M2.1 earthquake 3 km W of Bootjack, California

Magnitude

2.1 (md), micro

Local time

Wed, May 28, 1986, 3:56 PM PDT

UTC

1986-05-28 22:56:56 UTC

Depth

-1.6 km (-1.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.468° N, 119.921° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.8 km horizontally, 9.6 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

190°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

9

• Bootjack, CaliforniaPopulation 960. Forecast3 kmW
• Chowchilla, CaliforniaPopulation 18,510. Forecast49 kmNE
• Clovis, CaliforniaPopulation 104,180. Forecast74 kmNNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast409 kmNNW

After

1. 2.412 km WSW of Bridgeport, CaliforniaWed, May 28, 11:22 PM PDT · 14727 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
2. 2.012 km WSW of Bridgeport, CaliforniaThu, May 29, 12:01 AM PDT · 14727 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
3. 2.03 km S of Bass Lake, CaliforniaSat, May 31, 4:50 AM PDT · 14725 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
4. 1.512 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSat, May 31, 11:09 PM PDT · 14724 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
5. 2.815 km SW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSat, May 31, 11:10 PM PDT · 14724 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
6. 1.712 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSun, Jun 8, 12:03 PM PDT · 14716 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
7. 3.327 km W of Mono City, CaliforniaMon, Jun 9, 7:34 AM PDT · 14715 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
8. 2.21 km SSE of Sonora, CaliforniaMon, Jun 9, 3:26 PM PDT · 14715 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
9. 2.712 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaTue, Jun 10, 10:21 AM PDT · 14714 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
10. 1.912 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaTue, Jun 10, 10:28 AM PDT · 14714 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
11. 2.223 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CaliforniaTue, Jun 10, 7:40 PM PDT · 14714 days ago · 18 km deep · 56 km away
12. 1.811 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaThu, Jun 12, 5:05 AM PDT · 14713 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
13. 2.112 km SW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaThu, Jun 12, 9:24 PM PDT · 14712 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
14. 1.511 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSat, Jun 14, 7:22 AM PDT · 14710 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
15. 2.010 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSun, Jun 15, 3:36 AM PDT · 14710 days ago · -1 km deep · 91 km away
16. 2.113 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSun, Jun 15, 2:42 PM PDT · 14709 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
17. 2.427 km NE of Big Creek, CaliforniaMon, Jun 16, 6:51 AM PDT · 14708 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
18. 1.8California-Nevada border regionWed, Jun 18, 12:58 AM PDT · 14707 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
19. 1.67 km NNW of Auberry, CaliforniaWed, Jun 18, 7:29 PM PDT · 14706 days ago · 17 km deep · 51 km away
20. 1.612 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaWed, Jun 18, 9:48 PM PDT · 14706 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
21. 1.615 km SW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaFri, Jun 20, 4:49 PM PDT · 14704 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
22. 1.68 km WNW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSat, Jun 21, 2:41 AM PDT · 14704 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
23. 1.616 km SW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSat, Jun 21, 12:56 PM PDT · 14703 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
24. 1.511 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaMon, Jun 23, 3:49 AM PDT · 14702 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
25. 1.913 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaTue, Jun 24, 4:33 AM PDT · 14701 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
26. 1.812 km SW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaTue, Jun 24, 9:33 AM PDT · 14700 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
27. 2.615 km SW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaTue, Jun 24, 5:22 PM PDT · 14700 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
28. 1.714 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaWed, Jun 25, 1:34 PM PDT · 14699 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
29. 1.912 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaWed, Jun 25, 5:01 PM PDT · 14699 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
30. 1.710 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaWed, Jun 25, 11:16 PM PDT · 14699 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
31. 1.611 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaFri, Jun 27, 7:32 AM PDT · 14697 days ago · -2 km deep · 95 km away
32. 1.611 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaFri, Jun 27, 7:42 AM PDT · 14697 days ago · -2 km deep · 96 km away
33. 1.99 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSat, Jun 28, 7:18 PM PDT · 14696 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
34. 1.69 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSun, Jun 29, 3:31 AM PDT · 14696 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
35. 1.613 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaMon, Jun 30, 2:58 AM PDT · 14695 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
36. 2.121 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CaliforniaWed, Jul 2, 5:53 AM PDT · 14693 days ago · 19 km deep · 53 km away
37. 1.610 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaWed, Jul 2, 7:04 AM PDT · 14692 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
38. 1.911 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaWed, Jul 2, 2:30 PM PDT · 14692 days ago · -2 km deep · 96 km away
39. 1.511 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaWed, Jul 2, 11:20 PM PDT · 14692 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
40. 1.710 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaFri, Jul 4, 9:17 AM PDT · 14690 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
41. 2.39 km E of Buck Meadows, CaliforniaFri, Jul 4, 11:30 PM PDT · 14690 days ago · 30 km deep · 39 km away
42. 1.510 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSat, Jul 5, 1:41 AM PDT · 14690 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
43. 1.512 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSat, Jul 5, 2:36 PM PDT · 14689 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
44. 1.610 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSun, Jul 6, 4:00 PM PDT · 14688 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
45. 2.24 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaMon, Jul 7, 3:28 PM PDT · 14687 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
46. 1.84 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaMon, Jul 7, 8:58 PM PDT · 14687 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
47. 2.111 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaMon, Jul 7, 8:59 PM PDT · 14687 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
48. 2.017 km SW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaTue, Jul 8, 5:56 AM PDT · 14687 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
49. 2.38 km WNW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaTue, Jul 8, 10:41 AM PDT · 14686 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
50. 1.613 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaWed, Jul 9, 6:28 AM PDT · 14685 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
51. 1.510 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaWed, Jul 9, 7:09 AM PDT · 14685 days ago · -2 km deep · 97 km away
52. 1.610 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaThu, Jul 10, 1:21 AM PDT · 14685 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
53. 1.510 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaThu, Jul 10, 7:46 AM PDT · 14684 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
54. 1.5California-Nevada border regionThu, Jul 10, 9:23 PM PDT · 14684 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
55. 1.811 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaFri, Jul 11, 3:49 PM PDT · 14683 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
56. 1.611 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaFri, Jul 11, 3:52 PM PDT · 14683 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
57. 1.710 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaFri, Jul 11, 4:13 PM PDT · 14683 days ago · -2 km deep · 96 km away
58. 1.510 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaFri, Jul 11, 4:15 PM PDT · 14683 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
59. 2.411 km E of Friant, CaliforniaFri, Jul 11, 6:22 PM PDT · 14683 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
60. 1.512 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaFri, Jul 11, 7:30 PM PDT · 14683 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away

