M2.9 earthquake 39km E of Big Pine, CA

Magnitude

2.9 (mc), micro

Local time

Sat, Apr 3, 1982, 5:29 PM PST

UTC

1982-04-04 01:29:02 UTC

Depth

4.2 km (2.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.191° N, 117.854° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

110°

Stations used

0

• Big Pine, CaliforniaPopulation 1,756. Forecast39 kmE
• Exeter, CaliforniaPopulation 10,548. Forecast152 kmNE
• Visalia, CaliforniaPopulation 130,104. Forecast160 kmNE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast351 kmN

After

1. 3.211 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaFri, Apr 9, 7:36 AM PST · 16237 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
2. 2.923 km S of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSun, Apr 11, 11:10 AM PST · 16235 days ago · 43 km deep · 100 km away
3. 2.315km NNW of Olancha, CAFri, Apr 16, 3:50 PM PST · 16230 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
4. 2.911 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSat, Apr 17, 6:33 AM PST · 16229 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
5. 1.846km WSW of Tonopah, NVTue, Apr 20, 1:17 PM PST · 16226 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
6. 3.48 km SW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaThu, Apr 22, 8:35 AM PST · 16224 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
7. 1.612 km WNW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaFri, Apr 23, 4:48 AM PST · 16223 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
8. 1.611 km NW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSat, Apr 24, 4:03 AM PST · 16222 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
9. 2.317km ESE of Lone Pine, CASat, Apr 24, 7:03 PM PST · 16222 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
10. 3.35 km S of Mesa, CaliforniaMon, Apr 26, 1:21 AM PDT · 16220 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
11. 3.015 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaTue, Apr 27, 4:56 PM PDT · 16219 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
12. 1.911 km WNW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaWed, Apr 28, 4:52 PM PDT · 16218 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
13. 2.8California-Nevada border regionWed, May 5, 7:29 AM PDT · 16211 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
14. 1.712 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaFri, May 7, 7:03 AM PDT · 16209 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
15. 1.55 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaFri, May 7, 7:49 PM PDT · 16209 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
16. 1.811km NW of Olancha, CASat, May 8, 3:07 PM PDT · 16208 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
17. 2.46 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSat, May 8, 4:05 PM PDT · 16208 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
18. 2.17 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaWed, May 12, 1:17 PM PDT · 16204 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
19. 2.86 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaThu, May 13, 10:24 AM PDT · 16203 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
20. 1.660km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASat, May 15, 9:49 PM PDT · 16201 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
21. 1.510 km WNW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaThu, May 20, 2:11 AM PDT · 16196 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
22. 2.312km N of Independence, CAWed, May 26, 10:07 PM PDT · 16190 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
23. 1.815 km SW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaThu, May 27, 1:26 PM PDT · 16189 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
24. 2.411 km WNW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaThu, May 27, 3:52 PM PDT · 16189 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
25. 3.410 km WNW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaThu, May 27, 4:58 PM PDT · 16189 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
26. 1.9California-Nevada border regionThu, May 27, 8:03 PM PDT · 16189 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
27. 1.811 km WNW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaFri, May 28, 12:29 AM PDT · 16188 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
28. 1.88 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaFri, May 28, 2:11 AM PDT · 16188 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
29. 1.913 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaFri, May 28, 9:09 AM PDT · 16188 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
30. 1.513 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaFri, May 28, 11:00 AM PDT · 16188 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
31. 2.211 km WNW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaFri, May 28, 11:28 AM PDT · 16188 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
32. 2.710 km WNW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaFri, May 28, 4:58 PM PDT · 16188 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
33. 1.812 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSat, May 29, 4:52 PM PDT · 16187 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
34. 2.22 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSun, May 30, 9:57 AM PDT · 16186 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
35. 1.711 km SW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSun, May 30, 3:50 PM PDT · 16186 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
36. 1.98 km WNW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSun, May 30, 8:54 PM PDT · 16186 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
37. 2.11 km SW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaTue, Jun 1, 1:19 AM PDT · 16184 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
38. 2.112 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaTue, Jun 1, 5:51 PM PDT · 16184 days ago · -2 km deep · 100 km away
39. 1.98 km WNW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaTue, Jun 1, 7:44 PM PDT · 16184 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
40. 2.011 km SW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaWed, Jun 2, 1:52 AM PDT · 16183 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away

Before

1. 2.810 km NW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSat, Apr 3, 3:05 AM PST · 16243 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
2. 2.511 km WNW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaFri, Apr 2, 8:54 PM PST · 16244 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
3. 3.67 km NNW of Big Pine, CaliforniaFri, Apr 2, 5:24 PM PST · 16244 days ago · 47 km deep · 42 km away
4. 3.338 km SSW of Round Valley, CaliforniaThu, Apr 1, 1:26 AM PST · 16245 days ago · 22 km deep · 85 km away
5. 2.636km NE of Lone Pine, CATue, Mar 30, 10:05 AM PST · 16247 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
6. 3.14 km WNW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaTue, Mar 30, 1:22 AM PST · 16247 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
7. 1.83 km WNW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaMon, Mar 29, 5:32 AM PST · 16248 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
8. 3.04 km WNW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaMon, Mar 29, 4:37 AM PST · 16248 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
9. 1.560km ENE of Bishop, CASat, Mar 27, 4:46 PM PST · 16250 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
10. 1.63 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaTue, Mar 23, 7:58 AM PST · 16254 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
11. 3.211 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaMon, Mar 22, 1:00 AM PST · 16255 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
12. 1.729km NW of Beatty, NVSun, Mar 21, 2:19 PM PST · 16256 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
13. 1.830km NW of Beatty, NVSun, Mar 21, 2:47 AM PST · 16256 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
14. 2.316km WNW of Stovepipe Wells, CASat, Mar 20, 5:46 PM PST · 16257 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
15. 1.71 km N of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaSat, Mar 20, 12:39 AM PST · 16257 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
16. 1.729km NE of Bishop, CAFri, Mar 19, 2:56 AM PST · 16258 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
17. 3.162km NW of Beatty, NVThu, Mar 18, 7:04 PM PST · 16259 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
18. 3.314 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaThu, Mar 18, 4:11 AM PST · 16259 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
19. 1.64 km WNW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaWed, Mar 17, 8:34 PM PST · 16260 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
20. 1.812 km WNW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaTue, Mar 16, 1:42 PM PST · 16261 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci528169. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:54 PM UTC.