M2.6 earthquake 35km SE of Tecopa, CA
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 35km SE of Tecopa, CA on Mon, Jan 10, 2022, 10:59 AM PST (18:59 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 2022-01-10 18:59:47 UTC
- Depth
- 1.7 km (1.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.648° N, 115.928° W
- Region
- Nevada
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.61 | ML, local (Richter) | Southern California Seismic Network | Preferred · Final · ±0.167 · 72 stations |
| 2.6 | ML, local (Richter) | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Reviewed · ±0.046 · 62 stations |
| 2.3 | ML, local (Richter) | Nevada Seismological Laboratory | Reviewed · ±0.85 · 3 stations |
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, 1.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.17
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 67°
- Stations used
- 16
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.035km SSE of Fort Irwin, CA · 1705 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.540km ENE of Trona, CA · 1704 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
- 1.743km ENE of Trona, CA · 1693 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.526km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 1681 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayNevada earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39908023 (also filed as nn00831492, us7000gan3). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:44 PM UTC.