California earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 27km E of Lone Pine, CA

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 27km E of Lone Pine, CA on Wed, May 14, 1986, 6:24 AM PDT (13:24 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 18km SW of Little Lake, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1986-05-14 13:24:05 UTC
Depth
4.5 km (2.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.589° N, 117.773° 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.

Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
206°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
0

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 137 in the 60 days after this one and 76 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.936km N of Kernville, CA · 14754 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.632km W of Coso Junction, CA · 14752 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.836km N of Kernville, CA · 14752 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.634km N of Kernville, CA · 14751 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.736km N of Kernville, CA · 14751 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.810km WSW of Searles Valley, CA · 14751 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.137km N of Kernville, CA · 14751 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.67km NW of Little Lake, CA · 14749 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 1.939km N of Kernville, CA · 14749 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 2.321km N of Trona, CA · 14749 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 2.321km N of Trona, CA · 14749 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 2.322km NNE of Trona, CA · 14749 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 1.67km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 14749 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 1.624km NNE of Kernville, CA · 14748 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 1.936km N of Kernville, CA · 14748 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 2.722km NNE of Trona, CA · 14748 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 2.038km N of Kernville, CA · 14747 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 2.314km E of Little Lake, CA · 14747 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 1.835km N of Kernville, CA · 14747 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 2.035km N of Kernville, CA · 14746 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  21. 3.918km SW of Little Lake, CA · 14745 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 2.511km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 14744 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  23. 1.610km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 14744 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  24. 1.510km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 14744 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  25. 1.710km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 14743 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  26. 2.034km N of Kernville, CA · 14743 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  27. 1.735km N of Kernville, CA · 14743 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  28. 1.737km N of Kernville, CA · 14743 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  29. 1.636km N of Kernville, CA · 14743 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  30. 1.634km N of Kernville, CA · 14743 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  31. 1.735km N of Kernville, CA · 14741 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  32. 2.418km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 14741 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  33. 1.836km N of Kernville, CA · 14741 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  34. 1.935km N of Kernville, CA · 14741 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  35. 1.518km SW of Little Lake, CA · 14740 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  36. 1.936km N of Kernville, CA · 14740 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  37. 1.64km NE of Olancha, CA · 14739 days ago · -2 km deep · 36 km away
  38. 1.935km N of Kernville, CA · 14738 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  39. 1.636km N of Kernville, CA · 14738 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  40. 2.634km N of Kernville, CA · 14738 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  41. 1.936km N of Kernville, CA · 14738 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  42. 2.212km WSW of Little Lake, CA · 14738 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  43. 1.612km WSW of Little Lake, CA · 14738 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  44. 1.921km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 14737 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  45. 1.935km N of Kernville, CA · 14737 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  46. 1.636km N of Kernville, CA · 14737 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  47. 2.78km NNE of Little Lake, CA · 14737 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  48. 1.57km NNE of Little Lake, CA · 14737 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  49. 1.934km N of Kernville, CA · 14737 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  50. 2.212 km ENE of Big Pine, California · 14737 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  51. 1.836km N of Kernville, CA · 14737 days ago · 16 km deep · 83 km away
  52. 1.735km N of Kernville, CA · 14735 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  53. 1.737km N of Kernville, CA · 14735 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  54. 1.619km NNE of Kernville, CA · 14735 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  55. 1.837km N of Kernville, CA · 14735 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  56. 1.735km N of Kernville, CA · 14735 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  57. 1.838km N of Kernville, CA · 14735 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  58. 2.213km WSW of Little Lake, CA · 14735 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  59. 2.619km NNE of Kernville, CA · 14734 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  60. 1.936km N of Kernville, CA · 14734 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away

The first 60 of 137.

Before

  1. 1.714 km ENE of Big Pine, California · 14754 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 1.724km WSW of Olancha, CA · 14755 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.925km WSW of Olancha, CA · 14755 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 2.625km WSW of Olancha, CA · 14755 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 1.828km WSW of Olancha, CA · 14755 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 1.826km WSW of Olancha, CA · 14755 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 1.736km N of Kernville, CA · 14755 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 2.09km ENE of Lone Pine, CA · 14755 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 1.735km N of Kernville, CA · 14755 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.935km N of Kernville, CA · 14756 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 1.936km N of Kernville, CA · 14756 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 1.53 km ESE of Bishop, California · 14756 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 1.737km N of Kernville, CA · 14756 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.736km N of Kernville, CA · 14756 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.836km N of Kernville, CA · 14756 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 1.537km N of Kernville, CA · 14756 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 1.636km N of Kernville, CA · 14756 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 1.635km N of Kernville, CA · 14757 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 1.836km N of Kernville, CA · 14757 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 2.15 km SE of Wilkerson, California · 14758 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci124465. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 10:27 AM UTC.