California earthquakes

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

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 2 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California on Tue, Sep 21, 1982, 2:21 AM PDT (09:21 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 9 km SW of Aspen Springs, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-09-21 09:21:10 UTC
Depth
3.8 km (2.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.645° N, 118.943° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
56°
Stations used
12

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. 2.99 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16038 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 2.711 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16037 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 1.911 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16037 days ago · -1 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 2.26 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16037 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 2.113 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16037 days ago · -1 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 1.512 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16037 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 2.712 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16037 days ago · -1 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 2.0California-Nevada border region · 16037 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 1.713 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16037 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 2.26 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16037 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 1.82 km NNE of West Bishop, California · 16037 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 1.80.7 km SSW of Mesa, CA · 16037 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 1.75 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16036 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 1.65 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16036 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 1.56 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16036 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 1.65 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16036 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 2.16 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16036 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 1.53 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16036 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 1.710 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16036 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 2.611 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16036 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  21. 1.78 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16036 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  22. 1.712 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16036 days ago · -2 km deep · 11 km away
  23. 2.412 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16035 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  24. 1.913 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16035 days ago · -1 km deep · 22 km away
  25. 2.214 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16035 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  26. 2.08 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16035 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  27. 1.62 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16035 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 2.012 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16035 days ago · -1 km deep · 22 km away
  29. 2.411 km ESE of Catheys Valley, California · 16034 days ago · 22 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 1.93 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16034 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 2.112 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16034 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  32. 1.910 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16034 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  33. 1.55 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16034 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  34. 2.413 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16033 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  35. 1.913 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16033 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  36. 2.011 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16033 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  37. 2.25 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16033 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  38. 1.620 km N of El Portal, California · 16033 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  39. 1.812 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16033 days ago · -2 km deep · 11 km away
  40. 2.716 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16033 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
  41. 1.610 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16033 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  42. 1.614 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16032 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  43. 2.010 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16032 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  44. 1.710 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16032 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  45. 1.911 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16032 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  46. 1.9California-Nevada border region · 16032 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  47. 2.311 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16032 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  48. 1.93 km NNW of El Portal, California · 16032 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  49. 2.010 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16032 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  50. 1.510 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16032 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  51. 1.715 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16031 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  52. 2.013 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16031 days ago · -1 km deep · 24 km away
  53. 1.57 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16031 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  54. 1.910 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16031 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  55. 1.912 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16031 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  56. 2.49 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16031 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  57. 2.210 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16031 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  58. 2.010 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16030 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  59. 2.010 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16030 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  60. 3.010 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16030 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1079254. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:34 PM UTC.