California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 10km SE of Lone Pine, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 10km SE of Lone Pine, CA on Sun, Mar 1, 1987, 6:37 AM PST (14:37 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 42km NW of Stovepipe Wells, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-03-01 14:37:15 UTC
Depth
4.5 km (2.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.524° N, 117.985° 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.

Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
301°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
0

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 86 in the 60 days after this one and 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.410km NNW of Ridgecrest, CA · 14458 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.710km NNW of Ridgecrest, CA · 14458 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.818km NNE of Kernville, CA · 14456 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 2.113km NE of Little Lake, CA · 14455 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 2.013km NE of Little Lake, CA · 14455 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 1.913km NE of Little Lake, CA · 14452 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 2.39km E of Kernville, CA · 14451 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 1.828km ESE of Kernville, CA · 14451 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 2.29km E of Kernville, CA · 14449 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.620km NNE of Kernville, CA · 14448 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 1.85km NW of Little Lake, CA · 14448 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 2.420km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 14445 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 1.65km WNW of Little Lake, CA · 14444 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 1.75km NW of Little Lake, CA · 14442 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 2.346km NE of Lone Pine, CA · 14442 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 2.63km E of Kernville, CA · 14438 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 1.821km SE of Little Lake, CA · 14436 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 2.010 km ENE of Big Pine, California · 14435 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 2.310 km ENE of Big Pine, California · 14435 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 1.810 km ENE of Wilkerson, California · 14434 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  21. 2.428km NNE of Kernville, CA · 14434 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 2.628km NNE of Kernville, CA · 14433 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 1.528km NNE of Kernville, CA · 14433 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  24. 2.43km E of Kernville, CA · 14433 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  25. 2.128km W of Inyokern, CA · 14433 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 2.14km E of Kernville, CA · 14433 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 2.328km NNE of Kernville, CA · 14432 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  28. 2.47km NNE of Olancha, CA · 14431 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  29. 2.212 km ENE of Big Pine, California · 14429 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 2.69 km NE of Big Pine, California · 14429 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  31. 1.94km E of Kernville, CA · 14429 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  32. 2.624km E of Lone Pine, CA · 14428 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  33. 2.63km ENE of Kernville, CA · 14428 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  34. 3.320km NNE of Kernville, CA · 14428 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
  35. 2.519km NNE of Kernville, CA · 14428 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  36. 2.419km NNE of Kernville, CA · 14428 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  37. 2.120km NNE of Kernville, CA · 14428 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  38. 2.619km NNE of Kernville, CA · 14428 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  39. 2.919km NNE of Kernville, CA · 14427 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  40. 2.14km E of Kernville, CA · 14427 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  41. 2.119km NNE of Kernville, CA · 14427 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  42. 2.219km NNE of Kernville, CA · 14426 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  43. 1.713km SE of Olancha, CA · 14426 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  44. 1.93km ENE of Kernville, CA · 14426 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  45. 1.511km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 14426 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  46. 2.411km NE of Little Lake, CA · 14426 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  47. 1.910km NNW of Ridgecrest, CA · 14424 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  48. 2.64km E of Kernville, CA · 14424 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  49. 1.840km SW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 14423 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  50. 2.519km NNE of Kernville, CA · 14422 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  51. 2.112km SSE of Olancha, CA · 14421 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  52. 1.813 km NE of Big Pine, California · 14421 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  53. 3.342km NW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 14420 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  54. 2.016km NE of Trona, CA · 14419 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  55. 1.518km NE of Trona, CA · 14418 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  56. 3.216km NNE of Ridgecrest, CA · 14418 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  57. 1.87 km E of Bishop, California · 14416 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  58. 2.316km W of Searles Valley, CA · 14416 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  59. 2.214km S of Little Lake, CA · 14416 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  60. 2.03km E of Kernville, CA · 14416 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away

The first 60 of 86.

Before

  1. 2.117km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 14458 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.822 km ENE of Big Pine, California · 14459 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 2.638km E of Big Pine, CA · 14459 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 2.010km NNW of Ridgecrest, CA · 14460 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 3.110km NNW of Ridgecrest, CA · 14460 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.410km NNW of Ridgecrest, CA · 14460 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.037km WSW of Olancha, CA · 14460 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 1.810km NNW of Ridgecrest, CA · 14461 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 2.010km NNW of Ridgecrest, CA · 14461 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.610km NNW of Ridgecrest, CA · 14462 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.910km NNW of Ridgecrest, CA · 14462 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 2.610km NNW of Ridgecrest, CA · 14462 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.813km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 14462 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 2.813km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 14465 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 1.99km NNW of Ridgecrest, CA · 14466 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 1.616 km E of Big Pine, California · 14468 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 2.018km E of Little Lake, CA · 14472 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 1.817km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 14474 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 2.619km NNE of Kernville, CA · 14474 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 3.244km NE of Independence, CA · 14474 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci718082. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:02 PM UTC.