California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 10 km E of Big Pine, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 10 km E of Big Pine, California on Wed, Apr 23, 1986, 9:41 PM PST (05:41 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 11 km SW of Aspen Springs, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-04-24 05:41:15 UTC
Depth
0.3 km (0.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.170° N, 118.166° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.26
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
170°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 86 in the 60 days after this one and 48 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.829km W of Olancha, CA · 14759 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.519 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14757 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 2.019 km NNE of Mesa, CA · 14757 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 2.211 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14756 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 2.012 km ENE of Big Pine, California · 14750 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.65 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14749 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 2.03 km NNW of Swall Meadows, California · 14748 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 1.85 km NNE of Big Creek, California · 14747 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.78 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14747 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.74 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 14747 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 2.15 km SE of Wilkerson, California · 14746 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 1.95 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 14745 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 2.59 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14745 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 2.010 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14745 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 2.712 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14743 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 1.53 km ESE of Bishop, California · 14743 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 2.24 km NW of Round Valley, California · 14743 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 2.213 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14743 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 2.04 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 14743 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 2.09km ENE of Lone Pine, CA · 14743 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 2.34 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 14743 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  22. 1.94 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 14742 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  23. 1.714 km ENE of Big Pine, California · 14742 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  24. 1.718 km SSE of Shaver Lake, California · 14742 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  25. 2.627km E of Lone Pine, CA · 14741 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  26. 2.612 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14740 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  27. 2.41 km SSE of Mesa, California · 14739 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  28. 1.613 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14738 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  29. 2.213 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14738 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  30. 1.826 km S of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14735 days ago · -2 km deep · 80 km away
  31. 2.211 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14734 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  32. 1.812 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14733 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  33. 1.65 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14731 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
  34. 2.01 km SW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14731 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  35. 2.05 km N of Round Valley, California · 14729 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  36. 1.62 km N of Round Valley, California · 14728 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  37. 2.65 km N of Round Valley, California · 14728 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  38. 1.64km NE of Olancha, CA · 14726 days ago · -2 km deep · 98 km away
  39. 2.15 km ENE of Mesa, California · 14724 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
  40. 2.212 km ENE of Big Pine, California · 14724 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  41. 1.512 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14724 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  42. 2.815 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14724 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  43. 1.84 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 14723 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  44. 1.56 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14723 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  45. 2.824 km SW of Big Pine, California · 14721 days ago · 28 km deep · 33 km away
  46. 1.62 km N of Round Valley, California · 14721 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  47. 1.67 km E of Swall Meadows, California · 14721 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  48. 1.515 km W of Dyer, Nevada · 14721 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  49. 3.542 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 14720 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  50. 1.65 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14720 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  51. 1.917 km NW of Benton, California · 14719 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  52. 1.66 km N of Round Valley, California · 14719 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  53. 2.869km NW of Beatty, NV · 14717 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  54. 2.31 km E of Round Valley, California · 14717 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  55. 1.75 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 14716 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  56. 2.91 km E of Round Valley, California · 14716 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  57. 1.61 km W of Mesa, California · 14716 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  58. 1.81 km E of Round Valley, California · 14716 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  59. 1.712 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14716 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  60. 1.514 km NW of Benton, California · 14715 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away

The first 60 of 86.

Before

  1. 2.03 km SSW of Swall Meadows, California · 14763 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 3.112 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14763 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.64 km N of Round Valley, California · 14763 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 1.54 km N of Round Valley, California · 14763 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 1.715 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14764 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 1.99km E of Lone Pine, CA · 14764 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 2.39 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14765 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 2.08 km NW of Aspen Springs, California · 14765 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 2.028km E of Lone Pine, CA · 14767 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 2.526km E of Lone Pine, CA · 14767 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 1.59 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14768 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 1.623 km SSW of Round Valley, California · 14769 days ago · 17 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 2.04 km N of Round Valley, California · 14770 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 2.19 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14770 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 2.59 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14771 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 2.33 km SSW of Mesa, California · 14771 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 2.15 km SSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14772 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 2.212 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14773 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 2.014 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14773 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 2.013 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14773 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc70980 (also filed as ci122758). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:28 PM UTC.