California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 6 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 6 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California on Sun, Aug 1, 1982, 12:58 PM PDT (19:58 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 3 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-08-01 19:58:46 UTC
Depth
2.0 km (1.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.629° N, 118.897° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
106°
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: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.23 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16077 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.625 km NNW of Benton, California · 16077 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 1.76 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16077 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.87 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16077 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.611 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16077 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 2.011 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16077 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 2.913 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16077 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 16077 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 2.09 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16077 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 2.813 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16077 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 2.313 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16077 days ago · -1 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 2.013 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16077 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 2.014 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16076 days ago · -1 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 2.45 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16076 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 1.712 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16076 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 2.326 km ENE of Fish Camp, California · 16076 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 1.84 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16076 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 1.77 km NNE of Friant, California · 16076 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 1.63 km SE of Sunny Slopes, California · 16076 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 1.714 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16076 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
  21. 2.013 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16075 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  22. 1.54 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16075 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 3.44 km SSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16075 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  24. 1.61 km WNW of Swall Meadows, California · 16074 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  25. 1.714 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16074 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  26. 1.54 km SSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16074 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  27. 1.55 km SSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16074 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  28. 1.816 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16074 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  29. 1.85 km SSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16074 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  30. 1.711 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16074 days ago · -1 km deep · 10 km away
  31. 1.611 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16074 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  32. 1.911 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16074 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  33. 1.611 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16074 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  34. 1.511 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16074 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  35. 1.94 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16074 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  36. 2.211 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16074 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  37. 1.611 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16074 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  38. 3.411 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16074 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  39. 1.88 km NW of Aspen Springs, California · 16074 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  40. 1.811 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16074 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  41. 1.511 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16074 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  42. 2.311 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16074 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  43. 1.826 km ENE of Bishop, California · 16074 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  44. 1.615 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16074 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  45. 1.611 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16074 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  46. 2.010 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16073 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  47. 1.55 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16073 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  48. 1.65 km SSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16073 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  49. 1.611 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16073 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  50. 1.911 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16073 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  51. 1.711 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16073 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  52. 1.52 km SSE of Aspen Springs, California · 16073 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  53. 1.510 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16072 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  54. 1.92 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16072 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  55. 1.611 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16072 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  56. 1.63 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16072 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  57. 1.67 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16072 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  58. 2.23 km SSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16072 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  59. 1.711 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16072 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  60. 1.91 km NNE of Mesa, California · 16072 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1076830. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:36 PM UTC.