California earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 46km E of Big Pine, CA

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 46km E of Big Pine, CA on Tue, Feb 16, 1982, 6:52 AM PST (14:52 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 7 km NNW of Big Pine, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-02-16 14:52:42 UTC
Depth
4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.221° N, 117.769° 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.

Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
173°
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: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.65 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 16290 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 3.012 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16286 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 3.310 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16286 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.663km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16282 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 2.718 km SSW of Dyer, Nevada · 16280 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 3.19 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16273 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 2.09 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16272 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 2.79km E of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 16268 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.73 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16268 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.861km ENE of Independence, CA · 16268 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 3.19km E of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 16267 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 3.610km E of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 16267 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.561km NE of Bishop, CA · 16267 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 1.64 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16265 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 3.162km NW of Beatty, NV · 16265 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 1.729km NE of Bishop, CA · 16264 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 1.71 km N of Swall Meadows, California · 16263 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 2.316km WNW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 16263 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 1.830km NW of Beatty, NV · 16262 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 1.729km NW of Beatty, NV · 16262 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  21. 1.63 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16260 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 1.560km ENE of Bishop, CA · 16256 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  23. 3.04 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16254 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 1.83 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16254 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  25. 3.14 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16253 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 2.636km NE of Lone Pine, CA · 16253 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  27. 3.338 km SSW of Round Valley, California · 16251 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away
  28. 3.67 km NNW of Big Pine, California · 16250 days ago · 47 km deep · 50 km away
  29. 2.939km E of Big Pine, CA · 16249 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  30. 2.315km NNW of Olancha, CA · 16236 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 3.49 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16295 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 3.240km E of Big Pine, CA · 16298 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 1.65 km ENE of Mesa, California · 16299 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 2.317km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 16302 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 2.611 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16305 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.712 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16308 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 2.821km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16314 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 2.357km ENE of Bishop, CA · 16314 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 1.69 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16314 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 2.29km NE of Olancha, CA · 16316 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 3.427 km SSE of Dyer, Nevada · 16318 days ago · 16 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 2.929 km SSE of Dyer, Nevada · 16318 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 4.332 km SSE of Dyer, Nevada · 16318 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 3.011 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16320 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.86 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16322 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 2.830km NNW of Beatty, NV · 16323 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci105905. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 2:58 PM UTC.