California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 5 km SSW of Swall Meadows, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 5 km SSW of Swall Meadows, California on Thu, Jun 24, 1982, 7:56 PM PDT (02:56 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 8 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-06-25 02:56:43 UTC
Depth
4.6 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.463° N, 118.672° 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 1.8 km horizontally, 3.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
230°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.08 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16124 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 2.58 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16124 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 1.94 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16123 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 2.040km ENE of Big Pine, CA · 16123 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 2.03 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 16123 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 2.111 km NW of Aspen Springs, California · 16123 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 3.16 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16123 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 2.06 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16123 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 2.34 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16122 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 2.04 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16122 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 2.54 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16122 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 1.84 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16122 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 1.94 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16122 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 2.210 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16122 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 2.116 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16122 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 2.417 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16122 days ago · -1 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 2.115 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16122 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 2.054km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16122 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 2.39 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16122 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 2.117 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16122 days ago · -1 km deep · 18 km away
  21. 2.217 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16122 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  22. 2.416 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16122 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  23. 2.15 km SW of Swall Meadows, California · 16121 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 2.216 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16121 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  25. 2.09 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16121 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  26. 2.39 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16121 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  27. 1.716 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16120 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
  28. 2.216 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16120 days ago · -1 km deep · 20 km away
  29. 2.314 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16120 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  30. 2.115 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16120 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
  31. 1.53 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16120 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  32. 2.616 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16120 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  33. 2.116 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16120 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  34. 2.116 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16120 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  35. 1.915 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16119 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  36. 1.815 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16119 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  37. 1.915 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16119 days ago · -1 km deep · 19 km away
  38. 2.116 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16119 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  39. 2.616 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16119 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  40. 2.016 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16119 days ago · -1 km deep · 19 km away
  41. 3.416 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16119 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  42. 2.416 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16119 days ago · -1 km deep · 19 km away
  43. 2.516 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16119 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  44. 2.116 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16119 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  45. 3.016 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16119 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  46. 1.87 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16119 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  47. 2.114 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16119 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  48. 2.47 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16119 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
  49. 3.57 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16119 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  50. 2.07 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16119 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  51. 2.116 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16119 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  52. 1.917 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16118 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  53. 2.316 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16118 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  54. 1.64 km SW of Wawona, California · 16118 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  55. 1.914 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16118 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  56. 2.311 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16118 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  57. 2.17 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16118 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  58. 1.511 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16117 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  59. 1.716 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16117 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  60. 1.910 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16117 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away

The first 60 of 198.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1075659. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:20 AM UTC.