California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 27km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 27km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA on Tue, Oct 26, 2021, 5:53 AM PDT (12:53 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 15km WSW of Toms Place, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2021-10-26 12:53:55 UTC
Depth
2.6 km (1.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.392° N, 118.967° 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, 3.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
123°
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: 77 in the 60 days after this one and 81 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.819 km ENE of Mono City, California · 1804 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 2.012km SSE of Bodie, CA · 1803 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.527 km NNW of Benton, California · 1803 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 2.313km SSE of Bodie, CA · 1803 days ago · 16 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.65km SSE of Round Valley, CA · 1801 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 1.712km SSE of Bodie, CA · 1801 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 2.79km ENE of East Orosi, CA · 1800 days ago · 27 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 3
  8. 2.08km SE of Oakhurst, CA · 1800 days ago · 37 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 1.96km NW of North Fork, CA · 1800 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 1.912km SSE of Bodie, CA · 1800 days ago · 21 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 1.524 km N of Dyer, Nevada · 1799 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.97km NE of Round Valley, CA · 1796 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 1.514km WNW of Toms Place, CA · 1795 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 1.513km W of Toms Place, CA · 1795 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 2.87km E of Round Valley, CA · 1792 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.27km E of Round Valley, CA · 1791 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 1.58km W of Wilkerson, CA · 1791 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 1.52km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 1788 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 1.52km NE of Bishop, CA · 1787 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 1.613km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 1786 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  21. 1.935 km NNW of Benton, California · 1786 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 1.76km NNW of West Bishop, CA · 1785 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  23. 2.910km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 1784 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 2
  24. 2.010km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 1784 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  25. 2.615km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 1783 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  26. 3.115km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 1783 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 3
  27. 1.78km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 1782 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  28. 1.742km S of Qualeys Camp, NV · 1782 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  29. 1.519 km ENE of Mono City, California · 1781 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  30. 2.421km SSW of Bootjack, CA · 1781 days ago · 21 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  31. 1.632km NE of North Fork, CA · 1780 days ago · 17 km deep · 28 km away
  32. 2.342km S of Qualeys Camp, NV · 1780 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  33. 2.72km E of Bishop, CA · 1779 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 8
  34. 3.11km ENE of Bishop, CA · 1779 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 30
  35. 1.52km E of Bishop, CA · 1779 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  36. 1.915km SE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 1777 days ago · 26 km deep · 51 km away
  37. 2.417km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 1777 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  38. 1.818km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 1777 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  39. 1.614km WNW of Toms Place, CA · 1775 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  40. 1.67km NNW of Lee Vining, CA · 1775 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  41. 2.023 km N of Dyer, Nevada · 1774 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  42. 1.51km SSE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 1774 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  43. 3.017km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 1773 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 2
  44. 3.017km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 1773 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 6
  45. 2.717km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 1773 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  46. 1.918km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 1773 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  47. 2.817km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 1773 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  48. 2.117km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 1772 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  49. 1.77km W of Yosemite Lakes, CA · 1772 days ago · 25 km deep · 81 km away
  50. 1.75km WSW of Big Pine, CA · 1770 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  51. 1.67km N of Oakhurst, CA · 1769 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away
  52. 1.718km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 1769 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  53. 2.75km ENE of Toms Place, CA · 1769 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 3
  54. 1.820km SE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 1767 days ago · 18 km deep · 46 km away
  55. 2.123 km N of Dyer, Nevada · 1766 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  56. 2.014km WNW of Toms Place, CA · 1765 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  57. 1.723 km N of Dyer, Nevada · 1764 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  58. 2.112km S of Yosemite Lakes, CA · 1763 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  59. 1.719km SSE of Bodie, CA · 1761 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  60. 1.714km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 1761 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away

The first 60 of 77.

Before

  1. 1.638km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1804 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 1.810km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 1805 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 1.528km SE of Bodie, CA · 1805 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 2.26km E of Round Valley, CA · 1805 days ago · -1 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 2.25km WNW of Toms Place, CA · 1807 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 3.45km WNW of Toms Place, CA · 1807 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 20
  7. 1.619 km ENE of Mono City, California · 1808 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 3.36km WNW of Toms Place, CA · 1808 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 30
  9. 2.814km NNE of Shaver Lake, CA · 1808 days ago · 14 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 6
  10. 1.69km W of Toms Place, CA · 1810 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 2.529km SE of Bodie, CA · 1810 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 3
  12. 2.312km SSE of Bodie, CA · 1811 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 1.712km SSE of Bodie, CA · 1811 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 2.521km ENE of Le Grand, CA · 1812 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 3
  15. 2.534km ESE of Big Pine, CA · 1812 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
  16. 1.97km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 1813 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 2.17km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 1813 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 2.810km SW of Toms Place, CA · 1813 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 4
  19. 1.57km NW of West Bishop, CA · 1813 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 1.612km SSE of Bodie, CA · 1816 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73644950. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:31 AM UTC.