California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 2 km N of Sunny Slopes, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 2 km N of Sunny Slopes, California on Sat, Dec 25, 1982, 1:15 AM PST (09:15 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 4 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-12-25 09:15:26 UTC
Depth
5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.594° N, 118.670° 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, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.75
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
169°
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. 2.04 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15936 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 1.72 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15936 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 2.62 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15936 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 1.815 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15936 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 2.515 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15935 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 2.53 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15935 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 2.515 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15935 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 1.73 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15935 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 1.83 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15935 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 1.53 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15935 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 1.73 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15935 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 1.63 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15935 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 1.511 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15935 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 1.53 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15935 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 1.814 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15935 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 2.24 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15935 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 1.55 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15935 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 2.14 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 15935 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 3.011 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15935 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 1.81 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15935 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  21. 1.63 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15935 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  22. 2.12 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15934 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  23. 1.52 km NW of Swall Meadows, California · 15934 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  24. 1.98 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15934 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  25. 1.92 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15934 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  26. 1.82 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15934 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  27. 2.02 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15934 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  28. 1.83 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15934 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  29. 1.82 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15934 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  30. 1.77 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15934 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  31. 1.58 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15934 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  32. 2.06 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15934 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  33. 2.015 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15934 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  34. 1.59 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 15933 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  35. 3.04 km NNE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15933 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
  36. 1.54 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15933 days ago · -1 km deep · 23 km away
  37. 2.711 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15933 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  38. 1.87 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15933 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  39. 2.235km NE of Independence, CA · 15933 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  40. 2.00 km W of Swall Meadows, California · 15933 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  41. 1.62 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15933 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  42. 1.76 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15932 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  43. 1.66 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15932 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  44. 1.82 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15932 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  45. 2.23 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15932 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  46. 1.65 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15931 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  47. 1.914 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15931 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  48. 1.614 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15931 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  49. 1.68 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15931 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  50. 2.24 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15931 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  51. 2.61 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15931 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  52. 2.510 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 15931 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  53. 2.13 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15931 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  54. 2.08 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15931 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  55. 2.312 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15930 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  56. 1.67 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15930 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  57. 1.63 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15930 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  58. 2.32 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15930 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  59. 2.32 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15930 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  60. 2.17 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15930 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1083451. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:25 AM UTC.