California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 7km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 7km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA on Mon, Dec 13, 2021, 12:44 PM PST (20:44 UTC), -1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 8km ESE of Deep Springs, 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
2021-12-13 20:44:41 UTC
Depth
-0.5 km (-0.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.652° N, 118.902° 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, 0.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
79°
Stations used
15

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 68 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.216km SW of Toms Place, CA · 1756 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.928 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1756 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.98km NNE of Bridgeport, CA · 1754 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 1.526 km S of Mina, Nevada · 1753 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.735 km NW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1753 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.427 km S of Mina, Nevada · 1752 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.532km ENE of Shaver Lake, CA · 1752 days ago · 22 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 1.830 km S of Mina, Nevada · 1752 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 1.69km NW of Round Valley, CA · 1751 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 2.322km E of Toms Place, CA · 1751 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 1.88km NNE of Round Valley, CA · 1751 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 1.927 km S of Mina, Nevada · 1750 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.77km E of Round Valley, CA · 1748 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 1.827 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 1746 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 1.528 km SSW of Walker Lake, Nevada · 1744 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 2.417km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 1743 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 1.930km NE of Oakhurst, CA · 1743 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 1.617km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 1743 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 1.829km NE of Oakhurst, CA · 1743 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 2.28km NNW of West Bishop, CA · 1743 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  21. 2.139km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1742 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  22. 1.627 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 1741 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  23. 1.523 km NE of Mono City, California · 1740 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  24. 1.511km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 1739 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  25. 2.528km SE of Bodie, CA · 1739 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  26. 2.712km SSE of Bodie, CA · 1738 days ago · 17 km deep · 51 km away
  27. 1.919km SW of Big Pine, CA · 1737 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  28. 1.527 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1737 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  29. 1.617km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 1736 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  30. 1.5California-Nevada border region · 1735 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  31. 2.030km ENE of Shaver Lake, CA · 1735 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
  32. 2.69km ENE of Round Valley, CA · 1734 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  33. 1.89km NNW of West Bishop, CA · 1734 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  34. 1.85km NE of Big Pine, CA · 1734 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  35. 4.88km ESE of Deep Springs, CA · 1733 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 526
  36. 2.08km ESE of Deep Springs, CA · 1733 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 9
  37. 1.538 km SSE of Dyer, Nevada · 1733 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  38. 2.241km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1733 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  39. 2.240km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1733 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  40. 1.537 km SSE of Dyer, Nevada · 1733 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  41. 1.738 km ENE of Big Pine, California · 1733 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  42. 2.516km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 1732 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  43. 2.46km N of Round Valley, CA · 1732 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
  44. 1.917km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 1732 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  45. 1.68km ESE of Deep Springs, CA · 1732 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  46. 1.77km ESE of Deep Springs, CA · 1732 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  47. 3.08km ESE of Deep Springs, CA · 1732 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  48. 1.78km ESE of Deep Springs, CA · 1732 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  49. 2.41km ENE of Bishop, CA · 1731 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  50. 1.526 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1731 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  51. 1.531km SSW of Round Valley, CA · 1731 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  52. 2.010km ESE of Deep Springs, CA · 1730 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  53. 2.034km E of Lee Vining, CA · 1729 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  54. 1.55 km NNE of Bridgeport, California · 1729 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  55. 1.528 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1728 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  56. 1.62km WNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 1727 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  57. 1.815km SW of Toms Place, CA · 1726 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  58. 2.334km E of Lee Vining, CA · 1725 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  59. 2.215km WNW of Bridgeport, CA · 1725 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  60. 1.514 km WNW of Bridgeport, California · 1725 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away

The first 60 of 137.

Before

  1. 1.816 km SSE of Walker, California · 1757 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.124km ENE of Toms Place, CA · 1758 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 2.10km SW of Yosemite Lakes, CA · 1758 days ago · 21 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.96km NW of Round Valley, CA · 1758 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 1.520km WSW of Wilkerson, CA · 1759 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 1.914km WNW of Toms Place, CA · 1760 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 2.014km WNW of Toms Place, CA · 1761 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 1.514km WNW of Toms Place, CA · 1761 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 1.714km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 1762 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 1.719km SSE of Bodie, CA · 1762 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 1.530 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1763 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.630 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1763 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.6Nevada · 1763 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 2.530 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1763 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 2.230 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1763 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.530 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1763 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 2.230 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1763 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 3.027 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 1765 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 1.727 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 1765 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 1.723 km N of Dyer, Nevada · 1765 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73663351. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:49 AM UTC.