California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 24 km NE of Big Pine, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 24 km NE of Big Pine, California on Thu, Aug 16, 1984, 1:32 PM PDT (20:32 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 10 km W of Aspen Springs, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1984-08-16 20:32:10 UTC
Depth
6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.334° N, 118.117° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
244°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 178 in the 60 days after this one and 182 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.55 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15386 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.72 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15386 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.53 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15385 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 3.014 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15384 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 3.014 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15384 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 1.614 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15384 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 1.511 km NW of Benton, California · 15383 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 2.31 km WSW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 15383 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 3.57 km E of Swall Meadows, California · 15383 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 2.23 km NE of Mesa, California · 15382 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 1.52 km SW of Bishop, California · 15382 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 2.029 km NW of Benton, California · 15382 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.83 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15381 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 1.629 km NW of Benton, California · 15381 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 1.82 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15381 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 1.829 km NW of Benton, California · 15381 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 2.333 km NW of Benton, California · 15380 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.62 km WNW of Swall Meadows, California · 15380 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 1.813 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 15380 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 1.813 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15376 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  21. 1.528 km NNW of Benton, California · 15376 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 2.452km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 15375 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 1.56 km NW of Aspen Springs, California · 15375 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 2.849km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 15375 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  25. 2.421km NNE of Olancha, CA · 15374 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  26. 1.813 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15374 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  27. 2.823 km WSW of Wilkerson, California · 15374 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  28. 1.63 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15374 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  29. 2.63 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15373 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  30. 1.913 km ESE of Benton, California · 15373 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  31. 2.33km SSE of Independence, CA · 15373 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  32. 1.711 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15373 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  33. 1.62 km NNE of Round Valley, California · 15373 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  34. 1.815 km NNW of Sunny Slopes, California · 15373 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  35. 1.87 km NNW of Benton, California · 15372 days ago · -2 km deep · 70 km away
  36. 2.04 km S of Big Pine, California · 15371 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  37. 1.710 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15370 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  38. 1.616 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 15370 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  39. 1.82 km E of Wilkerson, California · 15369 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  40. 1.810 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15369 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  41. 2.710 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15369 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  42. 1.84 km N of Mesa, California · 15369 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  43. 1.57 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15369 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  44. 2.111 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15367 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  45. 2.032 km NW of Benton, California · 15367 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  46. 2.211 km NW of Benton, California · 15366 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  47. 3.38 km ENE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 15365 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  48. 3.633 km W of Independence, California · 15365 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  49. 3.411 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15365 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  50. 2.25 km NE of Wilkerson, California · 15364 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  51. 1.64 km N of Round Valley, California · 15363 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  52. 2.07 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15362 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  53. 1.87 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15362 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  54. 1.935 km E of Mono City, California · 15362 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  55. 2.132 km NW of Benton, California · 15362 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  56. 1.56 km SE of Bishop, California · 15362 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  57. 2.07 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15361 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  58. 1.86 km NNE of Mesa, California · 15361 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
  59. 1.57 km E of Swall Meadows, California · 15361 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  60. 1.812 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15360 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away

The first 60 of 178.

Before

  1. 1.713 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 15387 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 1.814 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15387 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 2.63 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15387 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 1.54 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15388 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.24 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15388 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 1.54 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15388 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.62 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15388 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.94 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15388 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 2.66 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 15388 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 1.56 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 15388 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 2.06 km ENE of Mesa, California · 15388 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 1.66 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 15388 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 2.34 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15389 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 1.64 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15389 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 1.94 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15389 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 2.04 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15389 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 1.72 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15389 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 2.03 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15389 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 2.53 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15389 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 1.62 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15390 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc25774. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:38 AM UTC.