M1.6 earthquake 4 km S of Lee Vining, California

Magnitude

1.6 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Wed, Aug 7, 2002, 1:18 AM PDT

UTC

2002-08-07 08:18:08 UTC

Depth

21.2 km (13.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.913° N, 119.124° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.26

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

134°

Stations used

7

• June Lake, CaliforniaPopulation 629. Forecast15 kmNNW
• Gardnerville Ranchos, NevadaPopulation 11,312. Forecast121 kmSSE
• Clovis, CaliforniaPopulation 104,180. Forecast131 kmNNE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast437 kmN

After

1. 2.310 km WNW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaFri, Aug 9, 12:59 AM PDT · 8823 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
2. 2.59 km NE of Bridgeport, CaliforniaFri, Aug 9, 3:06 PM PDT · 8823 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
3. 1.63 km NW of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaFri, Aug 9, 11:41 PM PDT · 8822 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
4. 1.78 km S of Bridgeport, CaliforniaSat, Aug 10, 10:15 PM PDT · 8821 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
5. 3.66 km S of Bridgeport, CaliforniaSat, Aug 10, 10:41 PM PDT · 8821 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
6. 2.18 km S of Bridgeport, CaliforniaSun, Aug 11, 1:55 AM PDT · 8821 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
7. 3.06 km S of Bridgeport, CaliforniaSun, Aug 11, 2:24 AM PDT · 8821 days ago · -2 km deep · 33 km away
8. 1.616 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CaliforniaMon, Aug 12, 11:32 PM PDT · 8819 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
9. 2.314 km SW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaTue, Aug 13, 9:23 AM PDT · 8819 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
10. 2.010 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaWed, Aug 14, 12:24 AM PDT · 8818 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
11. 1.63 km ESE of Catheys Valley, CaliforniaWed, Aug 14, 1:23 AM PDT · 8818 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
12. 1.93 km N of Round Valley, CaliforniaWed, Aug 14, 7:12 AM PDT · 8818 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
13. 1.68 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaFri, Aug 16, 5:26 AM PDT · 8816 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
14. 1.58 km WNW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaFri, Aug 16, 5:37 AM PDT · 8816 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
15. 2.515 km NW of Bridgeport, CaliforniaFri, Aug 16, 11:50 PM PDT · 8815 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
16. 1.76 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSat, Aug 17, 4:07 PM PDT · 8815 days ago · -1 km deep · 34 km away
17. 2.217 km SW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSun, Aug 18, 9:40 PM PDT · 8813 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
18. 1.66 km E of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaMon, Aug 19, 12:54 PM PDT · 8813 days ago · -2 km deep · 35 km away
19. 2.220 km N of Dyer, NevadaMon, Aug 19, 4:27 PM PDT · 8813 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
20. 1.810 km WSW of Ahwahnee, CaliforniaTue, Aug 20, 5:57 PM PDT · 8811 days ago · 24 km deep · 89 km away
21. 2.27 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaWed, Aug 21, 6:20 PM PDT · 8810 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
22. 1.87 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaWed, Aug 21, 6:32 PM PDT · 8810 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
23. 2.44 km SSE of Mesa, CaliforniaThu, Aug 22, 1:56 PM PDT · 8810 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
24. 2.221 km E of Mono City, CaliforniaThu, Aug 22, 10:55 PM PDT · 8809 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
25. 2.219 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaSat, Aug 24, 12:23 PM PDT · 8808 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
26. 2.322 km SSW of Walker, CaliforniaSat, Aug 24, 9:18 PM PDT · 8807 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
27. 1.5California-Nevada border regionSun, Aug 25, 7:29 AM PDT · 8807 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
28. 2.536 km S of Mina, NevadaMon, Aug 26, 4:26 AM PDT · 8806 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
29. 2.37 km S of Mariposa, CaliforniaMon, Aug 26, 8:46 AM PDT · 8806 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
30. 2.27 km S of Mariposa, CaliforniaMon, Aug 26, 8:47 AM PDT · 8806 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
31. 1.79 km ESE of Catheys Valley, CaliforniaMon, Aug 26, 9:36 AM PDT · 8806 days ago · 25 km deep · 97 km away
32. 2.113 km SE of Catheys Valley, CaliforniaMon, Aug 26, 8:25 PM PDT · 8805 days ago · 21 km deep · 98 km away
33. 2.014 km WSW of Ahwahnee, CaliforniaTue, Aug 27, 9:47 AM PDT · 8805 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
34. 1.712 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaTue, Aug 27, 9:56 AM PDT · 8805 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
35. 1.615 km SW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaTue, Aug 27, 11:53 PM PDT · 8804 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
36. 2.09 km ESE of Lee Vining, CaliforniaWed, Aug 28, 1:26 AM PDT · 8804 days ago · -2 km deep · 9 km away
37. 1.819 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaWed, Aug 28, 1:26 AM PDT · 8804 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
38. 2.823 km WSW of Wilkerson, CaliforniaThu, Aug 29, 4:29 PM PDT · 8803 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
39. 1.66 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaThu, Aug 29, 4:33 PM PDT · 8803 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
40. 1.78 km NE of Bridgeport, CaliforniaFri, Aug 30, 8:35 AM PDT · 8802 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
41. 2.010 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSat, Aug 31, 1:16 AM PDT · 8801 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
42. 2.113 km NE of Mesa, CaliforniaSat, Aug 31, 3:59 AM PDT · 8801 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
43. 1.624 km E of Fish Camp, CaliforniaSat, Aug 31, 10:37 AM PDT · 8801 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
44. 2.423 km WSW of Wilkerson, CaliforniaSat, Aug 31, 11:28 AM PDT · 8801 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
45. 1.71 km NW of Yosemite Lakes, CaliforniaSun, Sep 1, 8:09 AM PDT · 8800 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
46. 2.30 km ENE of Yosemite Lakes, CaliforniaSun, Sep 1, 11:40 AM PDT · 8800 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
47. 2.52 km S of Coleville, CaliforniaSun, Sep 1, 11:44 AM PDT · 8800 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
48. 1.910 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSun, Sep 1, 3:29 PM PDT · 8800 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
49. 2.4Central CaliforniaSun, Sep 1, 3:34 PM PDT · 8800 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
50. 1.511 km SW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaMon, Sep 2, 6:15 AM PDT · 8799 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
51. 1.81 km ESE of Round Valley, CaliforniaMon, Sep 2, 12:38 PM PDT · 8799 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
52. 1.612 km SW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaMon, Sep 2, 1:00 PM PDT · 8799 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
53. 1.722 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CaliforniaMon, Sep 2, 5:54 PM PDT · 8798 days ago · 20 km deep · 36 km away
54. 2.51 km E of Yosemite Lakes, CaliforniaTue, Sep 3, 9:23 PM PDT · 8797 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
55. 1.825 km ENE of Benton, CaliforniaWed, Sep 4, 11:02 AM PDT · 8797 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
56. 1.82 km NNW of Nipinnawasee, CaliforniaFri, Sep 6, 6:46 PM PDT · 8794 days ago · 24 km deep · 77 km away
57. 1.811 km ESE of Catheys Valley, CaliforniaSat, Sep 7, 4:17 AM PDT · 8794 days ago · 22 km deep · 97 km away
58. 1.52 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSat, Sep 7, 8:52 AM PDT · 8794 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
59. 3.115 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaSun, Sep 8, 2:42 AM PDT · 8793 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
60. 1.526 km N of Dyer, NevadaSun, Sep 8, 7:39 AM PDT · 8793 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away

