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M1.8 earthquake 9 km ENE of Bridgeport, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 9 km ENE of Bridgeport, California on Wed, May 19, 1982, 2:42 AM PDT (09:42 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 2 km NW of Alpine Village, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1982-05-19 09:42:20 UTC
Depth
10.1 km (6.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.280° N, 119.123° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
129°
Stations used
8

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 199 in the 60 days after this one and 49 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.616 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 16206 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 1.510 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16205 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.732 km NW of Benton, California · 16201 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 1.513 km WSW of Walker, California · 16199 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 2.210 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16198 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.815 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16198 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.411 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16198 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 3.410 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16197 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 1.9California-Nevada border region · 16197 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 3.646km S of Hawthorne, NV · 16197 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 1.811 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16197 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.88 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16197 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 1.74 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16197 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 1.913 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16197 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 1.513 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16197 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 2.211 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16197 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 2.710 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16196 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.812 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16195 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 2.22 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16195 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.711 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16195 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 1.98 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16194 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 1.810 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16194 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  23. 1.66 km SSE of El Portal, California · 16194 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  24. 2.11 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16193 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  25. 2.34 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16193 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  26. 2.112 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16192 days ago · -2 km deep · 83 km away
  27. 1.98 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16192 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  28. 1.93 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16192 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  29. 2.011 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16192 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 2.111 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16191 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  31. 1.811 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16191 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 1.810 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16191 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  33. 2.119 km SE of Yosemite Valley, California · 16191 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away
  34. 2.211 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16191 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  35. 2.27 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16191 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  36. 1.95 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16189 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  37. 2.712 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16189 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  38. 3.92 km NW of Alpine Village, California · 16189 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  39. 1.76 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16189 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  40. 1.915 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16189 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  41. 1.67 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16188 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  42. 2.69 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16188 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  43. 2.02 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16188 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  44. 1.810 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16187 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  45. 1.512 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16187 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  46. 3.017 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16187 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  47. 2.117 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16186 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  48. 2.928km SSW of Hawthorne, NV · 16186 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  49. 1.831 km NW of Benton, California · 16186 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  50. 2.06 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16186 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  51. 1.910 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16185 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  52. 2.317 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16185 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  53. 1.915 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16185 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  54. 1.710 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16185 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  55. 2.117 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16184 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  56. 2.55 km SE of Mesa Vista, California · 16184 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  57. 2.57 km NE of Markleeville, California · 16184 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  58. 2.010 km ESE of Mesa Vista, California · 16184 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  59. 2.63 km NNE of Markleeville, California · 16184 days ago · 24 km deep · 74 km away
  60. 2.46 km E of Alpine Village, California · 16184 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.75 km WSW of Markleeville, California · 16206 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 3.131km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16208 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 2.86 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16212 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 2.217 km NW of Bridgeport, California · 16212 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 1.917 km SE of Walker, California · 16212 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 2.017 km SE of Walker, California · 16212 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 2.17 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16213 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 3.26km NNE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16214 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 1.68 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16215 days ago · -2 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 3.33 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16215 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 2.44 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16215 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.64 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16215 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 3.117 km ENE of Bridgeport, California · 16216 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 2.96km NNE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16216 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 1.72 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16216 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 3.10 km SSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16216 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 3.42 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16216 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 3.34 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16216 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 1.77 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16216 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 2.46 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16216 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1074549. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:24 AM UTC.