California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 9 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 9 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California on Tue, Nov 9, 1982, 11:13 AM PST (19:13 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 6 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1982-11-09 19:13:29 UTC
Depth
-0.3 km (-0.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.617° N, 118.875° 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 7.1 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
293°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.010 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16033 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 2.03 km W of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16032 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 1.83 km W of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16032 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 1.63 km W of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16032 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 1.713 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16032 days ago · -1 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 3.612 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16032 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 1.9California-Nevada border region · 16032 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 1.75 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16032 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 1.65 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16032 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 1.713 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16032 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 1.75 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16032 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 1.613 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16032 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 2.312 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16032 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 2.112 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16032 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 1.85 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16032 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 1.714 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16031 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 2.010 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16031 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 1.610 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16031 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 1.611 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16031 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 1.813 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16031 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  21. 2.812 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16031 days ago · -1 km deep · 17 km away
  22. 1.812 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16031 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  23. 2.011 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16031 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  24. 1.69 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16030 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  25. 3.934 km N of Dyer, Nevada · 16030 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  26. 2.057km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16030 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  27. 2.510 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16030 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  28. 1.960km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16030 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  29. 2.811 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16030 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  30. 1.613 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16030 days ago · -1 km deep · 18 km away
  31. 2.810 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16030 days ago · 13 km deep · 16 km away
  32. 2.162km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16030 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  33. 1.713 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16030 days ago · 20 km deep · 11 km away
  34. 2.056km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16030 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  35. 1.611 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16030 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  36. 1.755km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16029 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  37. 2.313 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16029 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  38. 1.74 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16029 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  39. 1.54 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16029 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  40. 1.83 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16029 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  41. 1.711 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16029 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 1.714 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16028 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  43. 1.66 km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 16028 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  44. 1.63 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16027 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  45. 2.1California-Nevada border region · 16027 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  46. 1.66 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16027 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  47. 1.813 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16027 days ago · -1 km deep · 17 km away
  48. 1.610 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16026 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  49. 2.112 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16026 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  50. 1.810 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16026 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  51. 2.710 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16026 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  52. 1.710 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16026 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  53. 2.111 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16026 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  54. 1.51 km SSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16025 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  55. 1.810 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16025 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  56. 1.810 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16025 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  57. 1.631 km NW of Benton, California · 16025 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  58. 1.714 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16024 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  59. 2.63 km NE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16024 days ago · -1 km deep · 8 km away
  60. 1.713 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16024 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.612 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16033 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 1.958km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16033 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 2.515 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16033 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 2.315 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16033 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 1.510 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16033 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.111 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16033 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 2.060km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16034 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 2.210 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16034 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.99 km ENE of Buck Meadows, California · 16034 days ago · 36 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.311 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16034 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 1.915 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16034 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 1.73 km S of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16034 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 16034 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 2.113 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16035 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 2.17 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16035 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 1.717km N of Independence, CA · 16035 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.69 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16035 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 1.98 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16035 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 1.78 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16036 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 1.68 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16036 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1081613. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:45 PM UTC.