California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 15 km S of Big Pine, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 15 km S of Big Pine, California on Wed, Dec 18, 2002, 11:05 PM PST (07:05 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 16 km SW of Aspen Springs, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2002-12-19 07:05:53 UTC
Depth
4.5 km (2.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.021° N, 118.293° 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.

Station coverage gap
235°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 92 in the 60 days after this one and 57 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.7Central California · 8691 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 2.0California-Nevada border region · 8691 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 1.89 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 8691 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 2.034 km E of Big Pine, California · 8690 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 1.614 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 8690 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.633 km ESE of Big Pine, California · 8689 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 2.015km E of Lone Pine, CA · 8688 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 1.913 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 8687 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 3.316 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 8686 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 1.716 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 8686 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 1.92 km N of West Bishop, California · 8686 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 2.111 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 8686 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 1.59 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 8686 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 1.716 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 8685 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 2.515 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 8684 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 2.014 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 8684 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 1.511km SSW of Olancha, CA · 8683 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.821km NNE of Olancha, California · 8683 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 1.59 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 8682 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 2.411km S of Olancha, CA · 8682 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 2.09 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 8682 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 1.7California-Nevada border region · 8681 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 2.715 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 8681 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  24. 1.724km E of Lone Pine, California · 8680 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  25. 1.615 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 8680 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  26. 1.831 km SW of Wilkerson, California · 8678 days ago · 16 km deep · 34 km away
  27. 2.146 km ESE of Big Pine, California · 8677 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  28. 1.646 km ESE of Big Pine, California · 8677 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  29. 2.223km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 8676 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  30. 1.65 km SW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 8674 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  31. 2.0California-Nevada border region · 8673 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 1.543 km E of Big Pine, California · 8672 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  33. 1.77 km SE of Lone Pine, California · 8672 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  34. 2.38km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 8671 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  35. 1.77km ESE of Lone Pine, California · 8671 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  36. 1.97km N of Olancha, CA · 8671 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  37. 1.97km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 8671 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  38. 1.96km ESE of Lone Pine, California · 8670 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  39. 1.647 km NE of Lone Pine, California · 8670 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  40. 1.751 km NNE of Keeler, California · 8670 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  41. 2.316 km SSW of Big Pine, California · 8669 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  42. 1.67km S of Olancha, California · 8668 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  43. 1.521 km SW of West Bishop, California · 8668 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  44. 1.616 km S of Big Pine, California · 8668 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  45. 1.610 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 8667 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  46. 1.816 km WSW of Round Valley, California · 8667 days ago · 38 km deep · 58 km away
  47. 1.524 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 8667 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  48. 1.526km WSW of Olancha, California · 8665 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  49. 1.915km E of Lone Pine, California · 8663 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  50. 1.814 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 8663 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  51. 1.810 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 8663 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  52. 1.820km NE of Olancha, CA · 8662 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  53. 1.614 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 8662 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  54. 1.87 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 8661 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  55. 2.111km NW of Olancha, California · 8660 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  56. 2.26 km WSW of Squaw Valley, California · 8660 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  57. 1.527 km E of Big Pine, California · 8658 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  58. 1.88 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 8658 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  59. 2.511km S of Olancha, CA · 8658 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  60. 1.78 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 8658 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away

The first 60 of 92.

Before

  1. 2.010 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 8692 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 2.02 km NW of Aspen Springs, California · 8692 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 2.414 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 8692 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.65 km NNW of West Bishop, California · 8692 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 1.62 km NW of Mesa, California · 8693 days ago · 30 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 1.716 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 8695 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 2.422 km NNW of Dyer, Nevada · 8695 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.28 km N of Mammoth Lakes, California · 8695 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.32 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 8696 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.916 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 8696 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 1.62 km NW of Mesa, California · 8696 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 2.316 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 8696 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 2.02 km NW of Mesa, California · 8696 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 2.13 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 8698 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 1.68 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 8698 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 3.58 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 8698 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 2.98 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 8698 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 2.425km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 8700 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 2.235km ESE of Three Rivers, CA · 8700 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 1.516 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 8701 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00060773. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:59 PM UTC.