California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 11 km ENE of Big Pine, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 11 km ENE of Big Pine, California on Wed, Dec 31, 1986, 7:11 PM PST (03:11 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 15 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-01-01 03:11:23 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.188° N, 118.159° 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
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
246°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.615 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14487 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 1.519 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14487 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 1.68 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14487 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 3.09 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14487 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 1.58 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14486 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 1.716 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14485 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 1.618 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14485 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 1.614 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14485 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 2.311 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14485 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 1.711 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14485 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 1.618 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14484 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 1.711 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14484 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 2.117 km NE of Mesa, California · 14484 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 1.917 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14483 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 1.5California-Nevada border region · 14483 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 3.819 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14483 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 1.619 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14483 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 1.619 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14483 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 2.519 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14483 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 1.9California-Nevada border region · 14483 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  21. 1.619 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14483 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  22. 1.920 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14483 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 1.819 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14483 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  24. 1.719 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14483 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  25. 1.620 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14482 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  26. 2.419 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14482 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  27. 2.019 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14482 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  28. 1.619 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14482 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  29. 1.819 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14482 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  30. 1.719 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14482 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  31. 1.919 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14482 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  32. 1.813 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14482 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  33. 1.79 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14481 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  34. 2.03 km NW of Round Valley, California · 14481 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  35. 1.919 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  36. 1.619 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14481 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  37. 2.618 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14481 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  38. 1.613 km WSW of Benton, California · 14480 days ago · -2 km deep · 77 km away
  39. 1.614 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14480 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  40. 1.718 km NW of Benton, California · 14480 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  41. 1.611 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14480 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  42. 1.519 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14479 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  43. 1.619 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14479 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  44. 1.818 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14479 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  45. 1.51 km S of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14479 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  46. 2.120 km S of Benton, California · 14479 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  47. 1.58 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14478 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  48. 2.113 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14478 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  49. 1.710 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14478 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  50. 2.511 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14478 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  51. 2.111 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14477 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  52. 2.311 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14477 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  53. 2.118 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14477 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  54. 1.816 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14477 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  55. 2.84 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 14477 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  56. 1.818 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14476 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  57. 2.07 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14476 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  58. 1.720 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14476 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  59. 1.817 km NE of Mesa, California · 14475 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  60. 1.617 km NE of Mesa, California · 14475 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1146285. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:45 AM UTC.