California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 7 km NE of Buck Meadows, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 7 km NE of Buck Meadows, California on Tue, Feb 9, 1982, 4:29 AM PST (12:29 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 6 km SSW of Mammoth Lakes, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1982-02-09 12:29:34 UTC
Depth
5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.864° N, 120.013° 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 4.6 km horizontally, 30.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
237°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 42 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.48 km ENE of Patterson, California · 16304 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.016 km SSE of Yosemite Valley, California · 16303 days ago · 27 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 1.916 km N of El Portal, California · 16302 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 1.822 km SE of Yosemite Valley, California · 16301 days ago · 22 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 2.015 km ESE of Long Barn, California · 16300 days ago · 34 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 3.15 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16297 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 1.74 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16297 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.64 km NNE of Yosemite Valley, California · 16295 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 1.62 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16295 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.71 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 16294 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 2.313 km E of Fish Camp, California · 16294 days ago · 17 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 1.616 km E of Fish Camp, California · 16294 days ago · 17 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 3.028 km E of Fish Camp, California · 16294 days ago · 19 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 1.65 km SE of Catheys Valley, California · 16292 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 2.38 km S of Merced, California · 16288 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 2.314 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 16286 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 2.53 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16285 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.85 km NNE of Tuttle, California · 16283 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 2.18 km S of Merced, California · 16283 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 2.26 km W of Merced, California · 16280 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 2.415 km SSW of Bootjack, California · 16279 days ago · 21 km deep · 60 km away
  22. 1.86 km WNW of Yosemite Lakes, California · 16277 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  23. 1.68 km SSW of Yosemite Valley, California · 16277 days ago · 28 km deep · 42 km away
  24. 1.813 km S of Catheys Valley, California · 16276 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  25. 1.52 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16276 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 1.920 km E of Fish Camp, California · 16275 days ago · 19 km deep · 67 km away
  27. 2.6California-Nevada border region · 16268 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  28. 1.921 km NE of Bass Lake, California · 16266 days ago · 24 km deep · 73 km away
  29. 1.720 km ENE of Fish Camp, California · 16263 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  30. 1.78 km SSE of El Portal, California · 16261 days ago · 16 km deep · 37 km away
  31. 2.13 km WSW of Topaz Lake, Nevada · 16259 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  32. 1.73 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16258 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  33. 2.22 km SE of Planada, California · 16257 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  34. 2.016 km E of Fish Camp, California · 16256 days ago · 22 km deep · 66 km away
  35. 2.15 km SW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16255 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  36. 3.04 km SW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16254 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  37. 1.80 km NE of Ahwahnee, California · 16254 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  38. 2.216 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16254 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
  39. 1.611 km S of Bootjack, California · 16252 days ago · 28 km deep · 57 km away
  40. 2.510 km S of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16251 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  41. 3.26 km SSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16250 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  42. 2.43 km NNE of Madera, California · 16248 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 2.07 km NNW of El Nido, California · 16311 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.28 km NW of El Nido, California · 16313 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 2.97 km SSW of Markleeville, California · 16314 days ago · -2 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 2.59 km SSW of Markleeville, California · 16316 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.815 km WSW of Lee Vining, California · 16317 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 3.22 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16319 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 2.14 km NW of Coarsegold, California · 16322 days ago · 21 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 2.17 km SW of Topaz Lake, Nevada · 16322 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 2.220 km WNW of Bridgeport, California · 16322 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 3.223 km ENE of Fish Camp, California · 16322 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 1.618 km E of Fish Camp, California · 16323 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 1.924 km E of Fish Camp, California · 16323 days ago · 17 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 2.53 km NNW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16323 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 2.021 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 16323 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 2.17 km SW of Topaz Lake, Nevada · 16330 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 1.920 km E of Wawona, California · 16334 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 2.320 km SE of Yosemite Valley, California · 16334 days ago · 18 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 2.619 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 16334 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1071949. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:35 PM UTC.