California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 47 km E of Big Pine, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 47 km E of Big Pine, California on Sun, May 10, 2026, 3:56 AM PDT (10:56 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

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

A larger quake followed: M2.9 7 km WNW of Round Valley, 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
2026-05-10 10:56:09 UTC
Depth
2.8 km (1.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.088° N, 117.769° 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
±0.51
Station coverage gap
212°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 30 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.537 km E of Big Pine, California · 141 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 1.936 km ESE of Big Pine, CA · 140 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 1.855 km E of Big Pine, California · 140 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 1.940 km E of Big Pine, California · 137 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 2.340 km SE of Goldfield, Nevada · 136 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.825 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 136 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 1.613 km SSW of West Bishop, CA · 135 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 1.841 km E of Big Pine, California · 135 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 1.615 km WSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 134 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 2.140 km SE of Goldfield, Nevada · 134 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 2.212 km W of Round Valley, CA · 131 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 2.812 km W of Round Valley, CA · 131 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.97 km WNW of Round Valley, CA · 128 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 11
  14. 1.77 km WNW of Round Valley, CA · 128 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 1.53 km N of West Bishop, CA · 127 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 2.263 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada · 122 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 1.650 km E of Big Pine, California · 122 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 1.538 km SE of Goldfield, Nevada · 121 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 1.616 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 118 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 2.218 km NNE of Olancha, CA · 117 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 2.717 km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 116 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  22. 1.59 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 115 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  23. 1.619 km E of Dyer, Nevada · 109 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  24. 1.625 km SW of Independence, CA · 104 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  25. 1.725 km SW of Independence, CA · 104 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  26. 1.717 km NE of Olancha, CA · 101 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  27. 1.624 km SW of Independence, CA · 100 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  28. 1.514 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 96 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  29. 2.42 km SSE of Wilkerson, CA · 91 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  30. 1.58 km S of Toms Place, CA · 89 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 2.49 km NE of Big Pine, CA · 87 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away

Before

  1. 1.555 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 145 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 1.851 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada · 146 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 1.651 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada · 146 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 1.947 km NE of Independence, CA · 146 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 1.648 km ESE of Big Pine, California · 146 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.517 km ESE of Olancha, CA · 147 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.010 km WSW of Round Valley, CA · 147 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.87 km S of Big Pine, CA · 147 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 1.65 km NE of Wilkerson, CA · 148 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 1.917 km W of Furnace Creek, CA · 151 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.662 km NNE of Keeler, California · 154 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 1.661 km NNE of Keeler, California · 154 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 1.911 km ENE of Goldfield, Nevada · 156 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 1.746 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 157 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 1.947 km ENE of Big Pine, California · 162 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 1.825 km SE of Dyer, Nevada · 163 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 1.78 km SSE of Olancha, CA · 165 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 2.08 km SSE of Olancha, CA · 165 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 3.08 km SSE of Olancha, CA · 165 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.87 km SE of Deep Springs, CA · 165 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00918205. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:54 PM UTC.