California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 4 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 4 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California on Wed, Dec 29, 1982, 4:26 AM PST (12:26 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 4 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-12-29 12:26:42 UTC
Depth
3.9 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.652° N, 118.918° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
75°
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. 1.68 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15931 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.24 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15931 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.61 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15931 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.510 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 15931 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 2.13 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15931 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.08 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15931 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 2.312 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15931 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 1.67 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15931 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 1.63 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15931 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.32 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15931 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 2.32 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15931 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.17 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15930 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 2.57 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15930 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.04 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15930 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.613 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 15930 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 1.68 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15930 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 2.514 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15930 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 1.64 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15930 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.57 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15930 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 2.814 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15930 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  21. 1.65 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15930 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 1.914 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15930 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  23. 1.77 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15930 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  24. 1.615 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15929 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  25. 3.19 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15929 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  26. 1.93 km NW of Swall Meadows, California · 15929 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  27. 2.111 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 15929 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  28. 1.63 km NW of Swall Meadows, California · 15929 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  29. 2.92 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15929 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  30. 2.63 km NW of Swall Meadows, California · 15929 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  31. 1.821 km E of Wawona, California · 15929 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  32. 1.7California-Nevada border region · 15929 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  33. 1.57 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15929 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  34. 2.27 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 15929 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  35. 2.72 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15929 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  36. 2.9California-Nevada border region · 15928 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  37. 1.83 km NW of Swall Meadows, California · 15928 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  38. 1.511 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15928 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  39. 1.8Central California · 15928 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  40. 1.98 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15928 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  41. 1.915 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15928 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  42. 2.67 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15928 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  43. 1.93 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15928 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  44. 2.54 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15928 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  45. 1.56 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15927 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  46. 2.111 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15927 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  47. 1.65 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15927 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  48. 2.33 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15927 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  49. 2.11 km SW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15927 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  50. 1.711 km NW of Aspen Springs, California · 15927 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  51. 1.715 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15926 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  52. 1.98 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15926 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  53. 1.72 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15926 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  54. 2.18 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15926 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  55. 1.82 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15926 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  56. 2.43 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15926 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  57. 2.28 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15926 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  58. 1.93 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15925 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  59. 1.912 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 15925 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
  60. 1.68 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 15925 days ago · 10 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 nc1083645. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:33 PM UTC.