California earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 10 km N of Friant, California

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 10 km N of Friant, California on Sun, Dec 20, 1981, 6:05 AM PST (14:05 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 11 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-12-20 14:05:08 UTC
Depth
16.0 km (9.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.083° N, 119.718° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
230°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 56 in the 60 days after this one and 34 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.812 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16345 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.812 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16343 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 3.211 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16341 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.610 km SSE of Three Rocks, California · 16340 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 2.36 km SSW of El Portal, California · 16340 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.66 km SE of Catheys Valley, California · 16338 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 1.86 km SE of Catheys Valley, California · 16338 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 1.910 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16338 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.81 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16336 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 2.55 km SSE of Lemoore, California · 16336 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.81 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16336 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 1.71 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16336 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 1.97 km E of Fish Camp, California · 16336 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 2.414 km ENE of Fish Camp, California · 16336 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 1.918 km SE of Yosemite Valley, California · 16331 days ago · 27 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 1.911 km NNW of Huron, California · 16330 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 3.56 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16330 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 2.93 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16327 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 1.62 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16327 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 2.69 km S of South Dos Palos, California · 16326 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 2.510 km S of South Dos Palos, California · 16326 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 2.619 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 16325 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  23. 2.320 km SE of Yosemite Valley, California · 16325 days ago · 18 km deep · 65 km away
  24. 1.920 km E of Wawona, California · 16325 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  25. 2.017 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 16323 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 1.86 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16317 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 2.77 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16315 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 3.011 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16314 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  29. 2.021 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 16314 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  30. 2.53 km NNW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16314 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 1.924 km E of Fish Camp, California · 16314 days ago · 17 km deep · 56 km away
  32. 1.618 km E of Fish Camp, California · 16314 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  33. 3.223 km ENE of Fish Camp, California · 16313 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  34. 2.14 km NW of Coarsegold, California · 16313 days ago · 21 km deep · 23 km away
  35. 3.22 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16310 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  36. 1.69 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16309 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  37. 2.815 km WSW of Lee Vining, California · 16308 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  38. 2.28 km NW of El Nido, California · 16304 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  39. 1.712 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16302 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  40. 2.07 km NNW of El Nido, California · 16302 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  41. 2.710 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16299 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  42. 2.611 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16299 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  43. 1.811 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16299 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  44. 2.810 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16298 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  45. 2.712 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16298 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  46. 1.57 km NE of Buck Meadows, California · 16296 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  47. 1.99 km NE of Minkler, California · 16296 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  48. 3.17 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16296 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  49. 3.312 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16295 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  50. 2.016 km SSE of Yosemite Valley, California · 16294 days ago · 27 km deep · 62 km away
  51. 1.916 km N of El Portal, California · 16293 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  52. 1.822 km SE of Yosemite Valley, California · 16292 days ago · 22 km deep · 64 km away
  53. 3.49 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16290 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  54. 3.15 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16288 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  55. 1.74 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16288 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  56. 2.510 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16288 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 1.712 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16348 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.612 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16349 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.811 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16350 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.58 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16351 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.58 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16351 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.615 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16352 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.514 km SE of Catheys Valley, California · 16354 days ago · 18 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 2.19 km NE of Midpines, California · 16355 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 1.918 km WNW of Yosemite Lakes, California · 16357 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 2.07 km NW of El Nido, California · 16359 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 2.013 km SSE of Catheys Valley, California · 16361 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 1.614 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16363 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 1.814 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16363 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 2.310 km SSW of Bootjack, California · 16363 days ago · 32 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 1.915 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16363 days ago · -2 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 3.110 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16366 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 3.510 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16366 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 2.322km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16367 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 2.612km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16367 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 2.59km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16368 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1070482. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:27 PM UTC.