California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 11 km SSW of Big Pine, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 11 km SSW of Big Pine, California on Wed, Nov 18, 1987, 7:47 AM PST (15:47 UTC), 12 km (7 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
2.1 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1987-11-18 15:47:50 UTC
Depth
11.7 km (7.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.065° N, 118.336° 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, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
291°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 146 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.8California-Nevada border region · 14199 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.82 km WNW of Swall Meadows, California · 14199 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 1.817 km S of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14199 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 1.617 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14198 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 1.617 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14198 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.612 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14198 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 1.62km S of Olancha, CA · 14198 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.619 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14198 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 1.54 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 14198 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 1.918 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14196 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 1.7California-Nevada border region · 14196 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 2.214 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14196 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 2.015 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14196 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 2.46 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14195 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 1.53 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14195 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 1.55 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 14193 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 2.66 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 14193 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 1.53 km SSE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14193 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 2.316 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14193 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 2.96 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 14193 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  21. 2.7California-Nevada border region · 14193 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  22. 3.56 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 14193 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  23. 1.611 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14192 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  24. 1.62 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14192 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  25. 1.53 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 14192 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  26. 1.5California-Nevada border region · 14192 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  27. 1.65 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 14192 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  28. 1.610 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14192 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  29. 2.1California-Nevada border region · 14192 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  30. 1.517 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14192 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  31. 1.68 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14191 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 1.95 km NW of Round Valley, California · 14191 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  33. 1.69 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14190 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  34. 1.54 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14190 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  35. 2.12 km SSE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14190 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  36. 2.414 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14190 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  37. 1.514 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14190 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  38. 1.63 km SSW of Mesa, California · 14189 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  39. 1.911 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14189 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  40. 2.520km NE of Olancha, CA · 14189 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  41. 2.113 km NW of Benton, California · 14189 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  42. 2.110 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14189 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  43. 1.613 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14188 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  44. 1.712 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14188 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  45. 2.08 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14188 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  46. 1.68 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14188 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  47. 1.812 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14188 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  48. 1.58 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14187 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  49. 1.513 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14187 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  50. 1.5California-Nevada border region · 14187 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  51. 1.715 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14186 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  52. 1.8California-Nevada border region · 14186 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  53. 1.611 km WNW of Aspen Springs, CA · 14186 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  54. 1.62 km NNW of Mesa, California · 14186 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  55. 1.88 km NW of Benton, California · 14186 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  56. 1.5California-Nevada border region · 14184 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  57. 1.59 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14184 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  58. 1.5California-Nevada border region · 14184 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  59. 2.76 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14184 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  60. 1.810 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14183 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 1.7California-Nevada border region · 14200 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 1.719 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14200 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 1.78 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14200 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 1.813 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14200 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.814 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14200 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 1.613 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14200 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 2.314 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14201 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 1.59 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14201 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 1.59 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14201 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.66 km E of Swall Meadows, California · 14201 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 2.49 km ENE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14201 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 1.68 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14202 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 1.69 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14202 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 1.712 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14202 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 1.618 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14202 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 1.917 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14202 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 1.810 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14202 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 1.712 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14202 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 1.78 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14202 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 1.78 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14202 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1153888. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:12 AM UTC.