California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 11km SE of Lone Pine, CA

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 11km SE of Lone Pine, CA on Sun, Nov 9, 1986, 12:39 AM PST (08:39 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 19km NNE of Kernville, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1986-11-09 08:39:26 UTC
Depth
4.4 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.520° N, 117.976° 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
298°, 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: 61 in the 60 days after this one and 64 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.611km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 14574 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 1.714km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 14572 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 2.118km SSE of Lone Pine, CA · 14571 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 2.119km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 14571 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 1.928km WSW of Olancha, CA · 14567 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 1.914km E of Little Lake, CA · 14564 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 1.729km E of Coso Junction, CA · 14564 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 2.14km W of Kernville, CA · 14562 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.713km SSW of Olancha, CA · 14561 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 2.212km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 14560 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 2.04km W of Kernville, CA · 14559 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 2.59km NNW of Kernville, CA · 14559 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.621km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 14555 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 1.813km SE of Olancha, CA · 14554 days ago · -1 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 1.634km N of Kernville, CA · 14551 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 1.721km NNE of Kernville, CA · 14551 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 2.211km WNW of Furnace Creek, CA · 14551 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 1.64 km E of Bishop, California · 14551 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.71km NNW of Little Lake, CA · 14550 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 1.914km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 14549 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  21. 1.830km N of Searles Valley, CA · 14549 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  22. 1.611km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 14548 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  23. 1.811km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 14547 days ago · -1 km deep · 50 km away
  24. 1.525km E of Little Lake, CA · 14545 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  25. 1.617km E of Little Lake, CA · 14543 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  26. 1.84km W of Kernville, CA · 14542 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  27. 1.637km N of Kernville, CA · 14540 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  28. 1.920km NE of Olancha, CA · 14538 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  29. 1.937km N of Kernville, CA · 14536 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  30. 2.519km NNE of Kernville, CA · 14535 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  31. 3.119km NNE of Kernville, CA · 14535 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  32. 2.819km NNE of Kernville, CA · 14535 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  33. 3.019km NNE of Kernville, CA · 14535 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  34. 2.419km NNE of Kernville, CA · 14535 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  35. 2.719km NNE of Kernville, CA · 14535 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  36. 2.020 km E of Big Pine, California · 14535 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  37. 2.022km E of Little Lake, CA · 14535 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  38. 2.119km NNE of Kernville, CA · 14533 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  39. 1.520km E of Coso Junction, CA · 14532 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  40. 1.818km E of Coso Junction, CA · 14532 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  41. 1.622km NNE of Kernville, CA · 14532 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  42. 2.419km NNE of Kernville, CA · 14532 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  43. 1.619km NNE of Kernville, CA · 14532 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  44. 1.733km N of Kernville, CA · 14530 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  45. 1.835km N of Kernville, CA · 14528 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  46. 2.29km E of Kernville, CA · 14527 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  47. 2.015km WNW of Lone Pine, CA · 14526 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  48. 1.620km NNE of Kernville, CA · 14526 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  49. 1.923km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 14524 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  50. 1.516km S of Little Lake, CA · 14524 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  51. 2.79 km ENE of Bishop, California · 14523 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  52. 1.816km SW of Olancha, CA · 14522 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  53. 1.911 km ENE of Big Pine, California · 14522 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  54. 1.930km W of Olancha, CA · 14518 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  55. 2.125km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 14518 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  56. 1.527km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 14518 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  57. 1.510km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 14517 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  58. 2.419km NNE of Kernville, CA · 14517 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  59. 1.724km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 14517 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  60. 1.919km NNE of Kernville, CA · 14516 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away

The first 60 of 61.

Before

  1. 2.18km W of Searles Valley, CA · 14576 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.85km WNW of Little Lake, CA · 14577 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 2.314 km S of Big Pine, California · 14581 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.617km E of Little Lake, CA · 14582 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 3.110 km SW of Big Pine, California · 14583 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 1.618km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 14584 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 1.712km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 14585 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 1.611km NNW of Ridgecrest, CA · 14587 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 2.010km NNW of Ridgecrest, CA · 14587 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.622km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 14587 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 1.910km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 14587 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 1.516km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 14588 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 2.310km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 14588 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 3.010km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 14589 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 1.611km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 14589 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 1.711km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 14589 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 3.110km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 14589 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 1.610km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 14590 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 1.732km N of Kernville, CA · 14590 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 1.710km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 14590 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci712677. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:13 PM UTC.