California earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 6 km W of Fish Camp, California

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 6 km W of Fish Camp, California on Tue, May 26, 1981, 12:11 AM PDT (07:11 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 12 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1981-05-26 07:11:58 UTC
Depth
13.8 km (8.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.472° N, 119.709° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 3.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
99°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 179 in the 60 days after this one and 35 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.020km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16563 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 1.824km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16562 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 2.621km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16562 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 1.817km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16562 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.017km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16562 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.89km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16561 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.025km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16560 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 1.51 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16557 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 3.12 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16557 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 2.810km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16556 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 1.922km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16556 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 1.925km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16554 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.79km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16554 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 1.923km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16554 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 2.349km N of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16553 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 3.115 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16553 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 3.1California-Nevada border region · 16553 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 3.211 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16553 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 2.34km NNE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16553 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 2.815 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16553 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  21. 3.015 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16552 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  22. 2.814 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16552 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  23. 3.010 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16552 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 1.814km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16552 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  25. 2.511 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16550 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 2.611 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16549 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 2.910km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16549 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  28. 2.013km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16549 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  29. 3.0California-Nevada border region · 16547 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  30. 3.29 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16546 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  31. 1.814km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16543 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  32. 1.723km NW of West Bishop, CA · 16543 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  33. 1.79 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16543 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  34. 1.69 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16543 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  35. 2.74km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16543 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  36. 1.820km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16541 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  37. 1.720km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16541 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  38. 3.28 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16541 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  39. 2.515km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16540 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  40. 1.912km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16540 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  41. 2.44 km SW of Wawona, California · 16540 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  42. 2.8Central California · 16540 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  43. 1.98 km SSW of El Portal, California · 16540 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  44. 1.716km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16539 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  45. 1.917km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16539 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  46. 2.02 km S of Wawona, California · 16538 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  47. 3.314 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16538 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  48. 1.82 km SSE of Wawona, California · 16538 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  49. 2.36km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16537 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  50. 1.78 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16537 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  51. 2.88 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16537 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  52. 1.611km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16537 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  53. 1.519km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16537 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  54. 3.47 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16537 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  55. 3.214 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16536 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  56. 2.99 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16536 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  57. 3.213 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16535 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  58. 2.58 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16535 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  59. 1.78 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16535 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  60. 2.69km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16534 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away

The first 60 of 179.

Before

  1. 2.017km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16565 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 1.913km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16565 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 2.624 km E of Fish Camp, California · 16565 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 3.124 km E of Fish Camp, California · 16565 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 1.615km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16566 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 2.82 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16566 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 2.014km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16566 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 1.72 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16567 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 2.018km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16568 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.89 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16569 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 2.69 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16571 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 2.615km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16571 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 3.115 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16573 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 2.521km WNW of West Bishop, CA · 16573 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 2.321km NE of Oakhurst, CA · 16576 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 2.720km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16576 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 2.921km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16577 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 3.014km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16577 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 3.011 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16579 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 2.99km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16580 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1064013. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:06 AM UTC.