California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 11km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 11km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA on Thu, Dec 30, 2021, 11:20 PM PST (07:20 UTC), 3 km (2 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
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2021-12-31 07:20:00 UTC
Depth
2.9 km (1.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.648° N, 118.851° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
87°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 147 in the 60 days after this one and 57 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.528km SE of Bodie, CA · 1738 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 2.712km SSE of Bodie, CA · 1737 days ago · 17 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 1.919km SW of Big Pine, CA · 1736 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.527 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1736 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.617km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 1736 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 1.5California-Nevada border region · 1735 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 2.030km ENE of Shaver Lake, CA · 1735 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 2.69km ENE of Round Valley, CA · 1734 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.89km NNW of West Bishop, CA · 1734 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 1.85km NE of Big Pine, CA · 1733 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 4.88km ESE of Deep Springs, CA · 1733 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 526
  12. 2.08km ESE of Deep Springs, CA · 1733 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 9
  13. 1.538 km SSE of Dyer, Nevada · 1732 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 2.241km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1732 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 2.240km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1732 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 1.537 km SSE of Dyer, Nevada · 1732 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 1.738 km ENE of Big Pine, California · 1732 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 2.516km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 1732 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 2.46km N of Round Valley, CA · 1732 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 1.917km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 1732 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  21. 1.68km ESE of Deep Springs, CA · 1732 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 1.77km ESE of Deep Springs, CA · 1732 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 3.08km ESE of Deep Springs, CA · 1731 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  24. 1.78km ESE of Deep Springs, CA · 1731 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  25. 2.41km ENE of Bishop, CA · 1731 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  26. 1.526 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1730 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  27. 1.531km SSW of Round Valley, CA · 1730 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  28. 2.010km ESE of Deep Springs, CA · 1729 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  29. 2.034km E of Lee Vining, CA · 1729 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  30. 1.55 km NNE of Bridgeport, California · 1728 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  31. 1.528 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1727 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 1.62km WNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 1727 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  33. 1.815km SW of Toms Place, CA · 1725 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  34. 2.334km E of Lee Vining, CA · 1725 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  35. 2.215km WNW of Bridgeport, CA · 1725 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  36. 1.514 km WNW of Bridgeport, California · 1725 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  37. 1.513 km NW of Bridgeport, California · 1724 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  38. 2.028 km N of Dyer, Nevada · 1723 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  39. 1.827 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 1723 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  40. 2.317km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 1722 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  41. 1.725 km SSE of Dyer, Nevada · 1722 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  42. 1.716km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 1722 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  43. 1.930 km S of Mina, Nevada · 1722 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  44. 1.515km E of Bodie, CA · 1720 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  45. 1.820km SE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 1720 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  46. 2.615km WSW of Deep Springs, CA · 1718 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  47. 1.515km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 1717 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  48. 2.028 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 1717 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  49. 1.516km WSW of Deep Springs, CA · 1716 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  50. 4.325 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 1716 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 43
  51. 1.926 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 1716 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  52. 2.126 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 1716 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  53. 1.8California-Nevada border region · 1716 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  54. 1.926 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 1716 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  55. 2.226 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 1716 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  56. 2.227 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 1716 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  57. 1.825 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 1716 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  58. 1.827 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 1716 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  59. 2.326 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 1716 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  60. 2.227 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 1716 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away

The first 60 of 147.

Before

  1. 1.529 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1739 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.727 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1739 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.523 km NE of Mono City, California · 1739 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.627 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 1740 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.139km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1741 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 2.28km NNW of West Bishop, CA · 1742 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.829km NE of Oakhurst, CA · 1742 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 1.617km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 1743 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 1.930km NE of Oakhurst, CA · 1743 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 2.417km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 1743 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 1.528 km SSW of Walker Lake, Nevada · 1744 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 2.130 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1745 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.827 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 1746 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 1.77km E of Round Valley, CA · 1748 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 1.526 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1749 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.927 km S of Mina, Nevada · 1749 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 1.88km NNE of Round Valley, CA · 1750 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 2.322km E of Toms Place, CA · 1750 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 1.69km NW of Round Valley, CA · 1751 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 2.026 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1751 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73670076. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:31 PM UTC.