California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 14 km NE of Big Pine, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 14 km NE of Big Pine, California on Sun, Sep 14, 1986, 3:19 PM PDT (22:19 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 21 km S of Benton, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-09-14 22:19:45 UTC
Depth
8.9 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.270° N, 118.199° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
256°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
25

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. 1.62 km W of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14590 days ago · 18 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 2.021 km S of Benton, California · 14590 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 2.317 km NE of Mesa, California · 14590 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 1.616 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14590 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 2.015 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14589 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 2.314 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14589 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 1.612 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14589 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 1.615 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14589 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 1.512 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14589 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 1.81 km ENE of Bishop, California · 14589 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 1.88 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14589 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 1.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14589 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 1.917 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14589 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 1.611 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14589 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 1.8California-Nevada border region · 14588 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 1.99 km NNE of Mesa, CA · 14588 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 2.23 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14587 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 2.114 km NE of Mesa, California · 14587 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 1.814 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14587 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 1.818 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14587 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  21. 1.918 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14587 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  22. 1.919 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14586 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  23. 2.514 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14586 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  24. 2.513 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14586 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  25. 1.714 km NE of Mesa, California · 14586 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  26. 2.011 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14586 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  27. 1.613 km NNE of Big Pine, California · 14585 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 1.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14585 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  29. 2.014 km NE of Big Pine, California · 14585 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  30. 1.5California-Nevada border region · 14584 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  31. 1.813 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14584 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  32. 1.60 km W of Round Valley, California · 14584 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  33. 2.013 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14584 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  34. 1.715 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14584 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  35. 2.115 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14584 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  36. 1.816 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14584 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  37. 1.613 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14583 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  38. 1.614 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14583 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  39. 1.52 km S of Aspen Springs, California · 14583 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  40. 1.616 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14583 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  41. 2.56 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14583 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  42. 1.618 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14583 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  43. 1.61 km S of Mesa, California · 14583 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  44. 1.616 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14583 days ago · -2 km deep · 34 km away
  45. 1.616 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14582 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  46. 1.820 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14582 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  47. 1.919 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14582 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  48. 1.813 km NE of Big Pine, California · 14582 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  49. 2.217 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14582 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  50. 1.711 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14582 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  51. 1.63 km NW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14582 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  52. 2.914 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14582 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  53. 1.914 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14582 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  54. 3.112 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14582 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  55. 1.712 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14582 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  56. 3.319 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14581 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  57. 1.814 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14581 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  58. 1.57 km NE of Mesa, California · 14581 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  59. 2.215 km NE of Mesa, California · 14581 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  60. 2.76 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14581 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc82470. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:26 PM UTC.