California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 1 km W of Bear Valley, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 1 km W of Bear Valley, California on Fri, May 28, 1982, 12:48 PM PDT (19:48 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 4 km SW of Mammoth Lakes, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-05-28 19:48:11 UTC
Depth
5.9 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.572° N, 120.141° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
168°
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: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.66 km SSE of El Portal, California · 16193 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 2.119 km SE of Yosemite Valley, California · 16191 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 1.73 km SSE of Auberry, California · 16188 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 2.29 km E of East Oakdale, California · 16184 days ago · -1 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 2.310 km NNE of Big Creek, California · 16182 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 2.210 km NNE of Big Creek, California · 16180 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 2.84 km SW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16177 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.312 km WNW of El Nido, California · 16172 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 2.38 km NE of Planada, California · 16172 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 1.82 km NW of Bear Valley, California · 16170 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.610 km ENE of Le Grand, California · 16166 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 1.611 km S of Yosemite Valley, California · 16160 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 2.018 km SE of Yosemite Valley, California · 16160 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 1.718 km E of Fish Camp, California · 16157 days ago · 27 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 1.98 km NW of El Nido, California · 16156 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 1.922 km SE of Yosemite Valley, California · 16155 days ago · 20 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 2.66 km N of Shaver Lake, California · 16154 days ago · 29 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 1.629 km N of Big Creek, California · 16152 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 1.810 km NW of Long Barn, California · 16151 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 1.67 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16149 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 1.79 km SW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16148 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 2.125 km SSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16144 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 1.815 km SE of Yosemite Valley, California · 16137 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away

Before

  1. 1.616 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 16205 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 2.86km ESE of Garden Acres, CA · 16214 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.217 km ENE of Yosemite Valley, California · 16226 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1074834. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:11 PM UTC.