California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 8km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 8km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA on Thu, May 21, 2020, 6:51 AM PDT (13:51 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 29km SE of Bodie, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2020-05-21 13:51:07 UTC
Depth
1.5 km (0.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.623° N, 118.892° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
88°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.826 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 2.430 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.733 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 2.329 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.630 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.730 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 2.033 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 2.228 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 2.127 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 3.228 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.729 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 2.027 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.729km SE of Bodie, CA · 2326 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 1.630 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.828 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 1.627 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 2.929 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.727 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.727 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 28 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.927 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 2.530 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 1.830 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 1.629km SE of Bodie, CA · 2326 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  24. 2.426 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  25. 1.728 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 2.128 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 1.527 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  28. 1.730 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  29. 1.629 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  30. 1.630 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 2.1California-Nevada border region · 2326 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  32. 1.829 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  33. 2.228 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  34. 2.030 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  35. 2.029 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  36. 2.529 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  37. 2.729 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  38. 1.626 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  39. 1.629km SE of Bodie, CA · 2325 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  40. 1.628 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2325 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  41. 1.629 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2325 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  42. 1.630 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2325 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  43. 1.526 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2325 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  44. 1.731 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2325 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  45. 1.630 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2325 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  46. 2.029 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2325 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  47. 1.637 km NE of Benton, California · 2325 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  48. 1.830 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 2325 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  49. 2.314km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2325 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  50. 1.631 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2325 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  51. 1.727 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2325 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  52. 1.929 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2325 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  53. 1.929 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2325 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  54. 1.629 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2325 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  55. 2.328 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2325 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  56. 1.730 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2325 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  57. 1.529 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2325 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  58. 3.029 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2325 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  59. 1.529 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2325 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  60. 1.528 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2325 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.428 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.629 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.628km SE of Bodie, CA · 2326 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 1.930 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 1.86km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2326 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.829 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 2.929 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 1.629 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 1.531 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.728 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.627 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 2.629 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.729 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.728 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 2.329 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 1.826 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 2.330km SE of Bodie, CA · 2326 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 2.330 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 2.128 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 2.127 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73392321. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:44 PM UTC.