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M2.0 earthquake 6 km NNW of Friant, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 6 km NNW of Friant, California on Mon, Nov 2, 1981, 8:48 AM PST (16:48 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 12 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-11-02 16:48:00 UTC
Depth
21.3 km (13.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.041° N, 119.738° 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 1.8 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
328°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 61 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.112 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16391 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.87 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16388 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 3.07 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16388 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 3.513 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16387 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 3.511 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16387 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 3.43 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16385 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 3.94 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16385 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 3.73 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16385 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 3.44 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16385 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 2.13 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16384 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 2.25km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16382 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 2.63km NNE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16379 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 2.13 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16379 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 3.923 km E of Fish Camp, California · 16379 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 1.814km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16379 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 3.112 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16378 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 2.312 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16377 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 3.1Central California · 16377 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 2.39 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16376 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 2.18km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16376 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 1.915km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16375 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 1.810 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16374 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 2.422km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16371 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 3.44 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16369 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 2.76km N of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16369 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 2.96 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16369 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 2.59km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16368 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 2.322km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16367 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  29. 3.510 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16366 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 3.110 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16366 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 1.915 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16363 days ago · -2 km deep · 92 km away
  32. 2.310 km SSW of Bootjack, California · 16363 days ago · 32 km deep · 42 km away
  33. 1.814 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16363 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  34. 1.614 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16363 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  35. 2.013 km SSE of Catheys Valley, California · 16361 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  36. 2.07 km NW of El Nido, California · 16359 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  37. 1.918 km WNW of Yosemite Lakes, California · 16356 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  38. 2.19 km NE of Midpines, California · 16355 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  39. 1.514 km SE of Catheys Valley, California · 16354 days ago · 18 km deep · 40 km away
  40. 1.615 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16352 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  41. 1.811 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16350 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  42. 1.612 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16349 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  43. 1.712 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16348 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  44. 1.914 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 16348 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  45. 2.610 km N of Friant, California · 16347 days ago · 16 km deep · 5 km away
  46. 1.812 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16345 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  47. 1.725 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 16343 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  48. 1.524 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 16343 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  49. 1.812 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16342 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  50. 3.211 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16341 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  51. 1.610 km SSE of Three Rocks, California · 16340 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  52. 2.36 km SSW of El Portal, California · 16340 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  53. 1.66 km SE of Catheys Valley, California · 16338 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  54. 1.86 km SE of Catheys Valley, California · 16338 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  55. 1.910 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16338 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  56. 1.81 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16336 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  57. 2.55 km SSE of Lemoore, California · 16336 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  58. 1.81 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16336 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  59. 1.71 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16336 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  60. 1.97 km E of Fish Camp, California · 16336 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away

The first 60 of 61.

Before

  1. 3.012 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16403 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.923 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 16406 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.911 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16407 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 3.314 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16412 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 3.03 km SW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16414 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.76 km SW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16414 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 3.113 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16415 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 3.013 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16419 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.814 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16419 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 3.113 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16419 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 2.523 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 16421 days ago · 26 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 2.623 km WSW of June Lake, California · 16421 days ago · 25 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 3.210 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16422 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 3.011 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16422 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.914 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16422 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 3.415 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16422 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 3.015 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16424 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 3.09 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16424 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 2.915 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16424 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 3.115 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16425 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1069142. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:45 PM UTC.