California earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 9 km SE of Big Pine, California

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 9 km SE of Big Pine, California on Fri, Jun 5, 1987, 7:25 AM PDT (14:25 UTC), 12 km (7 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
2.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-06-05 14:25:51 UTC
Depth
11.6 km (7.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.106° N, 118.212° 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 2.7 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.26
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
311°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
36

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 110 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.24 km SE of Big Pine, California · 14356 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 1.87 km WSW of Round Valley, California · 14356 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 1.94 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14356 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.74 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14356 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.817 km NE of Mesa, California · 14356 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 1.610 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14355 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 1.617 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14355 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 1.65 km NNW of Mesa, California · 14355 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 14355 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 1.7California-Nevada border region · 14355 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 2.912 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14354 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 2.33 km SE of Aspen Springs, California · 14354 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 1.912 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14354 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 2.212 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14354 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 1.810 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14354 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 2.320 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14354 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 1.912 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14353 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 1.518 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14353 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 1.715 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14352 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 1.516 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14352 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  21. 3.218 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14351 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  22. 1.511 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14350 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 1.818 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14350 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  24. 2.218 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14350 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  25. 1.519 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14350 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  26. 1.619 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14350 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  27. 1.712 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14350 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  28. 1.610 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14350 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  29. 1.819 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14349 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  30. 2.427km W of Olancha, CA · 14349 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  31. 1.76 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14349 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  32. 2.112 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14348 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  33. 1.513 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14348 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  34. 1.611 km NW of Aspen Springs, California · 14347 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  35. 1.911 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14346 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  36. 1.69 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14346 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  37. 1.917 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14346 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  38. 1.615 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14345 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  39. 1.515 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14345 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  40. 1.713 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14345 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  41. 1.514 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14345 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  42. 1.617 km NE of Mesa, California · 14344 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  43. 2.117 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14344 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  44. 1.96 km S of Round Valley, California · 14343 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  45. 2.11 km SSE of Round Valley, California · 14343 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  46. 1.97 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14342 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  47. 1.614 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14342 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  48. 1.716 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14342 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  49. 1.522 km SSE of Benton, California · 14342 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  50. 1.93 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 14341 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  51. 1.715 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14341 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  52. 2.013 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14341 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  53. 2.22 km WNW of West Bishop, California · 14341 days ago · 17 km deep · 38 km away
  54. 3.66 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14340 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  55. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 14340 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  56. 1.731km WNW of Olancha, CA · 14340 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  57. 1.613 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14340 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  58. 1.511 km NW of Aspen Springs, California · 14339 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  59. 1.510 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14339 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  60. 1.95 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14339 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.923 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14357 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 1.617 km NE of Mesa, California · 14357 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 1.87 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14357 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 1.812 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14357 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 2.017 km NE of Mesa, California · 14357 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 1.56 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14357 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.612 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14358 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.7California-Nevada border region · 14358 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 1.64 km NW of Sunny Slopes, California · 14358 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 1.517 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14358 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 1.54 km NW of Sunny Slopes, California · 14358 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 2.25 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14359 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 1.812 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14359 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 1.812 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14360 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 1.511 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14360 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 1.66 km W of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14361 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.811 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14361 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 1.621 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14361 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 1.614 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14361 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 1.516 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14362 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc101482 (also filed as ci723466). Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 4:20 PM UTC.