California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 16 km E of Big Pine, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 16 km E of Big Pine, California on Wed, Feb 18, 1987, 9:47 PM PST (05:47 UTC), 4 km (2 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
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-02-19 05:47:05 UTC
Depth
3.7 km (2.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.154° N, 118.101° 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 3.0 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.02
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
300°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
17

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 136 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.511 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14468 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 1.911 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14468 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 2.011 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14468 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 1.711 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14468 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 1.711 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14468 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 1.815 km NE of Mesa, California · 14468 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 1.717 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14468 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 1.628 km WSW of Round Valley, California · 14468 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 1.810 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14468 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 1.710 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14468 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 2.411 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14468 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 2.813 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14468 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 1.730 km ENE of Big Creek, California · 14467 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 2.511 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14467 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 3.213 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14466 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 1.713 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14466 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 1.613 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14466 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 2.213 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14466 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 1.614 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14466 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 2.813km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 14466 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 1.67 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14465 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 1.511 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14465 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  23. 1.710 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14465 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 1.716 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14464 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  25. 1.61 km NE of Round Valley, California · 14464 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  26. 1.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14463 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  27. 1.5California-Nevada border region · 14463 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  28. 1.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14463 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  29. 2.211 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14462 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  30. 1.616 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14462 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  31. 2.113 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14462 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  32. 2.112 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14462 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  33. 1.810 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14461 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  34. 1.518 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14461 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  35. 1.619 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14461 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  36. 1.9California-Nevada border region · 14461 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  37. 3.314 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14461 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  38. 3.713 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14461 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  39. 1.813 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14461 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  40. 1.713 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14461 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  41. 1.814 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14461 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  42. 1.613 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14461 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  43. 1.617 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14461 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  44. 1.514 km NE of Mesa, California · 14461 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  45. 1.714 km NE of Mesa, California · 14460 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  46. 1.515 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14460 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  47. 2.113 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14460 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  48. 1.515 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14460 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  49. 4.014 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14460 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  50. 1.614 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14460 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  51. 1.8California-Nevada border region · 14460 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  52. 2.514 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14460 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  53. 1.5California-Nevada border region · 14460 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  54. 1.614 km NE of Swall Meadows, California · 14460 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  55. 2.113 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14460 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  56. 1.913 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14460 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  57. 1.918 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14460 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  58. 1.616 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14460 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  59. 1.613 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14460 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  60. 2.513 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14460 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.911 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14468 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 1.711 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14468 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 1.811 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14469 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 2.25 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 14469 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 2.411 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14469 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 1.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14469 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 2.311 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14469 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 2.311 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14469 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 2.711 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14469 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 2.011 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14469 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 1.518 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14469 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 1.7California-Nevada border region · 14469 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 2.03 km W of Round Valley, California · 14470 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 1.79 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14470 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 1.77 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14470 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 1.714 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14470 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 1.711 km SSW of Round Valley, California · 14470 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 1.51 km NNE of Round Valley, California · 14472 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 1.811 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14473 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 1.710 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14473 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1147482. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 2:02 PM UTC.