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M3.6 earthquake 7 km NNW of Big Pine, California

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 7 km NNW of Big Pine, California on Fri, Apr 2, 1982, 5:24 PM PST (01:24 UTC), 47 km (29 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 24 km N of Benton, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
1982-04-03 01:24:37 UTC
Depth
47.0 km (29.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.221° N, 118.328° 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 2.3 km horizontally, 8.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
210°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 92 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.511 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16244 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 2.810 km NW of Aspen Springs, California · 16243 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 2.939km E of Big Pine, CA · 16243 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 2.510 km S of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16242 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 3.26 km SSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16241 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 3.211 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16237 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 2.923 km S of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16235 days ago · 43 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 2.911 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16235 days ago · 28 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 2.57 km W of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16235 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 2.79 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16235 days ago · 19 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 2.39 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16235 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 2.79 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16235 days ago · 28 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 2.516 km SSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16235 days ago · 41 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 1.87 km W of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16234 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 2.86 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16234 days ago · 24 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 2.410 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16234 days ago · 23 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 1.99 km S of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16234 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 2.39 km W of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16234 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 2.42 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16233 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 2.37 km S of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16233 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 2.58 km S of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16232 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  22. 4.524 km N of Benton, California · 16231 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  23. 2.315km NNW of Olancha, CA · 16230 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  24. 2.911 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16229 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  25. 1.631 km NW of Benton, California · 16226 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 1.846km WSW of Tonopah, NV · 16226 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 3.48 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16224 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  28. 1.612 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16223 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  29. 1.611 km NW of Aspen Springs, California · 16222 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  30. 2.317km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 16222 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  31. 3.35 km S of Mesa, California · 16220 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
  32. 3.015 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16219 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  33. 1.911 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16218 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  34. 3.454km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16216 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  35. 2.8California-Nevada border region · 16211 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  36. 1.53 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16210 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  37. 3.32 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16209 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  38. 1.53 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16209 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  39. 1.92 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16209 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  40. 3.43 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16209 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  41. 2.53 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16209 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  42. 2.02 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16209 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  43. 2.11 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16209 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  44. 2.33 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16209 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  45. 1.712 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16209 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  46. 1.82 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16209 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  47. 1.71 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16209 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  48. 1.510 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16209 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  49. 2.13 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16209 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  50. 1.73 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16209 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  51. 1.55 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16209 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  52. 3.83 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16209 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  53. 1.91 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16208 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  54. 1.811km NW of Olancha, CA · 16208 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  55. 2.46 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16208 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  56. 1.77 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16208 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  57. 3.34 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16208 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  58. 3.42 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16208 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  59. 3.10 km SSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16207 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  60. 1.72 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16207 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away

The first 60 of 92.

Before

  1. 2.216 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16245 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 3.04 km SW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16245 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 3.338 km SSW of Round Valley, California · 16245 days ago · 22 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 2.15 km SW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16246 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 1.810 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16247 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 2.636km NE of Lone Pine, CA · 16247 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 3.14 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16247 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 1.83 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16248 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 3.04 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16248 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 1.73 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16249 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 1.560km ENE of Bishop, CA · 16250 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 1.63 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16254 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 3.211 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16255 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 1.921 km NE of Bass Lake, California · 16257 days ago · 24 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.71 km N of Swall Meadows, California · 16257 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 1.729km NE of Bishop, CA · 16258 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 3.162km NW of Beatty, NV · 16259 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 3.314 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16259 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 1.64 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16260 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 1.812 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16261 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1073438. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:50 PM UTC.