M3.5 earthquake 31km ESE of Lone Pine, CA
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 31km ESE of Lone Pine, CA on Wed, Aug 23, 1939, 3:52 AM GMT-8 (11:52 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.6 60km WNW of Beatty, NV. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.5 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1939-08-23 11:52:38 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.516° N, 117.732° 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 1.5 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.16
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 209°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 4
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.124km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 31787 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.944km S of Furnace Creek, CA · 31786 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.660km WNW of Beatty, NV · 31778 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.716km WNW of Searles Valley, CA · 31760 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.314km W of Searles Valley, CA · 31759 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 ci3365084. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:14 AM UTC.