California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 20 km E of Big Pine, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 20 km E of Big Pine, California on Thu, Dec 18, 1986, 8:26 PM PST (04:26 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 20 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-12-19 04:26:52 UTC
Depth
5.4 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.185° N, 118.060° 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, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
184°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
32

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 199 in the 60 days after this one and 169 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.513 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14529 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 1.518 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14529 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 1.816 km NE of Mesa, California · 14529 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.514 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14529 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.814 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14528 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 1.67 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14528 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 1.910 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14528 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 1.618 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14527 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 1.814 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14527 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 1.818 km NW of Benton, California · 14526 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.514 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14526 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 1.64 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 14526 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 1.811 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14525 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 1.517 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14525 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 1.618 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14525 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 2.017 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14524 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 1.613 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14524 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 2.610 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14524 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 1.79 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14524 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 1.88 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14523 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  21. 3.018 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14523 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  22. 2.318 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14523 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  23. 1.922 km SSE of Benton, California · 14523 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  24. 3.320 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14523 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  25. 1.613 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14523 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  26. 2.713 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14523 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  27. 2.018 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14523 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  28. 2.718 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14523 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  29. 1.69 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14523 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  30. 2.520 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14523 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  31. 1.519 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14522 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  32. 2.112 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14522 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  33. 1.54 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14522 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  34. 1.65 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14522 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  35. 2.422 km SSE of Benton, California · 14522 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  36. 4.020 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14522 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  37. 1.820 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14522 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  38. 1.610 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14522 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  39. 1.520 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14521 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  40. 2.416 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14521 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  41. 2.015km WNW of Lone Pine, CA · 14521 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  42. 1.616 km E of Sunny Slopes, California · 14521 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  43. 1.69 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14520 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  44. 1.89 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14520 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  45. 1.70 km ESE of Aspen Springs, California · 14519 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  46. 1.911 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14519 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  47. 2.411 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14518 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  48. 1.711 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14518 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  49. 1.617 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14518 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  50. 2.79 km ENE of Bishop, California · 14518 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  51. 2.818 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14517 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  52. 1.913 km WNW of Benton, California · 14517 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  53. 1.911 km ENE of Big Pine, California · 14516 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  54. 1.718 km NE of Mesa, California · 14516 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  55. 1.514 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14516 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  56. 1.716 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14516 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  57. 2.118 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14516 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  58. 2.114 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14516 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  59. 2.017 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14515 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  60. 1.810 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14515 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.811 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14529 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 2.215 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14529 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 1.714 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14530 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 1.916 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14530 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 1.812 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14530 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.617 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14530 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 1.916 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14530 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 1.616 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14530 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 1.710 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14531 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 2.214 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14531 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 1.615 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14531 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 2.217 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14532 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 2.215 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14533 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 2.519 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14533 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 2.319 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14533 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 1.920km NE of Olancha, CA · 14533 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 1.67 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14534 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 1.811 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14534 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 2.17 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14534 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 2.97 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14534 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc90546 (also filed as ci129362). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:47 AM UTC.