California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 17 km ENE of Lee Vining, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 17 km ENE of Lee Vining, California on Fri, Dec 21, 1984, 2:17 AM PST (10:17 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 31 km ENE of Mono City, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-12-21 10:17:58 UTC
Depth
8.9 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.025° N, 118.943° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.26
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
68°
Stations used
25

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. 1.53 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 15258 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 1.60 km ENE of Round Valley, California · 15258 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 2.314 km NNE of Mesa, California · 15258 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 1.65 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 15258 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 1.62 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 15258 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 1.54 km N of Round Valley, California · 15258 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 1.9California-Nevada border region · 15258 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 1.63 km NW of Round Valley, California · 15257 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 1.92 km W of Round Valley, California · 15257 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 2.23 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 15257 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 1.51 km W of Round Valley, California · 15257 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.54 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 15257 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 1.85 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 15257 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 1.64 km NW of Round Valley, California · 15257 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 2.02 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 15257 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 1.53 km NW of Round Valley, California · 15256 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 1.64 km N of Round Valley, California · 15256 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 1.64 km N of Round Valley, California · 15256 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 1.94 km SW of Swall Meadows, California · 15256 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 1.65 km N of Round Valley, California · 15256 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 2.14 km SW of Swall Meadows, California · 15256 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  22. 2.55 km NW of Round Valley, California · 15256 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  23. 1.53 km WSW of Round Valley, California · 15256 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  24. 1.54 km SSW of Swall Meadows, California · 15256 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  25. 1.64 km N of Round Valley, California · 15256 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  26. 3.54 km NW of Round Valley, California · 15256 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  27. 1.64 km SW of Swall Meadows, California · 15256 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  28. 3.05 km NW of Round Valley, California · 15256 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  29. 1.65 km N of Round Valley, California · 15256 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  30. 1.63 km S of Swall Meadows, California · 15256 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  31. 2.15 km N of Round Valley, California · 15255 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  32. 2.611 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15255 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  33. 2.15 km NW of Round Valley, California · 15255 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  34. 1.66 km E of Mesa, California · 15255 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  35. 1.932 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 15255 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  36. 2.12 km NW of Round Valley, California · 15255 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  37. 2.13 km NW of Round Valley, California · 15255 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  38. 1.615 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15255 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  39. 2.116 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15255 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  40. 1.611 km NW of Benton, California · 15255 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  41. 1.75 km N of Round Valley, California · 15255 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  42. 1.65 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 15255 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  43. 1.64 km N of Round Valley, California · 15255 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  44. 1.94 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 15255 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  45. 3.810 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15255 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  46. 2.010 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15255 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  47. 1.810 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15255 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  48. 1.73 km WSW of Round Valley, California · 15255 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  49. 1.55 km SSW of Swall Meadows, California · 15255 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  50. 1.732 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 15255 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  51. 1.73 km N of Round Valley, California · 15255 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  52. 2.013 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 15255 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  53. 2.03 km N of Round Valley, California · 15255 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  54. 2.510 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15255 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  55. 1.64 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 15255 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  56. 1.66 km SSW of Swall Meadows, California · 15255 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  57. 1.65 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 15254 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  58. 2.35 km SSW of Swall Meadows, California · 15254 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  59. 3.05 km SSW of Swall Meadows, California · 15254 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  60. 2.56 km SSW of Swall Meadows, California · 15254 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.53 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 15258 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 2.23 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 15258 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 2.58 km WNW of Topaz Lake, Nevada · 15258 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.73 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15258 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 1.65 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 15259 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 1.84 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 15259 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 1.60 km WSW of Round Valley, California · 15259 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 1.74 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 15259 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 1.84 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 15259 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 2.34 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 15259 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 3.04 km N of Round Valley, California · 15259 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 1.65 km N of Round Valley, California · 15259 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 2.35 km N of Round Valley, California · 15259 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 1.72 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 15259 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 3.52 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 15259 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 2.42 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 15259 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 1.82 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 15259 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 1.55 km SSW of Swall Meadows, California · 15259 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 1.94 km NW of Round Valley, California · 15259 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 1.6Central California · 15260 days ago · -1 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc35849. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:57 PM UTC.