California earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 12km ESE of Lone Pine, CA

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 12km ESE of Lone Pine, CA on Mon, Nov 9, 1981, 7:48 AM PST (15:48 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 14km ENE of Coso Junction, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-11-09 15:48:18 UTC
Depth
4.6 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.537° N, 117.950° 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.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.43
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
62°
Stations used
0

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 104 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.318km NE of Olancha, CA · 16394 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 2.012km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16393 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 2.916km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16393 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.815km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16392 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 2.95km SE of Independence, CA · 16391 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 1.626km W of Coso Junction, CA · 16385 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 2.07km ESE of Kernville, CA · 16385 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.57km ESE of Kernville, CA · 16385 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.74km ESE of Kernville, CA · 16383 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 2.011km S of Olancha, CA · 16381 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 2.235km E of Lone Pine, CA · 16381 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 2.36km WNW of Olancha, CA · 16377 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 1.925km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 16376 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.915km WSW of Little Lake, CA · 16375 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 2.025km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 16372 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 1.814km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16366 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 1.514km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16366 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 1.515km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16366 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 1.516km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16365 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 1.714km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16365 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  21. 2.113km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16365 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  22. 1.515km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16365 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  23. 1.615km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16365 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  24. 1.815km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16365 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  25. 1.516km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16365 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  26. 2.313km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16365 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  27. 2.524km E of Lone Pine, CA · 16365 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  28. 1.511km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16365 days ago · -1 km deep · 53 km away
  29. 2.013km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16365 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  30. 1.613km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16364 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  31. 1.912km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16364 days ago · -1 km deep · 50 km away
  32. 1.715km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16364 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  33. 2.58km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 16361 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  34. 2.213km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16361 days ago · -1 km deep · 50 km away
  35. 2.312km E of Coso Junction, CA · 16361 days ago · -1 km deep · 58 km away
  36. 1.613km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16361 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  37. 2.014km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16361 days ago · -1 km deep · 50 km away
  38. 1.714km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16361 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  39. 1.911km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16361 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  40. 1.712km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16360 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  41. 1.816km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16360 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  42. 1.715km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16360 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  43. 3.614km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16359 days ago · -1 km deep · 50 km away
  44. 1.514km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16359 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  45. 1.613km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16359 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  46. 1.713km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16359 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  47. 1.615km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16359 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  48. 1.613km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16359 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  49. 1.514km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16359 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  50. 1.614km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16359 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  51. 2.312km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16359 days ago · -1 km deep · 50 km away
  52. 2.312km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16359 days ago · -1 km deep · 50 km away
  53. 2.213km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16359 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  54. 2.214km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16359 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  55. 1.615km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16358 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  56. 3.516km SE of Olancha, CA · 16358 days ago · -1 km deep · 39 km away
  57. 2.614km SE of Olancha, CA · 16358 days ago · -1 km deep · 38 km away
  58. 1.814km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16358 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  59. 1.615km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16358 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  60. 1.713km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16358 days ago · -1 km deep · 51 km away

The first 60 of 104.

Before

  1. 2.26km N of Little Lake, CA · 16395 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 1.539km E of Olancha, CA · 16396 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 2.119km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 16397 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 2.216km NE of Olancha, CA · 16397 days ago · -1 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 2.417km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 16399 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.926km E of Coso Junction, CA · 16399 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 1.717km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16401 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 2.317km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16401 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 2.217km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16401 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 2.18km NNE of Little Lake, CA · 16401 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 1.525km NNE of Trona, CA · 16403 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.519km W of Searles Valley, CA · 16404 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.765km E of Big Pine, CA · 16405 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 2.140km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16408 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 2.019km NE of Olancha, CA · 16409 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 2.312km SSW of Olancha, CA · 16413 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 2.214km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 16415 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 2.512km SSW of Olancha, CA · 16415 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 1.716km N of Searles Valley, CA · 16416 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 1.78km NE of Big Pine, CA · 16418 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci526745. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:55 AM UTC.