California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 9 km NE of Minkler, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 9 km NE of Minkler, California on Tue, Feb 9, 1982, 4:49 PM PST (00:49 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 12 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-02-10 00:49:42 UTC
Depth
11.3 km (7.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.779° N, 119.375° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
332°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
3

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.312 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16295 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.016 km SSE of Yosemite Valley, California · 16294 days ago · 27 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.822 km SE of Yosemite Valley, California · 16292 days ago · 22 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 3.49 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16290 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 3.0California-Nevada border region · 16286 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.313 km E of Fish Camp, California · 16285 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.616 km E of Fish Camp, California · 16285 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 3.028 km E of Fish Camp, California · 16285 days ago · 19 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 1.65 km SE of Catheys Valley, California · 16282 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 3.012 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16280 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 3.310 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16280 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 2.415 km SSW of Bootjack, California · 16270 days ago · 21 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 1.86 km WNW of Yosemite Lakes, California · 16268 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 2.16 km N of Caruthers, California · 16267 days ago · -1 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 1.813 km S of Catheys Valley, California · 16267 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 3.19 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16267 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 2.09 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16266 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 1.920 km E of Fish Camp, California · 16265 days ago · 19 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 3.314 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16259 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 1.921 km NE of Bass Lake, California · 16257 days ago · 24 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 1.720 km ENE of Fish Camp, California · 16254 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 1.78 km SSE of El Portal, California · 16251 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 2.22 km SE of Planada, California · 16248 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 2.016 km E of Fish Camp, California · 16247 days ago · 22 km deep · 78 km away
  25. 2.15 km SW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16245 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 3.338 km SSW of Round Valley, California · 16245 days ago · 22 km deep · 64 km away
  27. 3.04 km SW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16245 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 1.80 km NE of Ahwahnee, California · 16245 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  29. 2.216 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16245 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
  30. 2.312 km E of Kettleman City, California · 16244 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  31. 1.611 km S of Bootjack, California · 16243 days ago · 28 km deep · 80 km away
  32. 1.513 km SSE of Three Rocks, California · 16242 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  33. 2.510 km S of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16242 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  34. 3.26 km SSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16241 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  35. 2.241km ESE of Three Rivers, CA · 16240 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  36. 2.43 km NNE of Madera, California · 16239 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away

Before

  1. 2.712 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16298 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.811 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16299 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.611 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16299 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.712 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16302 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.89 km WNW of Huron, California · 16304 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.69 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16308 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 2.78 km ENE of Kettleman City, California · 16311 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.14 km NW of Coarsegold, California · 16313 days ago · 21 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 3.223 km ENE of Fish Camp, California · 16313 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.618 km E of Fish Camp, California · 16313 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 1.924 km E of Fish Camp, California · 16314 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 2.021 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 16314 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 3.011 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16314 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.86 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16316 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 1.920 km E of Wawona, California · 16324 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 2.320 km SE of Yosemite Valley, California · 16325 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 2.619 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 16325 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1071968. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:53 PM UTC.