California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 21km SE of Yosemite Valley, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 21km SE of Yosemite Valley, CA on Sat, Feb 27, 2021, 7:55 AM PST (15:55 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 17km SE of Bodie, 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
2021-02-27 15:55:56 UTC
Depth
5.7 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.623° N, 119.391° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 4.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
141°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 119 in the 60 days after this one and 57 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.531km SE of Bodie, CA · 2044 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 2.818km SSE of Shaver Lake, CA · 2044 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 32
  3. 3.217km SE of Bodie, CA · 2043 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 9
  4. 1.75km N of Round Valley, CA · 2043 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 1.940km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2043 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.640km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2043 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 1.526km E of Lee Vining, CA · 2043 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 1.99km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2043 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 2.540km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2043 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 2.241km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2040 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 2.614km S of Mariposa, CA · 2039 days ago · 19 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 10
  12. 2.013km WNW of Round Valley, CA · 2038 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 2.221km ENE of Le Grand, CA · 2037 days ago · 19 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 1.519km SE of Bodie, CA · 2037 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 2.540km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2037 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 2.141km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2036 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 2.140km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2036 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 1.87km NE of Wilkerson, CA · 2036 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 3.112km NNE of Round Valley, CA · 2036 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 29
  20. 2.38km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2036 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  21. 1.68km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2036 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  22. 2.17km SE of Bishop, CA · 2034 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 1.918km SSE of Shaver Lake, CA · 2034 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 2.241km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2033 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 2.241km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2033 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 1.841km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2032 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  27. 2.47km SE of North Fork, CA · 2032 days ago · 43 km deep · 48 km away
  28. 2.341km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2031 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  29. 1.841km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2031 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  30. 2.541km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2031 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  31. 1.541km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2031 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  32. 1.515 km NW of Benton, California · 2031 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  33. 2.341km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2031 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  34. 1.641km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2031 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  35. 1.622km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 2031 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  36. 2.041km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2031 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  37. 1.513 km NW of Benton, California · 2031 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  38. 1.914km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2031 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  39. 1.511km WNW of Toms Place, CA · 2029 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  40. 1.540km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2028 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  41. 1.628 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2028 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  42. 2.717km SW of Toms Place, CA · 2027 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  43. 1.517km SW of Toms Place, CA · 2027 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  44. 1.612km NNE of Round Valley, CA · 2026 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  45. 2.113km W of Toms Place, CA · 2026 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  46. 2.429km SE of Bodie, CA · 2026 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  47. 1.830km SE of Bodie, CA · 2025 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  48. 1.640km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2024 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  49. 2.041km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2024 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  50. 2.219km SW of Toms Place, CA · 2023 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  51. 2.819km SW of Toms Place, CA · 2023 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 2
  52. 2.27km NNE of Oakhurst, CA · 2023 days ago · 49 km deep · 33 km away
  53. 3.139km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2022 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 4
  54. 1.89km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 2021 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  55. 1.641km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2021 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  56. 1.513 km NW of Benton, California · 2021 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  57. 1.89km W of Toms Place, CA · 2021 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  58. 1.813km S of Mariposa, CA · 2020 days ago · 27 km deep · 60 km away
  59. 2.839km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2020 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  60. 1.614km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 2018 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away

The first 60 of 119.

Before

  1. 1.712km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2045 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 2.914km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2046 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 2.540km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2047 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.541km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2048 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.727km SE of Bodie, CA · 2048 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 1.917km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 2048 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 2.324km NNE of Squaw Valley, CA · 2049 days ago · 43 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.511 km NW of Benton, California · 2052 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 1.834km E of Lee Vining, CA · 2052 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 1.826km NE of Oakhurst, CA · 2053 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 3.06km NNW of Bridgeport, CA · 2054 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 7
  12. 1.616 km NNW of Bridgeport, California · 2055 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 2.515km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 2056 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.613km WSW of Wilkerson, CA · 2057 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 1.51km E of Yosemite Lakes, CA · 2058 days ago · 21 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 2.313km W of Toms Place, CA · 2058 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 1.641km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2059 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 1.98km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2060 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 1.618km S of Bootjack, CA · 2061 days ago · 27 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 1.717km WSW of Round Valley, CA · 2062 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73528921. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:17 PM UTC.