California earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 24 km SW of Big Pine, California

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 24 km SW of Big Pine, California on Tue, Jun 3, 1986, 11:33 AM PDT (18:33 UTC), 28 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.4 The 1986 Chalfant Valley, California Earthquake. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from: Northern California Seismic System
Local time: Tue, Jun 3, 1986, 11:33 AM PDT
UTC: 1986-06-03 18:33:52 UTC
Depth: 27.7 km (17.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 36.992° N, 118.469° W
Region: California
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 27.9 km horizontally, 15.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.25
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 327°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 5

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and 48 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 201.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1138683. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:03 AM UTC.