California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 42km E of Big Pine, CA

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 42km E of Big Pine, CA on Fri, Jan 30, 1981, 9:57 PM PST (05:57 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 25km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-01-31 05:57:42 UTC
Depth
4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.177° N, 117.817° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.48
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
126°
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 106 in the 60 days after this one and 70 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.325km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16670 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 2.972km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16670 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 2.973km W of Tonopah, NV · 16670 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 2.573km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16670 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.069km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16670 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.971km W of Tonopah, NV · 16669 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 2.122km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16668 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 2.9California-Nevada border region · 16668 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 1.950km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16668 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 2.138km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16667 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 2.140km S of Tonopah, NV · 16666 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 1.78 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16665 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 2.034km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16664 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 2.149km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16664 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 2.425km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16664 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.921km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16664 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 2.348km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16663 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 1.925km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16663 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 1.927km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16663 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 1.561km WNW of Beatty, NV · 16662 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  21. 2.420km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16662 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 2.236km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16662 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 2.114 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16662 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  24. 1.560km WNW of Beatty, NV · 16661 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  25. 1.942km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16661 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 2.012km SE of Bishop, CA · 16661 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  27. 2.353km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16661 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  28. 2.434km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16660 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  29. 1.735km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16659 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 2.115km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16658 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  31. 2.149km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16658 days ago · 17 km deep · 72 km away
  32. 1.936km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16658 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  33. 2.425km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16657 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  34. 1.636km ESE of Big Pine, CA · 16657 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  35. 2.411km SE of Bishop, CA · 16657 days ago · -2 km deep · 46 km away
  36. 2.313km N of Big Pine, CA · 16657 days ago · -2 km deep · 41 km away
  37. 1.812km N of Big Pine, CA · 16657 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  38. 2.324km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16656 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  39. 2.133km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16655 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  40. 2.438km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16654 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  41. 2.444km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16653 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  42. 2.336km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16653 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  43. 2.541km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16652 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  44. 2.126km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16652 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  45. 2.331km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16652 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  46. 3.114km SE of Independence, CA · 16652 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  47. 2.343km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16651 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  48. 1.841km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16651 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  49. 2.350km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16651 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  50. 2.121km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16651 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  51. 2.127km NW of West Bishop, CA · 16650 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  52. 2.120km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16649 days ago · -2 km deep · 95 km away
  53. 1.625km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16648 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  54. 2.326km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16648 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  55. 2.219km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16647 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  56. 2.336km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16647 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  57. 1.97km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16647 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  58. 3.2California-Nevada border region · 16646 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  59. 3.112 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16645 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  60. 2.144km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16645 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away

The first 60 of 106.

Before

  1. 2.117km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16672 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.932km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16672 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 2.618km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16672 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 1.818km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16673 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.028km NW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16673 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.948km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16673 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 2.411 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16674 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.350km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16675 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 1.868km ENE of Big Pine, CA · 16675 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 2.236km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16676 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 2.142km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16676 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 2.449km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16677 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 3.760 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada · 16678 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 2.225km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16678 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 2.350km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16678 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 2.353km SW of Tonopah, NV · 16679 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 1.632km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16680 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 2.43km SW of West Bishop, CA · 16681 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 2.51 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 16681 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 2.724km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16682 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3302029. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:17 AM UTC.