M2.9 earthquake 19km E of Lone Pine, CA
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 19km E of Lone Pine, CA on Sun, Aug 17, 1941, 3:14 AM GMT-8 (11:14 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
- 2.9 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1941-08-17 11:14:16 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.595° N, 117.856° 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 19.7 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.19
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 220°, 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.717km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 31043 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.929km ENE of Olancha, CA · 31029 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.858km ENE of Independence, CA · 31023 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3365716. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:41 AM UTC.