California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 15 km SSW of Bootjack, California

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 15 km SSW of Bootjack, California on Sun, Mar 7, 1982, 6:17 PM PST (02:17 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 14 km W of Aspen Springs, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-03-08 02:17:19 UTC
Depth
21.1 km (13.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.331° N, 119.928° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
104°
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: 53 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.86 km WNW of Yosemite Lakes, California · 16270 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 1.811 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16270 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.610 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16270 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.68 km SSW of Yosemite Valley, California · 16269 days ago · 28 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 2.16 km N of Caruthers, California · 16269 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.813 km S of Catheys Valley, California · 16269 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 1.52 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16268 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.920 km E of Fish Camp, California · 16267 days ago · 19 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 1.812 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16262 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 3.314 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16261 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 1.921 km NE of Bass Lake, California · 16259 days ago · 24 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 3.211 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16257 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.720 km ENE of Fish Camp, California · 16255 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 1.78 km SSE of El Portal, California · 16253 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 1.73 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16250 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 2.22 km SE of Planada, California · 16250 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 2.016 km E of Fish Camp, California · 16249 days ago · 22 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 1.810 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16248 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 2.15 km SW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16247 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 3.04 km SW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16247 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 1.80 km NE of Ahwahnee, California · 16247 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  22. 2.216 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16246 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 1.611 km S of Bootjack, California · 16244 days ago · 28 km deep · 4 km away
  24. 2.510 km S of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16244 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 3.26 km SSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16243 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  26. 2.43 km NNE of Madera, California · 16240 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  27. 3.211 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16239 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 2.923 km S of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16237 days ago · 43 km deep · 88 km away
  29. 2.115 km E of Tuolumne City, California · 16236 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  30. 2.911 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16236 days ago · 28 km deep · 80 km away
  31. 2.57 km W of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16236 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  32. 2.79 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16236 days ago · 19 km deep · 82 km away
  33. 2.59 km NNE of Wawona, California · 16236 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  34. 2.79 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16236 days ago · 28 km deep · 82 km away
  35. 2.516 km SSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16236 days ago · 41 km deep · 80 km away
  36. 1.87 km W of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16236 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  37. 1.87 km S of Merced, California · 16236 days ago · 19 km deep · 51 km away
  38. 2.86 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16236 days ago · 24 km deep · 85 km away
  39. 2.227 km WSW of Mendota, California · 16236 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  40. 2.44 km ENE of Midpines, California · 16236 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  41. 2.410 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16235 days ago · 23 km deep · 81 km away
  42. 1.99 km S of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16235 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  43. 2.39 km W of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16235 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  44. 2.88 km ENE of Patterson, California · 16235 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  45. 2.42 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16235 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  46. 2.37 km S of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16234 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  47. 2.58 km S of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16233 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  48. 2.911 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16231 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  49. 1.612 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16225 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  50. 3.015 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16220 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  51. 2.217 km ENE of Yosemite Valley, California · 16219 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  52. 2.8California-Nevada border region · 16213 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  53. 1.53 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16212 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 2.26 km W of Merced, California · 16273 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 2.18 km S of Merced, California · 16275 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 1.85 km NNE of Tuttle, California · 16275 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 2.53 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16277 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 2.314 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 16278 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 1.89 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16279 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 2.38 km S of Merced, California · 16280 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 3.012 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16282 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 1.65 km SE of Catheys Valley, California · 16284 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 3.028 km E of Fish Camp, California · 16286 days ago · 19 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 1.616 km E of Fish Camp, California · 16286 days ago · 17 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 2.313 km E of Fish Camp, California · 16286 days ago · 17 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 1.62 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16287 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 1.64 km NNE of Yosemite Valley, California · 16287 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 3.0California-Nevada border region · 16288 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 2.510 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16289 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.74 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16290 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 3.15 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16290 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 2.015 km ESE of Long Barn, California · 16293 days ago · 34 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 1.822 km SE of Yosemite Valley, California · 16294 days ago · 22 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1072747. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 8:07 AM UTC.