California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 11 km NE of Big Pine, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 11 km NE of Big Pine, California on Sat, Jan 31, 2026, 8:46 AM PST (16:46 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 2 km SW of West Bishop, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2026-01-31 16:46:33 UTC
Depth
9.2 km (5.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.221° N, 118.185° 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
±0.00
Station coverage gap
115°
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 65 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.840 km ENE of Independence, California · 242 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 2.412 km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 241 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.712 km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 241 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 1.812 km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 241 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 1.612 km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 241 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.410 km ENE of Independence, California · 241 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 1.517 km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 240 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 1.823 km SSE of Dyer, Nevada · 238 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 1.615 km WNW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 237 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.93 km NW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 234 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 1.738 km ENE of Big Pine, California · 232 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 2.312 km W of Round Valley, CA · 232 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 1.712 km W of Round Valley, CA · 232 days ago · 16 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 1.914 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 232 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 1.922 km SW of Toms Place, CA · 231 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 1.814 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 231 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 1.827 km NE of Benton, California · 231 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 1.828 km S of Dyer, Nevada · 230 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 1.557 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 230 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 1.512 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 229 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  21. 2.118 km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 229 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  22. 1.517 km SW of Toms Place, CA · 229 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  23. 1.515 km NE of Big Pine, California · 227 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  24. 1.753 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 227 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 2.52 km SW of West Bishop, CA · 226 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
  26. 2.211 km ENE of Big Pine, CA · 226 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 2.512 km WNW of Round Valley, CA · 225 days ago · 16 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  28. 1.97 km SE of Deep Springs, CA · 223 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  29. 1.833 km NE of Keeler, California · 220 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  30. 2.121 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 219 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  31. 1.620 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 219 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  32. 1.621 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 219 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  33. 2.141 km S of Qualeys Camp, NV · 219 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away
  34. 2.541 km S of Qualeys Camp, NV · 218 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  35. 2.337 km S of Qualeys Camp, NV · 218 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
  36. 2.14 km E of Round Valley, CA · 217 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  37. 1.518 km NE of Olancha, CA · 216 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  38. 1.643 km SSE of Dyer, Nevada · 215 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  39. 2.44 km SW of Toms Place, CA · 214 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 2
  40. 1.841 km S of Qualeys Camp, NV · 214 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  41. 1.617 km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 213 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  42. 2.017 km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 210 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  43. 1.58 km N of Round Valley, CA · 207 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  44. 1.59 km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 206 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  45. 1.519 km SE of Silver Peak, Nevada · 205 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  46. 1.941 km S of Qualeys Camp, NV · 204 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  47. 2.151 km E of Big Pine, California · 204 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  48. 2.040 km S of Qualeys Camp, NV · 204 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  49. 2.012 km WNW of Toms Place, CA · 202 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  50. 1.746 km NW of Beatty, Nevada · 201 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  51. 1.68 km SE of Deep Springs, CA · 201 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  52. 1.649 km NW of Beatty, Nevada · 201 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  53. 1.746 km NW of Beatty, Nevada · 201 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  54. 1.611 km SW of Toms Place, CA · 199 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  55. 1.837 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 197 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  56. 1.913 km NNE of Deep Springs, CA · 196 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  57. 2.060 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada · 190 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  58. 1.819 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 190 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  59. 1.719 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 190 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  60. 2.07 km SSW of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 189 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away

The first 60 of 65.

Before

  1. 1.87 km SSW of Independence, CA · 243 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 1.723 km NE of Big Pine, California · 243 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 1.638 km NW of Beatty, Nevada · 244 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.625 km ENE of Big Creek, California · 251 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 1.66 km WSW of Lone Pine, California · 252 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 1.57 km NW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 256 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 2.07 km N of Olancha, CA · 256 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.837 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada · 257 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.849 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 258 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 3.138 km NW of Beatty, Nevada · 260 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 1.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 263 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 1.711 km ESE of Big Pine, California · 264 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 1.617 km SW of Toms Place, CA · 264 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 1.538 km NW of Beatty, Nevada · 267 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 3.67 km SE of Deep Springs, CA · 267 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 2
  16. 1.638 km ENE of Big Pine, California · 269 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 1.714 km WSW of Round Valley, CA · 270 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 1.556 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 271 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 1.658 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 271 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 1.751 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada · 272 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00910253. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:08 PM UTC.