California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 8 km W of Aspen Springs, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 8 km W of Aspen Springs, California on Tue, Nov 29, 1983, 1:21 PM PST (21:21 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 2 km SE of Mesa, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-11-29 21:21:19 UTC
Depth
3.3 km (2.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.563° N, 118.810° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
75°
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: 173 in the 60 days after this one and 131 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.011 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15646 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.611 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15645 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.77 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15645 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 1.78 km SW of Swall Meadows, California · 15644 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 1.94 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15643 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 1.717 km ESE of Big Creek, California · 15643 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 1.58 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15643 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 1.610 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 15642 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.519 km E of Bishop, California · 15642 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 2.17 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15642 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 1.98 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15642 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 2.49 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15641 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 1.89 km N of Sunny Slopes, California · 15641 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 2.010 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15641 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 3.131 km NW of Benton, California · 15640 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 1.97 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15640 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 1.811 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15640 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 3.532 km NW of Benton, California · 15640 days ago · -1 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 1.93 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15640 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 2.03 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15640 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  21. 1.712 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15640 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  22. 2.531 km NW of Benton, California · 15640 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  23. 2.831 km NW of Benton, California · 15639 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  24. 1.65 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15639 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  25. 1.832 km NW of Benton, California · 15639 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  26. 2.632 km NW of Benton, California · 15639 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  27. 1.632 km NW of Benton, California · 15639 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  28. 3.732 km NW of Benton, California · 15638 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  29. 1.914 km W of Bridgeport, California · 15637 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  30. 1.533 km NW of Benton, California · 15637 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  31. 2.232 km NW of Benton, California · 15637 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  32. 3.013 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 15636 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  33. 2.019 km NE of Yosemite Valley, California · 15636 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  34. 2.42 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15635 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  35. 1.92 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15635 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  36. 1.831 km NW of Benton, California · 15635 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  37. 1.8Central California · 15634 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
  38. 1.57 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 15632 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  39. 1.810 km SSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15632 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  40. 1.94 km S of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15632 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  41. 1.74 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15631 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  42. 1.64 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15631 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  43. 1.912 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15630 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  44. 2.413 km NNW of Big Creek, California · 15630 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  45. 1.72 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15629 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  46. 1.72 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15629 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  47. 1.731 km NW of Benton, California · 15629 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  48. 2.06 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15628 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  49. 1.611 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 15627 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  50. 1.728 km SW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15627 days ago · 23 km deep · 37 km away
  51. 1.528 km SW of Wilkerson, California · 15627 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  52. 2.59 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 15626 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  53. 2.212 km SW of Swall Meadows, California · 15626 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away
  54. 2.56 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15626 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  55. 1.614 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15625 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  56. 1.53 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15625 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  57. 1.63 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15625 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  58. 1.53 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15625 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  59. 1.77 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15624 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  60. 1.710 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 15624 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away

The first 60 of 173.

Before

  1. 1.84 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15646 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.012 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15647 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.611 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 15647 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 2.313 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 15648 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 1.814 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15648 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 2.712 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 15649 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 2.38 km NNE of Mesa, California · 15651 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 1.811 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 15651 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 2.911 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 15651 days ago · -2 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 2.620km NNE of Independence, CA · 15651 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.67 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15651 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 2.011 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15651 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 1.812 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15652 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 2.813 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15652 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 3.814 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15652 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 1.68 km SW of Swall Meadows, California · 15653 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 2.010 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 15653 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 2.221 km NNW of Big Creek, California · 15654 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 1.611 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15654 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 2.74 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15654 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1107708. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:04 PM UTC.