M2.3 earthquake 16km SW of Big Pine, CA
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 16km SW of Big Pine, CA on Fri, Apr 7, 1950, 6:47 PM GMT-8 (02:47 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.5 22km W of West Bishop, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1950-04-08 02:47:56 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.057° N, 118.404° 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 2.5 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.35
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 293°, 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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.211km NW of West Bishop, CA · 27937 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.522km W of West Bishop, CA · 27937 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3366670. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:42 PM UTC.