California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 6 km SSW of Aspen Springs, California

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 6 km SSW of Aspen Springs, California on Wed, Jan 15, 1986, 2:29 PM PST (22:29 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 3 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-01-15 22:29:24 UTC
Depth
5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.500° N, 118.735° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.30
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
67°
Stations used
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 113 in the 60 days after this one and 65 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.914 km E of Mono City, California · 14858 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 1.67 km S of El Portal, California · 14858 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 3.03 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 14858 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 2.33 km N of Squaw Valley, California · 14858 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 3.43 km WSW of Round Valley, California · 14858 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 1.515 km E of Mono City, California · 14857 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 1.613 km E of Mono City, California · 14857 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 2.19 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14857 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 2.416 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14857 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 2.214 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14857 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 2.05 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14857 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 1.89 km SSW of Yosemite Valley, California · 14857 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 2.711 km WNW of Yosemite Valley, California · 14857 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 1.65 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14855 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 1.85 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14855 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 2.011 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14854 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 2.43 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14853 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 2.329 km NW of Benton, California · 14851 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 2.78 km ESE of Bass Lake, California · 14851 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 1.64 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 14849 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  21. 3.16 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14849 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  22. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 14848 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  23. 1.86 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14847 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  24. 2.76 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14847 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  25. 1.813 km SSE of Dyer, Nevada · 14847 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  26. 1.66 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14846 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  27. 1.51 km ENE of Round Valley, California · 14845 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  28. 2.71 km E of Round Valley, California · 14845 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  29. 1.612 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14845 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  30. 2.011 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14845 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  31. 1.529 km NW of Benton, California · 14845 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  32. 1.69 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14845 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  33. 2.15km SSE of Independence, CA · 14844 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  34. 2.211 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14844 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  35. 1.611 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14844 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  36. 3.55 km NW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14844 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  37. 1.511 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14844 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  38. 1.78 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14844 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  39. 1.98 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14844 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  40. 1.811 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14844 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  41. 1.68 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14844 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  42. 3.011 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14844 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  43. 1.511 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14843 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  44. 1.710 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14843 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  45. 1.610 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14843 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  46. 2.48 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14843 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  47. 1.812 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14843 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  48. 2.614 km SW of Round Valley, California · 14842 days ago · 16 km deep · 21 km away
  49. 1.62 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14842 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  50. 1.78 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14841 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  51. 2.14 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14841 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  52. 1.711 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14840 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  53. 2.114 km SSW of Round Valley, California · 14840 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away
  54. 1.74 km N of Round Valley, California · 14840 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  55. 1.68 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14839 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  56. 2.012 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14838 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  57. 1.63 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 14838 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  58. 1.511 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14836 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  59. 1.814 km SSE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14835 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  60. 1.99 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14835 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away

The first 60 of 113.

Before

  1. 1.65 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14860 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.14 km N of Round Valley, California · 14860 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 1.76 km ESE of Swall Meadows, California · 14861 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 1.813 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14861 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 2.63 km NW of Shaver Lake, California · 14862 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 2.311 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14862 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 1.511 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14863 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 1.613 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14863 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 2.111 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14863 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 1.619 km E of Mono City, California · 14864 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 1.811 km NW of Benton, California · 14865 days ago · -2 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 1.97 km N of Shaver Lake, California · 14865 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 1.615 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14865 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 1.815 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14865 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 2.418 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14865 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 3.118 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14865 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 2.121 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14866 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 1.614 km E of Mono City, California · 14867 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 2.711 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14868 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 1.620 km NE of Bass Lake, California · 14869 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc63708 (also filed as ci113705). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:29 PM UTC.