M2.9 earthquake 17km SE of Lone Pine, CA

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 17km SE of Lone Pine, CA on Fri, Mar 18, 2022, 2:48 PM PDT (21:48 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 14km NW of Coso Junction, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.86	ML, local (Richter)	Southern California Seismic Network	Preferred · Final · ±0.131 · 91 stations
2.7	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.031 · 134 stations

2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 134 in the 60 days after this one and 47 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 134.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39971663 (also filed as us6000h5w7). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:45 AM UTC.