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M2.7 earthquake 24km NW of West Bishop, CA

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 24km NW of West Bishop, CA on Sun, May 25, 1980, 10:59 AM PDT (17:59 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.2 9 km SW of Aspen Springs, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1980-05-25 17:59:03 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.495° N, 118.664° 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

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Depth from
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Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.021km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16932 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 3.350km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16932 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 2.919km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16932 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 3.81 km NE of Aspen Springs, California · 16932 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 2.941km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16932 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 2.933km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16932 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 3.59 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16932 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 4.19 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16932 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 3.254km WSW of Tonopah, NV · 16932 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 2.017km NNE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16932 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 3.314 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16932 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 4.6California-Nevada border region · 16932 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 2.833km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16932 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 3.416km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16932 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 3.218km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16932 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 3.79 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16932 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 3.2California-Nevada border region · 16932 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 2.822km SSW of West Bishop, CA · 16932 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 2.861km SW of Tonopah, NV · 16932 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 3.030km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16932 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  21. 3.513km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16932 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  22. 3.040km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16932 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  23. 3.210 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16932 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  24. 3.022km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16932 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  25. 3.213 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16932 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  26. 2.722km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16932 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  27. 3.341km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16932 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  28. 3.514 km N of Sunny Slopes, California · 16932 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  29. 2.836km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16932 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  30. 3.522 km S of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16932 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  31. 3.024km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16932 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  32. 2.832km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16932 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  33. 4.417 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16932 days ago · -1 km deep · 22 km away
  34. 6.18 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16932 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
  35. 3.935km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16932 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  36. 4.015 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16932 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  37. 3.417 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16932 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  38. 4.05 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16932 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  39. 3.218km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16932 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  40. 3.31 km ESE of Aspen Springs, California · 16932 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  41. 3.18 km NW of Aspen Springs, California · 16932 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  42. 3.49 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16932 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  43. 3.322km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16932 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  44. 3.317 km SW of Swall Meadows, California · 16932 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  45. 3.721 km WSW of Round Valley, California · 16932 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  46. 2.836km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16932 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  47. 3.530km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16932 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  48. 4.59 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16932 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  49. 3.25 km NNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16932 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  50. 2.545km SW of West Bishop, CA · 16932 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  51. 3.027km WNW of West Bishop, CA · 16932 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  52. 3.6California-Nevada border region · 16932 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  53. 5.712 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16932 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  54. 3.625km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16932 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  55. 4.90 km WSW of Sunny Slopes, California · 16932 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  56. 3.032km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16932 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  57. 3.720 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16932 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  58. 3.521 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16932 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  59. 3.053km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16932 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  60. 5.010 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16932 days ago · 14 km deep · 18 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.721km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16932 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 3.613 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16932 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 3.129km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16932 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 3.315km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16932 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 4.69 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16932 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 3.731km SSW of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16932 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 3.627km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16932 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 3.515km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16932 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 3.69 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16932 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 3.411 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16932 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 2.836km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16932 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 2.832km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16932 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 3.418km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16932 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 3.47 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16932 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 2.97km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16932 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 2.728km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16932 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 3.614 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16932 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 2.822km SW of West Bishop, CA · 16932 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 3.425km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16932 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 3.511 km NW of Aspen Springs, California · 16932 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away

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