California earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 14 km NNE of Big Pine, California

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 14 km NNE of Big Pine, California on Wed, Aug 20, 1986, 9:52 PM PDT (04:52 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 37 km S of Goldfield, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-08-21 04:52:19 UTC
Depth
8.4 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.273° N, 118.205° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.25
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
254°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
42

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. 4.337 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 14608 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 4.339 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 14608 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.522 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14608 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 1.512 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14608 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 1.62 km WSW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14608 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 1.92 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14608 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 1.822 km S of Benton, California · 14608 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 1.822 km S of Benton, California · 14608 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 1.714 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14608 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 1.922 km S of Benton, California · 14608 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 1.88 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14608 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 2.56 km NW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14608 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 1.722 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14608 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 1.921 km S of Benton, California · 14607 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 1.716 km NE of Mesa, California · 14607 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 2.621 km S of Benton, California · 14607 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 2.011 km NE of Mesa, California · 14607 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 1.820 km S of Benton, California · 14607 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 2.316 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14607 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 1.916 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14607 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  21. 1.818 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14607 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  22. 2.022 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14607 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  23. 1.721 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14607 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  24. 1.917 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14607 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  25. 1.613 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14606 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  26. 2.413 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14606 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  27. 2.213 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14606 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  28. 1.713 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14606 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  29. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 14606 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  30. 1.74 km ENE of Bishop, California · 14606 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  31. 1.912 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14606 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  32. 1.717 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14606 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  33. 2.422 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14606 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  34. 1.812 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14606 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  35. 1.67 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14606 days ago · 48 km deep · 56 km away
  36. 1.922 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14606 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  37. 1.88 km WSW of West Bishop, California · 14606 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  38. 2.317 km NE of Mesa, California · 14605 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  39. 1.612 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14605 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  40. 2.317 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14605 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  41. 1.86 km NW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14605 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  42. 2.017 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14605 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  43. 1.617 km NE of Mesa, California · 14605 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  44. 1.615 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14605 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  45. 1.516 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14604 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  46. 1.621 km S of Benton, California · 14604 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  47. 1.716 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14604 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  48. 1.922 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14604 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  49. 1.819 km NW of Benton, California · 14604 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  50. 3.314 km NE of Mesa, California · 14604 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  51. 1.71 km SE of Aspen Springs, California · 14603 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  52. 3.219 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14603 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  53. 1.619 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14603 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  54. 2.022 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14603 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  55. 2.116 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14603 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  56. 2.514 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14603 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  57. 2.111 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14603 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  58. 1.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14603 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  59. 1.710 km NE of Big Pine, California · 14603 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  60. 2.411 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14603 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc79772 (also filed as ci707542). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 1:01 AM UTC.