California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 13km N of Big Pine, CA

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 13km N of Big Pine, CA on Thu, Feb 12, 1981, 4:52 PM PST (00:52 UTC), -2 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 14 km W of Aspen Springs, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1981-02-13 00:52:50 UTC
Depth
-1.7 km (-1.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.281° N, 118.267° 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 2.2 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
232°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
8

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 188 in the 60 days after this one and 85 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.812km N of Big Pine, CA · 16668 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 3.412 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16668 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 2.166km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16667 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 2.324km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16667 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 2.133km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16666 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 2.412km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16665 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 2.438km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16665 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 2.444km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16664 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 2.336km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16664 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 2.541km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16663 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 1.89 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16663 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 2.126km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16663 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 2.331km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16663 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 3.114km SE of Independence, CA · 16663 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 2.42km NNE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16663 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 3.12 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16663 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 2.343km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16662 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 1.841km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16662 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 2.350km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16662 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 2.121km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16662 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  21. 2.127km NW of West Bishop, CA · 16661 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  22. 2.86km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16661 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  23. 2.120km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16660 days ago · -2 km deep · 54 km away
  24. 1.625km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16659 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  25. 2.326km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16659 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  26. 2.219km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16658 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  27. 2.336km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16658 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  28. 1.97km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16658 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  29. 3.2California-Nevada border region · 16657 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  30. 3.411 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16656 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  31. 3.112 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16656 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  32. 2.315km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16656 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  33. 2.144km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16656 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  34. 2.217km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16656 days ago · -1 km deep · 60 km away
  35. 2.544km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16655 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  36. 2.243km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16655 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  37. 1.915km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16655 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  38. 1.949km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16654 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  39. 1.818km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16654 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  40. 3.010 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16654 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  41. 1.843km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16653 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  42. 3.411 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16653 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  43. 2.064km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16652 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  44. 2.344km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16651 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  45. 1.936km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16650 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  46. 3.05 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16650 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  47. 1.763km SW of Tonopah, NV · 16650 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  48. 1.939km NE of Big Pine, CA · 16650 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  49. 2.339km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16649 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  50. 3.012 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16649 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  51. 2.810 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16648 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  52. 4.214 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16648 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  53. 3.66 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16648 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  54. 1.630km ENE of Bishop, CA · 16647 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  55. 1.728km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16646 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  56. 2.026km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16646 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  57. 1.947km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16644 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  58. 2.111km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16643 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  59. 3.64 km SSW of Bishop, California · 16642 days ago · -2 km deep · 14 km away
  60. 2.913 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16641 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away

The first 60 of 188.

Before

  1. 2.411km SE of Bishop, CA · 16668 days ago · -2 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.636km ESE of Big Pine, CA · 16668 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 2.425km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16668 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 1.936km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16669 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 2.149km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16669 days ago · 17 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 2.115km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16669 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 1.735km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16670 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 2.434km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16671 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 2.353km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16672 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 2.012km SE of Bishop, CA · 16672 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.942km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16672 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 1.560km WNW of Beatty, NV · 16672 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 2.114 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16673 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 2.236km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16673 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 2.420km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16673 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 1.561km WNW of Beatty, NV · 16673 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 1.927km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16673 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 1.925km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16674 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 2.017km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16674 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 2.348km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16674 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci12160363. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:25 AM UTC.