California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 18 km SSW of Tecopa, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 18 km SSW of Tecopa, California on Fri, Feb 20, 2026, 12:03 AM PST (08:03 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

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

A larger quake followed: M4.1 26 km WNW of Ludlow, 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
2026-02-20 08:03:37 UTC
Depth
11.4 km (7.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.698° N, 116.314° 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
±0.24
Station coverage gap
137°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 42 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.636 km SSE of Sandy Valley, Nevada · 220 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 1.710 km SSE of Blue Diamond, Nevada · 217 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 1.814 km SSE of Mount Charleston, Nevada · 215 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.518 km E of Goodsprings, Nevada · 212 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.512 km NE of Tecopa, California · 211 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 1.66 km SSW of Blue Diamond, Nevada · 211 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 2.327 km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 202 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.626 km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 202 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.527 km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 202 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.68 km NW of Summerlin South, Nevada · 202 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.645 km SSE of Sandy Valley, Nevada · 196 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 1.77 km NW of Summerlin South, Nevada · 192 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.631 km S of Sandy Valley, Nevada · 190 days ago · 16 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 1.726 km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 188 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 4.126 km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 188 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 58
  16. 1.727 km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 188 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 1.927 km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 188 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 2.027 km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 188 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 3
  19. 2.027 km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 188 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 2.127 km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 188 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 2.026 km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 188 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 1.927 km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 188 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 1.927 km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 187 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 3.127 km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 187 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 1.920 km N of Shoshone, California · 187 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  26. 2.127 km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 187 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  27. 3.327 km S of Tecopa, CA · 187 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 1
  28. 1.927 km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 184 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  29. 3.226 km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 183 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  30. 3.926 km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 183 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 3
  31. 1.926 km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 181 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 1.926 km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 181 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  33. 2.626 km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 180 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  34. 1.526 km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 179 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  35. 1.627 km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 179 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  36. 3.226 km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 179 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 2
  37. 1.726 km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 178 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  38. 1.827 km S of Tecopa, CA · 175 days ago · -1 km deep · 13 km away
  39. 1.519 km WNW of Shoshone, California · 173 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  40. 1.826 km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 169 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  41. 3.526 km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 167 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 8
  42. 2.227 km S of Tecopa, CA · 165 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away

Before

  1. 1.537 km ENE of Trona, CA · 225 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 2.032 km SSE of Goodsprings, Nevada · 240 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 2.26 km SW of Furnace Creek, CA · 246 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.86 km SW of Furnace Creek, CA · 247 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.726 km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 247 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.610 km SW of Furnace Creek, California · 247 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.88 km SSW of Furnace Creek, CA · 248 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00910986. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:18 PM UTC.