California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 18 km E of Fish Camp, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 18 km E of Fish Camp, California on Sat, Jan 23, 1982, 12:49 AM PST (08:49 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 23 km ENE of Fish Camp, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-01-23 08:49:53 UTC
Depth
14.7 km (9.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.506° N, 119.438° 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, 1.7 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
295°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 67 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.223 km ENE of Fish Camp, California · 16313 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 1.829 km NW of Benton, California · 16313 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 2.220 km WNW of Bridgeport, California · 16313 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.629 km NW of Benton, California · 16313 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 2.14 km NW of Coarsegold, California · 16312 days ago · 21 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 2.29 km NW of Benton, California · 16312 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 3.22 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16310 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 1.69 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16308 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 2.815 km WSW of Lee Vining, California · 16308 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 2.821km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16308 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 1.712 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16302 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 2.710 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16299 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 2.611 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16298 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 1.811 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16298 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 2.810 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16298 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 2.712 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16298 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 1.57 km NE of Buck Meadows, California · 16296 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 1.99 km NE of Minkler, California · 16295 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 3.17 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16295 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 3.312 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16294 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  21. 2.016 km SSE of Yosemite Valley, California · 16293 days ago · 27 km deep · 13 km away
  22. 1.65 km ENE of Mesa, California · 16293 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 1.916 km N of El Portal, California · 16293 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  24. 1.822 km SE of Yosemite Valley, California · 16292 days ago · 22 km deep · 11 km away
  25. 1.628 km NW of Benton, California · 16291 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  26. 2.015 km ESE of Long Barn, California · 16291 days ago · 34 km deep · 75 km away
  27. 3.49 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16289 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  28. 3.15 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16288 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  29. 1.74 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16288 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  30. 2.510 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16287 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  31. 3.0California-Nevada border region · 16286 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  32. 1.64 km NNE of Yosemite Valley, California · 16285 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  33. 1.62 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16285 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  34. 1.71 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 16285 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  35. 2.313 km E of Fish Camp, California · 16284 days ago · 17 km deep · 5 km away
  36. 1.616 km E of Fish Camp, California · 16284 days ago · 17 km deep · 2 km away
  37. 3.028 km E of Fish Camp, California · 16284 days ago · 19 km deep · 11 km away
  38. 1.65 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 16284 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  39. 1.65 km SE of Catheys Valley, California · 16282 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  40. 3.012 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16280 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  41. 3.310 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16279 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  42. 2.38 km S of Merced, California · 16278 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 1.89 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16277 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  44. 2.314 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 16276 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  45. 2.53 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16275 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  46. 1.85 km NNE of Tuttle, California · 16273 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  47. 2.18 km S of Merced, California · 16273 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  48. 2.415 km SSW of Bootjack, California · 16269 days ago · 21 km deep · 47 km away
  49. 1.86 km WNW of Yosemite Lakes, California · 16268 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  50. 1.811 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16268 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  51. 1.610 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16268 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  52. 1.68 km SSW of Yosemite Valley, California · 16267 days ago · 28 km deep · 23 km away
  53. 1.813 km S of Catheys Valley, California · 16267 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  54. 3.19 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16266 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  55. 1.52 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16266 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  56. 2.09 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16265 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  57. 1.920 km E of Fish Camp, California · 16265 days ago · 19 km deep · 2 km away
  58. 1.73 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16262 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  59. 1.812 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16261 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  60. 1.64 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16259 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away

The first 60 of 67.

Before

  1. 1.828 km NNW of Benton, California · 16313 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 1.924 km E of Fish Camp, California · 16313 days ago · 17 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 2.53 km NNW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16314 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 2.021 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 16314 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 3.011 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16314 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 2.77 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16314 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 3.029 km NW of Benton, California · 16315 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.86 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16316 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 2.929 km NW of Benton, California · 16321 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.920 km E of Wawona, California · 16324 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 2.320 km SE of Yosemite Valley, California · 16325 days ago · 18 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 2.619 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 16325 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 1.62 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16327 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 2.93 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16327 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 1.814 km NNW of Benton, California · 16328 days ago · -2 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 2.029 km NW of Benton, California · 16328 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 3.56 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16329 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 1.918 km SE of Yosemite Valley, California · 16330 days ago · 27 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 2.414 km ENE of Fish Camp, California · 16335 days ago · 14 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 1.97 km E of Fish Camp, California · 16336 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1071467. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:41 AM UTC.