California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 2 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 2 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California on Tue, Jun 15, 1982, 11:44 AM PDT (18:44 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 10 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-06-15 18:44:46 UTC
Depth
2.5 km (1.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.640° N, 118.940° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
106°
Stations used
8

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 198.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1075368. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:33 PM UTC.