California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 10 km NE of Big Pine, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 10 km NE of Big Pine, California on Tue, Sep 30, 1986, 12:44 AM PDT (07:44 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 1 km E of Bishop, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-09-30 07:44:29 UTC
Depth
3.3 km (2.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.234° N, 118.201° 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 2.5 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
311°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
16

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 at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.411 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14610 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 3.118 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14609 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 2.511 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14609 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 2.511 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14609 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 1.715 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14609 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 2.314 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14609 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 1.514 km NE of Mesa, California · 14609 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 2.14 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14609 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 2.911 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14609 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 2.119 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14609 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 2.219 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14609 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 2.911 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14609 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 2.216 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14609 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 1.811 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14609 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 1.716 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14608 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 1.621 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14608 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 1.517 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14608 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 2.916 km E of Sunny Slopes, California · 14608 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 1.517 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14608 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 2.72 km SSE of Round Valley, California · 14608 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  21. 2.114 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14608 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  22. 3.011 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14608 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  23. 1.51 km S of Benton, California · 14607 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  24. 2.020 km S of Benton, California · 14607 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  25. 1.720 km S of Benton, California · 14607 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  26. 1.711 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14607 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  27. 2.514 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14607 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  28. 3.215 km NE of Mesa, California · 14607 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  29. 2.016 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14606 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  30. 1.88 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14606 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  31. 2.816 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14606 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  32. 2.514 km NE of Mesa, California · 14606 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  33. 1.612 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14606 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  34. 2.7California-Nevada border region · 14605 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  35. 2.014 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14605 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  36. 1.616 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14605 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  37. 2.0California-Nevada border region · 14605 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  38. 2.3California-Nevada border region · 14605 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  39. 1.58 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14605 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  40. 1.515 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14605 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  41. 2.510 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14605 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  42. 1.818 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14605 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  43. 1.616 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14604 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  44. 2.110 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14604 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  45. 2.916 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14604 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  46. 2.116 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14604 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  47. 1.715 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14604 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  48. 2.57 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14603 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  49. 1.811 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14603 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  50. 1.617 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14603 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  51. 2.718 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14603 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  52. 3.318 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14603 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  53. 1.618 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14603 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  54. 2.217 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14603 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  55. 2.817 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14602 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  56. 1.610 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14602 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  57. 2.111 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14602 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  58. 1.517 km NE of Mesa, California · 14601 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  59. 1.59 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14601 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  60. 2.012 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14601 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14610 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 2.111 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14610 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 2.514 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14610 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 2.116 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14610 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 2.022 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14610 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 1.619 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14610 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 3.219 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14610 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 1.71 km SE of Aspen Springs, California · 14610 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 3.314 km NE of Mesa, California · 14611 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 1.819 km NW of Benton, California · 14611 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 1.922 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14611 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 1.716 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14611 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 1.621 km S of Benton, California · 14611 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 1.516 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14611 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 1.615 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14612 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 1.617 km NE of Mesa, California · 14612 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 2.017 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14612 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 1.86 km NW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14612 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 2.317 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14612 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 1.612 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14612 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc84169 (also filed as ci710027). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:47 PM UTC.