California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 1 km ENE of Lee Vining, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 1 km ENE of Lee Vining, California on Sat, Feb 20, 1982, 3:42 AM PST (11:42 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 24 km N of Benton, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-02-20 11:42:30 UTC
Depth
-0.3 km (-0.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.961° N, 119.108° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 6.7 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
168°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 69 in the 60 days after this one and 43 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.313 km E of Fish Camp, California · 16292 days ago · 17 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 1.616 km E of Fish Camp, California · 16292 days ago · 17 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 3.028 km E of Fish Camp, California · 16292 days ago · 19 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.65 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 16292 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 3.012 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16288 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 3.310 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16287 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 1.89 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16285 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 2.314 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 16284 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 2.663km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16284 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 2.53 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16283 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 2.718 km SSW of Dyer, Nevada · 16282 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.811 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16275 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 1.610 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16275 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 1.68 km SSW of Yosemite Valley, California · 16275 days ago · 28 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 3.19 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16274 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 1.52 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16274 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 2.09 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16273 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 1.920 km E of Fish Camp, California · 16273 days ago · 19 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 1.73 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16269 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 1.812 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16268 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  21. 1.64 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16267 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  22. 2.6California-Nevada border region · 16267 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  23. 3.314 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16267 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  24. 1.729km NE of Bishop, CA · 16266 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 1.71 km N of Swall Meadows, California · 16265 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  26. 1.921 km NE of Bass Lake, California · 16264 days ago · 24 km deep · 62 km away
  27. 3.211 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16263 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  28. 1.63 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16262 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  29. 1.720 km ENE of Fish Camp, California · 16261 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  30. 1.78 km SSE of El Portal, California · 16259 days ago · 16 km deep · 68 km away
  31. 2.13 km WSW of Topaz Lake, Nevada · 16258 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  32. 1.73 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16256 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  33. 3.04 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16256 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  34. 1.83 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16256 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  35. 3.14 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16255 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  36. 2.016 km E of Fish Camp, California · 16254 days ago · 22 km deep · 62 km away
  37. 1.810 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16254 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  38. 2.15 km SW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16253 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  39. 3.338 km SSW of Round Valley, California · 16253 days ago · 22 km deep · 97 km away
  40. 3.04 km SW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16252 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  41. 1.80 km NE of Ahwahnee, California · 16252 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  42. 2.216 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16252 days ago · 17 km deep · 42 km away
  43. 2.511 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16251 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  44. 2.810 km NW of Aspen Springs, California · 16251 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  45. 1.611 km S of Bootjack, California · 16250 days ago · 28 km deep · 97 km away
  46. 2.510 km S of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16249 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  47. 3.26 km SSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16248 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  48. 3.211 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16245 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  49. 2.923 km S of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16242 days ago · 43 km deep · 60 km away
  50. 2.115 km E of Tuolumne City, California · 16242 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  51. 2.911 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16242 days ago · 28 km deep · 37 km away
  52. 2.57 km W of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16242 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  53. 2.79 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16242 days ago · 19 km deep · 37 km away
  54. 2.39 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16242 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  55. 2.59 km NNE of Wawona, California · 16242 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  56. 2.79 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16242 days ago · 28 km deep · 39 km away
  57. 2.516 km SSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16242 days ago · 41 km deep · 50 km away
  58. 1.87 km W of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16242 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  59. 2.86 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16242 days ago · 24 km deep · 39 km away
  60. 2.44 km ENE of Midpines, California · 16242 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away

The first 60 of 69.

Before

  1. 1.62 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16293 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 1.64 km NNE of Yosemite Valley, California · 16293 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 3.0California-Nevada border region · 16293 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 2.510 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16295 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 1.74 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16295 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 3.15 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16296 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 3.49 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16297 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 2.015 km ESE of Long Barn, California · 16299 days ago · 34 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 1.628 km NW of Benton, California · 16299 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 1.822 km SE of Yosemite Valley, California · 16300 days ago · 22 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 1.916 km N of El Portal, California · 16301 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 1.65 km ENE of Mesa, California · 16301 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 2.016 km SSE of Yosemite Valley, California · 16301 days ago · 27 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 3.312 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16302 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 3.17 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16303 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 1.57 km NE of Buck Meadows, California · 16304 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 2.712 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16305 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 2.810 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16306 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 1.811 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16306 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 2.611 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16306 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1072303. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:03 AM UTC.