California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 16km SSE of Lone Pine, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 16km SSE of Lone Pine, CA on Wed, Feb 22, 1984, 6:52 PM PST (02:52 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 26km NNE of Kernville, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-02-23 02:52:06 UTC
Depth
2.8 km (1.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.467° N, 117.973° 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 5.1 km horizontally, 8.9 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
302°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 200.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci32146. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:32 PM UTC.