California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 3 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 3 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California on Sun, Oct 24, 1982, 5:16 AM PDT (12:16 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 24 km SSE of Dyer, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-10-24 12:16:00 UTC
Depth
3.5 km (2.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.564° N, 118.756° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.01
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
116°
Stations used
7

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 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.012 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16046 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 2.011 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16046 days ago · -1 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 2.84 km SSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16046 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 1.614 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16045 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 1.64 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16045 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 2.610 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16045 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 1.710 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16045 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 1.515 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16045 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 1.88 km W of Fish Camp, California · 16045 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 1.83 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16045 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 2.0California-Nevada border region · 16045 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 1.722 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 16044 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 2.99 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16044 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 2.711 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16044 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 1.911 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16043 days ago · -1 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 2.26 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16043 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 2.113 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16043 days ago · -1 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 1.512 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16043 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 2.712 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16043 days ago · -1 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 2.0California-Nevada border region · 16043 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  21. 1.713 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16043 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  22. 2.26 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16043 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  23. 1.82 km NNE of West Bishop, California · 16043 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  24. 1.80.7 km SSW of Mesa, CA · 16043 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away
  25. 1.75 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16043 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  26. 1.65 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16043 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  27. 1.56 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16043 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  28. 1.65 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16043 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  29. 2.16 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16043 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  30. 1.53 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16043 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  31. 1.710 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16042 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  32. 2.611 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16042 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  33. 1.78 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16042 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  34. 1.712 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16042 days ago · -2 km deep · 11 km away
  35. 2.412 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16042 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  36. 1.913 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16042 days ago · -1 km deep · 12 km away
  37. 2.214 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16042 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  38. 2.08 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16042 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  39. 1.62 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16041 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  40. 2.012 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16041 days ago · -1 km deep · 11 km away
  41. 1.93 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16041 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  42. 2.112 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16040 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  43. 1.910 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16040 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  44. 1.55 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16040 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  45. 2.413 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16040 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  46. 1.913 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16040 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  47. 2.011 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16040 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  48. 2.25 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16040 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  49. 1.620 km N of El Portal, California · 16039 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  50. 1.812 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16039 days ago · -2 km deep · 11 km away
  51. 2.716 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16039 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  52. 1.610 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16039 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  53. 1.614 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16039 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  54. 2.010 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16039 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  55. 1.710 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16039 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  56. 1.911 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16038 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  57. 1.9California-Nevada border region · 16038 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  58. 2.311 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16038 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  59. 1.93 km NNW of El Portal, California · 16038 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  60. 2.010 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16038 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.213 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16046 days ago · -2 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 2.08 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16046 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 1.95 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16046 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 2.19 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16047 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 2.09 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16047 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 1.614 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16047 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 2.14 km WNW of Swall Meadows, California · 16047 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 2.24 km SSE of Aspen Springs, California · 16047 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 1.63 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16047 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 2.53 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16047 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 2.015 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16047 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 2.015 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16047 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 1.68 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16048 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 2.63 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16048 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 2.03 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16048 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 1.77 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16049 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 1.93 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16049 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 1.76 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16050 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 1.65 km SW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16050 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 2.968km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16050 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1080708. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:42 PM UTC.