M3.1 earthquake 11km NNE of Clovis, CA
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 11km NNE of Clovis, CA on Tue, Oct 2, 1973, 7:07 PM PDT (02:07 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 5 km S of Mammoth Lakes, California. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.1 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-10-03 02:07:53 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.914° N, 119.662° W
- Region
- California
- 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.
- Location uncertainty
- About 2.5 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.13
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 300°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 2
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.95 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 19347 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.818km SSW of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 19337 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.25 km S of Mammoth Lakes, California · 19337 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3319210. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 7:16 AM UTC.