M2.1 earthquake 53km E of Big Pine, CA

Magnitude

2.1 (Mh), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Thu, Nov 2, 1978, 10:29 PM PST

UTC

1978-11-03 06:29:33 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.199° N, 117.693° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 7.8 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.53

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

333°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

3

• Big Pine, CaliforniaPopulation 1,756. Forecast53 kmE
• Exeter, CaliforniaPopulation 10,548. Forecast164 kmNE
• Visalia, CaliforniaPopulation 130,104. Forecast172 kmNE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast353 kmN

After

1. 2.866km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAFri, Nov 3, 3:20 PM PST · 17502 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
2. 2.033km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASat, Nov 4, 5:11 PM PST · 17501 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
3. 2.944km ENE of Bishop, CASun, Nov 5, 1:35 AM PST · 17501 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
4. 3.410 km NNE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaMon, Nov 6, 8:22 AM PST · 17499 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
5. 2.63 km SSE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaTue, Nov 7, 12:58 AM PST · 17499 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
6. 1.930km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CATue, Nov 7, 4:06 AM PST · 17498 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
7. 1.86km ESE of Bishop, CATue, Nov 7, 11:12 AM PST · 17498 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
8. 1.85 km NNE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaWed, Nov 8, 2:40 AM PST · 17498 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
9. 2.051km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Nov 8, 7:57 AM PST · 17497 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
10. 2.126km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAFri, Nov 10, 3:38 PM PST · 17495 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
11. 2.517km NW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAFri, Nov 10, 3:39 PM PST · 17495 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
12. 2.625km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAFri, Nov 10, 3:45 PM PST · 17495 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
13. 2.245km NE of Bishop, CATue, Nov 14, 12:05 AM PST · 17492 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
14. 2.871km W of Tonopah, NVThu, Nov 16, 5:10 AM PST · 17489 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
15. 2.323km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Nov 16, 2:38 PM PST · 17489 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
16. 2.935km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Nov 16, 3:29 PM PST · 17489 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
17. 1.917km WNW of West Bishop, CAFri, Nov 17, 11:34 AM PST · 17488 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
18. 3.223km SW of Lone Pine, CASat, Nov 18, 4:09 PM PST · 17487 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
19. 2.051km ENE of Bishop, CAMon, Nov 20, 8:43 AM PST · 17485 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
20. 2.049km ENE of Bishop, CATue, Nov 21, 1:15 AM PST · 17485 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
21. 2.043km ENE of Bishop, CATue, Nov 21, 1:42 AM PST · 17485 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
22. 1.86 km NNE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaTue, Nov 21, 11:37 AM PST · 17484 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
23. 2.147km ENE of Bishop, CATue, Nov 21, 11:38 AM PST · 17484 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
24. 2.231km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CATue, Nov 21, 2:40 PM PST · 17484 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
25. 2.355km ENE of Bishop, CAThu, Nov 23, 12:09 AM PST · 17483 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
26. 3.26 km NNE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaThu, Nov 23, 8:06 PM PST · 17482 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
27. 2.225km NE of Bishop, CAFri, Nov 24, 10:16 AM PST · 17481 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
28. 3.55 km NE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaFri, Nov 24, 7:23 PM PST · 17481 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
29. 3.55 km W of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaFri, Nov 24, 7:24 PM PST · 17481 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
30. 3.53 km SE of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaFri, Nov 24, 8:06 PM PST · 17481 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
31. 2.037km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASun, Nov 26, 11:50 PM PST · 17479 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
32. 2.027km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAFri, Dec 1, 6:15 AM PST · 17474 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
33. 1.62 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaSun, Dec 3, 9:23 AM PST · 17472 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
34. 2.28 km NNE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaMon, Dec 4, 6:14 AM PST · 17471 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
35. 1.920km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Dec 6, 11:05 PM PST · 17469 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
36. 2.021km NE of Olancha, CAMon, Dec 11, 2:57 AM PST · 17465 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
37. 3.28 km NNE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaTue, Dec 12, 7:03 PM PST · 17463 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
38. 1.65 km NE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaSat, Dec 23, 12:57 AM PST · 17453 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
39. 3.06 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Dec 28, 8:26 PM PST · 17447 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
40. 1.633km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASat, Dec 30, 6:25 AM PST · 17445 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away

Before

1. 3.210 km NE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaThu, Nov 2, 8:24 PM PST · 17503 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
2. 1.97 km NE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaThu, Nov 2, 4:08 PM PST · 17503 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
3. 2.05 km NNE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaWed, Nov 1, 7:49 AM PST · 17504 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
4. 2.35 km NNE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaTue, Oct 31, 12:59 PM PST · 17505 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
5. 4.00 km S of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaThu, Oct 26, 12:00 PM PDT · 17510 days ago · 24 km deep · 96 km away
6. 2.137km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CATue, Oct 24, 12:17 AM PDT · 17513 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
7. 2.229km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASat, Oct 21, 9:44 PM PDT · 17515 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
8. 2.16 km NE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaFri, Oct 20, 4:07 AM PDT · 17517 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
9. 2.147km NE of Bishop, CAWed, Oct 18, 11:13 PM PDT · 17518 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
10. 2.128km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CATue, Oct 17, 9:56 AM PDT · 17519 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
11. 2.630km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAMon, Oct 16, 5:03 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
12. 3.28 km NNE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaSat, Oct 14, 4:38 PM PDT · 17522 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
13. 2.111 km NNE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaFri, Oct 13, 3:52 PM PDT · 17523 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
14. 2.123km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAFri, Oct 13, 6:00 AM PDT · 17523 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
15. 2.39 km NNE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaThu, Oct 12, 11:04 PM PDT · 17524 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
16. 2.13 km E of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaThu, Oct 12, 10:50 AM PDT · 17524 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
17. 2.128km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Oct 12, 8:33 AM PDT · 17524 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
18. 2.831km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Oct 12, 2:53 AM PDT · 17525 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
19. 2.05 km NNE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaThu, Oct 12, 2:35 AM PDT · 17525 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
20. 2.27 km NE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaThu, Oct 12, 12:16 AM PDT · 17525 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci10083310. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 10:49 PM UTC.