California earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 16km SE of Lone Pine, CA

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 16km SE of Lone Pine, CA on Sat, Dec 30, 1950, 8:08 AM GMT-8 (16:08 UTC), 1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 30km E of Big Pine, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1950-12-30 16:08:51 UTC
Depth
0.6 km (0.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.480° N, 117.957° W
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 2.3 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
176°
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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.011km SE of Bishop, CA · 27657 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 3.630km E of Big Pine, CA · 27655 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 3.023km E of Big Pine, CA · 27655 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 2.211km ESE of Olancha, CA · 27650 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 3.036km SW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 27630 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 2.316km NW of Inyokern, CA · 27624 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 2.814km NE of Big Pine, CA · 27618 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 2.417km S of Little Lake, CA · 27661 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 2.411km S of Bishop, CA · 27664 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 3.212km ESE of Bishop, CA · 27664 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 3.618km NNE of Big Pine, CA · 27666 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 2.95km SSW of Coso Junction, CA · 27667 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 2.68km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 27668 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 3.14km SE of Coso Junction, CA · 27668 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 2.22km NNW of Coso Junction, CA · 27670 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 2.417km WNW of Olancha, CA · 27683 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 2.717km WNW of Olancha, CA · 27683 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 2.918km NW of Inyokern, CA · 27686 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3342445. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:17 PM UTC.