California earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 5 km SSE of Mesa, California

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 5 km SSE of Mesa, California on Mon, Dec 20, 1982, 6:41 AM PST (14:41 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 2 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
1982-12-20 14:41:26 UTC
Depth
5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.374° N, 118.526° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 2.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.23
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
250°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
13

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. 1.97 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15940 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 1.82 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15940 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 2.5California-Nevada border region · 15940 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 1.810 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15940 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 1.818 km SE of Yosemite Valley, California · 15940 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 2.513 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15940 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 1.83 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15940 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 1.73 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15940 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 1.57 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15940 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 2.28 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15940 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 1.92 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15940 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 2.12 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15940 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 1.55 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15940 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 1.615 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15939 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 1.76 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15939 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 2.015 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15939 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 2.313 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15939 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 1.610 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15939 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 1.68 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15939 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 2.110 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15939 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  21. 1.7California-Nevada border region · 15939 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  22. 1.87 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 15938 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  23. 2.17 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15938 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  24. 1.65 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15938 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  25. 1.62 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15938 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  26. 1.84 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15938 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  27. 1.914 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15937 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  28. 2.111 km NW of Aspen Springs, California · 15937 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  29. 2.010 km NW of Aspen Springs, California · 15937 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  30. 1.67 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15937 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  31. 1.68 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15937 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  32. 1.99 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15937 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  33. 2.22 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15937 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  34. 1.93 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15937 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  35. 3.92 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15937 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  36. 1.8California-Nevada border region · 15937 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  37. 1.72 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15937 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  38. 1.92 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15937 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  39. 1.83 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15937 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  40. 1.82 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15937 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  41. 2.52 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15937 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  42. 1.5California-Nevada border region · 15937 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  43. 2.08 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15937 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  44. 2.12 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15937 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  45. 1.62 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15937 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  46. 1.62 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15937 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  47. 1.82 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15937 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  48. 1.62 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15937 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  49. 2.12 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15937 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  50. 1.62 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15937 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  51. 3.03 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15937 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  52. 1.62 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15937 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  53. 1.72 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15936 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  54. 2.1California-Nevada border region · 15936 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  55. 3.314 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15936 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  56. 1.62 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15936 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  57. 2.12 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15936 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  58. 3.42 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15936 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  59. 3.54 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15936 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  60. 2.03 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15936 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1083279 (also filed as ci500247). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:28 PM UTC.