M2.3 earthquake 17km ESE of Lone Pine, CA

Magnitude

2.3 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Sat, Sep 13, 1986, 12:33 PM PDT

UTC

1986-09-13 19:33:39 UTC

Depth

4.4 km (2.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.532° N, 117.891° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

194°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

0

• Lone Pine, CaliforniaPopulation 2,035. Forecast18 kmESE
• Ridgecrest, CaliforniaPopulation 28,780. Forecast103 kmN
• Visalia, CaliforniaPopulation 130,104. Forecast127 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast278 kmN

After

1. 1.519km ESE of Lone Pine, CASat, Sep 13, 4:14 PM PDT · 14629 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
2. 1.910km ENE of Coso Junction, CASat, Sep 13, 6:20 PM PDT · 14629 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
3. 1.613 km NE of Big Pine, CaliforniaSat, Sep 13, 10:44 PM PDT · 14629 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
4. 1.511km ENE of Coso Junction, CASun, Sep 14, 5:46 AM PDT · 14628 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
5. 1.813 km NE of Big Pine, CaliforniaSun, Sep 14, 11:35 AM PDT · 14628 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
6. 2.014 km NE of Big Pine, CaliforniaSun, Sep 14, 3:19 PM PDT · 14628 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
7. 1.621km WNW of Inyokern, CASun, Sep 14, 3:43 PM PDT · 14628 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
8. 1.714km ENE of Little Lake, CAMon, Sep 15, 5:14 PM PDT · 14627 days ago · -1 km deep · 61 km away
9. 1.636km N of Kernville, CATue, Sep 16, 7:54 AM PDT · 14626 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
10. 1.918km ESE of Lone Pine, CAWed, Sep 17, 5:13 PM PDT · 14625 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
11. 1.612km ENE of Kernville, CAWed, Sep 17, 11:36 PM PDT · 14625 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
12. 1.517km E of Coso Junction, CAThu, Sep 18, 11:49 AM PDT · 14624 days ago · -1 km deep · 57 km away
13. 1.925km N of Searles Valley, CAThu, Sep 18, 12:25 PM PDT · 14624 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
14. 1.619km ESE of Little Lake, CAFri, Sep 19, 7:36 AM PDT · 14623 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
15. 1.612km ENE of Coso Junction, CAFri, Sep 19, 10:04 PM PDT · 14623 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
16. 2.0California-Nevada border regionSun, Sep 21, 12:44 AM PDT · 14622 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
17. 1.831km E of Lone Pine, CASun, Sep 21, 1:48 PM PDT · 14621 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
18. 1.87km ENE of Coso Junction, CASun, Sep 21, 10:16 PM PDT · 14621 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
19. 1.913 km NE of Big Pine, CaliforniaSun, Sep 21, 11:47 PM PDT · 14621 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
20. 1.834km NNW of Searles Valley, CAMon, Sep 22, 1:05 AM PDT · 14620 days ago · -1 km deep · 62 km away
21. 1.712km SSW of Olancha, CAMon, Sep 22, 6:57 AM PDT · 14620 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
22. 1.69 km E of Bishop, CaliforniaMon, Sep 22, 7:16 PM PDT · 14620 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
23. 1.711km ENE of Coso Junction, CAWed, Sep 24, 2:38 AM PDT · 14618 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
24. 1.820km SE of Little Lake, CAThu, Sep 25, 4:38 AM PDT · 14617 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
25. 1.823km WNW of Inyokern, CAThu, Sep 25, 4:58 AM PDT · 14617 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
26. 1.535km N of Kernville, CAFri, Sep 26, 8:03 AM PDT · 14616 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
27. 1.733km N of Kernville, CAMon, Sep 29, 5:40 AM PDT · 14613 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
28. 2.034km N of Kernville, CAMon, Sep 29, 6:46 AM PDT · 14613 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
29. 2.622km ESE of Little Lake, CAMon, Sep 29, 5:18 PM PDT · 14613 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
30. 2.914km WSW of Searles Valley, CAMon, Sep 29, 7:15 PM PDT · 14613 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
31. 1.710 km NE of Big Pine, CaliforniaTue, Sep 30, 12:44 AM PDT · 14613 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
32. 2.720km NNE of Ridgecrest, CATue, Sep 30, 12:47 AM PDT · 14613 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
33. 1.822km N of Ridgecrest, CATue, Sep 30, 12:51 AM PDT · 14613 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
34. 2.620km WNW of Searles Valley, CAWed, Oct 1, 10:08 AM PDT · 14611 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
35. 1.634km N of Kernville, CAThu, Oct 2, 4:45 AM PDT · 14610 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
36. 1.616km ESE of Little Lake, CASat, Oct 4, 9:56 AM PDT · 14608 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
37. 2.3California-Nevada border regionSat, Oct 4, 6:12 PM PDT · 14608 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
38. 1.715km NNE of Inyokern, CASun, Oct 5, 7:49 PM PDT · 14607 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
39. 2.118km ESE of Little Lake, CASun, Oct 5, 8:48 PM PDT · 14607 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
40. 1.630km N of Kernville, CAMon, Oct 6, 1:42 AM PDT · 14606 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
41. 1.615km NNW of Inyokern, CAMon, Oct 6, 5:02 PM PDT · 14606 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
42. 2.614km NNW of Inyokern, CAMon, Oct 6, 9:52 PM PDT · 14606 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
43. 1.836km N of Kernville, CATue, Oct 7, 8:26 AM PDT · 14605 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
44. 1.78km NE of Coso Junction, CAWed, Oct 8, 10:23 AM PDT · 14604 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
45. 1.925km ESE of Lone Pine, CAWed, Oct 8, 6:55 PM PDT · 14604 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
46. 1.82km W of Lone Pine, CAThu, Oct 9, 1:31 AM PDT · 14603 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
47. 2.337km N of Kernville, CAFri, Oct 10, 4:15 AM PDT · 14602 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
48. 2.436km N of Kernville, CAFri, Oct 10, 4:48 AM PDT · 14602 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
49. 1.536km N of Kernville, CAFri, Oct 10, 4:59 AM PDT · 14602 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
50. 1.636km N of Kernville, CAFri, Oct 10, 5:32 AM PDT · 14602 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
51. 1.836km N of Kernville, CAFri, Oct 10, 5:34 AM PDT · 14602 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
52. 1.735km N of Kernville, CAFri, Oct 10, 5:43 AM PDT · 14602 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
53. 1.86 km NE of Big Pine, CaliforniaSat, Oct 11, 11:18 AM PDT · 14601 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
54. 1.635km N of Kernville, CASat, Oct 11, 4:22 PM PDT · 14601 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
55. 1.635km N of Kernville, CASat, Oct 11, 11:04 PM PDT · 14601 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
56. 1.536km N of Kernville, CASat, Oct 11, 11:54 PM PDT · 14601 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
57. 1.832km N of Kernville, CASun, Oct 12, 3:10 PM PDT · 14600 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
58. 1.736km N of Kernville, CASun, Oct 12, 9:04 PM PDT · 14600 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
59. 1.610km ENE of Coso Junction, CAMon, Oct 13, 4:08 PM PDT · 14599 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
60. 1.812km NE of Coso Junction, CAMon, Oct 13, 9:09 PM PDT · 14599 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away

