California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 38 km ENE of Big Pine, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 38 km ENE of Big Pine, California on Mon, Jan 5, 2026, 7:58 PM PST (03:58 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 7 km SE of Deep Springs, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2026-01-06 03:58:30 UTC
Depth
3.8 km (2.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.332° N, 117.914° 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
±0.15
Station coverage gap
261°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 80 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.67 km SE of Deep Springs, CA · 268 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  2. 1.538 km NW of Beatty, Nevada · 268 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.617 km SW of Toms Place, CA · 265 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.711 km ESE of Big Pine, California · 265 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 1.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 263 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 3.138 km NW of Beatty, Nevada · 261 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 1.849 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 259 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 1.837 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada · 258 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 1.831 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 257 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.57 km NW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 257 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 1.66 km WSW of Lone Pine, California · 252 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 2.625 km ENE of Big Creek, California · 251 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 3.424 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 251 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 2
  14. 1.729 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 250 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.617 km E of Goldfield, Nevada · 249 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 2.231 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 249 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 1.524 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 245 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.638 km NW of Beatty, Nevada · 245 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 1.710 km ENE of Goldfield, Nevada · 244 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 1.810 km ENE of Goldfield, Nevada · 244 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 1.723 km NE of Big Pine, California · 244 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  22. 1.87 km SSW of Independence, CA · 244 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  23. 1.811 km NE of Big Pine, California · 244 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  24. 1.840 km ENE of Independence, California · 243 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  25. 2.412 km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 242 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  26. 1.712 km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 242 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  27. 1.812 km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 242 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  28. 1.612 km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 242 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  29. 2.410 km ENE of Independence, California · 242 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  30. 1.840 km SE of Goldfield, Nevada · 242 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  31. 1.517 km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 241 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  32. 1.538 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 239 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 1.621 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 239 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  34. 1.823 km SSE of Dyer, Nevada · 239 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  35. 1.615 km WNW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 238 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  36. 1.68 km ENE of Goldfield, Nevada · 237 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  37. 1.729 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 237 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  38. 1.79 km ENE of Goldfield, Nevada · 235 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  39. 1.535 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 235 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  40. 1.93 km NW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 235 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  41. 1.738 km ENE of Big Pine, California · 233 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  42. 1.610 km ENE of Goldfield, Nevada · 233 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  43. 2.312 km W of Round Valley, CA · 233 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  44. 1.712 km W of Round Valley, CA · 233 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
  45. 1.711 km E of Goldfield, Nevada · 232 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  46. 1.914 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 232 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  47. 1.922 km SW of Toms Place, CA · 232 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  48. 1.814 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 232 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  49. 1.827 km NE of Benton, California · 232 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  50. 1.828 km S of Dyer, Nevada · 231 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  51. 1.557 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 230 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  52. 2.036 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 230 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  53. 1.512 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 230 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  54. 2.118 km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 230 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  55. 1.517 km SW of Toms Place, CA · 229 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  56. 1.510 km ENE of Goldfield, Nevada · 229 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  57. 1.89 km ENE of Goldfield, Nevada · 229 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  58. 1.515 km NE of Big Pine, California · 228 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  59. 1.753 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 228 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  60. 2.52 km SW of West Bishop, CA · 227 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away

The first 60 of 80.

Before

  1. 2.132 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 269 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.714 km WSW of Round Valley, CA · 271 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 1.556 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 272 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 1.658 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 272 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 1.751 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada · 273 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.535 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 273 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.520 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 276 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 1.631 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 277 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 3.339 km E of Lee Vining, CA · 278 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.550 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 278 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 1.634 km SSE of Silver Peak, Nevada · 278 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 2.45 km WNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 278 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 1.77 km NNW of Round Valley, CA · 280 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 2.117 km E of Goldfield, Nevada · 280 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 2.018 km SW of Toms Place, CA · 283 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 2.511 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 283 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 2.63 km SE of Wilkerson, CA · 284 days ago · 14 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.650 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada · 284 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 1.818 km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 285 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 2.419 km WNW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 286 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00909240. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:37 AM UTC.