California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 14 km E of Big Pine, California

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 14 km E of Big Pine, California on Sun, Feb 8, 1987, 10:54 PM PST (06:54 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 13km SE of Lone Pine, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-02-09 06:54:39 UTC
Depth
1.0 km (0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.188° N, 118.124° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
249°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
33

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 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.213 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14458 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 1.614 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14457 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 2.813km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 14457 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.67 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14457 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.511 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14457 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 1.710 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14457 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 1.716 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14456 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 1.61 km NE of Round Valley, California · 14455 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 1.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14455 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 1.5California-Nevada border region · 14454 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 1.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14454 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 2.211 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14454 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 1.616 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14454 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 2.113 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14454 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 2.112 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14454 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 1.810 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14453 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 1.518 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14453 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 1.619 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14453 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 1.9California-Nevada border region · 14453 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 3.314 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14453 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 3.713 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14453 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 1.813 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14453 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  23. 1.713 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14453 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  24. 1.814 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14453 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  25. 1.613 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14453 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  26. 1.617 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14453 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  27. 1.514 km NE of Mesa, California · 14452 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  28. 1.714 km NE of Mesa, California · 14452 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  29. 1.515 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14452 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  30. 2.113 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14452 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  31. 1.515 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14452 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  32. 4.014 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14452 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  33. 1.614 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14452 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  34. 1.8California-Nevada border region · 14452 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  35. 2.514 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14452 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  36. 1.5California-Nevada border region · 14452 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  37. 1.614 km NE of Swall Meadows, California · 14452 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  38. 2.113 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14452 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  39. 1.913 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14452 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  40. 1.918 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14452 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  41. 1.616 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14452 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  42. 1.613 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14451 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  43. 2.513 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14451 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  44. 1.911 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14451 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  45. 1.613 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14451 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  46. 2.638km E of Big Pine, CA · 14451 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  47. 1.514 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14451 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  48. 1.822 km ENE of Big Pine, California · 14451 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  49. 1.819 km ENE of Bishop, California · 14450 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  50. 3.513 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14450 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  51. 1.913 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14450 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  52. 1.5California-Nevada border region · 14450 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  53. 1.913 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14450 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  54. 1.8California-Nevada border region · 14450 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  55. 2.010km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 14450 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  56. 1.814 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14450 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  57. 1.516 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14450 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  58. 1.69 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14449 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  59. 1.718 km NE of Mesa, California · 14449 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  60. 1.713 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14449 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away

The first 60 of 198.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc94311 (also filed as ci716949). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:57 AM UTC.