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M1.7 earthquake 39 km NE of Lone Pine, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 39 km NE of Lone Pine, California on Thu, Sep 18, 2025, 4:53 PM PDT (23:53 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 8 km NNE of Coso Junction, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2025-09-18 23:53:46 UTC
Depth
10.8 km (6.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.867° N, 117.764° 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.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.58
Station coverage gap
96°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 38 in the 60 days after this one and 36 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.032 km N of Searles Valley, CA · 375 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 2.98 km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 375 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 2
  3. 1.59 km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 373 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 2.04 km ENE of Round Valley, CA · 373 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.015 km SSW of Olancha, CA · 370 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.720 km E of Lone Pine, CA · 368 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 1.57 km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 367 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 2.016 km N of Olancha, CA · 367 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 1.68 km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 366 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.534 km ESE of Big Pine, CA · 366 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 1.69 km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 366 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 2.116 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 365 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.740 km NE of Lone Pine, California · 364 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 2.226 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 364 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 1.826 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 363 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 1.713 km ESE of Olancha, CA · 363 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 1.65 km E of Round Valley, CA · 362 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 1.86 km NNE of Little Lake, CA · 362 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.640 km ENE of Big Pine, California · 362 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 2.013 km WNW of Independence, CA · 358 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  21. 2.221 km NE of Keeler, California · 356 days ago · 14 km deep · 30 km away
  22. 2.815 km E of Coso Junction, CA · 356 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  23. 2.015 km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 350 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 2.13 km NE of Bishop, CA · 346 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  25. 1.736 km ENE of Independence, California · 346 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  26. 1.733 km E of Independence, California · 344 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  27. 1.643 km SSE of Silver Peak, Nevada · 340 days ago · 16 km deep · 60 km away
  28. 2.08 km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 338 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  29. 1.88 km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 338 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  30. 2.41 km WSW of Wilkerson, CA · 337 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  31. 1.810 km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 328 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  32. 2.27 km ENE of Wilkerson, CA · 326 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  33. 1.720 km NE of Olancha, CA · 321 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  34. 1.68 km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 320 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  35. 1.754 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 319 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  36. 2.146 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 318 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  37. 1.742 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 318 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  38. 1.510 km SW of West Bishop, CA · 318 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 2.017 km SW of Round Valley, CA · 377 days ago · 17 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 1.931 km NW of Beatty, Nevada · 380 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 2.415 km NE of Little Lake, CA · 381 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.518 km WSW of Big Pine, CA · 381 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 1.618 km WSW of Big Pine, CA · 382 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 2.612 km S of Olancha, CA · 383 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.912 km S of Olancha, CA · 383 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 2.812 km S of Olancha, CA · 383 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.87 km E of Round Valley, CA · 383 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 2.69 km E of Coso Junction, CA · 384 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.59 km E of Coso Junction, CA · 384 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 1.87 km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 389 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 2.19 km SE of Deep Springs, CA · 389 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 1.613 km SW of Round Valley, CA · 390 days ago · 22 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.76 km NNE of Big Pine, CA · 390 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 2.010 km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 392 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 1.711 km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 392 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 1.911 km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 394 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.712 km S of Olancha, CA · 395 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 2.210 km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 395 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00904625. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:48 AM UTC.