Large Quake Swarm Plagues Mammoth Lakes, CA

SEISMIC HAZARD
HEIGHTENED GLOBAL SEISMICITY
SCENARIOS 010, 09, 08, 07, 02
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More than 600 Quakes Strike Mammoth Lakes, Calif.

A large cluster with 608 quakes of all magnitudes including 37 events measuring 2.5Mw or greater have struck California’s Mammoth Lakes area in the past 24 hours.

The largest quake in the swarm so far measured 3.8Mw, according to USGS/EHP website, which occurred 9km E of Mammoth Lakes.

EQ Details

• Magnitude: 3.8Mw
• Event Time: 2014-09-26 04:21:19 UTC
• Location: 37.652°N 118.852°W depth=5.5km (3.4mi)
• Nearby Cities
  • 9km (6mi) E of Mammoth Lakes, California
  • 128km (80mi) NE of Fresno, California
  • 185km (115mi) SSE of Carson City, Nevada

1 Day, All Magnitudes Worldwide: 764 earthquakes.  608 Earthquakes in map area. Updated: 2014-09-26 14:36:50 UTC.  Source: USGS/EHP

Related Links

• Large Cluster of Earthquakes Striking Mammoth Lakes, CA September 26, 2014