California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 14km SW of Bootjack, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 14km SW of Bootjack, CA on Wed, May 5, 2021, 2:49 AM PDT (09:49 UTC), 27 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 2km WSW of Los Banos, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2021-05-05 09:49:12 UTC
Depth
27.0 km (16.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.359° N, 119.974° 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, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
75°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 35 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.729km NE of Oakhurst, CA · 1977 days ago · 16 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 1.913km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 1976 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 1.712km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 1976 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 2.420km WNW of Yosemite Lakes, CA · 1974 days ago · 20 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 5
  5. 2.06km NE of Oakhurst, CA · 1972 days ago · 42 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 2.48km ENE of North Fork, CA · 1968 days ago · 32 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 2.221km SSW of Mariposa, CA · 1967 days ago · 25 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 1.88km S of Los Banos, CA · 1967 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.94km N of Shaver Lake, CA · 1966 days ago · 32 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 2.06km SW of North Fork, CA · 1964 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 1.86km NNW of Ahwahnee, CA · 1963 days ago · 24 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 1.720km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 1961 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 1.923km S of South Dos Palos, CA · 1961 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 1.82km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 1960 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.723km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 1956 days ago · 23 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 2.77km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 1956 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 5
  17. 1.923km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 1948 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 1.529km NE of Oakhurst, CA · 1947 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 1.722km SW of Toms Place, CA · 1947 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 1.529km NE of Oakhurst, CA · 1947 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  21. 2.129km ENE of Oakhurst, CA · 1946 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  22. 1.613km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 1944 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 1.621km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 1941 days ago · 19 km deep · 62 km away
  24. 2.317km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 1941 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  25. 1.91km SW of Mariposa, CA · 1940 days ago · 25 km deep · 13 km away
  26. 1.622km SW of Toms Place, CA · 1939 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 1.919km SE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 1938 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  28. 2.118km SSW of Mariposa, CA · 1938 days ago · 19 km deep · 6 km away
  29. 1.918km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 1926 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 1.75km W of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 1922 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  31. 1.615km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 1919 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
  32. 2.022km SW of Toms Place, CA · 1919 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  33. 1.622km SW of Toms Place, CA · 1919 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  34. 3.72km WSW of Los Banos, CA · 1918 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 143

Before

  1. 1.730km NE of Oakhurst, CA · 1978 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 1.930km NE of Oakhurst, CA · 1979 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 2.630km NE of Oakhurst, CA · 1979 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 5
  4. 1.629km ENE of Oakhurst, CA · 1980 days ago · 17 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 1.630km NE of Oakhurst, CA · 1980 days ago · 16 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.730km NE of Oakhurst, CA · 1980 days ago · 18 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 1.630km NE of Oakhurst, CA · 1980 days ago · 16 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 1.830km NE of Oakhurst, CA · 1980 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 1.630km NE of Oakhurst, CA · 1980 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 1.630km NE of Oakhurst, CA · 1981 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 1.530km NE of Oakhurst, CA · 1981 days ago · 17 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 2.112km WNW of Midpines, CA · 1983 days ago · 26 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 2.12km WNW of Newman, CA · 1986 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 2.121km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 1987 days ago · 17 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 1.98km E of Sanger, CA · 1988 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.521km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 1989 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 1.821km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 1989 days ago · 18 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 1.514km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 1991 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 2.615km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 1991 days ago · 18 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 8
  20. 2.123km S of South Dos Palos, CA · 1991 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73558375. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:14 AM UTC.