California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 17km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 17km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, CA on Tue, Jan 19, 2021, 9:56 AM PST (17:56 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 6km ESE of Wilkerson, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2021-01-19 17:56:00 UTC
Depth
11.3 km (7.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.493° N, 118.903° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
116°
Stations used
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 183 in the 60 days after this one and 164 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.540km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2084 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 2.16km ENE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 2084 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 2.240km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2084 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.640km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2083 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 1.640km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2083 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.940km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2083 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 1.640km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2083 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 1.69km S of Toms Place, CA · 2083 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 1.538km SSW of Qualeys Camp, NV · 2083 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 2.12km E of Round Valley, CA · 2083 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 1.530 km ENE of Bridgeport, California · 2083 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 2.64km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2082 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 3
  13. 1.64km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2082 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 2.213km W of Toms Place, CA · 2082 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 1.841km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2082 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 1.740km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2081 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 1.79km W of Big Pine, CA · 2081 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 1.85km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 2081 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 1.92km ENE of Round Valley, CA · 2080 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 1.62km N of Round Valley, CA · 2080 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
  21. 1.81km ENE of Round Valley, CA · 2080 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  22. 2.518km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2079 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 2.618km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 2079 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 3
  24. 2.340km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2079 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  25. 1.717km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2079 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  26. 1.612km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2079 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  27. 1.77km ESE of Bishop, CA · 2079 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  28. 2.129km SE of Bodie, CA · 2078 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  29. 2.015km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2078 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  30. 1.813km W of Toms Place, CA · 2077 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  31. 2.040km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2077 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  32. 2.031km SE of Bodie, CA · 2077 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  33. 1.913km W of Toms Place, CA · 2077 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  34. 2.213km W of Toms Place, CA · 2076 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  35. 1.527km SE of Bodie, CA · 2076 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  36. 2.127km SE of Bodie, CA · 2076 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  37. 1.713km W of Toms Place, CA · 2076 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  38. 1.940km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2074 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  39. 1.740km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2074 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  40. 2.440km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2074 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  41. 1.831 km NNW of Benton, California · 2074 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  42. 1.523km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2074 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  43. 1.732 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2074 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  44. 1.927km SE of Bodie, CA · 2073 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  45. 1.640km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2073 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  46. 1.840km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2073 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  47. 1.612km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 2073 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  48. 1.63km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2072 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  49. 2.131 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2071 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  50. 2.040km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2071 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  51. 2.040km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2071 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  52. 1.931 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2071 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  53. 1.613km W of Wilkerson, CA · 2071 days ago · 17 km deep · 42 km away
  54. 1.940km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2071 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  55. 1.715km S of Bootjack, CA · 2071 days ago · 24 km deep · 90 km away
  56. 2.228km SE of Bodie, CA · 2071 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  57. 2.041km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2070 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  58. 2.413km W of Toms Place, CA · 2069 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  59. 1.713km W of Toms Place, CA · 2069 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  60. 2.239km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2068 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away

The first 60 of 183.

Before

  1. 1.927 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 2085 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.913km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2086 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 1.541km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2086 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 1.841km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2086 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 1.732 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2086 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.613km WNW of Yosemite Lakes, CA · 2087 days ago · 25 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.140km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2088 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 1.940km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2088 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 1.740km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2088 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 1.741km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2088 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 1.840km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2088 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 1.741km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2088 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 1.59 km NW of Benton, California · 2088 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 1.818km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 2088 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 2.040km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2088 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 2.540km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2088 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 1.741km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2088 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 2.440km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2088 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 1.640km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2088 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 2.540km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2088 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73513430. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:34 AM UTC.