California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 17 km ENE of Big Pine, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 17 km ENE of Big Pine, California on Wed, Sep 30, 1987, 1:25 PM PDT (20:25 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 17 km NE of Mesa, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-09-30 20:25:53 UTC
Depth
1.2 km (0.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.199° N, 118.091° 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, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
202°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 199 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.517 km NE of Mesa, California · 14224 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 1.83 km WNW of Swall Meadows, California · 14223 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 2.526km SW of Lone Pine, CA · 14223 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 2.09 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14223 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.91 km WNW of Mesa, California · 14223 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 1.95 km N of Round Valley, California · 14222 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 2.214 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14222 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 2.417 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14222 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 1.85 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 14222 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 2.06 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14221 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.514 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14220 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 1.914 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14220 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 1.69 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14220 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 1.58 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14220 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 14220 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 1.810 km NNW of Benton, California · 14220 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 1.69 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14220 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 1.812 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14219 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 1.926km WSW of Lone Pine, CA · 14219 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 1.53 km SSW of Mesa, California · 14219 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 1.65 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14218 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 1.59 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14218 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  23. 1.62 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 14217 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  24. 1.510 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14217 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  25. 2.119 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14217 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  26. 2.218 km NE of Mesa, California · 14217 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  27. 1.811 km NNW of Benton, California · 14217 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 1.611 km N of Benton, California · 14217 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  29. 1.811 km N of Benton, California · 14217 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  30. 1.811 km NNW of Benton, California · 14217 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  31. 1.617 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14217 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  32. 2.118 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14216 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  33. 2.017 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14216 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  34. 1.617 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14216 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  35. 1.917 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14215 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  36. 1.912 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14215 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  37. 1.711 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14215 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  38. 1.610 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14215 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  39. 1.82 km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14214 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  40. 2.012 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14214 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  41. 2.011 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14214 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  42. 2.220 km ENE of Big Pine, CA · 14214 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 1.613 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14214 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  44. 2.518 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14214 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  45. 1.513 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14214 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  46. 1.612 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14214 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  47. 1.714 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14212 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  48. 1.612 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14211 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  49. 1.813 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14211 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  50. 1.614 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14211 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  51. 1.62 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14211 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  52. 1.51 km E of Round Valley, California · 14211 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  53. 1.613 km NW of Benton, California · 14210 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  54. 1.611 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14209 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  55. 1.614 km W of Round Valley, California · 14209 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  56. 2.034km WSW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 14209 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  57. 2.03 km W of Round Valley, California · 14209 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  58. 1.612 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14208 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  59. 1.612 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14208 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  60. 2.211 km SSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14208 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away

The first 60 of 199.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc106510 (also filed as ci624527). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:33 PM UTC.