M2.3 earthquake 1km SW of Lone Pine, CA

Magnitude

2.3 (Mh), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Sat, Mar 18, 1978, 10:04 AM PST

UTC

1978-03-18 18:04:57 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.579° N, 118.083° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 2.3 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.52

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

338°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

2

• Lone Pine, CaliforniaPopulation 2,035. Forecast3 kmSSW
• Lindsay, CaliforniaPopulation 13,217. Forecast99 kmENE
• Visalia, CaliforniaPopulation 130,104. Forecast112 kmENE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast281 kmN

After

1. 2.112km SE of Little Lake, CASat, Mar 18, 10:14 PM PST · 17730 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
2. 2.610km NNE of Coso Junction, CASun, Mar 19, 12:32 AM PST · 17730 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
3. 2.212km NE of Coso Junction, CASun, Mar 19, 2:31 PM PST · 17729 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
4. 3.010km NNE of Coso Junction, CASun, Mar 19, 4:07 PM PST · 17729 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
5. 1.712km NE of Coso Junction, CASun, Mar 19, 4:47 PM PST · 17729 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
6. 2.16km W of Little Lake, CASun, Mar 19, 7:34 PM PST · 17729 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
7. 2.423km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Mar 24, 2:47 PM PST · 17724 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
8. 1.915km N of Kernville, CASat, Mar 25, 8:55 AM PST · 17723 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
9. 2.745km NNW of Stovepipe Wells, CASun, Mar 26, 2:56 AM PST · 17723 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
10. 2.345km NNW of Stovepipe Wells, CASun, Mar 26, 2:59 AM PST · 17723 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
11. 3.039km NE of Independence, CASun, Mar 26, 8:29 PM PST · 17722 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
12. 2.712km SE of Olancha, CATue, Mar 28, 8:41 AM PST · 17720 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
13. 1.811km SE of Olancha, CATue, Mar 28, 10:57 AM PST · 17720 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
14. 2.211km SE of Olancha, CAWed, Mar 29, 11:51 PM PST · 17719 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
15. 1.714km ENE of Coso Junction, CAThu, Mar 30, 12:39 AM PST · 17719 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
16. 1.812km E of Coso Junction, CAFri, Mar 31, 3:07 AM PST · 17718 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
17. 2.511km SE of Olancha, CASun, Apr 2, 5:12 AM PST · 17716 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
18. 2.312km SE of Olancha, CATue, Apr 4, 3:44 AM PST · 17714 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
19. 2.420km E of Bishop, CATue, Apr 4, 10:25 AM PST · 17713 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
20. 2.226km NE of Olancha, CATue, Apr 4, 10:22 PM PST · 17713 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
21. 2.019km E of Bishop, CAWed, Apr 5, 4:24 AM PST · 17713 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
22. 3.029km W of Olancha, CATue, Apr 11, 3:17 PM PST · 17706 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
23. 3.024km W of Coso Junction, CASun, Apr 16, 7:43 PM PST · 17701 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
24. 2.513km E of Little Lake, CAFri, May 5, 11:17 PM PDT · 17682 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
25. 2.026km E of Kernville, CAMon, May 8, 11:37 AM PDT · 17679 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
26. 2.314km NE of Kernville, CASun, May 14, 6:19 AM PDT · 17674 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
27. 2.56km NNW of Little Lake, CASun, May 14, 1:12 PM PDT · 17673 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away

Before

1. 2.017km NNE of Olancha, CATue, Mar 14, 12:07 AM PST · 17735 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
2. 2.314km NNE of Olancha, CASat, Mar 11, 8:41 AM PST · 17737 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
3. 1.812km ESE of Little Lake, CASat, Mar 11, 12:35 AM PST · 17738 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
4. 1.812km SW of Coso Junction, CAWed, Mar 8, 10:15 PM PST · 17740 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
5. 2.028km ENE of Little Lake, CAWed, Mar 8, 5:45 PM PST · 17740 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
6. 1.929km ENE of Little Lake, CAWed, Mar 8, 3:07 PM PST · 17740 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
7. 1.916km WSW of Coso Junction, CAWed, Mar 8, 11:58 AM PST · 17740 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
8. 2.033km E of Coso Junction, CATue, Mar 7, 5:20 PM PST · 17741 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
9. 2.031km E of Coso Junction, CATue, Mar 7, 8:59 AM PST · 17741 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
10. 2.228km E of Coso Junction, CATue, Mar 7, 7:54 AM PST · 17741 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
11. 3.230km E of Coso Junction, CATue, Mar 7, 7:28 AM PST · 17741 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
12. 2.410km ENE of Coso Junction, CAMon, Mar 6, 9:35 PM PST · 17742 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
13. 1.612km ENE of Coso Junction, CAMon, Mar 6, 9:33 PM PST · 17742 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
14. 2.011km ENE of Coso Junction, CAMon, Mar 6, 3:50 PM PST · 17742 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
15. 1.912km ENE of Coso Junction, CAMon, Mar 6, 5:41 AM PST · 17743 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
16. 2.325km NNE of Kernville, CASat, Mar 4, 10:26 AM PST · 17744 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
17. 2.629km ENE of Coso Junction, CAFri, Mar 3, 10:37 AM PST · 17745 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
18. 2.330km ENE of Coso Junction, CAFri, Mar 3, 10:01 AM PST · 17745 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
19. 2.133km E of Coso Junction, CAFri, Mar 3, 9:59 AM PST · 17745 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
20. 2.241km SW of Stovepipe Wells, CATue, Feb 28, 8:43 AM PST · 17748 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9672202. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:47 AM UTC.