The first 60 of 117.

Before

1. 1.612km NE of Coso Junction, CAThu, Sep 11, 10:11 AM PDT · 14631 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
2. 1.611km NE of Coso Junction, CAWed, Sep 10, 8:19 PM PDT · 14632 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
3. 1.711km NE of Coso Junction, CAWed, Sep 10, 8:03 PM PDT · 14632 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
4. 1.611km NE of Coso Junction, CAWed, Sep 10, 6:29 AM PDT · 14632 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
5. 1.913 km NNE of Big Pine, CaliforniaWed, Sep 10, 2:50 AM PDT · 14632 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
6. 2.06km W of Searles Valley, CATue, Sep 9, 9:11 PM PDT · 14633 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
7. 1.712km NE of Coso Junction, CATue, Sep 9, 12:03 PM PDT · 14633 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
8. 1.719km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Sep 9, 5:17 AM PDT · 14633 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
9. 1.813 km NE of Big Pine, CaliforniaTue, Sep 9, 3:04 AM PDT · 14633 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
10. 1.735km NNW of Searles Valley, CATue, Sep 9, 12:54 AM PDT · 14633 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
11. 1.528km ESE of Kernville, CAMon, Sep 8, 10:53 PM PDT · 14634 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
12. 1.619km SSW of Little Lake, CAMon, Sep 8, 12:19 PM PDT · 14634 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
13. 2.120km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Sep 8, 7:14 AM PDT · 14634 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
14. 1.68km SE of Olancha, CASun, Sep 7, 4:44 PM PDT · 14635 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
15. 2.013 km NE of Big Pine, CaliforniaSun, Sep 7, 4:32 PM PDT · 14635 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
16. 1.812km NE of Coso Junction, CASun, Sep 7, 12:01 PM PDT · 14635 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
17. 1.533km N of Kernville, CASun, Sep 7, 11:31 AM PDT · 14635 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
18. 1.919km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Sep 7, 6:02 AM PDT · 14635 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
19. 1.835km N of Kernville, CASun, Sep 7, 3:19 AM PDT · 14635 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
20. 1.836km N of Kernville, CASun, Sep 7, 1:39 AM PDT · 14635 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci709231. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:21 PM UTC.