California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 15km S of Bootjack, CA

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 15km S of Bootjack, CA on Tue, Feb 2, 2021, 10:53 AM PST (18:53 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 14km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2021-02-02 18:53:58 UTC
Depth
24.1 km (15.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.328° N, 119.897° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
150°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 44 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.413km W of Toms Place, CA · 2068 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.713km W of Toms Place, CA · 2068 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.717km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 2067 days ago · 19 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 2.223km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2064 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.717km WSW of Round Valley, CA · 2063 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.618km S of Bootjack, CA · 2062 days ago · 27 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 1.98km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2061 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 2.313km W of Toms Place, CA · 2059 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.51km E of Yosemite Lakes, CA · 2059 days ago · 21 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 2.515km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 2057 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.826km NE of Oakhurst, CA · 2054 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 2.324km NNE of Squaw Valley, CA · 2050 days ago · 43 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.917km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 2049 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 2.914km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2047 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 1.712km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2046 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.621km SE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 2045 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 2.818km SSE of Shaver Lake, CA · 2045 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 32
  18. 1.99km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2044 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 2.422km SSW of South Dos Palos, CA · 2043 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 2
  20. 2.323km SSW of South Dos Palos, CA · 2043 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 2.614km S of Mariposa, CA · 2040 days ago · 19 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 10
  22. 2.221km ENE of Le Grand, CA · 2038 days ago · 19 km deep · 12 km away
  23. 2.38km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2036 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 1.68km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2036 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  25. 2.122km S of South Dos Palos, CA · 2035 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 1.918km SSE of Shaver Lake, CA · 2035 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  27. 2.823km S of South Dos Palos, CA · 2034 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 5
  28. 2.47km SE of North Fork, CA · 2033 days ago · 43 km deep · 42 km away
  29. 1.622km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 2032 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  30. 1.914km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2031 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  31. 2.410km SW of Tranquillity, CA · 2029 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
  32. 2.717km SW of Toms Place, CA · 2028 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  33. 1.517km SW of Toms Place, CA · 2028 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  34. 2.113km W of Toms Place, CA · 2027 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  35. 2.219km SW of Toms Place, CA · 2024 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  36. 2.819km SW of Toms Place, CA · 2024 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 2
  37. 2.27km NNE of Oakhurst, CA · 2024 days ago · 49 km deep · 25 km away
  38. 2.727km SSW of South Dos Palos, CA · 2021 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 4
  39. 2.126km SSW of South Dos Palos, CA · 2021 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  40. 1.813km S of Mariposa, CA · 2021 days ago · 27 km deep · 10 km away
  41. 1.614km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 2019 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  42. 1.817km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2018 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  43. 1.615km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 2015 days ago · -2 km deep · 56 km away
  44. 1.921km SSW of South Dos Palos, CA · 2015 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 1.63km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2071 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.523km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2073 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.713km W of Toms Place, CA · 2076 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.213km W of Toms Place, CA · 2076 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.913km W of Toms Place, CA · 2076 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.813km W of Toms Place, CA · 2077 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.015km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2077 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.612km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2078 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.717km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2079 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 2.618km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 2079 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 3
  11. 2.518km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2079 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 2.213km W of Toms Place, CA · 2082 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.64km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2082 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 2.64km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2082 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 3
  15. 1.917km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2084 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 1.913km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2085 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.613km WNW of Yosemite Lakes, CA · 2086 days ago · 25 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 1.818km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 2087 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 2.012km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2088 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 2.311km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2088 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73517566. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:14 PM UTC.