California earthquakes

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

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 1 km SSW of Mammoth Lakes, California on Tue, Nov 16, 1982, 7:33 PM PST (03:33 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.6 4 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-11-17 03:33:48 UTC
Depth
4.7 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.636° N, 118.977° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.72
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
154°
Stations used
8

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. 1.64 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 15960 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.98 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15960 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 1.66 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15960 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 1.62 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15960 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.9California-Nevada border region · 15960 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 1.76 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15960 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 1.65 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15960 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 1.84 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15960 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 1.92 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15960 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 2.47 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15960 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 1.88 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15960 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 2.27 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15960 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 1.88 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15960 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 1.93 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15960 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 2.811 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 15960 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 2.18 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15960 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 1.77 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15960 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 2.561km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 15960 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 1.96 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15960 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 2.53 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15960 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  21. 2.53 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15960 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  22. 1.74 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15960 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  23. 1.93 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15960 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  24. 1.68 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15960 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  25. 2.35 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15960 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  26. 2.38 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15960 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  27. 2.25 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15960 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  28. 1.94 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15960 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  29. 1.79 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15960 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  30. 1.85 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15960 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  31. 2.56 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15960 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  32. 1.78 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15960 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  33. 1.55 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15960 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  34. 2.19 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15960 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  35. 1.75 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15960 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  36. 1.65 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15960 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  37. 1.75 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15960 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  38. 2.13 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15960 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  39. 1.97 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15960 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  40. 1.69 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15960 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  41. 2.24 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15960 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  42. 1.98 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15960 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  43. 1.53 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15960 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  44. 1.93 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15960 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  45. 2.08 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15960 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  46. 2.16 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15960 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  47. 2.48 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15959 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  48. 1.63 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15959 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  49. 2.43 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15959 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  50. 1.78 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15959 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  51. 1.57 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15959 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  52. 1.62 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15959 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  53. 1.83 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15959 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  54. 1.58 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15959 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  55. 2.17 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15959 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  56. 2.05 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15959 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  57. 1.55 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15959 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  58. 1.64 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15959 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  59. 2.18 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15959 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  60. 1.73 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15959 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1081998. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:21 PM UTC.