California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 20 km ENE of Big Pine, CA

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 20 km ENE of Big Pine, CA on Fri, Oct 23, 1987, 7:48 PM PDT (02:48 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 6 km WNW of Round Valley, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-10-24 02:48:28 UTC
Depth
1.3 km (0.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.201° N, 118.074° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
216°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
26

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 107 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.613 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14220 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 2.518 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14220 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 1.513 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14220 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.612 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14220 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 1.714 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14218 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.612 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14218 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.813 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14217 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 1.614 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14217 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 1.62 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14217 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.51 km E of Round Valley, California · 14217 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 1.613 km NW of Benton, California · 14217 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 1.611 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14216 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 1.614 km W of Round Valley, California · 14216 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 2.034km WSW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 14215 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 2.03 km W of Round Valley, California · 14215 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 1.612 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14215 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 1.612 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14214 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 2.211 km SSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14214 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 1.72 km WNW of Swall Meadows, California · 14214 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 1.73 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14212 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  21. 1.79 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14212 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  22. 1.611 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14212 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 1.612 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14212 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 1.711 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14212 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  25. 1.613 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14211 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  26. 1.913 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14211 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  27. 1.619 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14211 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  28. 1.86 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14210 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  29. 2.117 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14210 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  30. 3.113 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14208 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  31. 2.113 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14208 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  32. 1.71 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 14208 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  33. 1.913 km NW of Benton, California · 14208 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  34. 2.011 km SSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14208 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  35. 1.512 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14207 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  36. 1.819 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14207 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  37. 1.838km WSW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 14207 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  38. 2.112 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14206 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  39. 2.537km WSW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 14206 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  40. 2.04 km N of Round Valley, California · 14206 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  41. 1.710 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14206 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  42. 2.010 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14206 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  43. 2.011 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14206 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  44. 1.712 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14206 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  45. 1.710 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14206 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  46. 1.517 km NE of Swall Meadows, California · 14206 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  47. 1.69 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14206 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  48. 1.713 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14206 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  49. 1.819 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14205 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  50. 1.712 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14205 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  51. 1.910 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14205 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  52. 1.610 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14205 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
  53. 1.917 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14205 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  54. 1.811 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14205 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  55. 2.520 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14204 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  56. 2.920 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14204 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  57. 2.020 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14204 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  58. 2.18 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14204 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  59. 1.820 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14204 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  60. 1.59 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14204 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.011 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14220 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 2.012 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14221 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 1.82 km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14221 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 1.610 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14221 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 1.711 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14221 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 1.912 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14222 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 1.917 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14222 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 1.617 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14222 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 2.017 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14222 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 2.118 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14223 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 1.617 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14223 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 1.811 km NNW of Benton, California · 14223 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.811 km N of Benton, California · 14223 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 1.611 km N of Benton, California · 14223 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 1.811 km NNW of Benton, California · 14223 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 2.218 km NE of Mesa, California · 14224 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 2.119 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14224 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 1.510 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14224 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 1.62 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 14224 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 1.59 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14224 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc107664 (also filed as ci733580). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 7:58 AM UTC.