California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 1 km SW of Mammoth Lakes, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 1 km SW of Mammoth Lakes, California on Fri, Oct 1, 1982, 6:31 AM PDT (13:31 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.6 14 km W of Aspen Springs, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-10-01 13:31:55 UTC
Depth
4.2 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.641° N, 118.980° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
126°
Stations used
6

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. 1.614 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16032 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 2.010 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16032 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 1.710 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16032 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 1.911 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16031 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 1.9California-Nevada border region · 16031 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 2.311 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16031 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 1.93 km NNW of El Portal, California · 16031 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 2.010 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16031 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 1.510 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16031 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 1.715 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16031 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 2.013 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16031 days ago · -1 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 1.57 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16031 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 1.910 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16030 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 1.912 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16030 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 2.49 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16030 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 2.210 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16030 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 2.010 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16030 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 2.010 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16030 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 3.010 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16030 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 1.810 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16030 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  21. 2.85 km N of Aspen Springs, California · 16030 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  22. 1.64 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16030 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  23. 2.110 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16029 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  24. 1.814 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16029 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  25. 1.511 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16029 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  26. 2.011 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16029 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  27. 2.611 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16029 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  28. 1.811 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16029 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  29. 2.611 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16029 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  30. 1.511 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16029 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  31. 1.811 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16029 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  32. 1.711 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16029 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  33. 2.411 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16029 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  34. 1.811 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16029 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  35. 1.911 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16029 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  36. 2.111 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16029 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  37. 1.811 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16029 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  38. 2.111 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16029 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  39. 1.711 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16029 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  40. 1.711 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16029 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  41. 2.111 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16029 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  42. 2.211 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16029 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  43. 1.611 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16029 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  44. 1.611 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16029 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  45. 1.913 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16029 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  46. 2.09 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16028 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  47. 1.611 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16028 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  48. 2.111 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16028 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  49. 1.811 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16028 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  50. 2.611 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16028 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  51. 2.211 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16028 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  52. 1.911 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16028 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  53. 2.06 km SW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16028 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  54. 1.811 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16028 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  55. 2.512 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16028 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  56. 2.012 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16028 days ago · -2 km deep · 23 km away
  57. 1.610 km SE of Catheys Valley, California · 16028 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  58. 1.94 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16028 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  59. 2.110 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16028 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  60. 1.76 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16027 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1079804. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:19 AM UTC.