California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 14 km ENE of Big Pine, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 14 km ENE of Big Pine, California on Tue, May 13, 1986, 9:55 PM PDT (04:55 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 42 km S of Goldfield, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1986-05-14 04:55:45 UTC
Depth
1.5 km (0.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.193° N, 118.130° 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 1.7 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
301°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 125 in the 60 days after this one and 40 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.718 km SSE of Shaver Lake, California · 14752 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.627km E of Lone Pine, CA · 14752 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 2.612 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14750 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 2.41 km SSE of Mesa, California · 14750 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 1.613 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14749 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 2.213 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14748 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.826 km S of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14746 days ago · -2 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 2.211 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14745 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 1.812 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14744 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 1.65 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14742 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 2.01 km SW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14742 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 2.05 km N of Round Valley, California · 14739 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 1.62 km N of Round Valley, California · 14739 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 2.65 km N of Round Valley, California · 14738 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 1.64km NE of Olancha, CA · 14737 days ago · -2 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 2.15 km ENE of Mesa, California · 14735 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 2.212 km ENE of Big Pine, California · 14735 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 1.512 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14735 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 2.815 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14735 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 1.84 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 14734 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  21. 1.56 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14734 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  22. 2.824 km SW of Big Pine, California · 14732 days ago · 28 km deep · 37 km away
  23. 1.62 km N of Round Valley, California · 14732 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  24. 1.67 km E of Swall Meadows, California · 14732 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  25. 1.515 km W of Dyer, Nevada · 14731 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  26. 3.542 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 14731 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  27. 1.65 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14731 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  28. 1.917 km NW of Benton, California · 14730 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  29. 1.66 km N of Round Valley, California · 14729 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  30. 2.869km NW of Beatty, NV · 14728 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  31. 2.31 km E of Round Valley, California · 14728 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  32. 1.75 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 14727 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  33. 2.91 km E of Round Valley, California · 14727 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  34. 1.61 km W of Mesa, California · 14727 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  35. 1.81 km E of Round Valley, California · 14727 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  36. 1.712 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14727 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  37. 1.514 km NW of Benton, California · 14726 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  38. 2.712 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14725 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  39. 1.912 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14725 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  40. 1.811 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14723 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  41. 2.112 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14723 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  42. 1.511 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14721 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  43. 1.76 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14721 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  44. 1.56 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14721 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  45. 2.010 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14720 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  46. 2.113 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14720 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  47. 2.427 km NE of Big Creek, California · 14719 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  48. 1.515 km W of Round Valley, California · 14719 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  49. 3.338km WSW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 14719 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  50. 2.94 km NW of Round Valley, California · 14718 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  51. 1.8California-Nevada border region · 14718 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  52. 1.95 km NW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14718 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  53. 1.612 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14717 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  54. 2.02 km W of Round Valley, California · 14716 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  55. 1.68 km SW of West Bishop, California · 14716 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  56. 2.05 km ESE of Bishop, California · 14716 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  57. 1.615 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14715 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  58. 1.68 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14714 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  59. 2.337km ENE of Independence, CA · 14714 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  60. 1.616 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14714 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away

The first 60 of 125.

Before

  1. 1.94 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 14753 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 2.34 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 14754 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 2.09km ENE of Lone Pine, CA · 14754 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 2.04 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 14754 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 2.213 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14754 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 2.24 km NW of Round Valley, California · 14754 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 1.53 km ESE of Bishop, California · 14754 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 2.712 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14754 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 2.010 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14756 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 2.59 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14756 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 1.95 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 14756 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 2.15 km SE of Wilkerson, California · 14756 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 1.74 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 14758 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 1.78 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14758 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 1.85 km NNE of Big Creek, California · 14758 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 2.03 km NNW of Swall Meadows, California · 14759 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 1.65 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14760 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 2.012 km ENE of Big Pine, California · 14760 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 2.211 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14767 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 2.019 km NNE of Mesa, CA · 14768 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1138301. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:50 PM UTC.