M2.4 earthquake 13km ESE of Lone Pine, CA

Magnitude

2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Sun, Mar 29, 1981, 3:19 AM PST

UTC

1981-03-29 11:19:45 UTC

Depth

4.6 km (2.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.544° N, 117.938° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 2.0 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.52

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

231°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

3

• Lone Pine, CaliforniaPopulation 2,035. Forecast13 kmESE
• Ridgecrest, CaliforniaPopulation 28,780. Forecast105 kmNNW
• Visalia, CaliforniaPopulation 130,104. Forecast123 kmENE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast278 kmN

After

1. 2.62km ENE of Kernville, CAWed, Apr 1, 9:32 PM PST · 16622 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
2. 2.310km NE of Big Pine, CAWed, Apr 1, 11:49 PM PST · 16622 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
3. 1.67km WNW of Little Lake, CAThu, Apr 2, 5:42 PM PST · 16621 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
4. 1.912km NE of Ridgecrest, CAFri, Apr 3, 6:33 AM PST · 16620 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
5. 1.624km ESE of Little Lake, CASun, Apr 5, 3:28 AM PST · 16618 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
6. 2.58km ESE of Coso Junction, CASun, Apr 5, 8:34 AM PST · 16618 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
7. 1.58km NW of Kernville, CATue, Apr 7, 3:32 AM PST · 16616 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
8. 2.360km ENE of Big Pine, CATue, Apr 7, 8:45 PM PST · 16616 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
9. 1.725km WNW of Inyokern, CAWed, Apr 8, 6:35 AM PST · 16615 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
10. 1.914km NE of Coso Junction, CAWed, Apr 8, 7:08 PM PST · 16615 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
11. 1.830km E of Coso Junction, CAThu, Apr 9, 10:23 PM PST · 16614 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
12. 2.117km S of Big Pine, CATue, Apr 14, 12:42 AM PST · 16610 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
13. 2.012km ENE of Little Lake, CATue, Apr 14, 2:36 PM PST · 16609 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
14. 2.525km WNW of Inyokern, CAWed, Apr 15, 12:46 AM PST · 16609 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
15. 2.325km WNW of Inyokern, CAWed, Apr 15, 6:11 AM PST · 16608 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
16. 2.216km ENE of Little Lake, CAThu, Apr 16, 5:16 AM PST · 16607 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
17. 2.215km ENE of Little Lake, CASat, Apr 18, 11:51 AM PST · 16605 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
18. 3.917km SE of Little Lake, CASun, Apr 19, 12:46 AM PST · 16605 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
19. 3.416km SE of Little Lake, CASun, Apr 19, 12:54 AM PST · 16605 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
20. 4.118km SE of Little Lake, CASun, Apr 19, 1:02 AM PST · 16605 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
21. 4.716km SSE of Little Lake, CASun, Apr 19, 1:02 AM PST · 16605 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
22. 4.018km SE of Little Lake, CASun, Apr 19, 1:19 AM PST · 16605 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
23. 2.316km SE of Little Lake, CASun, Apr 19, 2:28 AM PST · 16605 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
24. 2.417km SE of Little Lake, CASun, Apr 19, 11:25 AM PST · 16604 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
25. 2.317km SE of Little Lake, CASun, Apr 19, 12:24 PM PST · 16604 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
26. 1.818km SE of Little Lake, CASun, Apr 19, 4:31 PM PST · 16604 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
27. 1.719km NNE of Inyokern, CASun, Apr 19, 6:50 PM PST · 16604 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
28. 1.616km SE of Little Lake, CASun, Apr 19, 7:10 PM PST · 16604 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
29. 1.817km SE of Little Lake, CASun, Apr 19, 7:21 PM PST · 16604 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
30. 1.716km SE of Little Lake, CAMon, Apr 20, 2:08 AM PST · 16604 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
31. 1.663km WNW of Beatty, NVMon, Apr 20, 4:29 AM PST · 16603 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
32. 2.517km SE of Little Lake, CAMon, Apr 20, 8:45 AM PST · 16603 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
33. 1.916km SE of Little Lake, CAMon, Apr 20, 5:47 PM PST · 16603 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
34. 1.616km ENE of Little Lake, CATue, Apr 21, 8:44 AM PST · 16602 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
35. 2.115km SE of Little Lake, CATue, Apr 21, 2:44 PM PST · 16602 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
36. 2.712km N of Coso Junction, CATue, Apr 21, 5:33 PM PST · 16602 days ago · -1 km deep · 43 km away
37. 2.559km NNW of Stovepipe Wells, CAWed, Apr 22, 8:02 AM PST · 16601 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
38. 2.116km SE of Little Lake, CAWed, Apr 22, 3:21 PM PST · 16601 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
39. 1.836km NW of Beatty, NVWed, Apr 22, 6:10 PM PST · 16601 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
40. 3.414km SE of Little Lake, CAWed, Apr 22, 7:35 PM PST · 16601 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
41. 1.815km SE of Little Lake, CAWed, Apr 22, 9:19 PM PST · 16601 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
42. 1.766km E of Big Pine, CAWed, Apr 22, 9:34 PM PST · 16601 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
43. 2.048km ENE of Independence, CAWed, Apr 22, 9:39 PM PST · 16601 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
44. 2.115km SE of Little Lake, CAThu, Apr 23, 2:17 AM PST · 16601 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
45. 2.363km NW of Beatty, NVThu, Apr 23, 12:32 PM PST · 16600 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
46. 1.954km ENE of Independence, CAThu, Apr 23, 3:05 PM PST · 16600 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
47. 1.966km NW of Beatty, NVThu, Apr 23, 3:52 PM PST · 16600 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
48. 1.815km SE of Little Lake, CAThu, Apr 23, 4:14 PM PST · 16600 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
49. 1.762km NW of Stovepipe Wells, CAThu, Apr 23, 4:24 PM PST · 16600 days ago · 18 km deep · 66 km away
50. 1.716km SE of Little Lake, CAThu, Apr 23, 5:24 PM PST · 16600 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
51. 2.315km SE of Little Lake, CAThu, Apr 23, 6:06 PM PST · 16600 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
52. 1.818km NNE of Inyokern, CAThu, Apr 23, 7:32 PM PST · 16600 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
53. 1.922km WNW of Inyokern, CAFri, Apr 24, 2:41 PM PST · 16599 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
54. 2.216km ENE of Little Lake, CAFri, Apr 24, 11:24 PM PST · 16599 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
55. 2.618km SE of Little Lake, CASat, Apr 25, 2:58 AM PST · 16599 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
56. 1.619km NNE of Inyokern, CASat, Apr 25, 6:59 AM PST · 16598 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
57. 1.617km SE of Little Lake, CASat, Apr 25, 12:09 PM PST · 16598 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
58. 2.112km WSW of Searles Valley, CASat, Apr 25, 1:00 PM PST · 16598 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
59. 1.957km ENE of Big Pine, CASat, Apr 25, 1:23 PM PST · 16598 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
60. 1.615km ENE of Little Lake, CASat, Apr 25, 8:51 PM PST · 16598 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away

