California earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 28km WSW of Tecopa, CA

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 28km WSW of Tecopa, CA on Tue, Nov 10, 1987, 9:04 AM PST (17:04 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 20km WSW of Tecopa, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-11-10 17:04:18 UTC
Depth
5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.719° N, 116.496° 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
217°, 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: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.820km WSW of Tecopa, CA · 14195 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 2.821km NE of Trona, CA · 14193 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 2.121km NNE of Trona, CA · 14189 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.831km E of Barstow, CA · 14186 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.931km E of Barstow, CA · 14186 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.131km E of Barstow, CA · 14186 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.831km E of Barstow, CA · 14185 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 2.243km ENE of Trona, CA · 14175 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 2.144km ENE of Trona, CA · 14175 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 2.045km ENE of Trona, CA · 14175 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 2.842km ENE of Trona, CA · 14175 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 2.442km ENE of Trona, CA · 14175 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 2.845km ENE of Trona, CA · 14175 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 2.243km ENE of Trona, CA · 14175 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 2.844km ENE of Trona, CA · 14175 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 2.445km ENE of Trona, CA · 14175 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 2.545km WSW of Shoshone, CA · 14169 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 2.431km E of Barstow, CA · 14165 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 1.820km SSE of Trona, CA · 14162 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 2.642km ENE of Trona, CA · 14161 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  21. 2.344km ENE of Trona, CA · 14161 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  22. 2.58km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 14161 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 2.832km SE of Johannesburg, CA · 14149 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 2.333km SE of Johannesburg, CA · 14149 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 1.833km SE of Johannesburg, CA · 14149 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 2.524km WSW of Fort Irwin, CA · 14148 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  27. 2.416km W of Searles Valley, CA · 14146 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  28. 1.933km SSE of Fort Irwin, CA · 14143 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  29. 2.543km ENE of Trona, CA · 14141 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away

Before

  1. 1.810km ENE of Barstow, CA · 14202 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 2.233km SE of Johannesburg, CA · 14202 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.638km NNW of Barstow, CA · 14203 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 2.425km SSE of Trona, CA · 14203 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 2.222km ENE of Barstow, CA · 14205 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 2.621km NNE of Trona, CA · 14209 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 2.410km NE of Barstow, CA · 14214 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.914km E of Barstow, CA · 14217 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.021km ESE of Johannesburg, CA · 14219 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 2.422km NNW of Baker, CA · 14223 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 2.430km NNW of Baker, CA · 14224 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 2.332km ENE of Barstow, CA · 14224 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci134797. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:33 PM UTC.