California earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 3 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 3 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California on Thu, Nov 12, 1981, 6:42 PM PST (02:42 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 4 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
1981-11-13 02:42:27 UTC
Depth
6.6 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.635° N, 118.932° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
209°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 87 in the 60 days after this one and 30 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.94 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16384 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 3.73 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16384 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 3.44 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16384 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.629km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16384 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 2.13 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16384 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.310km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16384 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 1.99km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16384 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 2.720km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16383 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 2.45 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16382 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 3.15 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16382 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 1.8California-Nevada border region · 16382 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 2.25km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16382 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 2.63km NNE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16379 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 2.13 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16379 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 3.923 km E of Fish Camp, California · 16379 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 3.010 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16378 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 2.664km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16378 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.814km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16378 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 3.112 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16377 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 1.925km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16377 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 2.312 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16377 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  22. 3.1Central California · 16377 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  23. 2.39 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16376 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  24. 2.18km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16376 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  25. 1.818km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16376 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  26. 2.09 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16375 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  27. 2.651km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16375 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  28. 1.915km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16375 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  29. 1.912km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16374 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  30. 1.810 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16374 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  31. 2.28 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16373 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  32. 3.29 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16371 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  33. 3.48 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16371 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  34. 2.422km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16370 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  35. 3.44 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16369 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 2.76km N of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16369 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  37. 2.96 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16369 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  38. 2.014km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16368 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  39. 2.59km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16368 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  40. 2.612km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16367 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  41. 2.322km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16366 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  42. 3.510 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16365 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  43. 3.110 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16365 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  44. 2.466km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16365 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  45. 1.915 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16363 days ago · -2 km deep · 17 km away
  46. 2.310 km SSW of Bootjack, California · 16363 days ago · 32 km deep · 94 km away
  47. 1.814 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16362 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  48. 1.614 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16362 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  49. 1.53km NNW of West Bishop, CA · 16358 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  50. 3.52 km W of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 16357 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  51. 1.59km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16357 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  52. 1.655km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16357 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  53. 2.618 km ESE of Long Barn, California · 16357 days ago · 36 km deep · 99 km away
  54. 3.23 km W of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 16356 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  55. 1.646km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16355 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  56. 1.813km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16355 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  57. 2.19 km NE of Midpines, California · 16354 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  58. 2.118 km WNW of Bridgeport, California · 16354 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  59. 1.514 km SE of Catheys Valley, California · 16353 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away
  60. 1.615 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16352 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away

The first 60 of 87.

Before

  1. 3.511 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16387 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 3.513 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16387 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 3.07 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16387 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 1.87 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16387 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 1.842km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16387 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 3.110 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16388 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 3.310 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16389 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 3.112 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16391 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 3.57 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16392 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 2.06 km NNW of Friant, California · 16395 days ago · 21 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.933 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 16395 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 1.726km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16396 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 2.613km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16396 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 1.714 km NNW of Benton, California · 16397 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 1.89 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16401 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 3.44 km SE of Mesa, California · 16402 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 3.012 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16403 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 1.710 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16403 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 1.930 km NW of Benton, California · 16406 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 2.911 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16406 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1069423 (also filed as ci526952). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:06 AM UTC.