M3.3 earthquake 10km ENE of Big Pine, CA
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 10km ENE of Big Pine, CA on Sat, Feb 7, 1948, 2:55 AM GMT-8 (10:55 UTC), 29 km (18 mi) below the surface.
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
- 1948-02-07 10:55:50 UTC
- Depth
- 29.2 km (18.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.198° N, 118.189° 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 9.7 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.31
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 335°, 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: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3357882. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:01 AM UTC.