California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 3km SSW of Oakhurst, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 3km SSW of Oakhurst, CA on Thu, Dec 28, 2017, 10:09 PM PST (06:09 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 16km WSW of Toms Place, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2017-12-29 06:09:08 UTC
Depth
24.2 km (15.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.299° N, 119.660° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.23
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
105°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 82 in the 60 days after this one and 42 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.314km W of Toms Place, CA · 3201 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 2.514km W of Toms Place, CA · 3201 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.614km W of Toms Place, CA · 3201 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.514km SW of Toms Place, CA · 3200 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.013km WNW of Toms Place, CA · 3199 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.114km W of Toms Place, CA · 3199 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.613km WNW of Toms Place, CA · 3199 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  8. 3.014km W of Toms Place, CA · 3199 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 2
  9. 2.214km W of Toms Place, CA · 3199 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 2
  10. 1.621km W of Lee Vining, CA · 3198 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 2.311km W of Toms Place, CA · 3197 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 1.814km W of Toms Place, CA · 3197 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 2.411km W of Toms Place, CA · 3196 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 1.911km W of Toms Place, CA · 3196 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 1.614km W of Toms Place, CA · 3195 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 2.06km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3194 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.15km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3194 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 1.76km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3194 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 1.614km W of Toms Place, CA · 3193 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 1.814km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3193 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 2.111km W of Toms Place, CA · 3193 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 1.616km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 3192 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 2.013km WNW of Toms Place, CA · 3191 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  24. 1.65km NW of Round Valley, CA · 3191 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 1.77km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3190 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
  26. 1.614km W of Toms Place, CA · 3188 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  27. 2.211km W of Toms Place, CA · 3188 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 3.116km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 3184 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 13
  29. 1.514km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 3182 days ago · -2 km deep · 77 km away
  30. 2.16km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3182 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  31. 1.630km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3182 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  32. 1.814km SW of Toms Place, CA · 3181 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  33. 1.914km W of Toms Place, CA · 3179 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  34. 1.616km SSE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 3178 days ago · -2 km deep · 37 km away
  35. 2.116km WSW of Ahwahnee, CA · 3178 days ago · 18 km deep · 21 km away
  36. 1.510km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3178 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  37. 1.76km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3177 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  38. 1.615km SW of Toms Place, CA · 3177 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  39. 1.512km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3176 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  40. 2.714km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3174 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  41. 2.211 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 3174 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  42. 2.014km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3174 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  43. 1.94km W of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3172 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  44. 2.24km W of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3172 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  45. 1.84km W of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3172 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  46. 1.615km SE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 3171 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  47. 1.613km W of Toms Place, CA · 3170 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  48. 1.99km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3170 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 2
  49. 2.512km N of Friant, CA · 3169 days ago · 18 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 18
  50. 1.614km SW of Toms Place, CA · 3167 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  51. 2.24km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3166 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  52. 2.013km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3166 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  53. 2.213km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3166 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 2
  54. 2.012km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3165 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  55. 1.914km W of Toms Place, CA · 3164 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  56. 2.54km S of Toms Place, CA · 3164 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  57. 1.810km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3163 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  58. 1.64km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3163 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  59. 1.913km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3161 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  60. 1.615km SW of Toms Place, CA · 3160 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away

The first 60 of 82.

Before

  1. 1.617km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 3204 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 1.813km WNW of Toms Place, CA · 3205 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.915km SW of Toms Place, CA · 3205 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 2.15km ESE of Oakhurst, CA · 3208 days ago · 42 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 2.113km WNW of Toms Place, CA · 3209 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.74km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3211 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 1.822km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3212 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 1.64km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3213 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 1.64km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3213 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.914km W of Toms Place, CA · 3214 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 1.525km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 3215 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 1.612km WNW of Round Valley, CA · 3216 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 1.512km WNW of Round Valley, CA · 3216 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 2.413km WNW of Toms Place, CA · 3216 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.68km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3216 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 2.915km SW of Toms Place, CA · 3217 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 5
  17. 1.514km W of Toms Place, CA · 3217 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 1.613km W of Toms Place, CA · 3219 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 1.920km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 3220 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 2.012km W of Toms Place, CA · 3221 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc72945541. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:27 AM UTC.