California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 29km E of Big Pine, CA

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 29km E of Big Pine, CA on Sun, May 20, 1990, 12:13 PM PDT (19:13 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 13 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1990-05-20 19:13:28 UTC
Depth
3.6 km (2.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.133° N, 117.960° 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
190°, 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: 100 in the 60 days after this one and 44 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.011 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13285 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 2.39 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13285 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 3.613 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 13285 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.513 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 13284 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.814 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 13284 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.77 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13284 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.68 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13283 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.615 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 13283 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 1.59 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13283 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 2.09 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13282 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.97 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13281 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.87 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13280 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.77 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13280 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 2.611 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 13279 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.811 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 13279 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 2.539km E of Big Pine, CA · 13279 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 2.010 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 13278 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 1.61 km ESE of Round Valley, California · 13275 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 2.75 km S of Mesa, California · 13275 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 1.65 km S of Mesa, California · 13275 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  21. 1.95 km S of Mesa, California · 13274 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  22. 1.92 km SW of Swall Meadows, California · 13273 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  23. 2.111 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 13273 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 2.518km NE of Olancha, CA · 13272 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  25. 1.515km SSE of Lone Pine, CA · 13272 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  26. 2.15 km NE of Swall Meadows, California · 13272 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  27. 1.812 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13272 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 1.611 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13271 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  29. 1.611 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13271 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 1.87 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13271 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 2.011 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 13271 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  32. 2.411 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 13271 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  33. 2.332km WSW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 13270 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  34. 1.712 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 13268 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  35. 1.523km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 13267 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  36. 1.716 km NE of Mesa, California · 13267 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  37. 2.537km ESE of Big Pine, CA · 13266 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  38. 1.618 km E of Big Pine, California · 13266 days ago · -1 km deep · 12 km away
  39. 1.68km N of Olancha, CA · 13266 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  40. 1.78km E of Independence, CA · 13266 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  41. 2.9California-Nevada border region · 13265 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  42. 2.216km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 13264 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  43. 1.513 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 13264 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  44. 2.09 km E of Swall Meadows, California · 13263 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  45. 1.611 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13263 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  46. 1.911 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13263 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  47. 1.911 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13263 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  48. 2.611 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13263 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  49. 2.010 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13263 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  50. 1.512 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13263 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  51. 1.68 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13263 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  52. 1.615 km NE of Mesa, California · 13262 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  53. 1.717 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 13261 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  54. 2.612 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13261 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  55. 2.14 km N of Round Valley, California · 13260 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  56. 2.312km NNE of Olancha, CA · 13260 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  57. 1.710 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 13259 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  58. 1.79 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13259 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  59. 2.05 km ENE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 13259 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  60. 1.67 km SSW of Aspen Springs, California · 13258 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away

The first 60 of 100.

Before

  1. 1.88 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13286 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.78 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13287 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.88 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13288 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.616 km NNE of Mesa, California · 13291 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 2.210 km SSW of Aspen Springs, California · 13291 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.512 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 13291 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 1.69 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13295 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.79 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13295 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.49 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13295 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.99 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13295 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.918 km ENE of Bishop, California · 13295 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 1.69 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13296 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 1.610 km NNE of Mesa, California · 13296 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 1.710 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13298 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 1.56 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13298 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 1.912km E of Olancha, CA · 13299 days ago · -1 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 2.014 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 13300 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 1.714 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 13300 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 1.712 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13304 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 1.95 km S of Round Valley, California · 13304 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away

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