California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 11 km ENE of Big Pine, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 11 km ENE of Big Pine, CA on Wed, Jul 16, 2025, 7:41 AM PDT (14:41 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 40 km S of Qualeys Camp, NV. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2025-07-16 14:41:04 UTC
Depth
10.2 km (6.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.227° N, 118.200° W
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.ScaleComputed byNotes
2.01Md, durationNorthern California Seismic SystemPreferred · Final · ±0.425 · 24 stations
1.6ML, local (Richter)Nevada Seismological LaboratoryReviewed · ±0.72 · 4 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 0.8 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.42
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
123°
Stations used
29

Nearest places

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 55 in the 60 days after this one and 46 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc75210787 (also filed as nn00900706). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:42 PM UTC.