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M2.2 earthquake 12 km NNE of Friant, California

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 12 km NNE of Friant, California on Fri, Mar 27, 1987, 12:57 PM PST (20:57 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 3 km S of Mammoth Lakes, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1987-03-27 20:57:56 UTC
Depth
10.7 km (6.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.098° N, 119.684° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
210°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 81 in the 60 days after this one and 64 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.53 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14432 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.812 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14431 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 2.015 km SE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14431 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 2.616 km SSE of Catheys Valley, California · 14429 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 1.73 km WSW of Swall Meadows, California · 14428 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.714 km SE of Catheys Valley, California · 14428 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 1.57 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14427 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 3.411 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14427 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.726 km S of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14426 days ago · -2 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 2.111 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14426 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 2.011 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14426 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 1.613 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14424 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 1.513 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14424 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 2.013 km SSW of Bootjack, California · 14423 days ago · 36 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 2.97 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14423 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 2.57 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14422 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 2.37 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14422 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 2.27 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14422 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 2.37 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14422 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 1.88 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14422 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 1.812 km W of Aspen Springs, CA · 14421 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 1.611 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14419 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 1.513 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14419 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 2.011 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14418 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  25. 2.014 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14416 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  26. 1.612 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14414 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  27. 1.613 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14414 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 1.711 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14413 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  29. 1.611 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14413 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  30. 2.014 km WSW of Round Valley, California · 14412 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  31. 1.7Central California · 14412 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  32. 1.512 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14411 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  33. 1.511 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14411 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  34. 1.78 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14410 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  35. 1.711 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14410 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  36. 1.812 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14407 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  37. 2.310 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14407 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  38. 1.89 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14407 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  39. 1.64 km W of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14406 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  40. 2.410 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14406 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  41. 1.610 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14406 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  42. 1.610 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14406 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  43. 1.69 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14403 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  44. 1.58 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14402 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  45. 2.214 km ESE of Cantua Creek, California · 14401 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  46. 2.812 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14400 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  47. 1.611 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14399 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  48. 1.93 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14398 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  49. 1.59 km WSW of Swall Meadows, California · 14397 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  50. 1.714 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14395 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  51. 1.77 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14395 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  52. 1.510 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14394 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  53. 2.23 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14394 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  54. 1.66 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14393 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  55. 1.86 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14393 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  56. 4.23 km S of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14393 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  57. 1.63 km S of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14393 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  58. 2.012 km SSW of Bootjack, California · 14393 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  59. 1.714 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14392 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  60. 1.5California-Nevada border region · 14392 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away

The first 60 of 81.

Before

  1. 1.614 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14436 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.75 km S of Swall Meadows, California · 14439 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 1.816 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14440 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 1.715 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14440 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.116 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14440 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.913 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14440 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.84 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14441 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 1.67 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14442 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.212 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14442 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 1.513 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14445 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 1.67 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14445 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 1.610 km SSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14447 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 2.315 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14447 days ago · 27 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 1.911 km SSE of Catheys Valley, California · 14447 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 2.023 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14447 days ago · 21 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 1.612 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14447 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 1.613 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14448 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 1.613 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14448 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 1.630 km ENE of Big Creek, California · 14449 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 1.630 km ENE of Big Creek, California · 14449 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc97545. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:32 PM UTC.