Light mag. 3.1 earthquake - 1.4 mi northwest of Keeler, Inyo County, California, USA, on Saturday, 2 Jan 2021 10:56 am (GMT -8) -
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Light magnitude 3.1 earthquake at 7 km depth
2 Jan 18:59 UTC: First to report: USGS after 3 minutes.
Update Sat, 2 Jan 2021, 19:03
Magnitude 3.1 earthquake strikes near Keeler, Inyo County, California, United States3.1 quake 2 Jan 10:56 am (GMT -8)
An earthquake of magnitude 3.1 occurred only 6 minutes ago 1 miles northwest of Keeler, California, United States, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported.
The quake hit at a very shallow depth of 4.3 miles beneath the epicenter near Keeler, Inyo County, California, USA, in the morning on Saturday 2 January 2021 at 10:56 am local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) which listed the quake at magnitude 3.0.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Keeler (pop. 66) located 1 miles from the epicenter.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Lone Pine (pop. 2,000) located 12 miles from the epicenter, Cartago (pop. 92) 14 miles away, and Olancha (pop. 190) 16 miles away. In Darwin (pop. 43, 23 miles away), the quake was probably not felt.
The quake hit at a very shallow depth of 4.3 miles beneath the epicenter near Keeler, Inyo County, California, USA, in the morning on Saturday 2 January 2021 at 10:56 am local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) which listed the quake at magnitude 3.0.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Keeler (pop. 66) located 1 miles from the epicenter.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Lone Pine (pop. 2,000) located 12 miles from the epicenter, Cartago (pop. 92) 14 miles away, and Olancha (pop. 190) 16 miles away. In Darwin (pop. 43, 23 miles away), the quake was probably not felt.
Earthquake data:
Date & time: 2 Jan 2021 18:56:55 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: Saturday, 2 Jan 2021 10:56 am (GMT -8)
Magnitude: 3.1
Depth: 6.9 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 36.49683°N / 117.89616°W
(Inyo County, California, United States)Nearest volcano: Golden Trout Creek (41 km / 25 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
2 km (1 mi) WNW of Keeler (pop: 66) --> See nearby quakes!
19 km (12 mi) SE of Lone Pine (pop: 2,040) --> See nearby quakes!
99 km (62 mi) NNW of Ridgecrest (pop: 28,800) --> See nearby quakes!
111 km (69 mi) ENE of Porterville (pop: 56,100) --> See nearby quakes!
126 km (78 mi) E of Visalia (pop: 130,100) --> See nearby quakes!
134 km (83 mi) ENE of Tulare (pop: 62,300) --> See nearby quakes!
146 km (91 mi) NE of Delano (pop: 52,700) --> See nearby quakes!
158 km (98 mi) E of Hanford (pop: 55,700) --> See nearby quakes!
161 km (100 mi) NE of Bakersfield (pop: 373,600) --> See nearby quakes!
393 km (244 mi) SE of Sacramento (pop: 490,700) --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Broken Clouds
9°C (48 F), humidity: 47%, wind: 1 m/s (2 kts) from ENE
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)Broken Clouds
9°C (48 F), humidity: 47%, wind: 1 m/s (2 kts) from ENEEstimated released energy: 2.8 x 109 joules (783 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.674 tons of TNT) More info
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 3.1 | 6.9 km | 18km ESE of Lone Pine, CA, USA | USGS |
| M 2.8 | 8 km | CENTRAL CALIFORNIA, USA | EMSC |
User reports for this quake (1)
User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.
