California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 7 km WNW of Midpines, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 7 km WNW of Midpines, California on Thu, Nov 18, 1982, 8:44 AM PST (16:44 UTC), 27 km (16 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
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-11-18 16:44:18 UTC
Depth
26.5 km (16.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.578° N, 119.997° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
108°
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 197 in the 60 days after this one and 101 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.010 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16021 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 3.84 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16021 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 1.74 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16019 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.63 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16017 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.720 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 16017 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 2.011 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16016 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 1.53 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16016 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.612 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16016 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.113 km SE of Catheys Valley, California · 16014 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 1.712 km SE of Catheys Valley, California · 16013 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 1.73 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16013 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 2.85 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16013 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.69 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16012 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 1.79 km S of South Dos Palos, California · 16012 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 1.79 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16012 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 1.98 km SW of Fairmead, California · 16011 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 1.920 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16010 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 1.64 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16010 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 1.83 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16009 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 1.72 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16008 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 1.78 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16008 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 2.310 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16007 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 1.712 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16007 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  24. 1.713 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16007 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  25. 1.816 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16005 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  26. 1.811 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16005 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 2.11 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16004 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  28. 2.310 km SE of Catheys Valley, California · 16003 days ago · 19 km deep · 23 km away
  29. 1.610 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16002 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  30. 2.09 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16001 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 2.210 km SE of Catheys Valley, California · 16001 days ago · 20 km deep · 22 km away
  32. 2.012 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16001 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 1.612 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16001 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  34. 1.64 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16000 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  35. 2.44 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16000 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  36. 2.314 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16000 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  37. 2.26 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15999 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  38. 2.27 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15999 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  39. 1.68 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15999 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  40. 2.19 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15999 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  41. 2.213 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15998 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  42. 2.08 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15996 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  43. 1.78 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15996 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  44. 2.78 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15996 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  45. 2.39 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15996 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  46. 1.98 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15996 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  47. 1.68 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15996 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  48. 2.112 km SE of Catheys Valley, California · 15996 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  49. 1.90 km NE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15996 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  50. 1.914 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15995 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  51. 1.88 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15994 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  52. 2.98 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15994 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  53. 2.68 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15994 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  54. 1.99 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15994 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  55. 2.44 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15994 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  56. 1.53 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15994 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away
  57. 1.83 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15993 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  58. 1.813 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15993 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  59. 1.614 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15993 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  60. 1.713 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15993 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away

The first 60 of 197.

Before

  1. 1.713 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16022 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 2.63 km NE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16022 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.714 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16022 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.810 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16023 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 1.810 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16023 days ago · -1 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 1.51 km SSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16023 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.711 km SE of Catheys Valley, California · 16023 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 1.710 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16023 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 2.710 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16024 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 1.810 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16024 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 1.610 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16024 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 1.66 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16024 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 2.1California-Nevada border region · 16025 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 1.63 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16025 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 1.714 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16025 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.83 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16026 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.54 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16026 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 1.74 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16026 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 2.313 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16027 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.85 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16029 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1082050. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 2:36 AM UTC.