California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 20km SSW of Bootjack, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 20km SSW of Bootjack, CA on Sat, May 16, 2020, 9:38 PM PDT (04:38 UTC), 22 km (13 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
1.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2020-05-17 04:38:28 UTC
Depth
21.6 km (13.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.301° N, 120.001° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
177°
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: 47 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.918km SE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 2330 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 2.818km SE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 2330 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 2
  3. 1.618km SE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 2330 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 1.818km SE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 2329 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 2.17km SSW of Yosemite Lakes, CA · 2328 days ago · 35 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 2.314km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2327 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 3.25km ESE of Shaver Lake, CA · 2327 days ago · 45 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 10
  8. 2.46km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2326 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.513km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2326 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 2.314km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2326 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 2.413km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2326 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 3.114km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2326 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 5
  13. 2.414km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2326 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.614km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2326 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.74km SSW of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2326 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 1.715km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2326 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 1.713km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2326 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.514km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2326 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 2.113km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2326 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 2.514km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2326 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 2.513km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2325 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 2.013km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2325 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  23. 1.64km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2325 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 2.227 km NE of Buck Meadows, California · 2324 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  25. 2.124km SSW of Los Banos, CA · 2321 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  26. 1.94km NW of Yosemite Lakes, CA · 2319 days ago · 21 km deep · 20 km away
  27. 1.812km NNE of North Fork, CA · 2314 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  28. 2.714km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2311 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  29. 1.817km SE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 2311 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  30. 2.04km W of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2310 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  31. 1.94km W of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2310 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  32. 1.818km SSW of Bootjack, CA · 2304 days ago · 16 km deep · 4 km away
  33. 1.714km SW of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2301 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  34. 1.714km SW of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2301 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  35. 2.520km NE of Shaver Lake, CA · 2298 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 4
  36. 1.99km WSW of Mariposa, CA · 2290 days ago · 24 km deep · 17 km away
  37. 2.12km NW of North Fork, CA · 2289 days ago · 42 km deep · 42 km away
  38. 1.99km NNW of Ahwahnee, CA · 2289 days ago · 25 km deep · 25 km away
  39. 2.06km W of Yosemite Lakes, CA · 2287 days ago · 20 km deep · 18 km away
  40. 2.011km S of Yosemite Lakes, CA · 2286 days ago · 21 km deep · 31 km away
  41. 2.320km SSW of Bootjack, CA · 2284 days ago · 21 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  42. 1.914 km SW of Lee Vining, California · 2283 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
  43. 1.918km SSW of Yosemite Village, CA · 2277 days ago · 41 km deep · 43 km away
  44. 1.616km SE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 2273 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  45. 1.79km SSW of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2273 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  46. 1.522km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 2273 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  47. 1.522km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 2273 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away

Before

  1. 2.514km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2335 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 2.314km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2335 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.97km N of North Fork, CA · 2339 days ago · 37 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 1.96km W of Yosemite Lakes, CA · 2347 days ago · 22 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 1.821km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2352 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 1.66km SSW of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2360 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.63km NNW of Yosemite Lakes, CA · 2362 days ago · 19 km deep · 21 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73389110. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:38 AM UTC.