California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 20km SSW of Bootjack, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 20km SSW of Bootjack, CA on Thu, Apr 9, 2020, 5:49 AM PDT (12:49 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 5km ESE of Shaver Lake, 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
2020-04-09 12:49:32 UTC
Depth
20.1 km (12.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.301° N, 119.991° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
165°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 40 in the 60 days after this one and 34 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.716km SE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 2363 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 1.63km NNW of Yosemite Lakes, CA · 2361 days ago · 19 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 1.63km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2360 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.66km SSW of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2359 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.821km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2351 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.96km W of Yosemite Lakes, CA · 2347 days ago · 22 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 1.97km N of North Fork, CA · 2338 days ago · 37 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 2.314km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2334 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.514km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2334 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.820km SSW of Bootjack, CA · 2331 days ago · 22 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.918km SE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 2330 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 2.818km SE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 2329 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 2
  13. 1.618km SE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 2329 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 1.818km SE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 2329 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 2.17km SSW of Yosemite Lakes, CA · 2328 days ago · 35 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 2.314km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2326 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 3.25km ESE of Shaver Lake, CA · 2326 days ago · 45 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 10
  18. 2.46km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2326 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 1.513km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2326 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 2.314km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2326 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  21. 2.413km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2326 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 3.114km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2325 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 5
  23. 2.414km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2325 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  24. 1.614km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2325 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 1.74km SSW of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2325 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 1.715km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2325 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 1.713km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2325 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  28. 1.514km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2325 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  29. 2.113km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2325 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  30. 2.514km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2325 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 2.513km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2325 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  32. 2.013km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2325 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  33. 1.64km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2324 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  34. 2.227 km NE of Buck Meadows, California · 2323 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  35. 1.94km NW of Yosemite Lakes, CA · 2318 days ago · 21 km deep · 19 km away
  36. 1.812km NNE of North Fork, CA · 2314 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  37. 2.714km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2311 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  38. 1.817km SE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 2310 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  39. 2.04km W of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2310 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  40. 1.94km W of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2310 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 2.612km W of Cantua Creek, CA · 2370 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.75km SW of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2376 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.95km SSW of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2376 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 2.211km W of Squaw Valley, CA · 2378 days ago · 25 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.628km SW of South Dos Palos, CA · 2381 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.911km SSE of Los Banos, CA · 2381 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.610km SSE of Los Banos, CA · 2382 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 2.511km SE of Los Banos, CA · 2382 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 5
  9. 1.810km SE of Los Banos, CA · 2382 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 1.912km SSE of Los Banos, CA · 2382 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 2.16km SSE of Shaver Lake, CA · 2382 days ago · 41 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 1.911km SSE of Los Banos, CA · 2383 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 2.911km SSE of Los Banos, CA · 2384 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 5
  14. 1.711km SSE of Los Banos, CA · 2384 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 1.810km SE of Los Banos, CA · 2384 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 1.63km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2385 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 1.73km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2385 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 1.63km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2385 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 1.64km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2385 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 2.33km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2385 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73366360. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:44 PM UTC.