California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 12 km SSW of Bootjack, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 12 km SSW of Bootjack, California on Wed, May 6, 1987, 9:35 PM PDT (04:35 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 7 km N of Bonadelle Ranchos-Madera Ranchos, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-05-07 04:35:45 UTC
Depth
4.6 km (2.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.363° N, 119.943° 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 1.5 km horizontally, 6.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
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: 64 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.714 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14383 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.5California-Nevada border region · 14383 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 2.27 km N of Bonadelle Ranchos-Madera Ranchos, California · 14382 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 1.84 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14382 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.512 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14382 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.013 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14382 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 2.12 km SW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14382 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 2.614 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14380 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.018 km WSW of Mendota, California · 14380 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.812 km SW of Chinese Camp, California · 14376 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 1.819 km SE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14375 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 2.123 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14374 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 1.68 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14374 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 2.46 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14373 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 1.825 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14373 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 1.723 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14373 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 1.525 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14373 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 2.023 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14373 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 1.619 km SE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14373 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 1.88 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14369 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 1.912 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14365 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 1.522 km SE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14362 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  23. 2.416 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14360 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 1.614 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14360 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 1.66 km W of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14359 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 1.812 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14358 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 1.812 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14358 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  28. 1.612 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14356 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  29. 1.812 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14355 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  30. 1.94 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14354 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  31. 1.74 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14354 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 1.610 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14353 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  33. 2.912 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14353 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  34. 1.912 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14352 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  35. 1.919 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14348 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  36. 1.712 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14348 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  37. 2.119 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14348 days ago · 20 km deep · 63 km away
  38. 2.119 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14347 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  39. 2.07 km WNW of Coarsegold, California · 14347 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  40. 1.76 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14347 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  41. 2.112 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14346 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  42. 1.95 km WSW of Fairmead, California · 14345 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  43. 1.713 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14343 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  44. 1.97 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14341 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  45. 1.614 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14340 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  46. 2.013 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14339 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  47. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 14338 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  48. 1.95 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14337 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  49. 2.512 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14336 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  50. 2.212 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14335 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  51. 2.911 km SSW of Bootjack, California · 14333 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  52. 2.411 km SW of Auberry, California · 14333 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  53. 2.56 km ESE of La Vina, California · 14332 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  54. 1.926 km N of Big Creek, California · 14332 days ago · 17 km deep · 61 km away
  55. 1.521 km SSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14331 days ago · 18 km deep · 81 km away
  56. 1.65 km SW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14330 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  57. 2.011 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14330 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  58. 1.96 km N of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14330 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  59. 2.06 km ESE of June Lake, California · 14329 days ago · -2 km deep · 94 km away
  60. 2.05 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14328 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away

The first 60 of 64.

Before

  1. 1.63 km S of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14384 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 4.23 km S of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14384 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 2.23 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14385 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.77 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14386 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 1.714 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14386 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.93 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14389 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.611 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14391 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.812 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14391 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.64 km W of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14397 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 1.812 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14398 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 1.711 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14401 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.511 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14402 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 1.512 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14402 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.7Central California · 14403 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 1.613 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14405 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.612 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14405 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.89 km SSE of Copperopolis, California · 14407 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 2.014 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14408 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 2.011 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14409 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 1.513 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14410 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc99948. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:29 PM UTC.