California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 14km SSW of Bootjack, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 14km SSW of Bootjack, CA on Sat, Jan 4, 2020, 12:57 AM PST (08:57 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 10km N of North Fork, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2020-01-04 08:57:03 UTC
Depth
23.3 km (14.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.356° N, 119.965° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.23
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
109°
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.74km W of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2460 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 1.618km SW of Toms Place, CA · 2457 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 1.63km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2450 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.14km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2449 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 2.810km N of North Fork, CA · 2448 days ago · 40 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.620km SE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 2446 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 2.08km WSW of Mariposa, CA · 2446 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 1.96km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2443 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.518km SE of Groveland-Big Oak Flat, CA · 2442 days ago · 29 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 6
  10. 1.66km SSW of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2440 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 2.05km ESE of Yosemite Lakes, CA · 2439 days ago · 40 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 2.17km SSE of Shaver Lake, CA · 2438 days ago · 40 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 1.85km WSW of Oakhurst, CA · 2438 days ago · 29 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 2.522km SW of Toms Place, CA · 2438 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 2.014km E of North Fork, CA · 2436 days ago · 31 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 2.522km SW of Toms Place, CA · 2434 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.411km WSW of Squaw Valley, CA · 2427 days ago · 24 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 2.210km WSW of Squaw Valley, CA · 2426 days ago · 22 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 1.924km S of South Dos Palos, CA · 2426 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 2.114km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2425 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 1.621km SSW of Bootjack, CA · 2424 days ago · 24 km deep · 8 km away
  22. 2.018km SSW of Bootjack, CA · 2424 days ago · 15 km deep · 5 km away
  23. 1.67km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2423 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 1.76km SSW of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2419 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 2.26km SSW of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2415 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  26. 1.96km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2413 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 2.210km WNW of Cantua Creek, CA · 2412 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 2.018km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 2409 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  29. 1.52km S of Oakhurst, CA · 2405 days ago · 25 km deep · 28 km away
  30. 2.06km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2405 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 1.522km SW of Toms Place, CA · 2465 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.822km SW of Toms Place, CA · 2466 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.64km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2467 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.24km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2467 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.84km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2467 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 2.34km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2467 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.67km ESE of Coarsegold, CA · 2467 days ago · 21 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 1.924km SE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 2468 days ago · 17 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 1.74km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2468 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 2.36km S of Shaver Lake, CA · 2470 days ago · 43 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 1.629km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2470 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 1.629km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2470 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.629km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2470 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 2.329km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2470 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 2.310km W of Ahwahnee, CA · 2475 days ago · 29 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 2.513km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2475 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.77km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2480 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.617km SE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 2482 days ago · 19 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 1.919km SSW of Bootjack, CA · 2483 days ago · 31 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 1.714km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 2484 days ago · 17 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73323571. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:38 AM UTC.