California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 13 km SSW of Bootjack, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 13 km SSW of Bootjack, California on Mon, Apr 6, 1987, 10:19 AM PDT (17:19 UTC), 36 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 7 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-04-06 17:19:24 UTC
Depth
35.5 km (22.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.351° N, 119.934° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 2.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
103°
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 61 in the 60 days after this one and 34 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.97 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14414 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 2.57 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14414 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 2.37 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14414 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.27 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14414 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.37 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14413 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.88 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14413 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.812 km W of Aspen Springs, CA · 14412 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.611 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14411 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.513 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14410 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 2.011 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14410 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 2.014 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14408 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.89 km SSE of Copperopolis, California · 14407 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.612 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14405 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.613 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14405 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 1.7Central California · 14403 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 1.512 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14402 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.511 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14402 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 1.711 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14401 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.812 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14398 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.64 km W of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14397 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 2.410 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14397 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  22. 1.610 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14397 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  23. 1.610 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14397 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  24. 2.812 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14391 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 1.611 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14391 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 1.93 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14389 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  27. 1.714 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14386 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 1.77 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14386 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  29. 2.23 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14385 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 4.23 km S of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14384 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  31. 1.63 km S of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14384 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  32. 2.012 km SSW of Bootjack, California · 14384 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  33. 1.714 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14384 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  34. 1.5California-Nevada border region · 14383 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  35. 2.27 km N of Bonadelle Ranchos-Madera Ranchos, California · 14382 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  36. 1.84 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14382 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  37. 1.512 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14382 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  38. 2.013 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14382 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  39. 2.12 km SW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14382 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  40. 2.614 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14380 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  41. 2.018 km WSW of Mendota, California · 14380 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  42. 1.812 km SW of Chinese Camp, California · 14376 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  43. 1.819 km SE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14375 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  44. 2.123 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14375 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  45. 1.68 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14374 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  46. 2.46 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14374 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  47. 1.825 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14373 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  48. 1.723 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14373 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
  49. 1.525 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14373 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  50. 2.023 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14373 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  51. 1.619 km SE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14373 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  52. 1.88 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14369 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  53. 1.912 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14366 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  54. 1.522 km SE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14362 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  55. 2.416 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14360 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  56. 1.614 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14360 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  57. 1.66 km W of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14359 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  58. 1.812 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14358 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  59. 1.812 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14358 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  60. 1.612 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14356 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away

The first 60 of 61.

Before

  1. 2.011 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14417 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.111 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14417 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.726 km S of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14417 days ago · -2 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.57 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14418 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.714 km SE of Catheys Valley, California · 14419 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 2.616 km SSE of Catheys Valley, California · 14421 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 2.015 km SE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14422 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 1.812 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14422 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.53 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14423 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 2.212 km NNE of Friant, California · 14424 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 1.614 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14427 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.816 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14431 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.715 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14431 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 2.116 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14431 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.913 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14431 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 1.84 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14432 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 2.212 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14433 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 1.513 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14436 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 1.67 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14437 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 2.315 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14438 days ago · 27 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc98043. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:27 PM UTC.