California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 20 km NE of Big Pine, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 20 km NE of Big Pine, California on Sun, May 10, 1987, 2:50 PM PDT (21:50 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 6 km W of Aspen Springs, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-05-10 21:50:56 UTC
Depth
2.7 km (1.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.315° N, 118.160° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.53
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
204°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 140 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.51 km SSW of Round Valley, California · 14387 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 2.121 km SSE of Benton, California · 14387 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 1.620 km SSE of Benton, California · 14387 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 1.69 km WSW of West Bishop, CA · 14386 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 1.78 km SW of West Bishop, California · 14386 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 1.915 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14385 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 1.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14385 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 1.623 km SSE of Benton, California · 14385 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 1.518 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14385 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 1.511 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14385 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 2.39 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14385 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 1.817 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14385 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 1.716 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14385 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 1.59 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14385 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 2.021 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14385 days ago · -2 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 1.83 km S of Swall Meadows, California · 14385 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 1.816 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14383 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 2.715 km NE of Swall Meadows, California · 14383 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 1.75 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14382 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 2.37 km E of Swall Meadows, California · 14382 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  21. 1.68 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14382 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  22. 1.731 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 14382 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 2.46 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14381 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 1.913 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14381 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  25. 2.021 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14381 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  26. 2.521 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14381 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  27. 1.615 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14379 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  28. 2.511 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14379 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  29. 1.711 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14379 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  30. 1.711 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14379 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  31. 1.817 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14378 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  32. 2.613 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14378 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  33. 1.715 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14377 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  34. 1.615 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14377 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  35. 1.619 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14377 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  36. 1.819 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14377 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  37. 1.88 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14376 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  38. 1.812 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14376 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  39. 1.626 km WNW of Benton, California · 14376 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  40. 2.716 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14376 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  41. 2.315 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14376 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  42. 2.019 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14376 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  43. 1.718 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14375 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  44. 1.617 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14375 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  45. 2.018 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14374 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  46. 1.718 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14374 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  47. 2.017 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14374 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  48. 1.622 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14374 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  49. 1.912 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14373 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  50. 1.520 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14373 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  51. 1.811 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14373 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  52. 2.017 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14372 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  53. 2.114 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14372 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  54. 1.917 km NE of Mesa, California · 14372 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  55. 1.515 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14371 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  56. 1.917 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14371 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  57. 2.013 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14370 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  58. 1.714 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14370 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  59. 2.116 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14369 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  60. 2.514 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14369 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 2.614 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14388 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 1.82 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 14388 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 1.73 km NNW of Mesa, California · 14388 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 2.318 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14389 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 2.12 km SW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14389 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.612 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14389 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 2.013 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14389 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 1.512 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14389 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 1.84 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14390 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 2.39 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14390 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 2.015 km NE of Mesa, California · 14391 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 1.5California-Nevada border region · 14391 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 1.618 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14391 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 1.714 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14391 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 1.63 km S of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14391 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 4.23 km S of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14391 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 1.86 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14391 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 1.66 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14392 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 1.718 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14392 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 1.618 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14392 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc100164. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:34 AM UTC.