M1.6 earthquake 68km E of Big Pine, CA

Magnitude

1.6 (mh), micro

Local time

Sun, Jan 18, 1981, 10:42 PM PST

UTC

1981-01-19 06:42:22 UTC

Depth

4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.257° N, 117.526° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.9 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

178°

Stations used

4

• Goldfield, NevadaPopulation 268. Forecast56 kmSSW
• Exeter, CaliforniaPopulation 10,548. Forecast179 kmNE
• Visalia, CaliforniaPopulation 130,104. Forecast188 kmNE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast362 kmN

After

1. 2.43km SW of West Bishop, CATue, Jan 20, 8:22 AM PST · 16681 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
2. 2.353km SW of Tonopah, NVThu, Jan 22, 3:02 AM PST · 16679 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
3. 3.760 km WNW of Beatty, NevadaThu, Jan 22, 8:41 PM PST · 16678 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
4. 2.449km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASat, Jan 24, 1:33 AM PST · 16677 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
5. 2.142km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASat, Jan 24, 8:31 PM PST · 16676 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
6. 2.236km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASat, Jan 24, 10:17 PM PST · 16676 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
7. 1.868km ENE of Big Pine, CASun, Jan 25, 7:04 PM PST · 16675 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
8. 2.350km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASun, Jan 25, 10:53 PM PST · 16675 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
9. 1.948km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CATue, Jan 27, 4:14 PM PST · 16673 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
10. 1.742km E of Big Pine, CAFri, Jan 30, 9:57 PM PST · 16670 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
11. 2.972km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASat, Jan 31, 3:14 AM PST · 16670 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
12. 2.973km W of Tonopah, NVSat, Jan 31, 4:05 AM PST · 16670 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
13. 2.573km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASat, Jan 31, 4:22 AM PST · 16670 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
14. 2.069km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASat, Jan 31, 4:39 AM PST · 16670 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
15. 1.971km W of Tonopah, NVSun, Feb 1, 12:54 AM PST · 16669 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
16. 1.950km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAMon, Feb 2, 2:52 AM PST · 16668 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
17. 2.138km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CATue, Feb 3, 7:47 AM PST · 16667 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
18. 2.140km S of Tonopah, NVTue, Feb 3, 11:41 AM PST · 16667 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
19. 2.034km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Feb 5, 3:21 PM PST · 16664 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
20. 2.149km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Feb 5, 5:13 PM PST · 16664 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
21. 2.348km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAFri, Feb 6, 12:18 PM PST · 16664 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
22. 1.561km WNW of Beatty, NVSat, Feb 7, 4:38 PM PST · 16662 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
23. 2.236km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASun, Feb 8, 12:21 AM PST · 16662 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
24. 1.560km WNW of Beatty, NVSun, Feb 8, 11:16 AM PST · 16662 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
25. 1.942km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASun, Feb 8, 8:44 PM PST · 16661 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
26. 2.012km SE of Bishop, CASun, Feb 8, 10:41 PM PST · 16661 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
27. 2.353km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAMon, Feb 9, 9:34 AM PST · 16661 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
28. 2.434km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CATue, Feb 10, 8:12 AM PST · 16660 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
29. 1.735km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Feb 11, 6:41 AM PST · 16659 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
30. 2.149km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Feb 12, 4:51 AM PST · 16658 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away
31. 1.636km ESE of Big Pine, CAThu, Feb 12, 12:45 PM PST · 16658 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
32. 2.725km W of Tonopah, NVThu, Feb 12, 2:33 PM PST · 16657 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
33. 2.411km SE of Bishop, CAThu, Feb 12, 4:52 PM PST · 16657 days ago · -2 km deep · 69 km away
34. 2.313km N of Big Pine, CAThu, Feb 12, 4:52 PM PST · 16657 days ago · -2 km deep · 66 km away
35. 1.812km N of Big Pine, CAThu, Feb 12, 6:22 PM PST · 16657 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
36. 2.324km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAFri, Feb 13, 4:46 PM PST · 16656 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
37. 2.438km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAMon, Feb 16, 3:27 AM PST · 16654 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
38. 2.444km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CATue, Feb 17, 2:56 AM PST · 16653 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
39. 2.336km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CATue, Feb 17, 4:57 AM PST · 16653 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
40. 2.541km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CATue, Feb 17, 2:52 PM PST · 16652 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
41. 2.331km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Feb 18, 1:09 AM PST · 16652 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
42. 3.114km SE of Independence, CAWed, Feb 18, 2:49 AM PST · 16652 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
43. 2.343km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Feb 18, 4:11 PM PST · 16651 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
44. 1.841km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Feb 18, 9:30 PM PST · 16651 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
45. 2.350km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Feb 18, 10:19 PM PST · 16651 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
46. 2.121km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Feb 19, 8:46 AM PST · 16651 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
47. 2.336km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAMon, Feb 23, 2:40 AM PST · 16647 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
48. 1.97km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAMon, Feb 23, 7:33 AM PST · 16647 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
49. 2.144km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Feb 25, 4:40 AM PST · 16645 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
50. 2.544km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Feb 25, 6:53 PM PST · 16644 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
51. 1.818km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Feb 26, 4:38 PM PST · 16643 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
52. 1.843km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAFri, Feb 27, 10:47 PM PST · 16642 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
53. 2.064km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASat, Feb 28, 8:39 PM PST · 16641 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
54. 1.936km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CATue, Mar 3, 6:35 AM PST · 16639 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
55. 1.763km SW of Tonopah, NVTue, Mar 3, 7:13 AM PST · 16639 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
56. 1.939km NE of Big Pine, CATue, Mar 3, 8:45 AM PST · 16639 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
57. 2.339km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CATue, Mar 3, 6:53 PM PST · 16638 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
58. 1.630km ENE of Bishop, CAThu, Mar 5, 5:06 PM PST · 16636 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
59. 1.947km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASun, Mar 8, 3:36 PM PST · 16633 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
60. 2.548km NNW of Beatty, NVTue, Mar 10, 3:27 PM PST · 16631 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away

