California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 11 km SW of Big Pine, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 11 km SW of Big Pine, California on Sun, Jun 22, 1986, 5:01 PM PDT (00:01 UTC), 0 km (0 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
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-06-23 00:01:43 UTC
Depth
0.1 km (0.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.097° N, 118.382° 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 5.5 km horizontally, 4.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
310°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and 51 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.511 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14709 days ago · -1 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 1.913 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14708 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.812 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14708 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 2.615 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14708 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 1.76 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14707 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 1.714 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14707 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 1.912 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14707 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 1.710 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14707 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 1.611 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14705 days ago · -2 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 1.611 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14705 days ago · -2 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 1.824km W of Olancha, CA · 14704 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.99 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14704 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 1.69 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14703 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 2.410 km ENE of Big Pine, California · 14703 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 3.24 km NW of Round Valley, California · 14703 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 1.74 km NW of Round Valley, California · 14703 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 1.79 km N of Benton, California · 14702 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 1.613 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14702 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 1.610 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14700 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 1.911 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14700 days ago · -2 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 1.511 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14700 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
  22. 2.919 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14700 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  23. 1.64 km S of Swall Meadows, California · 14699 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  24. 2.33 km S of Swall Meadows, California · 14699 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  25. 1.710 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14698 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  26. 1.919 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14698 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  27. 1.819 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14698 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  28. 1.510 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14697 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  29. 1.512 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14697 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  30. 1.610 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14696 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  31. 1.719 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14695 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  32. 2.24 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14695 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  33. 2.029km W of Olancha, CA · 14695 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  34. 1.84 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14695 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  35. 2.111 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14695 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  36. 2.017 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14694 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  37. 2.38 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14694 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  38. 1.819 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14694 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  39. 3.019 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14693 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  40. 1.613 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14693 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  41. 1.510 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14693 days ago · -2 km deep · 63 km away
  42. 1.718 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14693 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  43. 1.619 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14693 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  44. 2.719 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14692 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  45. 1.610 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14692 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  46. 1.83 km S of Swall Meadows, California · 14692 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  47. 1.510 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14692 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  48. 1.75 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14692 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  49. 2.119 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14692 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  50. 1.86 km NE of Wilkerson, California · 14692 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  51. 1.5California-Nevada border region · 14692 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  52. 1.83 km SSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14691 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  53. 1.811 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14691 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  54. 1.611 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14691 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  55. 1.710 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14691 days ago · -2 km deep · 64 km away
  56. 1.510 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14691 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  57. 1.512 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14691 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  58. 1.812 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14691 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  59. 1.910 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14690 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  60. 2.010 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14690 days ago · -1 km deep · 64 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.52 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14710 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 1.55 km N of Round Valley, California · 14711 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 1.616 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14711 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 2.337km ENE of Independence, CA · 14711 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 1.68 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14711 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 1.615 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14712 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 2.05 km ESE of Bishop, California · 14713 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 1.68 km SW of West Bishop, California · 14713 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 2.02 km W of Round Valley, California · 14713 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 1.612 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14714 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 1.95 km NW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14714 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 1.8California-Nevada border region · 14714 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 2.94 km NW of Round Valley, California · 14715 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 1.515 km W of Round Valley, California · 14716 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 2.427 km NE of Big Creek, California · 14716 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 2.113 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14717 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 2.010 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14717 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 1.56 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14718 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 1.76 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14718 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 1.511 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14718 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1139028 (also filed as ci700235). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:12 PM UTC.