California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 41 km E of Big Pine, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 41 km E of Big Pine, California on Wed, May 20, 2026, 5:13 AM PDT (12:13 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 17 km WSW of Toms Place, 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
2026-05-20 12:13:25 UTC
Depth
10.1 km (6.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.212° N, 117.826° 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
104°
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: 40 in the 60 days after this one and 30 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.615 km WSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 134 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 2.140 km SE of Goldfield, Nevada · 134 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.636 km NE of Benton, California · 133 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.212 km W of Round Valley, CA · 131 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.812 km W of Round Valley, CA · 131 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.313 km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 129 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.97 km WNW of Round Valley, CA · 128 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 11
  8. 1.77 km WNW of Round Valley, CA · 128 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 1.53 km N of West Bishop, CA · 127 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 1.519 km SW of Toms Place, CA · 125 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 3.417 km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 123 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 28
  12. 1.817 km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 123 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 2.263 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada · 122 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 1.650 km E of Big Pine, California · 122 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 1.538 km SE of Goldfield, Nevada · 121 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 2.316 km SW of Toms Place, CA · 120 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 1.616 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 118 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 2.218 km NNE of Olancha, CA · 117 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 2.717 km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 117 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 1.59 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 115 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  21. 1.818 km SW of Toms Place, CA · 113 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 2.416 km SW of Toms Place, CA · 111 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  23. 1.619 km E of Dyer, Nevada · 109 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  24. 2.413 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 108 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 2
  25. 2.013 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 108 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  26. 1.625 km SW of Independence, CA · 105 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  27. 1.725 km SW of Independence, CA · 104 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 1.717 km NE of Olancha, CA · 101 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  29. 1.624 km SW of Independence, CA · 100 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  30. 1.514 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 96 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  31. 2.42 km SSE of Wilkerson, CA · 91 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  32. 2.017 km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 90 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  33. 1.58 km S of Toms Place, CA · 89 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  34. 2.49 km NE of Big Pine, CA · 87 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  35. 1.816 km SW of Toms Place, CA · 86 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  36. 2.251 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 83 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  37. 2.617 km WSW of Deep Springs, CA · 82 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  38. 2.017 km WSW of Deep Springs, CA · 82 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  39. 2.216 km WSW of Deep Springs, CA · 82 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  40. 1.848 km NW of Beatty, Nevada · 79 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away

Before

  1. 1.613 km SSW of West Bishop, CA · 135 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 1.825 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 136 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 1.621 km ENE of Goldfield, Nevada · 136 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.340 km SE of Goldfield, Nevada · 137 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.940 km E of Big Pine, California · 138 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.121 km ENE of Goldfield, Nevada · 139 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.855 km E of Big Pine, California · 141 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 1.936 km ESE of Big Pine, CA · 141 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 1.537 km E of Big Pine, California · 141 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 2.614 km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 144 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.615 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 144 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.647 km E of Big Pine, California · 145 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 1.555 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 146 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 1.851 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada · 146 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 1.651 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada · 146 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 1.947 km NE of Independence, CA · 146 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 1.648 km ESE of Big Pine, California · 146 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 2.010 km WSW of Round Valley, CA · 148 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 1.87 km S of Big Pine, CA · 148 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 1.65 km NE of Wilkerson, CA · 149 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00918937. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:34 AM UTC.