California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 2km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 2km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA on Sun, Feb 18, 2018, 1:50 PM PST (21:50 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 8km ESE of Deep Springs, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2018-02-18 21:50:09 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.626° N, 118.967° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
104°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 122 in the 60 days after this one and 68 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.56km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3150 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 1.714km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3149 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 1.517km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 3149 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 1.87km E of Round Valley, CA · 3149 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 2.912km SSW of Bootjack, CA · 3148 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 146
  6. 2.039km SSW of Qualeys Camp, NV · 3147 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 2.315km SW of Toms Place, CA · 3147 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.218km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 3147 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 1.614km S of Mariposa, CA · 3146 days ago · 25 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 3.58km ESE of Deep Springs, CA · 3144 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 6
  11. 1.510km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3144 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 2.313km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 3143 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.110km W of Toms Place, CA · 3143 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 1.710km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3142 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 2.112km WNW of Toms Place, CA · 3142 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 1.78km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3142 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 2.318km SE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 3142 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 2.014km WNW of Toms Place, CA · 3140 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.614km WNW of Toms Place, CA · 3140 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 1.914km WNW of Toms Place, CA · 3138 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  21. 2.130 km ENE of Bridgeport, California · 3138 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 1.830 km ENE of Bridgeport, California · 3138 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  23. 2.218km W of Bridgeport, CA · 3137 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 2
  24. 1.818km W of Bridgeport, CA · 3137 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 1.59km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3136 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  26. 1.69km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3136 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  27. 1.89km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3136 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  28. 1.69km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3136 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  29. 1.69km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3136 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  30. 2.29km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3136 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 2
  31. 1.529 km ENE of Bridgeport, California · 3136 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  32. 1.912km ENE of Oakhurst, CA · 3136 days ago · 29 km deep · 57 km away
  33. 1.829 km ENE of Bridgeport, California · 3135 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  34. 1.530 km ENE of Bridgeport, California · 3135 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  35. 2.024km ENE of Lee Vining, CA · 3134 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  36. 1.711km W of Toms Place, CA · 3134 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  37. 2.812km SSW of Toms Place, CA · 3134 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 2
  38. 1.83km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3134 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  39. 1.917km SW of Toms Place, CA · 3133 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  40. 2.117km SW of Toms Place, CA · 3132 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
  41. 1.817km SW of Toms Place, CA · 3132 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  42. 2.08km ESE of Deep Springs, CA · 3132 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  43. 2.117km SW of Toms Place, CA · 3131 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  44. 1.67km NE of Wilkerson, CA · 3131 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  45. 2.05km W of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3131 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  46. 2.72km E of Round Valley, CA · 3131 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 2
  47. 1.912km ENE of Oakhurst, CA · 3130 days ago · 34 km deep · 57 km away
  48. 1.913km SSW of Toms Place, CA · 3127 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  49. 1.75km W of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3125 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  50. 2.512km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3124 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  51. 2.012km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3124 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  52. 1.612km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3124 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  53. 1.712km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3124 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  54. 1.612km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3124 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  55. 1.812km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3124 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  56. 1.912km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3124 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  57. 1.712km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3123 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  58. 2.312km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3123 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
  59. 2.512km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3123 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  60. 2.012km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3123 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away

The first 60 of 122.

Before

  1. 1.83km ESE of Round Valley, CA · 3151 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 2.09km WNW of Toms Place, CA · 3151 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 2
  3. 2.818 km WSW of Mina, Nevada · 3152 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 9
  4. 1.811km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3152 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 2.312km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3152 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.89km NE of Round Valley, CA · 3152 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 1.535 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 3153 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 2.39km NW of Mariposa, CA · 3153 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.74km ESE of Round Valley, CA · 3154 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 2.14km ESE of Round Valley, CA · 3154 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 1.638km SSW of Qualeys Camp, NV · 3155 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 2.014km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3155 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 2
  13. 1.613km WNW of Toms Place, CA · 3156 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.612km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3156 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 2
  15. 1.711 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3159 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 2.012km WNW of Toms Place, CA · 3160 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 4
  17. 1.615km SW of Toms Place, CA · 3160 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 1.928 km ENE of Bridgeport, California · 3160 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 1.731 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3161 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 1.531 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3161 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc72971821. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:08 AM UTC.