California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 7 km NE of Big Pine, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 7 km NE of Big Pine, California on Fri, Dec 27, 1985, 6:39 AM PST (14:39 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 4 km NW of Round Valley, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-12-27 14:39:02 UTC
Depth
8.4 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.204° N, 118.224° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
188°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 102 in the 60 days after this one and 49 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.734km ENE of Olancha, CA · 14884 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 2.712 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14883 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 1.73 km S of Swall Meadows, California · 14882 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 1.840km WSW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 14882 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.14 km NW of Round Valley, California · 14880 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 3.74 km NW of Round Valley, California · 14880 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 1.95 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 14880 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 1.64 km NW of Round Valley, California · 14880 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 2.14 km NW of Round Valley, California · 14880 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 1.918 km S of Big Pine, California · 14880 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 1.74 km SSW of Mesa, California · 14879 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 2.513 km WSW of Wilkerson, California · 14878 days ago · -2 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 2.313 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14878 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 1.79 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14876 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 3.215 km SW of Round Valley, California · 14876 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 1.514 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14876 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 2.47 km ESE of Wilkerson, California · 14875 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 2.36 km SSW of Swall Meadows, California · 14875 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 1.84 km SE of Swall Meadows, CA · 14874 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 2.711 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14873 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 3.118 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14871 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  22. 2.418 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14871 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  23. 1.815 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14871 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  24. 1.615 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14871 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  25. 1.97 km N of Shaver Lake, California · 14870 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 1.811 km NW of Benton, California · 14870 days ago · -2 km deep · 83 km away
  27. 2.111 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14869 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  28. 1.613 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14869 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  29. 1.511 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14869 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  30. 2.311 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14868 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  31. 2.63 km NW of Shaver Lake, California · 14868 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  32. 1.813 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14866 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  33. 1.76 km ESE of Swall Meadows, California · 14866 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  34. 2.14 km N of Round Valley, California · 14865 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  35. 1.65 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14865 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  36. 2.26 km SSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14865 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  37. 3.03 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 14863 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  38. 3.43 km WSW of Round Valley, California · 14863 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  39. 2.19 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14863 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  40. 2.214 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14862 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  41. 2.05 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14862 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  42. 1.65 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14861 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  43. 1.85 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14860 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  44. 2.011 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14859 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  45. 2.43 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14858 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  46. 1.64 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 14855 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  47. 3.16 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14854 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  48. 1.86 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14852 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  49. 2.76 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14852 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  50. 1.813 km SSE of Dyer, Nevada · 14852 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  51. 1.66 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14851 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  52. 1.51 km ENE of Round Valley, California · 14851 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  53. 2.71 km E of Round Valley, California · 14851 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  54. 1.612 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14851 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  55. 2.011 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14851 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  56. 1.69 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14850 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  57. 2.15km SSE of Independence, CA · 14849 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  58. 2.211 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14849 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  59. 1.611 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14849 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  60. 3.55 km NW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14849 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away

The first 60 of 102.

Before

  1. 1.610 km SW of Swall Meadows, California · 14887 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 1.80 km W of Round Valley, California · 14887 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 1.60 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 14887 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 2.20 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 14887 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 1.50 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 14887 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 1.612 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14888 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 2.012 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14888 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 3.012 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14888 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 2.312 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14889 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 2.24 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14890 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 1.512 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14890 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 2.912 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14890 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 1.68 km ENE of Big Pine, California · 14891 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 2.37 km WSW of West Bishop, California · 14892 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 1.76 km ESE of Swall Meadows, California · 14892 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 1.54 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 14892 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 3.37 km NE of Big Pine, California · 14893 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  18. 2.35 km SSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14893 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 3.05 km SSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14893 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 1.514 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14895 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc62288 (also filed as ci111707). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 6:08 AM UTC.