M3.3 earthquake 66km E of Big Pine, CA
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 66km E of Big Pine, CA on Wed, Feb 16, 1972, 11:55 PM PST (07:55 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 15km N 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
- 1972-02-17 07:55:32 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.201° N, 117.550° W
- Region
- Nevada
- 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 1.1 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.07
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 233°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 6
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
- 4.015km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 19941 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.015km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 19920 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3321573. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:47 PM UTC.