California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 5 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 5 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California on Thu, Jan 20, 1983, 7:11 AM PST (15:11 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 15 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1983-01-20 15:11:09 UTC
Depth
5.2 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.641° N, 118.915° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
89°
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.75 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15961 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.92 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15961 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.07 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15961 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.31 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15961 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.16 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15961 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 1.66 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15961 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 1.77 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15961 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.83 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15961 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.51 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15961 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 1.76 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15961 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.76 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15961 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.96 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15961 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.93 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15961 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 1.64 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15961 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.88 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15961 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 2.82 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15961 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 1.92 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15961 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 1.83 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15961 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 2.53 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15961 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 2.77 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15961 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 1.517 km E of Fish Camp, California · 15961 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  22. 1.62 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15961 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 1.56 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15961 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  24. 1.73 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15961 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 2.14 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15961 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 2.84 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15961 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 1.69 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15960 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  28. 1.83 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15960 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 1.63 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15960 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  30. 1.610 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15960 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  31. 2.17 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15960 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  32. 1.86 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15960 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  33. 2.13 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15960 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  34. 1.88 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15960 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  35. 2.03 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15960 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 1.63 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15960 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  37. 1.810 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15960 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  38. 1.811 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 15960 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  39. 2.34 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15960 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  40. 2.97 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15960 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  41. 1.94 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15960 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  42. 2.39 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15960 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  43. 1.54 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15960 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  44. 2.02 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15960 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  45. 1.95 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15960 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  46. 1.83 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15960 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  47. 1.65 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15960 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  48. 2.4California-Nevada border region · 15960 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  49. 1.69 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15960 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  50. 1.72 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15959 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  51. 1.83 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15959 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  52. 2.22 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15959 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  53. 1.62 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15959 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  54. 2.115 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15959 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  55. 1.58 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15959 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  56. 2.93 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15959 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  57. 2.59 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15959 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  58. 2.42 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15959 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  59. 1.82 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15959 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  60. 2.08 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15959 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.72 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15961 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.93 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15961 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.63 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15961 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.58 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15961 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 2.88 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15961 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 2.63 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15961 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.810 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15961 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 2.91 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15961 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 2.22 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15961 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 1.56 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15962 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.84 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15962 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.92 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15962 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 2.210 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15962 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 1.513 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15962 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 1.58 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15962 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 1.66 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15962 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 2.66 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15962 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 1.613 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 15962 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 2.64 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15962 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.97 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15962 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1086355. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:30 PM UTC.