The first 60 of 62.

Before

1. 2.023km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASat, Jan 17, 10:14 AM PST · 16684 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
2. 1.826km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Jan 15, 11:50 AM PST · 16686 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
3. 2.272km SE of Hawthorne, NVThu, Jan 15, 2:53 AM PST · 16686 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
4. 2.126km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Jan 14, 8:21 AM PST · 16687 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
5. 2.345km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CATue, Jan 13, 1:59 AM PST · 16688 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
6. 2.228km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAMon, Jan 12, 11:35 PM PST · 16688 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
7. 2.035km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAMon, Jan 12, 4:58 AM PST · 16689 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
8. 1.946km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAMon, Jan 12, 1:52 AM PST · 16689 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
9. 1.642km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAMon, Jan 12, 1:31 AM PST · 16689 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
10. 1.724km ENE of Bishop, CASun, Jan 11, 9:31 PM PST · 16689 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
11. 2.067km ENE of Big Pine, CASun, Jan 11, 7:00 AM PST · 16690 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
12. 2.541km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASat, Jan 10, 2:01 PM PST · 16691 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
13. 1.946km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASat, Jan 10, 6:33 AM PST · 16691 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
14. 1.927km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASat, Jan 10, 3:45 AM PST · 16691 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
15. 2.044km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Jan 8, 5:11 AM PST · 16693 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
16. 2.150km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Jan 8, 1:33 AM PST · 16693 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
17. 1.936km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Jan 8, 12:39 AM PST · 16693 days ago · -2 km deep · 89 km away
18. 2.148km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Jan 7, 2:23 PM PST · 16693 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
19. 2.346km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Jan 7, 2:14 PM PST · 16693 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
20. 2.448km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Jan 7, 1:45 PM PST · 16694 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3315976. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:36 AM UTC.