M1.8 earthquake 13 km NE of Big Pine, California

Magnitude

1.8 (md), micro

Local time

Wed, Sep 3, 1986, 6:17 AM PDT

UTC

1986-09-03 13:17:47 UTC

Depth

11.8 km (7.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.264° N, 118.192° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 2.3 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.25

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

313°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

17

• Big Pine, CaliforniaPopulation 1,756. Forecast14 kmNE
• Dinuba, CaliforniaPopulation 23,702. Forecast133 kmNE
• Clovis, CaliforniaPopulation 104,180. Forecast143 kmENE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast357 kmN

After

1. 2.014 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaSat, Oct 4, 9:40 AM PDT · 14598 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
2. 1.616 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaSat, Oct 4, 10:18 AM PDT · 14598 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
3. 2.0California-Nevada border regionSat, Oct 4, 10:19 AM PDT · 14598 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
4. 2.3California-Nevada border regionSat, Oct 4, 6:12 PM PDT · 14597 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
5. 1.58 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaSat, Oct 4, 8:14 PM PDT · 14597 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
6. 1.515 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaSat, Oct 4, 11:19 PM PDT · 14597 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
7. 2.510 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaSun, Oct 5, 12:17 AM PDT · 14597 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
8. 1.818 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaSun, Oct 5, 1:18 AM PDT · 14597 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
9. 1.616 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaSun, Oct 5, 6:27 PM PDT · 14596 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
10. 2.110 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaSun, Oct 5, 8:22 PM PDT · 14596 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
11. 2.916 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaSun, Oct 5, 8:46 PM PDT · 14596 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
12. 2.116 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaSun, Oct 5, 10:41 PM PDT · 14596 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
13. 1.715 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaMon, Oct 6, 1:01 AM PDT · 14596 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
14. 2.57 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaMon, Oct 6, 6:42 AM PDT · 14596 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
15. 1.811 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaMon, Oct 6, 8:44 AM PDT · 14596 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
16. 1.617 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaMon, Oct 6, 8:56 AM PDT · 14596 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
17. 2.718 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaMon, Oct 6, 11:14 AM PDT · 14596 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
18. 3.318 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaMon, Oct 6, 4:32 PM PDT · 14595 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
19. 1.618 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaMon, Oct 6, 9:35 PM PDT · 14595 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
20. 2.217 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaMon, Oct 6, 11:56 PM PDT · 14595 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
21. 2.817 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaTue, Oct 7, 4:49 AM PDT · 14595 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
22. 1.610 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaTue, Oct 7, 5:44 PM PDT · 14594 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
23. 2.111 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaTue, Oct 7, 10:41 PM PDT · 14594 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
24. 1.517 km NE of Mesa, CaliforniaWed, Oct 8, 4:00 AM PDT · 14594 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
25. 1.59 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaWed, Oct 8, 5:36 AM PDT · 14594 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
26. 2.012 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaWed, Oct 8, 6:05 AM PDT · 14594 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
27. 1.513 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaWed, Oct 8, 7:08 AM PDT · 14594 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
28. 2.112 km WNW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaWed, Oct 8, 5:20 PM PDT · 14593 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
29. 1.721 km S of Benton, CaliforniaWed, Oct 8, 5:23 PM PDT · 14593 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
30. 1.814 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaWed, Oct 8, 5:58 PM PDT · 14593 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
31. 1.925km ESE of Lone Pine, CAWed, Oct 8, 6:55 PM PDT · 14593 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
32. 4.41 km E of Bishop, CaliforniaWed, Oct 8, 10:37 PM PDT · 14593 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
33. 2.90 km ENE of Bishop, CaliforniaWed, Oct 8, 10:39 PM PDT · 14593 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
34. 1.90 km E of Bishop, CaliforniaWed, Oct 8, 10:51 PM PDT · 14593 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
35. 2.31 km ENE of Bishop, CaliforniaThu, Oct 9, 12:49 AM PDT · 14593 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
36. 1.82km W of Lone Pine, CAThu, Oct 9, 1:31 AM PDT · 14593 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
37. 2.17 km E of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaThu, Oct 9, 4:41 PM PDT · 14592 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
38. 2.114 km NE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaThu, Oct 9, 5:33 PM PDT · 14592 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
39. 1.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaFri, Oct 10, 5:13 AM PDT · 14592 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
40. 2.517 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaFri, Oct 10, 6:17 AM PDT · 14592 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
41. 2.79 km NE of Mesa, CaliforniaFri, Oct 10, 8:11 AM PDT · 14592 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
42. 1.89 km NE of Mesa, CaliforniaFri, Oct 10, 8:12 AM PDT · 14592 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
43. 1.66 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaFri, Oct 10, 11:33 AM PDT · 14592 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
44. 2.27 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaFri, Oct 10, 4:31 PM PDT · 14591 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
45. 1.52 km ESE of Mesa, CaliforniaFri, Oct 10, 11:57 PM PDT · 14591 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
46. 1.721 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaSat, Oct 11, 4:35 AM PDT · 14591 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
47. 1.86 km NE of Big Pine, CaliforniaSat, Oct 11, 11:18 AM PDT · 14591 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
48. 1.614 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaSat, Oct 11, 3:27 PM PDT · 14590 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
49. 1.611 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaSat, Oct 11, 4:24 PM PDT · 14590 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
50. 1.79 km WNW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSat, Oct 11, 5:45 PM PDT · 14590 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away
51. 1.822 km S of Benton, CaliforniaSat, Oct 11, 7:44 PM PDT · 14590 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
52. 2.215 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSat, Oct 11, 8:53 PM PDT · 14590 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
53. 1.621 km SSE of Benton, CaliforniaSat, Oct 11, 8:57 PM PDT · 14590 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
54. 1.515 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSat, Oct 11, 9:17 PM PDT · 14590 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
55. 2.121 km S of Benton, CaliforniaSat, Oct 11, 11:09 PM PDT · 14590 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
56. 2.79 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaSun, Oct 12, 12:14 AM PDT · 14590 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
57. 2.021 km S of Benton, CaliforniaSun, Oct 12, 12:49 AM PDT · 14590 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
58. 1.818 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaSun, Oct 12, 3:01 AM PDT · 14590 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
59. 1.711 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaSun, Oct 12, 3:44 AM PDT · 14590 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
60. 2.011 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaSun, Oct 12, 8:10 AM PDT · 14590 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc81092. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:57 AM UTC.