M3.0 earthquake 77km ENE of Big Pine, CA
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 77km ENE of Big Pine, CA on Sun, May 22, 1932, 1:52 AM GMT-8 (09:52 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.0 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1932-05-22 09:52:26 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.365° N, 117.456° W
- Region
- Nevada
- 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 3.0 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 307°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 3
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
Before
- 2.762km SSW of Tonopah, NV · 34461 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.060km E of Big Pine, CA · 34461 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
- 4.177km SSW of Tonopah, NV · 34461 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
- 3.678km SSW of Tonopah, NV · 34461 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.373km ENE of Big Pine, CA · 34461 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3359021. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 5:08 AM UTC.