California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 13km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 13km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA on Sun, Jan 3, 2021, 1:49 AM PST (09:49 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 41km NNE of Toms Place, 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
2021-01-03 09:49:31 UTC
Depth
3.9 km (2.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.563° N, 118.858° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
58°
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. 1.527 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2099 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.924 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2099 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.527 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2099 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.531 km E of Mono City, California · 2099 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 1.633 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 2098 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.624 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2098 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 2.1California-Nevada border region · 2098 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.929km ENE of North Fork, CA · 2098 days ago · 24 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 2
  9. 1.529 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2098 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.528 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2098 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.528 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2098 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 2.140km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2097 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 1.918km SW of Toms Place, CA · 2097 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 1.532 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2097 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 1.534 km NW of Benton, California · 2096 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 1.529 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2096 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 1.626 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2095 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 1.826 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2095 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 2.240km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2095 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 1.924 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2095 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 1.626 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2094 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 2.230km SE of Bodie, CA · 2094 days ago · -1 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 1.530 km NW of Benton, California · 2094 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  24. 2.15km W of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2093 days ago · -1 km deep · 18 km away
  25. 2.410km W of Toms Place, CA · 2093 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 2
  26. 1.610km W of Toms Place, CA · 2093 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  27. 2.225 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2093 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 2.4California-Nevada border region · 2093 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  29. 1.539km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2093 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  30. 1.615 km N of Benton, California · 2093 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  31. 2.040km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2093 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  32. 1.812km W of Auberry, CA · 2092 days ago · 20 km deep · 87 km away
  33. 1.528 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2092 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  34. 1.627 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2092 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  35. 1.514km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2092 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  36. 1.713km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2092 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  37. 1.614km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2092 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  38. 1.612km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2092 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  39. 1.630km SE of Bodie, CA · 2092 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  40. 2.616 km S of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2092 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  41. 2.016 km S of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2092 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  42. 1.59km W of Toms Place, CA · 2092 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  43. 1.526 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2092 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  44. 1.531 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2092 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  45. 1.710km W of Toms Place, CA · 2092 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  46. 1.525 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2091 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  47. 1.533 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 2091 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  48. 2.09km SW of Yosemite Lakes, CA · 2091 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
  49. 1.625 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2091 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  50. 2.225 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2091 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  51. 1.625 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2091 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  52. 1.526 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2091 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  53. 2.233 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 2090 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  54. 2.040km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2090 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  55. 1.628 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2090 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  56. 1.532 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 2090 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  57. 1.733 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 2090 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  58. 1.69km SSE of Yosemite Lakes, CA · 2090 days ago · 21 km deep · 93 km away
  59. 2.340km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2089 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  60. 1.829 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2088 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.425 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2099 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.625 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2099 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.618km SW of Toms Place, CA · 2099 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 1.634 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2099 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.733 km NW of Benton, California · 2100 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 1.524 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2100 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.828 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2100 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 1.631km SE of Bodie, CA · 2100 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 1.632km SE of Bodie, CA · 2100 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 1.56km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2100 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 2.120km SW of Toms Place, CA · 2101 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 1.534 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2101 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.730 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2101 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 2.433 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 2101 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 1.834 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 2101 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 2.224 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2101 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 2.310km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2101 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 2.125 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2101 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 2.713km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2101 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.825 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2101 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73506520. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:25 PM UTC.