California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake Central California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck in Central California on Sun, Dec 11, 1983, 6:43 AM PST (14:43 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 10 km SSW of Aspen Springs, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-12-11 14:43:48 UTC
Depth
0.2 km (0.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.624° N, 119.019° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 2.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
203°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 175 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.57 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 15624 days ago · -1 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 1.810 km SSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15624 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 1.94 km S of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15624 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 1.74 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15623 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 1.64 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15623 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 1.912 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15622 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 2.413 km NNW of Big Creek, California · 15622 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 1.72 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15622 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 1.72 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15622 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 1.731 km NW of Benton, California · 15621 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 2.06 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15620 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 1.611 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 15619 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 1.728 km SW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15619 days ago · 23 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 1.528 km SW of Wilkerson, California · 15619 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 2.59 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 15618 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 2.212 km SW of Swall Meadows, California · 15618 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 2.56 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15618 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 1.614 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15618 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 1.53 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15618 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 1.63 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15618 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  21. 1.53 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15618 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  22. 1.77 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15617 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  23. 1.710 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 15616 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  24. 1.634 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 15616 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  25. 1.56 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15616 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  26. 1.66 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15616 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  27. 2.536km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 15614 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  28. 1.811 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15613 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  29. 1.511 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15613 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  30. 2.912 km WSW of Bridgeport, California · 15613 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  31. 1.89 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15613 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  32. 2.28 km SSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15612 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  33. 3.511 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15612 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  34. 1.711 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15612 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  35. 2.211 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15612 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  36. 1.811 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15612 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  37. 2.211 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15612 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  38. 2.811 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15612 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  39. 1.827 km ENE of Big Pine, California · 15611 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  40. 3.26 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15611 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  41. 1.610 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15611 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  42. 1.93 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15611 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  43. 1.810 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 15611 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  44. 1.55 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15611 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  45. 1.611 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15610 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  46. 3.011 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 15610 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  47. 1.616 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 15609 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  48. 1.65 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15608 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  49. 2.938km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 15607 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  50. 1.59 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15607 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  51. 3.913 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15606 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  52. 1.913 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15606 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  53. 2.810 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15605 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  54. 1.97 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15605 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  55. 3.265km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 15604 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  56. 1.614 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15604 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  57. 1.67 km NNE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15603 days ago · 18 km deep · 12 km away
  58. 1.86 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15603 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  59. 2.06 km NNW of Midpines, California · 15603 days ago · 24 km deep · 83 km away
  60. 1.92 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15603 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away

The first 60 of 175.

Before

  1. 3.08 km ENE of Buck Meadows, California · 15627 days ago · 30 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.831 km NW of Benton, California · 15627 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 1.92 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15628 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 2.42 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15628 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 2.019 km NE of Yosemite Valley, California · 15629 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 3.013 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 15629 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 2.232 km NW of Benton, California · 15629 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 1.533 km NW of Benton, California · 15630 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 1.914 km W of Bridgeport, California · 15630 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 3.732 km NW of Benton, California · 15630 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 1.632 km NW of Benton, California · 15631 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 2.632 km NW of Benton, California · 15631 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 1.832 km NW of Benton, California · 15632 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 1.65 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15632 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 2.831 km NW of Benton, California · 15632 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 2.531 km NW of Benton, California · 15632 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 1.712 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15632 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 2.03 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15632 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 1.93 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15632 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 3.532 km NW of Benton, California · 15632 days ago · -1 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1108299. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:27 PM UTC.