The first 60 of 91.

Before

1. 2.015 km SW of Fairmead, CaliforniaTue, May 27, 2:23 PM PDT · 14728 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
2. 1.65 km E of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSat, May 24, 5:13 PM PDT · 14731 days ago · -1 km deep · 91 km away
3. 1.812 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaThu, May 22, 6:40 PM PDT · 14733 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
4. 2.211 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaWed, May 21, 5:52 PM PDT · 14734 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
5. 1.826 km S of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaTue, May 20, 9:36 AM PDT · 14735 days ago · -2 km deep · 80 km away
6. 2.213 km SW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSun, May 18, 1:26 AM PDT · 14738 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
7. 1.613 km SW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSat, May 17, 11:22 AM PDT · 14738 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
8. 2.612 km SW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaFri, May 16, 4:31 AM PDT · 14740 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
9. 1.718 km SSE of Shaver Lake, CaliforniaWed, May 14, 3:38 AM PDT · 14742 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
10. 3.110 km E of Buck Meadows, CaliforniaMon, May 12, 8:04 PM PDT · 14743 days ago · 23 km deep · 40 km away
11. 2.213 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaMon, May 12, 11:37 AM PDT · 14743 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
12. 2.316 km SE of Yosemite Valley, CaliforniaMon, May 12, 10:07 AM PDT · 14743 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
13. 2.712 km SW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaMon, May 12, 5:42 AM PDT · 14744 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
14. 2.010 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSat, May 10, 7:58 PM PDT · 14745 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
15. 2.59 km WNW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSat, May 10, 3:28 PM PDT · 14745 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
16. 1.78 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaThu, May 8, 12:46 PM PDT · 14747 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
17. 1.85 km NNE of Big Creek, CaliforniaThu, May 8, 10:09 AM PDT · 14747 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
18. 1.65 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaTue, May 6, 9:20 AM PDT · 14749 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
19. 2.211 km SW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaTue, Apr 29, 9:08 PM PDT · 14756 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
20. 1.9Central CaliforniaTue, Apr 29, 4:31 AM PDT · 14757 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc10085740. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 12:57 AM UTC.