California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 10 km ENE of Big Pine, California

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 10 km ENE of Big Pine, California on Sun, Jun 29, 1986, 12:19 PM PDT (19:19 UTC), 8 km (5 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
2.4 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-06-29 19:19:24 UTC
Depth
8.5 km (5.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.192° N, 118.174° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
250°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
32

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 60 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.24 km NW of Round Valley, California · 14701 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 1.74 km NW of Round Valley, California · 14701 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 1.79 km N of Benton, California · 14701 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 1.613 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14701 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 1.610 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14699 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 1.911 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14699 days ago · -2 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 1.511 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14698 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 2.919 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14698 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 1.64 km S of Swall Meadows, California · 14697 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 2.33 km S of Swall Meadows, California · 14697 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 1.710 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14697 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 1.919 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14696 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 1.819 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14696 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 1.510 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14696 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 1.512 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14696 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 1.610 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14695 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 1.719 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14694 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 2.24 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14694 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 2.029km W of Olancha, CA · 14694 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.84 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14693 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 2.111 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14693 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  22. 2.017 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14693 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  23. 2.38 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14693 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  24. 1.819 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14692 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  25. 3.019 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14692 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  26. 1.613 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14692 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  27. 1.510 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14692 days ago · -2 km deep · 69 km away
  28. 1.718 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14692 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  29. 1.619 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14692 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  30. 2.719 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14691 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  31. 1.610 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14691 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 1.83 km S of Swall Meadows, California · 14691 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  33. 1.510 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14691 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  34. 1.75 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14691 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  35. 2.119 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14691 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  36. 1.86 km NE of Wilkerson, California · 14691 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  37. 1.5California-Nevada border region · 14690 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  38. 1.83 km SSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14690 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  39. 1.811 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14690 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  40. 1.611 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14690 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  41. 1.710 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14690 days ago · -2 km deep · 71 km away
  42. 1.510 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14690 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  43. 1.512 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14689 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  44. 1.812 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14689 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  45. 1.910 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14689 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  46. 2.010 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14689 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  47. 1.614 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14688 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  48. 2.311 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14688 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
  49. 1.619 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14688 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  50. 2.212 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14688 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  51. 1.620 km NW of Benton, California · 14688 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  52. 3.31 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14686 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  53. 2.91 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14686 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  54. 1.67 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14686 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  55. 2.07 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14686 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  56. 2.016 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14685 days ago · -2 km deep · 72 km away
  57. 1.813 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14684 days ago · -2 km deep · 75 km away
  58. 2.79 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14684 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  59. 2.515 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14684 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
  60. 1.516 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14684 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.69 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14702 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 1.99 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14702 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.611 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14704 days ago · -2 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 1.611 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14704 days ago · -2 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 1.710 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14705 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 1.912 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14706 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.714 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14706 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 1.76 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14706 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 2.615 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14707 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 1.812 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14707 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 1.913 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14707 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.511 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14708 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 1.911 km SW of Big Pine, California · 14709 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 1.52 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14709 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 1.55 km N of Round Valley, California · 14710 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 1.616 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14710 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 2.337km ENE of Independence, CA · 14710 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 1.68 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14710 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 1.615 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14711 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 2.05 km ESE of Bishop, California · 14711 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc75596 (also filed as ci700534). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:04 PM UTC.