California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 6 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 6 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California on Thu, Jun 30, 1983, 9:17 AM PDT (16:17 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 11 km W of Aspen Springs, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1983-06-30 16:17:50 UTC
Depth
1.2 km (0.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.610° N, 118.919° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.50
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
179°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 193 in the 60 days after this one and 124 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.910 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15801 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 1.611 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15801 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 1.64 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15801 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.71 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 15801 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 1.53 km SSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15801 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 1.69 km SSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15801 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 2.611 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 15800 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 1.77 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15800 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.84 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15800 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 2.718 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 15799 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 1.711 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15798 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 3.611 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15798 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 5.311 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15798 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 2.512 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15798 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 1.811 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15798 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 1.711 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15798 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 3.011 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15798 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 1.511 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15798 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 2.312 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15798 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 2.111 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15798 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  21. 2.111 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15798 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  22. 2.011 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15798 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  23. 2.412 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15798 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  24. 1.611 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15798 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  25. 2.211 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15798 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  26. 1.811 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15798 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  27. 2.311 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15798 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  28. 1.511 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15798 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  29. 2.912 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15798 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  30. 2.911 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15798 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  31. 2.010 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15798 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  32. 1.712 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15798 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  33. 2.412 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15797 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  34. 2.02 km S of Aspen Springs, California · 15797 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  35. 3.111 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15797 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  36. 3.12 km S of Aspen Springs, California · 15797 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  37. 1.711 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15797 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  38. 1.711 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15797 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  39. 2.12 km S of Aspen Springs, California · 15797 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  40. 1.83 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15796 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  41. 4.813 km ENE of Mono City, California · 15796 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  42. 2.513 km ENE of Mono City, California · 15796 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  43. 1.810 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15796 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  44. 1.910 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15796 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  45. 1.610 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15796 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  46. 2.112 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15795 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  47. 1.712 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15795 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  48. 1.712 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 15795 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  49. 3.27 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15795 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  50. 1.512 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15795 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  51. 2.213 km ENE of Mono City, California · 15795 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  52. 1.512 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15795 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  53. 1.86 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15794 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  54. 2.412 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15794 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  55. 1.57 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15794 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  56. 1.53 km S of Aspen Springs, California · 15794 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  57. 1.62 km S of Aspen Springs, California · 15793 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  58. 2.710 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15793 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  59. 1.84 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15792 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  60. 1.711 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15792 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away

The first 60 of 193.

Before

  1. 1.916 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15801 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 1.59 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15802 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 2.210 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15802 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 1.63 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15802 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.33 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15803 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 1.73 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15803 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 2.417 km NNW of Benton, California · 15803 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 1.93 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15803 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 1.610 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15803 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 1.99 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15803 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 1.87 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15803 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.59 km NW of Aspen Springs, California · 15803 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 1.510 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15803 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 1.512 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15804 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 1.56 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 15805 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 1.7California-Nevada border region · 15805 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 1.612 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15805 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 1.99 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15805 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 1.64 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15805 days ago · -1 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 2.114 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15806 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1097821. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:43 PM UTC.