M3.3 earthquake 8km E of Lone Pine, CA
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 8km E of Lone Pine, CA on Fri, Dec 12, 1952, 5:50 PM GMT-8 (01:50 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.6 12km NNE of Big Pine, 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, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1952-12-13 01:50:23 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.592° N, 117.986° 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 3.5 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 179°
- Stations used
- 5
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
- 3.013km NNE of Olancha, CA · 26911 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
- 3.612km NNE of Big Pine, CA · 26900 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3307264. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:13 AM UTC.