California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 18 km SW of Toms Place, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 18 km SW of Toms Place, CA on Fri, Aug 28, 2026, 5:55 PM PDT (00:55 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.6 13 km WSW of Toms Place, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-08-29 00:55:22 UTC
Depth
3.3 km (2.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.454° N, 118.838° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.3 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
140°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 since this one and 39 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.613 km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 25 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 1.722 km SE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 24 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 2.418 km SW of Toms Place, CA · 23 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.77 km E of Yosemite Lakes, CA · 23 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 2.111 km N of Deep Springs, CA · 21 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.619 km SW of Toms Place, CA · 20 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.329 km ENE of Benton, California · 20 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 1.743 km E of Big Pine, California · 19 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.021 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 19 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.63 km N of West Bishop, CA · 17 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 2.019 km SW of Toms Place, CA · 14 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 1.610 km SW of West Bishop, CA · 11 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 2.418 km SW of Toms Place, CA · 7 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.610 km W of Toms Place, CA · 5 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 2.310 km SW of Toms Place, CA · 3 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 1.718 km SW of Toms Place, CA · 25 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.522 km SE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 25 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 1.618 km SW of Toms Place, CA · 25 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.218 km SW of Toms Place, CA · 27 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 2.613 km W of Round Valley, CA · 29 days ago · 15 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 2.318 km SW of Toms Place, CA · 29 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 2.618 km SW of Toms Place, CA · 29 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.919 km SW of Toms Place, CA · 29 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.919 km SW of Toms Place, CA · 29 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.818 km SW of Toms Place, CA · 29 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.819 km SW of Toms Place, CA · 30 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.319 km SW of Toms Place, CA · 30 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.119 km SW of Toms Place, CA · 30 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.64 km NW of Dyer, Nevada · 31 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 1.916 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 32 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 2.14 km ENE of Bishop, CA · 34 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 2.611 km SW of Round Valley, CA · 35 days ago · 14 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 2.018 km SW of Toms Place, CA · 35 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 2.528 km SE of Bodie, CA · 36 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 2.518 km SW of Toms Place, CA · 36 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc75426607. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:24 PM UTC.