California earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 13km NE of Lone Pine, CA

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 13km NE of Lone Pine, CA on Sat, Nov 25, 1972, 11:31 AM PST (19:31 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 14km ENE of Little Lake, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1972-11-25 19:31:38 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.655° 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 1.5 km horizontally, 2.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
172°
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: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.616km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 19650 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 3.814km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 19635 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 3.29km E of Little Lake, CA · 19635 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 3.210km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 19635 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 3.414km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 19635 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 3.516km E of Little Lake, CA · 19635 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 2.58km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 19634 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 2.59km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 19634 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 3.212km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 19634 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 3.08km SW of Coso Junction, CA · 19631 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 2.110km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 19630 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 3.016km NE of Little Lake, CA · 19607 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 2.329km E of Coso Junction, CA · 19672 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 2.927km E of Coso Junction, CA · 19673 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3320721. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 11:47 AM UTC.