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M2.3 earthquake 8 km SW of Bootjack, California

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 8 km SW of Bootjack, California on Sun, Apr 8, 1984, 8:47 AM PST (16:47 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 7 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-04-08 16:47:18 UTC
Depth
4.6 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.410° N, 119.950° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 4.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.40
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
147°
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: 144 in the 60 days after this one and 61 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.511 km NNW of Midpines, California · 15512 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 1.79 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15511 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.64 km NNE of Fowler, California · 15510 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 2.013 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 15509 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.48 km S of Mariposa, California · 15509 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.94 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15508 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.88 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15508 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.911 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15508 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.611 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15508 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.63 km NW of Buck Meadows, California · 15506 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 2.111 km NE of Buck Meadows, California · 15506 days ago · 32 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 2.14 km SSE of Buck Meadows, California · 15506 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 2.016 km NE of Buck Meadows, California · 15506 days ago · 39 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 2.54 km SE of Le Grand, California · 15506 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 1.68 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15505 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.75 km S of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15503 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 1.68 km ENE of Fish Camp, California · 15502 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 1.66 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15502 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 2.012 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15499 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 1.811 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15498 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 3.011 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15498 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 1.619 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 15498 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  23. 2.421 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 15498 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
  24. 1.87 km NNE of Buck Meadows, California · 15496 days ago · 30 km deep · 53 km away
  25. 1.813 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 15496 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 1.913 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 15496 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 1.613 km SE of Catheys Valley, California · 15495 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  28. 2.121 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 15493 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  29. 1.810 km S of Bootjack, California · 15492 days ago · 16 km deep · 7 km away
  30. 1.76 km N of Tuttle, California · 15492 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  31. 1.616 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 15492 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 2.617 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 15492 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  33. 4.77 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15492 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  34. 1.98 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15492 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  35. 1.88 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15492 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  36. 2.18 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15492 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  37. 2.09 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15492 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  38. 2.18 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15492 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  39. 1.99 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15492 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  40. 2.17 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15492 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  41. 1.67 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15492 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  42. 2.17 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15492 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  43. 3.38 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15492 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  44. 2.78 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15492 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  45. 2.67 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15491 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  46. 2.97 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 15491 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  47. 2.86 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15491 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  48. 1.67 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15491 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  49. 2.07 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15491 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  50. 3.77 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15491 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  51. 2.97 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15491 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  52. 3.16 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15491 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  53. 2.06 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15491 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  54. 2.37 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15491 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  55. 2.67 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15491 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  56. 2.710 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15491 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  57. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 15491 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  58. 2.76 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15491 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  59. 2.17 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15491 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  60. 2.07 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15491 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away

The first 60 of 144.

Before

  1. 1.82 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15513 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.71 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15513 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 2.413 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 15514 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 1.821 km WSW of Round Valley, California · 15514 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.315 km SSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15515 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.116 km SSE of Catheys Valley, California · 15516 days ago · 22 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 2.122 km WSW of Bridgeport, California · 15516 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 2.015 km SSE of Catheys Valley, California · 15517 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 2.913 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 15517 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 3.413 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 15517 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.912 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15518 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 2.625 km S of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15518 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.73 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15518 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 2.313 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 15519 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.516 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15520 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 2.213 km ENE of Squaw Valley, California · 15522 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 1.613 km ENE of Buck Meadows, California · 15522 days ago · 23 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 2.212 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15523 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.53 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15523 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 1.84 km ESE of La Vina, California · 15524 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc14441. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 11:45 AM UTC.