California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 24 km E of Mono City, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 24 km E of Mono City, California on Sun, Dec 16, 2018, 11:34 PM PST (07:34 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 16km SW of Toms Place, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2018-12-17 07:34:06 UTC
Depth
9.6 km (6.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.055° N, 118.871° 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.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Station coverage gap
114°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 127 in the 60 days after this one and 60 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.621km SE of Bodie, CA · 2849 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.621km SSE of Bodie, CA · 2849 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.521km SE of Bodie, CA · 2849 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 2.321km SE of Bodie, CA · 2849 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.628 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2849 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 2.021km SE of Bodie, CA · 2848 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.620km SSE of Bodie, CA · 2848 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.621km SSE of Bodie, CA · 2848 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.629 km WSW of Walker Lake, Nevada · 2848 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 1.821km SE of Bodie, CA · 2848 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.627 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2848 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 2.716km SW of Toms Place, CA · 2847 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 2
  13. 2.116km SW of Toms Place, CA · 2847 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 2.230 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2845 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.729 km ENE of Bridgeport, California · 2845 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 2.241km N of Toms Place, CA · 2845 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.241km N of Toms Place, CA · 2845 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 1.622 km SSE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2845 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 1.622 km SSE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2845 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 2.816km SW of Toms Place, CA · 2844 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 1.530km E of Lee Vining, CA · 2843 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  22. 1.621km SE of Bodie, CA · 2842 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 2.24km W of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2839 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  24. 2.38km SSE of Markleeville, CA · 2839 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  25. 1.521km SSE of Bodie, CA · 2839 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 1.913 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 2839 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  27. 2.817km SW of Toms Place, CA · 2838 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  28. 2.517km SW of Toms Place, CA · 2838 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  29. 2.230 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2838 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  30. 2.629 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2837 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  31. 1.715km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 2836 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  32. 3.115km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 2836 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 5
  33. 2.210km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2835 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  34. 1.635 km NE of Mono City, California · 2835 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  35. 2.26km E of Round Valley, CA · 2833 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  36. 1.64km NE of Round Valley, CA · 2832 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 2
  37. 1.829 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2830 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  38. 1.523 km E of Mono City, California · 2829 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  39. 1.520 km ENE of Mono City, California · 2828 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  40. 2.321km SE of Bodie, CA · 2828 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  41. 2.720km SE of Bodie, CA · 2828 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  42. 2.119km SE of Bodie, CA · 2828 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 1.820km SE of Bodie, CA · 2828 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  44. 1.623 km E of Mono City, California · 2828 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  45. 1.622 km E of Mono City, California · 2828 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  46. 1.920km SE of Bodie, CA · 2828 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  47. 1.620km SE of Bodie, CA · 2828 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  48. 1.523 km E of Mono City, California · 2828 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  49. 1.523 km E of Mono City, California · 2828 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  50. 1.73km ENE of Round Valley, CA · 2828 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  51. 2.04km ENE of Round Valley, CA · 2828 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  52. 2.121km SE of Bodie, CA · 2827 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  53. 1.621km SE of Bodie, CA · 2827 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  54. 1.821km SE of Bodie, CA · 2827 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  55. 1.619km SE of Bodie, CA · 2827 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  56. 1.916km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 2826 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  57. 1.829 km ENE of Bridgeport, California · 2826 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  58. 1.716km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 2826 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  59. 1.617km ENE of Lee Vining, CA · 2825 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  60. 2.63km ENE of Round Valley, CA · 2825 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 2

The first 60 of 127.

Before

  1. 1.521km SSE of Bodie, CA · 2849 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.620km SE of Bodie, CA · 2849 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.421km SE of Bodie, CA · 2849 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.820km SE of Bodie, CA · 2849 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.620km SE of Bodie, CA · 2849 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.5California-Nevada border region · 2850 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 2.127 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2850 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 2.027 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2850 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 2.027 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2850 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 2
  10. 2.04km WNW of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2850 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 1.823 km SSE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2851 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 2.011km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2852 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 1.614km W of Toms Place, CA · 2853 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 2.414km W of Toms Place, CA · 2853 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.528 km NE of Benton, California · 2854 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 2.217km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 2855 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 2
  17. 1.622km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 2855 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 2.015km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 2858 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 1.521km SE of Bodie, CA · 2858 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.921km SE of Bodie, CA · 2858 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00670430. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:37 AM UTC.