California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 15 km E of Big Pine, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 15 km E of Big Pine, California on Mon, Feb 9, 1987, 5:09 AM PST (13:09 UTC), -1 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 14 km W of Aspen Springs, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1987-02-09 13:09:54 UTC
Depth
-1.2 km (-0.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.171° N, 118.115° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 6.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
256°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
15

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 130 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.919 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14479 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 1.716 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14479 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 1.711 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14478 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 1.621 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14478 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 1.816 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14477 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 2.116 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14477 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 2.414 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14477 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 2.813 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14477 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 1.713 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14477 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 1.514 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14477 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 1.612 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14477 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 1.511 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14477 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 1.810 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14477 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 1.710 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14476 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 1.715 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14476 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 1.68 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14476 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 3.244km NE of Independence, CA · 14475 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 1.51 km SSW of Round Valley, California · 14475 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 1.917 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14475 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 2.214 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14475 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 2.113 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14474 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  22. 1.510 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14474 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  23. 2.110 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14474 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  24. 1.710 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14474 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  25. 1.811 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14474 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  26. 1.51 km NNE of Round Valley, California · 14474 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  27. 1.711 km SSW of Round Valley, California · 14472 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
  28. 1.714 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14472 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  29. 1.77 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14471 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  30. 1.79 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14471 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  31. 2.03 km W of Round Valley, California · 14471 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  32. 1.7California-Nevada border region · 14470 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  33. 1.518 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14470 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  34. 2.011 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14470 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  35. 2.711 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14470 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  36. 2.311 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14470 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  37. 2.311 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14470 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  38. 1.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14470 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  39. 2.411 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14470 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  40. 2.25 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 14470 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  41. 1.811 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14470 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  42. 1.711 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14470 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  43. 2.911 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14470 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  44. 1.616 km E of Big Pine, California · 14470 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  45. 2.511 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14470 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  46. 1.911 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14470 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  47. 2.011 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14470 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  48. 1.711 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14470 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  49. 1.711 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14470 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  50. 1.815 km NE of Mesa, California · 14470 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  51. 1.717 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14469 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  52. 1.628 km WSW of Round Valley, California · 14469 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  53. 1.810 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14469 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  54. 1.710 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14469 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  55. 2.411 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14469 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  56. 2.813 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14469 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  57. 1.730 km ENE of Big Creek, California · 14468 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  58. 2.511 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14468 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  59. 3.213 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14467 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  60. 1.713 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14467 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.314 km E of Big Pine, California · 14480 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.918 km E of Big Pine, California · 14480 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.518 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14480 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 1.814 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14480 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.716 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14480 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 14480 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 1.914 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14480 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 3.114 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14481 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.812 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14481 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 1.718 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14481 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 1.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14481 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 1.59 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14481 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 1.53 km ESE of Mesa, California · 14482 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 1.815 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14483 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 1.618 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14483 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 1.611 km NW of Aspen Springs, California · 14483 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 1.619 km NE of Mesa, California · 14483 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 1.517 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14484 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 1.616 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14484 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 1.918 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14484 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1147244. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:22 PM UTC.