M1.9 earthquake 40 km E of Big Pine, California

Magnitude

1.9 (ml), micro

Local time

Sun, May 17, 2026, 2:16 PM PDT

UTC

2026-05-17 21:16:56 UTC

Depth

10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.228° N, 117.846° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.01

Station coverage gap

153°

Stations used

10

• Big Pine, CaliforniaPopulation 1,756. Forecast40 kmE
• Exeter, CaliforniaPopulation 10,548. Forecast155 kmNE
• Visalia, CaliforniaPopulation 130,104. Forecast163 kmNE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast355 kmN

After

1. 2.340 km SE of Goldfield, NevadaMon, May 18, 10:28 AM PDT · 135 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
2. 1.621 km ENE of Goldfield, NevadaMon, May 18, 6:44 PM PDT · 135 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
3. 1.825 km SSW of Silver Peak, NevadaTue, May 19, 1:24 AM PDT · 135 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
4. 1.613 km SSW of West Bishop, CAWed, May 20, 2:54 AM PDT · 134 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
5. 1.841 km E of Big Pine, CaliforniaWed, May 20, 5:13 AM PDT · 134 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
6. 1.615 km WSW of Goldfield, NevadaWed, May 20, 6:49 PM PDT · 133 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
7. 2.140 km SE of Goldfield, NevadaThu, May 21, 4:51 AM PDT · 133 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
8. 1.636 km NE of Benton, CaliforniaFri, May 22, 12:57 AM PDT · 132 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
9. 2.212 km W of Round Valley, CASat, May 23, 7:57 PM PDT · 130 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
10. 2.812 km W of Round Valley, CASat, May 23, 7:57 PM PDT · 130 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
11. 2.313 km WSW of Toms Place, CAMon, May 25, 3:24 PM PDT · 128 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
12. 2.97 km WNW of Round Valley, CAWed, May 27, 3:13 AM PDT · 127 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 11
13. 1.77 km WNW of Round Valley, CAWed, May 27, 3:43 AM PDT · 127 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
14. 1.53 km N of West Bishop, CAWed, May 27, 4:38 PM PDT · 126 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
15. 1.519 km SW of Toms Place, CASat, May 30, 1:50 PM PDT · 123 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
16. 3.417 km WSW of Toms Place, CAMon, Jun 1, 1:04 AM PDT · 122 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 28
17. 1.817 km WSW of Toms Place, CAMon, Jun 1, 1:35 AM PDT · 122 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
18. 2.263 km WNW of Beatty, NevadaMon, Jun 1, 4:35 PM PDT · 121 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
19. 1.650 km E of Big Pine, CaliforniaTue, Jun 2, 2:04 AM PDT · 121 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
20. 1.538 km SE of Goldfield, NevadaTue, Jun 2, 5:30 PM PDT · 120 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
21. 2.316 km SW of Toms Place, CAWed, Jun 3, 5:47 PM PDT · 119 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
22. 1.616 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaFri, Jun 5, 8:01 PM PDT · 117 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
23. 2.218 km NNE of Olancha, CASat, Jun 6, 11:40 PM PDT · 116 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
24. 2.717 km SE of Lone Pine, CASun, Jun 7, 2:57 PM PDT · 115 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
25. 1.59 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAMon, Jun 8, 5:48 PM PDT · 114 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
26. 1.818 km SW of Toms Place, CAThu, Jun 11, 5:37 AM PDT · 112 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
27. 2.416 km SW of Toms Place, CASat, Jun 13, 5:20 AM PDT · 110 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
28. 1.619 km E of Dyer, NevadaSun, Jun 14, 8:19 PM PDT · 108 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
29. 2.413 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CATue, Jun 16, 1:17 AM PDT · 107 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 2
30. 2.013 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CATue, Jun 16, 4:49 AM PDT · 107 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
31. 1.625 km SW of Independence, CAFri, Jun 19, 6:11 AM PDT · 104 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
32. 1.725 km SW of Independence, CAFri, Jun 19, 9:48 PM PDT · 103 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
33. 1.717 km NE of Olancha, CATue, Jun 23, 2:31 AM PDT · 100 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
34. 1.624 km SW of Independence, CAWed, Jun 24, 3:11 AM PDT · 99 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
35. 1.514 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASat, Jun 27, 10:20 PM PDT · 95 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
36. 2.42 km SSE of Wilkerson, CAFri, Jul 3, 12:38 AM PDT · 90 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
37. 2.017 km WSW of Toms Place, CASat, Jul 4, 9:53 AM PDT · 88 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
38. 1.58 km S of Toms Place, CASat, Jul 4, 10:01 PM PDT · 88 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
39. 2.49 km NE of Big Pine, CATue, Jul 7, 12:50 AM PDT · 86 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
40. 1.816 km SW of Toms Place, CAWed, Jul 8, 5:21 AM PDT · 85 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
41. 2.251 km S of Silver Peak, NevadaFri, Jul 10, 9:34 PM PDT · 82 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
42. 2.617 km WSW of Deep Springs, CASun, Jul 12, 1:02 AM PDT · 81 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
43. 2.017 km WSW of Deep Springs, CASun, Jul 12, 1:10 AM PDT · 81 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
44. 2.216 km WSW of Deep Springs, CASun, Jul 12, 9:19 AM PDT · 80 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
45. 1.848 km NW of Beatty, NevadaWed, Jul 15, 2:53 AM PDT · 78 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away

Before

1. 2.121 km ENE of Goldfield, NevadaSat, May 16, 10:47 AM PDT · 137 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
2. 1.855 km E of Big Pine, CaliforniaThu, May 14, 11:55 AM PDT · 139 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
3. 1.936 km ESE of Big Pine, CAThu, May 14, 6:16 AM PDT · 140 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
4. 1.537 km E of Big Pine, CaliforniaThu, May 14, 5:04 AM PDT · 140 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
5. 2.614 km WSW of Toms Place, CAMon, May 11, 4:24 AM PDT · 143 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
6. 1.615 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CASun, May 10, 8:05 PM PDT · 143 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
7. 1.647 km E of Big Pine, CaliforniaSun, May 10, 3:56 AM PDT · 144 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
8. 1.555 km S of Goldfield, NevadaSat, May 9, 6:08 AM PDT · 145 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
9. 1.851 km WNW of Beatty, NevadaSat, May 9, 2:22 AM PDT · 145 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
10. 1.651 km WNW of Beatty, NevadaSat, May 9, 2:02 AM PDT · 145 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
11. 1.947 km NE of Independence, CAFri, May 8, 7:45 PM PDT · 145 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
12. 1.648 km ESE of Big Pine, CaliforniaFri, May 8, 7:37 PM PDT · 145 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
13. 2.010 km WSW of Round Valley, CAThu, May 7, 2:46 PM PDT · 146 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
14. 1.87 km S of Big Pine, CAThu, May 7, 5:50 AM PDT · 147 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
15. 1.65 km NE of Wilkerson, CAWed, May 6, 1:31 PM PDT · 147 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
16. 1.614 km WSW of Toms Place, CATue, May 5, 3:50 AM PDT · 149 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
17. 2.417 km WSW of Toms Place, CASun, May 3, 11:32 PM PDT · 150 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
18. 1.662 km NNE of Keeler, CaliforniaThu, Apr 30, 11:38 PM PDT · 153 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
19. 1.661 km NNE of Keeler, CaliforniaThu, Apr 30, 4:07 PM PDT · 153 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
20. 1.911 km ENE of Goldfield, NevadaTue, Apr 28, 12:41 PM PDT · 155 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00918809. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:50 AM UTC.