California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 29 km ENE of Lee Vining, California

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 29 km ENE of Lee Vining, California on Tue, Aug 31, 1976, 11:38 AM PDT (18:38 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 8 km W of Dyer, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1976-08-31 18:38:49 UTC
Depth
1.7 km (1.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.011° N, 118.793° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 2.3 km horizontally, 7.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
142°
Stations used
3

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.7California-Nevada border region · 18292 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 2.3California-Nevada border region · 18291 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 3.18 km NE of Mesa, California · 18285 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 2.59km SW of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 18284 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 2.923km NW of West Bishop, CA · 18278 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 2.915km NW of West Bishop, CA · 18270 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 2.120 km NW of Benton, California · 18269 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 1.620 km NW of Benton, California · 18269 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 1.7California-Nevada border region · 18268 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 2.99 km E of Sunny Slopes, California · 18261 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 2.935km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 18249 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 2.410 km ENE of Bridgeport, California · 18246 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 3.16 km W of Dyer, Nevada · 18245 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 2.715 km WNW of Dyer, Nevada · 18244 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 2.58 km SW of Dyer, Nevada · 18244 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 3.015 km WNW of Dyer, Nevada · 18244 days ago · -1 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 3.45 km WNW of Dyer, Nevada · 18244 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 2.715 km WNW of Dyer, Nevada · 18244 days ago · -2 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 2.415 km WNW of Dyer, Nevada · 18244 days ago · -2 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 3.215 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 18244 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  21. 3.58 km W of Dyer, Nevada · 18244 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 2.58 km W of Dyer, Nevada · 18243 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  23. 3.410 km W of Coleville, California · 18242 days ago · 24 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 2.117 km NW of Benton, California · 18240 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  25. 2.526 km E of Mono City, California · 18239 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away

Before

  1. 1.94km WNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 18302 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 3.1California-Nevada border region · 18302 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 2.525 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 18305 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 3.331 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 18305 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 2.635 km E of Mono City, California · 18306 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 2.513 km N of Sunny Slopes, California · 18319 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 3.52 km WNW of Mina, Nevada · 18320 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 4.86 km W of Mina, Nevada · 18324 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1031275. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:35 PM UTC.