Quake Info: Light Mag. 3.6 Earthquake - 4.5 mi Southeast of Lone Pine, Inyo County, California, USA, on Sunday, Feb 28, 2021 at 5:46 am (GMT -8)

Light mag. 3.6 earthquake - 4.5 mi southeast of Lone Pine, Inyo County, California, USA, on Sunday, Feb 28, 2021 at 5:46 am (GMT -8)

Light magnitude 3.6 earthquake at 6 km depth

28 Feb 13:49 UTC: First to report: USGS after 3 minutes.

Update Sun, 28 Feb 2021, 13:54

Small magnitude 3.6 earthquake 5 miles southeast of Lone Pine, California, United States

3.6 quake 28 Feb 5:46 am (GMT -8)

The United States Geological Survey reported a magnitude 3.6 quake in the United States near Lone Pine, Inyo County, California, only 7 minutes ago. The earthquake hit early morning on Sunday 28 February 2021 at 5:46 am local time at a very shallow depth of 3.6 miles. 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 3.6 as well.
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 Lone Pine (pop. 2,000) located 5 miles from the epicenter.

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Earthquake details

Date & time	Feb 28, 2021 13:46:45 UTC
Local time at epicenter	Sunday, Feb 28, 2021 at 5:46 am (GMT -8)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	3.6
Depth	5.8 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	36.5635°N / 118.00233°W (Inyo, California, United States)
Antipode	36.564°S / 61.998°E
Shaking intensity	Weak shaking
Felt	10 reports
Primary data source	USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Nearest volcano	Golden Trout Creek (36 km / 22 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	7 km (5 mi) SE of Lone Pine (pop: 2,040) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 99 km (62 mi) E of Woodlake (Tulare County) (pop: 7,650) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 106 km (66 mi) ENE of Porterville (pop: 56,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 109 km (68 mi) NNW of Ridgecrest (pop: 28,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 118 km (73 mi) ENE of Visalia (pop: 130,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 127 km (79 mi) ENE of Tulare (pop: 62,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 142 km (89 mi) NE of Delano (pop: 52,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 149 km (93 mi) E of Hanford (pop: 55,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 161 km (100 mi) NE of Bakersfield (pop: 373,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 381 km (237 mi) SE of Sacramento (pop: 490,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Scattered Clouds -3.4°C (26 F), humidity: 38%, wind: 4 m/s (9 kts) from NNW
Estimated seismic energy released	1.6 x 10¹⁰ joules (4.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 3.79 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
3.6	5.8 km	7km ESE of Lone Pine, CA, USA	USGS
3.3	5 km	CENTRAL CALIFORNIA, USA	EMSC

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Lone Pine, Inyo, California (5.9 km NW of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 2-5 s

Lone Pine, Inyo, California (8.8 km NW of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / rattling, vibrating / 15-20 s (reported through our app)

Glassell park Los Angeles 90065 / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / single lateral shake / very short

Lone Pine Camping at Boulder Creek Campground (4.5 km WSW of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) : Woke me up. Not sure if duration

Lone Pine, CA / Light shaking (MMI IV) / rattling, vibrating / 2-5 s

Lone Pine, motel south of town / Light shaking (MMI IV) / rattling, vibrating / 1-2 s : Short burst, building creaking.

Lone pine California / Light shaking (MMI IV) / vertical swinging (up and down)

North Las vegas / Light shaking (MMI IV)

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