M3.3 earthquake 14km NE of Big Pine, CA
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 14km NE of Big Pine, CA on Tue, Jan 7, 1947, 9:28 AM GMT-8 (17:28 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 21km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.3 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1947-01-07 17:28:39 UTC
- Depth
- 0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.250° N, 118.174° 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 24.6 km horizontally, 17.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.03
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 336°, 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.221km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 29109 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
- 3.862km WNW of Beatty, NV · 29107 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
- 3.361km WNW of Beatty, NV · 29107 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.363km WNW of Beatty, NV · 29072 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3359340. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:33 PM UTC.