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M1.8 earthquake 24km SSW of Mammoth Lakes, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 24km SSW of Mammoth Lakes, CA on Fri, Aug 27, 2021, 11:09 AM PDT (18:09 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 13km SSE of Bodie, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2021-08-27 18:09:52 UTC
Depth
16.1 km (10.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.452° N, 119.118° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.26
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
95°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 137 in the 60 days after this one and 46 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.824km SSW of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 1863 days ago · 15 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.540km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1863 days ago · -2 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.514km SE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 1861 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 1.539km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1858 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 2.230km SE of Bodie, CA · 1858 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 1.513km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 1858 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 2.96km WNW of Toms Place, CA · 1856 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 2
  8. 2.716km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 1856 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 2
  9. 1.68km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 1853 days ago · -1 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 2.431 km NNW of Benton, California · 1852 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 1.531km SSW of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 1851 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 1.729km SE of Bodie, CA · 1849 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 2.439km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1849 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 2
  14. 2.239km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1848 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 1.639km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1848 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 2.220km SE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 1846 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.819km SE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 1846 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 1.519km SE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 1846 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 1.819km SE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 1846 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 1.813km SSE of Bodie, CA · 1845 days ago · 18 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 1.832 km ENE of Mono City, California · 1844 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 1.82km W of Round Valley, CA · 1844 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  23. 2.52km W of Round Valley, CA · 1844 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  24. 1.75km ENE of Round Valley, CA · 1843 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  25. 1.527km W of Round Valley, CA · 1843 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  26. 2.513km SSE of Bodie, CA · 1841 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  27. 1.741km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1840 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  28. 1.513km SSE of Bodie, CA · 1840 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
  29. 1.828km NE of Oakhurst, CA · 1840 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  30. 1.512km W of Toms Place, CA · 1838 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  31. 1.813km SSE of Bodie, CA · 1838 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  32. 1.613km SSE of Bodie, CA · 1838 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  33. 1.513km SSE of Bodie, CA · 1838 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  34. 2.613km SSE of Bodie, CA · 1837 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  35. 2.332 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 1837 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  36. 1.831 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 1837 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  37. 2.412km SSE of Bodie, CA · 1837 days ago · 17 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  38. 1.613km SSE of Bodie, CA · 1837 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  39. 1.832 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 1837 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  40. 1.613km SSE of Bodie, CA · 1836 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  41. 2.413km SSE of Bodie, CA · 1836 days ago · 17 km deep · 74 km away
  42. 1.613km SSE of Bodie, CA · 1836 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  43. 2.130 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 1836 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  44. 2.132 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 1836 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  45. 1.613km SSE of Bodie, CA · 1836 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  46. 1.612km SSE of Bodie, CA · 1835 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  47. 1.632 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 1835 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  48. 2.313km SSE of Bodie, CA · 1835 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  49. 2.013km SSE of Bodie, CA · 1835 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  50. 1.713km SSE of Bodie, CA · 1835 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  51. 1.716km WNW of Bridgeport, CA · 1835 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  52. 1.63km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 1834 days ago · -1 km deep · 27 km away
  53. 1.93km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 1834 days ago · -1 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  54. 2.313km SSE of Bodie, CA · 1834 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  55. 1.613km SSE of Bodie, CA · 1833 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  56. 1.713km SSE of Bodie, CA · 1833 days ago · 22 km deep · 74 km away
  57. 1.617 km ENE of Mono City, California · 1833 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  58. 1.714km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 1833 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
  59. 2.113km SSE of Bodie, CA · 1833 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  60. 1.518 km ENE of Mono City, California · 1833 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away

The first 60 of 137.

Before

  1. 1.732 km NNW of Benton, California · 1864 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.540km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1864 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 2.840km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1865 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 2.940km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1865 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 2.111km E of Groveland-Big Oak Flat, CA · 1865 days ago · 38 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.940km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1865 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 1.727km SW of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 1866 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 1.640km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1868 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 2.040km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1868 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.814km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 1869 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 1.518 km NE of Benton, California · 1869 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 1.95km S of Round Valley, CA · 1869 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 1.729km NE of Oakhurst, CA · 1871 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 1.734km E of Lee Vining, CA · 1872 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 2.329km NE of Oakhurst, CA · 1872 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 2.611km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 1872 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 1.625km SE of Bodie, CA · 1872 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 2.023km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 1873 days ago · 24 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 1.513 km NW of Benton, California · 1873 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 1.812 km NW of Benton, California · 1873 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73616531. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:11 PM UTC.