California earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 11 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 11 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California on Wed, Nov 3, 1982, 9:51 AM PST (17:51 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 4 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-11-03 17:51:51 UTC
Depth
5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.660° N, 118.843° 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, 2.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
122°
Stations used
9

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. 1.810 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16015 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 1.631 km NW of Benton, California · 16015 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 1.714 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16014 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 2.63 km NE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16014 days ago · -1 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 1.713 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16014 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 2.512 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16014 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 2.010 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16014 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 3.84 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16013 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 2.510 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16012 days ago · 14 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 1.89 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16012 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 1.520km NW of West Bishop, CA · 16012 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 1.74 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16011 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 1.75 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16011 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 2.352km S of Hawthorne, NV · 16010 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 1.812 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16010 days ago · -2 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 1.63 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16010 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 2.013 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16009 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 1.720 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 16009 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 1.514 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16009 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 2.011 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16009 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  21. 1.75 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16009 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  22. 1.53 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16008 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  23. 2.612 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16008 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  24. 1.910 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16008 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  25. 2.110 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16007 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  26. 1.80 km SE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 16007 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  27. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 16006 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  28. 1.811 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16006 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  29. 1.813 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16005 days ago · -2 km deep · 17 km away
  30. 1.710 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16005 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  31. 1.910 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16005 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  32. 1.73 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16005 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  33. 2.85 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16005 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  34. 1.87 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16005 days ago · -1 km deep · 12 km away
  35. 1.69 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16004 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  36. 1.79 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16004 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  37. 1.813 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16004 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  38. 2.113 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16004 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  39. 2.513 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16004 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  40. 1.714 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16004 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  41. 3.513 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16004 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  42. 1.813 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16004 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  43. 2.19 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16004 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  44. 1.920 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16003 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
  45. 2.59 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16002 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  46. 1.64 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16002 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  47. 1.83 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16001 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  48. 1.911 km SSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16001 days ago · 16 km deep · 22 km away
  49. 2.111 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16001 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  50. 2.110 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16001 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  51. 1.72 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16000 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  52. 1.78 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16000 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  53. 2.310 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15999 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  54. 1.712 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15999 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  55. 1.713 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15999 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  56. 1.911 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15999 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  57. 1.8California-Nevada border region · 15999 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  58. 2.512 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15998 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  59. 1.812 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15998 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  60. 1.812 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 15997 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1081339 (also filed as ci512566). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:22 AM UTC.