M2.7 earthquake 11km ENE of Big Pine, CA

Magnitude

2.7 (ml), micro

Local time

Sat, Sep 30, 1978, 6:46 AM PDT

UTC

1978-09-30 13:46:21 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.205° N, 118.171° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 2.5 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.18

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

290°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

10

• Big Pine, CaliforniaPopulation 1,756. Forecast11 kmENE
• Dinuba, CaliforniaPopulation 23,702. Forecast131 kmNE
• Visalia, CaliforniaPopulation 130,104. Forecast139 kmNE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast351 kmN

After

1. 1.937km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 12:41 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
2. 3.08 km E of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaWed, Oct 4, 12:47 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
3. 2.019km SSW of West Bishop, CAWed, Oct 4, 12:48 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
4. 2.734km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 12:57 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
5. 1.930km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 1:05 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
6. 3.48 km NNE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaWed, Oct 4, 1:09 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
7. 2.838km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 1:11 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
8. 3.61 km NE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaWed, Oct 4, 1:11 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
9. 2.628km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Oct 4, 1:30 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
10. 2.010 km NNE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaWed, Oct 4, 1:33 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
11. 2.429km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 1:41 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
12. 3.23 km NNW of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaWed, Oct 4, 1:48 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
13. 2.249km ENE of Bishop, CAWed, Oct 4, 1:52 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
14. 1.951km ENE of Bishop, CAWed, Oct 4, 1:55 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
15. 2.527km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 2:09 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
16. 2.230km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 2:31 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
17. 2.127km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 2:52 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
18. 1.826km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 2:57 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
19. 1.722km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 3:09 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
20. 2.130km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 3:40 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
21. 1.925km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 3:42 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
22. 1.826km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 3:55 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
23. 2.230km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 3:56 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
24. 2.415km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 4:00 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
25. 1.826km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 4:01 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
26. 1.940km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 4:03 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
27. 3.04 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaWed, Oct 4, 4:06 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
28. 2.035km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 5:06 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
29. 2.351km ENE of Bishop, CAWed, Oct 4, 5:09 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
30. 2.527km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 5:33 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
31. 2.923km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 5:33 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
32. 2.530km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 5:44 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
33. 1.948km NE of Bishop, CAWed, Oct 4, 6:16 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
34. 4.62 km NNW of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaWed, Oct 4, 6:17 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
35. 2.431km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 6:21 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
36. 2.327km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 6:25 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
37. 2.725km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 6:30 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
38. 2.133km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 6:31 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
39. 2.624km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 6:36 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
40. 3.35 km SW of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaWed, Oct 4, 6:41 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
41. 3.51 km WNW of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaWed, Oct 4, 6:45 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
42. 2.047km NE of Bishop, CAWed, Oct 4, 6:56 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
43. 3.031km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 7:00 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
44. 1.953km ENE of Bishop, CAWed, Oct 4, 7:13 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
45. 1.931km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 7:17 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
46. 2.123km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 7:21 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
47. 2.046km ENE of Bishop, CAWed, Oct 4, 7:22 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
48. 1.945km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 7:27 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
49. 2.250km ENE of Bishop, CAWed, Oct 4, 7:33 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
50. 2.236km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 7:51 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
51. 2.027km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 8:05 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
52. 2.630km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 9:17 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
53. 1.815km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 10:04 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
54. 2.032km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 10:04 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
55. 2.526km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 10:27 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
56. 1.737km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 10:46 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
57. 2.135km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 11:02 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
58. 2.022km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 11:31 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
59. 4.42 km N of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaWed, Oct 4, 11:41 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
60. 2.020km WNW of West Bishop, CAWed, Oct 4, 11:45 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3313603. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:39 PM UTC.