California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 16 km E of Fish Camp, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 16 km E of Fish Camp, California on Sat, Feb 20, 1982, 6:40 PM PST (02:40 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 28 km E of Fish Camp, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-02-21 02:40:54 UTC
Depth
17.4 km (10.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.489° N, 119.450° 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 4.0 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.25
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
288°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 73 in the 60 days after this one and 42 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.028 km E of Fish Camp, California · 16284 days ago · 19 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 1.65 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 16284 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 1.65 km SE of Catheys Valley, California · 16282 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 3.012 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16280 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 3.310 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16279 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 2.38 km S of Merced, California · 16278 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.89 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16277 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 2.314 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 16277 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 2.53 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16276 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 1.85 km NNE of Tuttle, California · 16274 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 2.18 km S of Merced, California · 16273 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 2.26 km W of Merced, California · 16271 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 2.415 km SSW of Bootjack, California · 16269 days ago · 21 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 1.86 km WNW of Yosemite Lakes, California · 16268 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 1.811 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16268 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 1.610 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16268 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 1.68 km SSW of Yosemite Valley, California · 16267 days ago · 28 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 1.813 km S of Catheys Valley, California · 16267 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 3.19 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16267 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 1.52 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16267 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  21. 2.09 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16266 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  22. 1.920 km E of Fish Camp, California · 16265 days ago · 19 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 1.73 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16262 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  24. 1.812 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16261 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  25. 1.64 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16259 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  26. 2.6California-Nevada border region · 16259 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 3.314 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16259 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  28. 1.71 km N of Swall Meadows, California · 16257 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  29. 1.921 km NE of Bass Lake, California · 16257 days ago · 24 km deep · 8 km away
  30. 3.211 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16255 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  31. 1.63 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16254 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  32. 1.720 km ENE of Fish Camp, California · 16254 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  33. 1.78 km SSE of El Portal, California · 16251 days ago · 16 km deep · 29 km away
  34. 1.73 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16248 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  35. 2.22 km SE of Planada, California · 16248 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  36. 3.04 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16248 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  37. 1.83 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16248 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  38. 3.14 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16247 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  39. 2.016 km E of Fish Camp, California · 16247 days ago · 22 km deep · 1 km away
  40. 1.810 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16247 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  41. 2.15 km SW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16245 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  42. 3.338 km SSW of Round Valley, California · 16245 days ago · 22 km deep · 70 km away
  43. 3.04 km SW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16245 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  44. 1.80 km NE of Ahwahnee, California · 16245 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  45. 2.216 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16245 days ago · 17 km deep · 29 km away
  46. 2.511 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16243 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  47. 2.810 km NW of Aspen Springs, California · 16243 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  48. 1.611 km S of Bootjack, California · 16242 days ago · 28 km deep · 43 km away
  49. 2.510 km S of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16242 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  50. 3.26 km SSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16241 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  51. 2.43 km NNE of Madera, California · 16238 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  52. 3.211 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16237 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  53. 2.923 km S of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16235 days ago · 43 km deep · 45 km away
  54. 2.115 km E of Tuolumne City, California · 16235 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  55. 2.911 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16235 days ago · 28 km deep · 35 km away
  56. 2.57 km W of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16235 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  57. 2.79 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16235 days ago · 19 km deep · 36 km away
  58. 2.39 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16235 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  59. 2.59 km NNE of Wawona, California · 16235 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  60. 2.79 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16234 days ago · 28 km deep · 37 km away

The first 60 of 73.

Before

  1. 2.313 km E of Fish Camp, California · 16284 days ago · 17 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.71 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 16285 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 1.62 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16285 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 1.64 km NNE of Yosemite Valley, California · 16286 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 3.0California-Nevada border region · 16286 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 2.510 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16287 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 1.74 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16288 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 3.15 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16288 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 3.49 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16289 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 2.015 km ESE of Long Barn, California · 16291 days ago · 34 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 1.628 km NW of Benton, California · 16292 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 1.822 km SE of Yosemite Valley, California · 16292 days ago · 22 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 1.916 km N of El Portal, California · 16293 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 1.65 km ENE of Mesa, California · 16293 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 2.016 km SSE of Yosemite Valley, California · 16294 days ago · 27 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 3.312 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16294 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 3.17 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16295 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 1.99 km NE of Minkler, California · 16295 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 1.57 km NE of Buck Meadows, California · 16296 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 2.712 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16298 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1072325. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:15 PM UTC.