California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 8km WSW of Mariposa, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 8km WSW of Mariposa, CA on Thu, Jan 23, 2020, 12:06 PM PST (20:06 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 18km SSW of Mariposa, 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
2020-01-23 20:06:04 UTC
Depth
33.2 km (20.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.447° N, 120.039° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.26
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
138°
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.518km SE of Groveland-Big Oak Flat, CA · 2442 days ago · 29 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 6
  2. 1.66km SSW of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2440 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 2.05km ESE of Yosemite Lakes, CA · 2439 days ago · 40 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 2.17km SSE of Shaver Lake, CA · 2438 days ago · 40 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 1.85km WSW of Oakhurst, CA · 2438 days ago · 29 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 2.014km E of North Fork, CA · 2436 days ago · 31 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 1.924km S of South Dos Palos, CA · 2426 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 2.114km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2425 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 1.621km SSW of Bootjack, CA · 2424 days ago · 24 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 2.018km SSW of Bootjack, CA · 2424 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 1.76km SSW of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2419 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 2.26km SSW of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2415 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.52km S of Oakhurst, CA · 2405 days ago · 25 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 1.930km NE of Oakhurst, CA · 2405 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 1.528km NE of Oakhurst, CA · 2401 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 2.219km SSW of Mariposa, CA · 2399 days ago · 22 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 2.19km W of Yosemite Lakes, CA · 2397 days ago · 21 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 1.74km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2397 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.96km SSW of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2396 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 1.66km SSW of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2395 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 1.65km SSW of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2395 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 1.65km SSW of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2395 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  23. 1.75km SSW of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2394 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  24. 1.619km SSW of Mariposa, CA · 2390 days ago · 19 km deep · 14 km away
  25. 1.819km S of Mariposa, CA · 2389 days ago · 22 km deep · 15 km away
  26. 2.718km SSW of Mariposa, CA · 2388 days ago · 17 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 4
  27. 1.919km SSW of Mariposa, CA · 2387 days ago · 18 km deep · 14 km away
  28. 2.118km SSW of Mariposa, CA · 2386 days ago · 17 km deep · 13 km away

Before

  1. 1.620km SE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 2446 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 2.810km N of North Fork, CA · 2448 days ago · 40 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.14km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2449 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.63km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2450 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.74km W of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2460 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 1.914km SSW of Bootjack, CA · 2465 days ago · 23 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 1.64km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2467 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 2.24km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2467 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.84km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2467 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 2.34km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2467 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 1.67km ESE of Coarsegold, CA · 2467 days ago · 21 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 1.924km SE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 2468 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 1.74km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2468 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 2.36km S of Shaver Lake, CA · 2470 days ago · 43 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 1.629km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2470 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 1.629km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2470 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 1.629km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2470 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 2.329km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2470 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 2.310km W of Ahwahnee, CA · 2475 days ago · 29 km deep · 20 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73330921. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:48 AM UTC.