California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 13km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 13km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA on Fri, May 22, 2020, 6:42 PM PDT (01:42 UTC), 4 km (2 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
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2020-05-23 01:42:39 UTC
Depth
3.8 km (2.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.522° N, 118.996° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
111°
Stations used
18

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 200 in the 60 days after this one and 195 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.314km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2323 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.413km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2323 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.729 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2323 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 3.114km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2323 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 5
  5. 2.414km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2323 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 2323 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.614km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2323 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.620 km W of Bridgeport, California · 2323 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 1.74km SSW of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2323 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 1.715km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2323 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 1.713km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2323 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.514km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2323 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.113km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2323 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  14. 1.530km SE of Bodie, CA · 2323 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 2.514km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2323 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.928km SE of Bodie, CA · 2323 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 2.513km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2323 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.829km SE of Bodie, CA · 2322 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 1.930 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2322 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 2.013km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2322 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  21. 1.834 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2322 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 1.64km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2322 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  23. 1.630km ESE of Bodie, CA · 2322 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  24. 1.531 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2322 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  25. 2.628 km NNE of Benton, California · 2321 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  26. 2.130km SE of Bodie, CA · 2321 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  27. 2.227 km NE of Buck Meadows, California · 2321 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  28. 1.736 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 2321 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  29. 1.822 km NNE of Independence, California · 2321 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  30. 1.714km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 2321 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  31. 2.030km SE of Bodie, CA · 2321 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  32. 1.627km SE of Bodie, CA · 2321 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  33. 1.75km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2320 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  34. 2.031 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2320 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  35. 1.58 km N of Bridgeport, California · 2320 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 2.129km SE of Bodie, CA · 2320 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  37. 1.629km SE of Bodie, CA · 2320 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  38. 2.236 km N of Benton, California · 2320 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  39. 1.932 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 2319 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  40. 1.726km SE of Bodie, CA · 2319 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  41. 1.927 km NNE of Benton, California · 2319 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  42. 2.531 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2318 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  43. 1.831 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2318 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  44. 3.029km SE of Bodie, CA · 2318 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  45. 3.329km SE of Bodie, CA · 2318 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  46. 2.529km SE of Bodie, CA · 2318 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  47. 2.029km SE of Bodie, CA · 2318 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  48. 1.628km SE of Bodie, CA · 2318 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  49. 1.629km SE of Bodie, CA · 2318 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  50. 2.930 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2318 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  51. 1.732 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 2318 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  52. 3.031 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2318 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 2
  53. 1.732 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2318 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  54. 1.931 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2318 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  55. 1.631 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2318 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  56. 2.731 km NE of Benton, California · 2318 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  57. 2.931 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 2318 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  58. 2.034 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2318 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  59. 1.7California-Nevada border region · 2318 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  60. 1.931 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2318 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.46km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2323 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 1.934 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2323 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 2.429km SE of Bodie, CA · 2324 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 1.530 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2324 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.730 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2324 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 3.25km ESE of Shaver Lake, CA · 2324 days ago · 45 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 10
  7. 1.913km W of Toms Place, CA · 2324 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 1.632 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2324 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.314km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2324 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.830 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 2324 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.637 km NE of Benton, California · 2324 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.629km SE of Bodie, CA · 2324 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 1.629km SE of Bodie, CA · 2325 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 1.729km SE of Bodie, CA · 2325 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 2.033 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 2325 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 1.730 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2325 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.630 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2325 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.733 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 2325 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 2.430 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2325 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 2.08km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2325 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73393721. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:17 AM UTC.