California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 6 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 6 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California on Wed, Oct 27, 1982, 10:46 AM PDT (17:46 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 13 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-10-27 17:46:29 UTC
Depth
2.4 km (1.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.653° N, 118.902° 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, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
102°
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. 1.611 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16020 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 1.755km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16019 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 2.313 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16019 days ago · -1 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 1.74 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16018 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.54 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16018 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.83 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16018 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 1.711 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16018 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 1.714 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16018 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 1.66 km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 16017 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 1.63 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16017 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 2.1California-Nevada border region · 16017 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 1.66 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16017 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.813 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16017 days ago · -1 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 1.610 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16016 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 2.112 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16016 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 1.810 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16016 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 2.710 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16016 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 1.710 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16016 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 2.111 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16016 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 1.51 km SSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16015 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  21. 1.810 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16015 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  22. 1.810 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16015 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  23. 1.631 km NW of Benton, California · 16015 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  24. 1.714 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16014 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  25. 2.63 km NE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16014 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  26. 1.713 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16014 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  27. 2.512 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16014 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  28. 1.67 km WNW of Midpines, California · 16014 days ago · 27 km deep · 97 km away
  29. 2.010 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16014 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  30. 3.84 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16013 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  31. 2.510 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16012 days ago · 14 km deep · 19 km away
  32. 1.89 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16012 days ago · 13 km deep · 19 km away
  33. 1.520km NW of West Bishop, CA · 16012 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  34. 1.74 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16011 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  35. 1.75 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16011 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  36. 2.352km S of Hawthorne, NV · 16010 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  37. 1.812 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16010 days ago · -2 km deep · 21 km away
  38. 1.63 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16010 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  39. 2.013 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16009 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  40. 1.720 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 16009 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  41. 1.514 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16009 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  42. 2.011 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16009 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  43. 1.75 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16009 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  44. 1.53 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16008 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  45. 2.612 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16008 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  46. 1.910 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16008 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  47. 2.110 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16007 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  48. 1.80 km SE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 16007 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  49. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 16006 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  50. 1.811 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16006 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  51. 1.813 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16006 days ago · -2 km deep · 17 km away
  52. 1.710 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16005 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  53. 1.910 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16005 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  54. 1.73 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16005 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  55. 2.85 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16005 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  56. 1.87 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16005 days ago · -1 km deep · 14 km away
  57. 1.69 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16004 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  58. 1.79 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16004 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  59. 1.813 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16004 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  60. 2.113 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16004 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1081014. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:16 PM UTC.