California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 14 km NE of Big Pine, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 14 km NE of Big Pine, California on Fri, Aug 15, 1986, 9:21 PM PDT (04:21 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 22 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-08-16 04:21:00 UTC
Depth
9.7 km (6.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.257° N, 118.180° 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 1.6 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
284°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.822 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14611 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 1.831km E of Lone Pine, CA · 14611 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 14611 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 1.618 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14611 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 1.822 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14611 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 1.822 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14611 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 1.516 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14611 days ago · -1 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 1.913 km NE of Big Pine, California · 14610 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.022 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14610 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 2.022 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14610 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 2.013 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14610 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 2.012 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14610 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 1.622 km SSE of Benton, California · 14610 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 1.622 km SSE of Benton, California · 14610 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 2.021 km S of Benton, California · 14610 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 2.017 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14610 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 1.621 km S of Benton, California · 14610 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 1.811 km NE of Mesa, California · 14610 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 1.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14610 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 1.69 km E of Bishop, California · 14610 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  21. 1.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14609 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  22. 2.022 km S of Benton, California · 14609 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  23. 1.522 km S of Benton, California · 14609 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  24. 4.011 km S of Benton, California · 14609 days ago · 77 km deep · 57 km away
  25. 2.914 km W of Round Valley, California · 14608 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  26. 1.58 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14608 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  27. 2.015 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14608 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  28. 4.337 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 14608 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  29. 4.339 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 14608 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  30. 1.522 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14608 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  31. 1.512 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14608 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  32. 1.62 km WSW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14608 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  33. 1.92 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14608 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  34. 1.822 km S of Benton, California · 14608 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  35. 1.822 km S of Benton, California · 14608 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  36. 1.714 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14607 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  37. 1.922 km S of Benton, California · 14607 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  38. 1.88 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14607 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  39. 2.56 km NW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14607 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  40. 1.722 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14607 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  41. 1.921 km S of Benton, California · 14607 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  42. 1.716 km NE of Mesa, California · 14607 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  43. 2.621 km S of Benton, California · 14607 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  44. 2.011 km NE of Mesa, California · 14607 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  45. 1.820 km S of Benton, California · 14607 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  46. 2.316 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14607 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  47. 1.916 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14607 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  48. 1.818 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14607 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  49. 2.022 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14607 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  50. 1.721 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14606 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  51. 1.917 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14606 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  52. 1.613 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14606 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  53. 2.413 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14606 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  54. 2.213 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14606 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  55. 1.713 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14606 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  56. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 14606 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  57. 1.74 km ENE of Bishop, California · 14606 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  58. 1.912 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14606 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  59. 1.717 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14606 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  60. 2.422 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14606 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc79209 (also filed as ci707109). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:16 PM UTC.