The first 60 of 126.

Before

1. 1.77 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaTue, Aug 6, 11:35 PM PDT · 8825 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
2. 1.630 km ENE of Lee Vining, CaliforniaMon, Aug 5, 4:47 PM PDT · 8826 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
3. 2.221 km SW of Hawthorne, NevadaSat, Aug 3, 1:19 PM PDT · 8829 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
4. 1.66 km WNW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSat, Aug 3, 10:52 AM PDT · 8829 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
5. 1.89 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSat, Aug 3, 9:35 AM PDT · 8829 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
6. 1.615 km SW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaFri, Aug 2, 4:48 PM PDT · 8829 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
7. 1.514 km S of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaTue, Jul 30, 3:42 PM PDT · 8833 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
8. 1.613 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaMon, Jul 29, 6:27 PM PDT · 8833 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
9. 1.916 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CaliforniaMon, Jul 29, 9:33 AM PDT · 8834 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
10. 1.623 km E of Mono City, CaliforniaMon, Jul 29, 3:19 AM PDT · 8834 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
11. 1.82 km SE of Groveland, CaliforniaSun, Jul 28, 12:55 PM PDT · 8835 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
12. 2.1California-Nevada border regionFri, Jul 26, 11:21 PM PDT · 8836 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
13. 2.15 km SSE of Markleeville, CaliforniaFri, Jul 26, 8:37 PM PDT · 8836 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
14. 2.6California-Nevada border regionFri, Jul 26, 8:26 PM PDT · 8836 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
15. 2.3California-Nevada border regionFri, Jul 26, 8:24 PM PDT · 8836 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
16. 2.15 km SSE of Markleeville, CaliforniaFri, Jul 26, 8:18 PM PDT · 8836 days ago · -2 km deep · 99 km away
17. 3.05 km S of Markleeville, CaliforniaFri, Jul 26, 7:54 PM PDT · 8836 days ago · -2 km deep · 99 km away
18. 2.55 km SSE of Markleeville, CaliforniaFri, Jul 26, 7:44 PM PDT · 8836 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
19. 1.613 km SW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaFri, Jul 26, 4:56 PM PDT · 8836 days ago · -2 km deep · 56 km away
20. 1.615 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CaliforniaWed, Jul 24, 8:49 PM PDT · 8838 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc21239385. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 11:12 AM UTC.