California earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 9 km NE of Big Pine, California

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 9 km NE of Big Pine, California on Sun, Mar 29, 1987, 9:39 PM PST (05:39 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 3 km S of Mammoth Lakes, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1987-03-30 05:39:26 UTC
Depth
5.7 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.216° N, 118.198° 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, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
227°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 194 in the 60 days after this one and 107 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.014 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14432 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 2.624km E of Lone Pine, CA · 14431 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.73 km WSW of Swall Meadows, California · 14430 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 1.610 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14430 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 1.613 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14430 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 2.111 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14430 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 1.710 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14429 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 2.68 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14429 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 2.712 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14429 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 2.310km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 14429 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 1.57 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14429 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.88 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14429 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 2.019 km NW of Benton, California · 14429 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 2.420 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14429 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 1.511 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14429 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 1.620 km NE of Mesa, California · 14428 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 3.411 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14428 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 1.715 km NE of Mesa, California · 14428 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 1.726 km S of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14428 days ago · -2 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 2.111 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14428 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 2.011 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14428 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  22. 2.018 km NE of Mesa, California · 14427 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  23. 2.218 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14427 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  24. 1.912 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14427 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  25. 1.618 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14427 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  26. 1.519 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14427 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  27. 1.819 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14427 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  28. 1.613 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14426 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  29. 1.513 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14426 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  30. 1.73 km WNW of Swall Meadows, California · 14425 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  31. 1.71 km SSW of Round Valley, California · 14425 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  32. 2.015 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14424 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  33. 1.919 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14424 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  34. 1.617 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14424 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  35. 2.97 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14424 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  36. 2.57 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14424 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  37. 2.37 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14424 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  38. 2.27 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14424 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  39. 2.37 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14424 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  40. 1.813 km NE of Big Pine, California · 14424 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  41. 1.88 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14424 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  42. 1.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14424 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  43. 1.812 km W of Aspen Springs, CA · 14423 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  44. 3.342km NW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 14423 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  45. 1.716 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14422 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  46. 1.614 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14422 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  47. 1.713 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14421 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  48. 1.611 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14421 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  49. 1.614 km NE of Mesa, California · 14421 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  50. 1.830 km E of Lee Vining, California · 14421 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  51. 1.513 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14421 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  52. 2.014 km NE of Mesa, California · 14420 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  53. 1.72 km WNW of Swall Meadows, California · 14420 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  54. 2.32 km SSE of Round Valley, California · 14420 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  55. 1.515 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14420 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  56. 2.011 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14420 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  57. 1.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14420 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  58. 1.714 km NE of Mesa, California · 14420 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  59. 1.87 km E of Bishop, California · 14419 days ago · -1 km deep · 20 km away
  60. 1.817 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14419 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away

The first 60 of 194.

Before

  1. 2.212 km ENE of Big Pine, California · 14432 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.614 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14432 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 2.016 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14433 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 1.812 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14433 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.53 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14433 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 2.47km NNE of Olancha, CA · 14434 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.617 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14435 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 1.810 km ENE of Wilkerson, California · 14437 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 1.614 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14437 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 1.99 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14437 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 1.818 km NE of Mesa, California · 14438 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 1.612 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14438 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 1.58 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14438 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 2.310 km ENE of Big Pine, California · 14438 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.010 km ENE of Big Pine, California · 14438 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 2.09 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14439 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 1.617 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14440 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 1.711 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14440 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 1.93 km N of Round Valley, California · 14440 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 1.93 km N of Round Valley, California · 14440 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1148691. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:27 PM UTC.