M2.2 earthquake 20km ESE of Lone Pine, CA

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 20km ESE of Lone Pine, CA on Sat, Aug 25, 1990, 1:27 AM PDT (08:27 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 14 km S of Big Pine, California. This one was a foreshock.

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 114 in the 60 days after this one and 51 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 114.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci2003471. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:50 AM UTC.