California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 30km NE of Oakhurst, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 30km NE of Oakhurst, CA on Sun, Dec 26, 2021, 8:40 AM PST (16:40 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 16km SW of Toms Place, CA. This one was a foreshock.

Bass Lake forecastMore in California

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2021-12-26 16:40:12 UTC
Depth
8.5 km (5.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.490° N, 119.382° 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, 2.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
84°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 73 in the 60 days after this one and 34 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.617km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 1743 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 1.829km NE of Oakhurst, CA · 1743 days ago · 15 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.28km NNW of West Bishop, CA · 1742 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.139km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1741 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.523 km NE of Mono City, California · 1740 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.511km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 1739 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 2.528km SE of Bodie, CA · 1738 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 2.712km SSE of Bodie, CA · 1737 days ago · 17 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.919km SW of Big Pine, CA · 1737 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.617km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 1736 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 1.5California-Nevada border region · 1735 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 2.030km ENE of Shaver Lake, CA · 1735 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 2.69km ENE of Round Valley, CA · 1734 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.89km NNW of West Bishop, CA · 1734 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 2.241km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1732 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 2.240km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1732 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 2.516km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 1732 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 2.46km N of Round Valley, CA · 1732 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 1.917km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 1732 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 2.41km ENE of Bishop, CA · 1731 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  21. 1.531km SSW of Round Valley, CA · 1731 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 1.94km NE of Fairmead, CA · 1730 days ago · 22 km deep · 81 km away
  23. 2.034km E of Lee Vining, CA · 1729 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  24. 1.55 km NNE of Bridgeport, California · 1728 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  25. 1.62km WNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 1727 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  26. 1.815km SW of Toms Place, CA · 1726 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  27. 2.334km E of Lee Vining, CA · 1725 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  28. 2.215km WNW of Bridgeport, CA · 1725 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  29. 1.514 km WNW of Bridgeport, California · 1725 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 1.513 km NW of Bridgeport, California · 1725 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  31. 2.317km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 1723 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  32. 1.716km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 1722 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  33. 1.515km E of Bodie, CA · 1720 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  34. 2.518km SSW of Mariposa, CA · 1720 days ago · 19 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 5
  35. 1.820km SE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 1720 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
  36. 1.515km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 1717 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  37. 2.119km SE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 1714 days ago · 14 km deep · 15 km away
  38. 1.819km SE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 1714 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 1
  39. 2.017km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 1714 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  40. 2.112km WNW of Yosemite Lakes, CA · 1713 days ago · 24 km deep · 53 km away
  41. 1.817km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 1712 days ago · 18 km deep · 22 km away
  42. 2.56km NNW of Fresno, CA · 1712 days ago · 24 km deep · 82 km away
  43. 2.27km SE of Fairmead, CA · 1711 days ago · 24 km deep · 84 km away
  44. 2.418km SW of Toms Place, CA · 1710 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  45. 1.628km ESE of Bodie, CA · 1709 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  46. 1.628km SE of Bodie, CA · 1709 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  47. 1.519km SE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 1708 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
  48. 1.619km SE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 1708 days ago · 14 km deep · 16 km away
  49. 2.08km W of North Fork, CA · 1708 days ago · 43 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  50. 2.017km SSW of Bootjack, CA · 1708 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away
  51. 1.711km SW of Toms Place, CA · 1707 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  52. 1.719km SE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 1706 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  53. 1.827km ESE of Bodie, CA · 1706 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  54. 1.614km W of Toms Place, CA · 1706 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  55. 2.810km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 1706 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 2
  56. 2.610km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 1705 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  57. 2.229km ESE of Bodie, CA · 1703 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  58. 2.127 km NNW of Benton, California · 1702 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  59. 1.821km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 1702 days ago · 16 km deep · 18 km away
  60. 2.238km N of Toms Place, CA · 1699 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away

The first 60 of 73.

Before

  1. 2.417km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 1743 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 2.211km WSW of Squaw Valley, CA · 1746 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.77km E of Round Valley, CA · 1748 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.88km NNE of Round Valley, CA · 1750 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 2.322km E of Toms Place, CA · 1750 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.69km NW of Round Valley, CA · 1751 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 2.36km NE of Orange Cove, CA · 1751 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 1.532km ENE of Shaver Lake, CA · 1752 days ago · 22 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 1.98km NNE of Bridgeport, CA · 1753 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 2.14km WSW of Squaw Valley, CA · 1755 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 2.216km SW of Toms Place, CA · 1756 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.67km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 1756 days ago · -1 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 1.816 km SSE of Walker, California · 1756 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 2.124km ENE of Toms Place, CA · 1757 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 2.10km SW of Yosemite Lakes, CA · 1758 days ago · 21 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 1.96km NW of Round Valley, CA · 1758 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 1.520km WSW of Wilkerson, CA · 1758 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 1.914km WNW of Toms Place, CA · 1760 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 2.014km WNW of Toms Place, CA · 1760 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 1.514km WNW of Toms Place, CA · 1761 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away

Earthquakes todayCalifornia earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73668616. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:51 PM UTC.