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M1.5 earthquake 15 km NE of Big Pine, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 15 km NE of Big Pine, California on Mon, Feb 16, 2026, 1:29 AM PST (09:29 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

Automatic solution: the magnitude and location may still be revised.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 29 km SSE of Mina, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2026-02-16 09:29:59 UTC
Depth
3.8 km (2.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.254° N, 118.149° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.44
Station coverage gap
184°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 69 in the 60 days after this one and 30 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.753 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 227 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 2.52 km SW of West Bishop, CA · 227 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 2.211 km ENE of Big Pine, CA · 226 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 2.512 km WNW of Round Valley, CA · 226 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.97 km SE of Deep Springs, CA · 223 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 1.632 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 223 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.833 km NE of Keeler, California · 221 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 2.121 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 220 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 1.620 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 219 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 1.621 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 219 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 2.141 km S of Qualeys Camp, NV · 219 days ago · 17 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 2.541 km S of Qualeys Camp, NV · 218 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 2.337 km S of Qualeys Camp, NV · 218 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 2.14 km E of Round Valley, CA · 218 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 1.518 km NE of Olancha, CA · 217 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 1.643 km SSE of Dyer, Nevada · 215 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 2.44 km SW of Toms Place, CA · 215 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 2
  18. 1.841 km S of Qualeys Camp, NV · 214 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 1.617 km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 214 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 2.017 km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 210 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  21. 1.58 km N of Round Valley, CA · 208 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  22. 1.59 km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 206 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 2.530 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 206 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 2.430 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 206 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  25. 1.730 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 205 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 1.830 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 205 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 2.830 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 205 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 3.029 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 205 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  29. 1.830 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 205 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 1.519 km SE of Silver Peak, Nevada · 205 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  31. 1.941 km S of Qualeys Camp, NV · 204 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  32. 2.151 km E of Big Pine, California · 204 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  33. 2.040 km S of Qualeys Camp, NV · 204 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  34. 2.012 km WNW of Toms Place, CA · 203 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  35. 1.746 km NW of Beatty, Nevada · 201 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  36. 1.68 km SE of Deep Springs, CA · 201 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  37. 1.649 km NW of Beatty, Nevada · 201 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  38. 1.746 km NW of Beatty, Nevada · 201 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  39. 2.233 km N of Silver Peak, Nevada · 200 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  40. 1.611 km SW of Toms Place, CA · 199 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  41. 1.837 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 197 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  42. 1.913 km NNE of Deep Springs, CA · 196 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  43. 2.330 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 194 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  44. 1.630 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 191 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  45. 2.060 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada · 191 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  46. 1.819 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 190 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  47. 1.719 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 190 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  48. 2.07 km SSW of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 189 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  49. 1.519 km N of Benton, California · 189 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  50. 2.129 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 187 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
  51. 1.640 km S of Qualeys Camp, NV · 187 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  52. 1.915 km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 187 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  53. 1.830 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 185 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  54. 2.18 km SSW of Toms Place, CA · 185 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  55. 1.643 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 184 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  56. 2.430 km ESE of Big Pine, California · 181 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  57. 1.85 km NNE of Big Pine, CA · 179 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  58. 1.76 km NNE of Big Pine, CA · 179 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  59. 1.53 km ESE of Dyer, Nevada · 178 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  60. 2.17 km N of Big Pine, CA · 177 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away

The first 60 of 69.

Before

  1. 1.517 km SW of Toms Place, CA · 229 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 2.118 km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 229 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.512 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 229 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 1.557 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 230 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 1.828 km S of Dyer, Nevada · 230 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 1.827 km NE of Benton, California · 231 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.814 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 232 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 1.922 km SW of Toms Place, CA · 232 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 1.914 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 232 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.712 km W of Round Valley, CA · 232 days ago · 16 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 2.312 km W of Round Valley, CA · 232 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 1.738 km ENE of Big Pine, California · 233 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 1.93 km NW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 234 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 1.615 km WNW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 237 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 1.823 km SSE of Dyer, Nevada · 238 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 1.517 km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 241 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 2.410 km ENE of Independence, California · 242 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 1.612 km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 242 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 1.812 km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 242 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 1.712 km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 242 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00910893. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:34 AM UTC.