California earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 37km ESE of Big Pine, CA

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 37km ESE of Big Pine, CA on Fri, Jun 8, 1990, 12:43 PM PDT (19:43 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 17km NW of Olancha, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1990-06-08 19:43:43 UTC
Depth
4.2 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.072° N, 117.892° 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: 59 in the 60 days after this one and 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.618 km E of Big Pine, California · 13266 days ago · -1 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 1.68km N of Olancha, CA · 13265 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.78km E of Independence, CA · 13265 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 2.216km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 13264 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 2.09 km E of Swall Meadows, California · 13263 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.615 km NE of Mesa, California · 13262 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 1.717 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 13261 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 2.14 km N of Round Valley, California · 13260 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 2.312km NNE of Olancha, CA · 13260 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 1.710 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 13259 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 2.05 km ENE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 13259 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 1.67 km SSW of Aspen Springs, California · 13258 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.91 km NNW of Mesa, California · 13257 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 1.613 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 13257 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.930km E of Lone Pine, CA · 13253 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 1.628km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 13253 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 1.614km ESE of Olancha, CA · 13252 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 1.513km ESE of Olancha, CA · 13252 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 1.714km ESE of Olancha, CA · 13252 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 1.75 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 13251 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  21. 1.710 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 13251 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 2.413 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 13250 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 1.66 km N of Round Valley, California · 13250 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 1.516 km NE of Swall Meadows, California · 13247 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  25. 1.79 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 13247 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 2.01 km WNW of Swall Meadows, California · 13245 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  27. 1.710 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 13242 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  28. 2.010 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 13239 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
  29. 1.715 km NE of Mesa, California · 13238 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  30. 2.26 km ESE of Swall Meadows, California · 13238 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  31. 1.610 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 13237 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  32. 1.95 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 13235 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  33. 1.616 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 13233 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  34. 2.417 km NE of Mesa, California · 13232 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  35. 1.91 km ESE of Mesa, California · 13231 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  36. 2.817 km NE of Mesa, California · 13231 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  37. 1.626 km SSE of Dyer, Nevada · 13228 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  38. 1.73 km W of Round Valley, California · 13227 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  39. 1.717 km NE of Mesa, California · 13226 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  40. 1.65 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 13226 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  41. 1.619km NE of Olancha, CA · 13226 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  42. 1.74 km N of West Bishop, California · 13224 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  43. 1.73 km WNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 13224 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  44. 1.616 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 13221 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  45. 2.027km ESE of Big Pine, CA · 13221 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  46. 2.57km E of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 13220 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  47. 2.317 km NE of Mesa, California · 13220 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  48. 1.712 km NNE of Big Pine, California · 13219 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  49. 1.812 km NNE of Big Pine, California · 13219 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  50. 1.523km WSW of Olancha, CA · 13218 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  51. 1.917 km NE of Mesa, California · 13214 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  52. 2.0California-Nevada border region · 13213 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  53. 2.414 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 13212 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  54. 2.713 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 13212 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  55. 2.915 km NNE of Mesa, California · 13211 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  56. 3.417km NW of Olancha, CA · 13211 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  57. 1.919km SSW of Lone Pine, CA · 13211 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  58. 2.031km W of Olancha, CA · 13208 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  59. 2.015 km NNE of Mesa, California · 13207 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 1.716 km NE of Mesa, California · 13266 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 1.523km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 13266 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 1.844km SW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 13267 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.712 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 13268 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.332km WSW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 13270 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.411 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 13270 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 2.635km W of Olancha, CA · 13272 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.15 km NE of Swall Meadows, California · 13272 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 1.515km SSE of Lone Pine, CA · 13272 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 2.518km NE of Olancha, CA · 13272 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 1.92 km SW of Swall Meadows, California · 13273 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 1.95 km S of Mesa, California · 13274 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 1.65 km S of Mesa, California · 13275 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 2.75 km S of Mesa, California · 13275 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 1.61 km ESE of Round Valley, California · 13275 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 2.010 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 13278 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 2.539km E of Big Pine, CA · 13278 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 1.811 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 13279 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 1.615 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 13283 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 1.841km ESE of Three Rivers, CA · 13283 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away

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