California earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 7 km SSW of Bootjack, California

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 7 km SSW of Bootjack, California on Fri, Mar 11, 1977, 1:19 PM PST (21:19 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
1977-03-11 21:19:40 UTC
Depth
14.9 km (9.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.395° N, 119.905° 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 5.3 km horizontally, 2.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.49
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
176°
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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.78 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 18096 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 2.75 km SSE of Bootjack, California · 18085 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away

Before

  1. 2.50 km W of Groveland, California · 18104 days ago · 19 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 2.114 km SE of Catheys Valley, California · 18108 days ago · 22 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 1.99 km SE of Catheys Valley, California · 18111 days ago · 22 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 2.02 km WSW of Buck Meadows, California · 18112 days ago · 34 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 2.211 km SE of Greeley Hill, California · 18113 days ago · 26 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 1.96 km ESE of Catheys Valley, California · 18115 days ago · 32 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 2.6Central California · 18121 days ago · 32 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 1.79 km NE of Bear Valley, California · 18121 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 1.714 km SE of Catheys Valley, California · 18123 days ago · 18 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 2.415 km SSE of Catheys Valley, California · 18123 days ago · 20 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 2.216 km SSE of Catheys Valley, California · 18123 days ago · 24 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 1.714 km S of Catheys Valley, California · 18123 days ago · 25 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 2.05 km NE of Bear Valley, California · 18125 days ago · 25 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 1.89 km SSE of Catheys Valley, California · 18127 days ago · 24 km deep · 14 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1034340. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 7:56 PM UTC.