California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 9 km ESE of Lee Vining, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 9 km ESE of Lee Vining, California on Wed, Aug 28, 2002, 1:26 AM PDT (08:26 UTC), -2 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 9 km W of Aspen Springs, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2002-08-28 08:26:00 UTC
Depth
-2.4 km (-1.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.920° N, 119.027° 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 12.7 km horizontally, 15.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
302°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
10

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 117 in the 60 days after this one and 40 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 117.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc21242441. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:04 PM UTC.