km NNW of West Bishop, CA · 1742 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.829km NE of Oakhurst, CA · 1743 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.617km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 1743 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.930km NE of Oakhurst, CA · 1743 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.417km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 1743 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 2.211km WSW of Squaw Valley, CA · 1746 days ago · 19 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.77km E of Round Valley, CA · 1748 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 1.817km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 1748 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 1.94km NNE of Olancha, CA · 1750 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.88km NNE of Round Valley, CA · 1750 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 2.322km E of Toms Place, CA · 1750 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 1.69km NW of Round Valley, CA · 1751 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 2.36km NE of Orange Cove, CA · 1751 days ago · 22 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 1.532km ENE of Shaver Lake, CA · 1752 days ago · 22 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 2.14km WSW of Squaw Valley, CA · 1755 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 2.216km SW of Toms Place, CA · 1756 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.67km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 1756 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 2.124km ENE of Toms Place, CA · 1757 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73672591. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:25 PM UTC.