M2.0 earthquake 60km E of Big Pine, CA
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 60km E of Big Pine, CA on Sun, May 22, 1932, 1:02 AM GMT-8 (09:02 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.0 77km ENE of Big Pine, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1932-05-22 09:02:58 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.242° N, 117.618° W
- Region
- California
- 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.
- Location uncertainty
- About 6.1 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.23
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 304°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 2
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.762km SSW of Tonopah, NV · 34467 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
- 3.077km ENE of Big Pine, CA · 34467 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.120km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 34460 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3359019. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:48 PM UTC.