California earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 18 km SSW of Dyer, Nevada

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 18 km SSW of Dyer, Nevada on Tue, Mar 2, 1982, 8:03 PM PST (04:03 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 9 km SW of Aspen Springs, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-03-03 04:03:27 UTC
Depth
2.6 km (1.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.522° N, 118.168° 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 1.5 km horizontally, 10.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.25
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
177°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 61 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.811 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16268 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 1.610 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16268 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 3.19 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16266 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.52 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16266 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 2.09 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16265 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 1.73 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16261 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 1.861km ENE of Independence, CA · 16261 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.561km NE of Bishop, CA · 16261 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 1.812 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16260 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 1.64 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16259 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 3.314 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16259 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 3.162km NW of Beatty, NV · 16258 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 1.729km NE of Bishop, CA · 16258 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.71 km N of Swall Meadows, California · 16257 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 3.211 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16255 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 1.63 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16254 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 1.560km ENE of Bishop, CA · 16249 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 1.73 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16248 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 3.04 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16248 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 1.83 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16248 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  21. 3.14 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16247 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  22. 2.636km NE of Lone Pine, CA · 16247 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  23. 1.810 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16246 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  24. 2.15 km SW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16245 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  25. 3.338 km SSW of Round Valley, California · 16245 days ago · 22 km deep · 72 km away
  26. 3.04 km SW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16245 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  27. 2.216 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16244 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away
  28. 3.67 km NNW of Big Pine, California · 16243 days ago · 47 km deep · 36 km away
  29. 2.511 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16243 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  30. 2.810 km NW of Aspen Springs, California · 16243 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  31. 2.939km E of Big Pine, CA · 16242 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  32. 2.510 km S of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16242 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  33. 3.26 km SSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16241 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  34. 3.211 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16237 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  35. 2.923 km S of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16235 days ago · 43 km deep · 69 km away
  36. 2.911 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16234 days ago · 28 km deep · 83 km away
  37. 2.57 km W of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16234 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  38. 2.79 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16234 days ago · 19 km deep · 81 km away
  39. 2.39 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16234 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  40. 2.79 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16234 days ago · 28 km deep · 80 km away
  41. 2.516 km SSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16234 days ago · 41 km deep · 78 km away
  42. 1.87 km W of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16234 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  43. 2.86 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16234 days ago · 24 km deep · 77 km away
  44. 2.410 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16233 days ago · 23 km deep · 81 km away
  45. 1.99 km S of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16233 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  46. 2.39 km W of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16233 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  47. 2.42 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16233 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  48. 2.37 km S of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16232 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  49. 2.58 km S of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16231 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  50. 4.524 km N of Benton, California · 16230 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
  51. 2.911 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16229 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  52. 1.631 km NW of Benton, California · 16226 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  53. 1.846km WSW of Tonopah, NV · 16225 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  54. 3.48 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16224 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  55. 1.612 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16223 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  56. 1.611 km NW of Aspen Springs, California · 16222 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  57. 3.35 km S of Mesa, California · 16220 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
  58. 1.631 km E of Mono City, California · 16219 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  59. 3.015 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16218 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  60. 1.911 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16217 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away

The first 60 of 61.

Before

  1. 2.53 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16275 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 2.663km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16276 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 1.89 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16277 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 3.310 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16279 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 3.012 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16280 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 1.65 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 16284 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 1.71 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 16285 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.62 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16285 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 3.0California-Nevada border region · 16286 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 2.510 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16287 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 1.74 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16288 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 3.15 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16288 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 2.846km E of Big Pine, CA · 16289 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 3.49 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16289 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 3.240km E of Big Pine, CA · 16291 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 1.628 km NW of Benton, California · 16291 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 1.65 km ENE of Mesa, California · 16293 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 3.312 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16294 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 3.17 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16295 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 2.712 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16298 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1072588 (also filed as ci106718). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:17 AM UTC.