The first 60 of 92.

Before

1. 2.132km NNE of Trona, CAThu, Mar 19, 8:28 AM PST · 16635 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
2. 2.010km NE of Ridgecrest, CAThu, Mar 19, 7:28 AM PST · 16635 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
3. 2.16km ESE of Coso Junction, CAThu, Mar 12, 6:36 PM PST · 16642 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
4. 2.38km ESE of Coso Junction, CAThu, Mar 12, 5:36 PM PST · 16642 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
5. 3.64 km SSW of Bishop, CaliforniaTue, Mar 10, 3:29 PM PST · 16644 days ago · -2 km deep · 97 km away
6. 1.716km W of Searles Valley, CATue, Mar 10, 5:05 AM PST · 16644 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
7. 1.814km ESE of Little Lake, CAMon, Mar 9, 4:41 PM PST · 16645 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
8. 1.87km ESE of Coso Junction, CASun, Mar 8, 8:08 PM PST · 16646 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
9. 1.67km ESE of Coso Junction, CASun, Mar 8, 6:40 PM PST · 16646 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
10. 1.621km WNW of Inyokern, CASat, Mar 7, 2:54 PM PST · 16647 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
11. 1.939km NE of Big Pine, CATue, Mar 3, 8:45 AM PST · 16651 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
12. 1.719km SE of Little Lake, CAFri, Feb 27, 4:18 PM PST · 16655 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci12263027. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 10:47 PM UTC.