M3.0 earthquake 7km ESE of Lone Pine, CA
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 7km ESE of Lone Pine, CA on Thu, Apr 19, 1973, 4:49 PM PST (00:49 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.4 7 km ESE of Big Pine, California. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.0 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-04-20 00:49:33 UTC
- Depth
- 5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.568° N, 117.995° W
- Region
- California
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.03 | ML, local (Richter) | Southern California Seismic Network | Preferred · Final · ±0.177 · 4 stations |
| 3.3 | ML, local (Richter) | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Reviewed |
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 1.8 km horizontally, 5.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.18
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 163°
- 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: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.47 km ESE of Big Pine, California · 19525 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
- 3.24 km SSE of Big Pine, California · 19523 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.313km NNW of Independence, CA · 19515 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.511km NE of Little Lake, CA · 19510 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.68km NE of Little Lake, CA · 19510 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.717km E of Little Lake, CA · 19476 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.08km W of Olancha, CA · 19473 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.216km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 19471 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3320069 (also filed as usp00001fj). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:50 PM UTC.