California earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 5km NNE of Mammoth Lakes, CA

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 5km NNE of Mammoth Lakes, CA on Thu, Jul 9, 1981, 10:11 AM PDT (17:11 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 California-Nevada border region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-07-09 17:11:54 UTC
Depth
3.9 km (2.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.678° N, 118.964° 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.

Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
139°
Stations used
0

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and 167 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.911km NNW of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16519 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 1.62 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16519 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 2.612km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16519 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 2.94km N of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16519 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.712km SSW of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16519 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 1.73 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16519 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 1.83 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16519 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 1.73 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16519 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 1.73 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16519 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 1.83 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16519 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 1.95 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16519 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 1.83 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16519 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 3.33km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16519 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 3.02 km NNE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16519 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.83 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16519 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 1.83 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16519 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 1.83 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16519 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 2.84km NNW of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16519 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 1.93 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16519 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 2.18 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16519 days ago · 17 km deep · 24 km away
  21. 2.26 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16519 days ago · 21 km deep · 7 km away
  22. 2.02 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16519 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  23. 2.013km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16519 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  24. 3.43 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16519 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  25. 3.29 km NNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16519 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  26. 1.62 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16519 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  27. 2.62km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16519 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  28. 2.94km N of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16519 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  29. 2.83km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16519 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  30. 1.70km SSW of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16519 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  31. 2.03 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16519 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  32. 3.25km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16519 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  33. 3.05km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16519 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  34. 2.418km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16519 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  35. 2.86km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16519 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  36. 1.53km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16519 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  37. 2.87km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16519 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  38. 2.95km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16519 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  39. 2.73km NNE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16519 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  40. 3.42 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16519 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  41. 3.06km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16518 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  42. 1.627km ENE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 16518 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  43. 2.45km N of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16518 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  44. 2.75km NNW of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16518 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  45. 2.82km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16518 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  46. 3.12 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16518 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  47. 1.63 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16518 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  48. 1.53 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16518 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  49. 2.42 km S of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16518 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  50. 2.637km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16518 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  51. 3.32 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16518 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  52. 2.68km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16518 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  53. 3.33 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16518 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  54. 1.83 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16518 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  55. 2.14 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16518 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away
  56. 2.34 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16518 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  57. 1.87 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16518 days ago · -1 km deep · 11 km away
  58. 1.83 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16518 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  59. 2.73 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16518 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  60. 1.813km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16518 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.82 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16519 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 1.72 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16519 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 1.58km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16519 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 3.16km NNW of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16519 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.13 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16519 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 2.82km NNE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16519 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.97 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16519 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 1.83 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16519 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 2.0Central California · 16519 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 2.02 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16519 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 1.93 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16519 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 1.93 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16519 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 2.03 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16519 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 2.33 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16519 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 1.64 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16519 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 1.65 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16519 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 1.83 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16519 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 1.83 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16519 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 2.53 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16519 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 1.93 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16519 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci519821. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:27 PM UTC.