California earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 35km E of Big Pine, CA

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 35km E of Big Pine, CA on Mon, May 18, 1981, 2:32 PM PDT (21:32 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 4 km NNW of West Bishop, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (mc), minor
Local time
UTC
1981-05-18 21:32:48 UTC
Depth
-0.3 km (-0.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.218° N, 117.905° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
86°
Stations used
0

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 170 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.615km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16562 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.69 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16562 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 2.061km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16561 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 1.861km SSW of Tonopah, NV · 16561 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 2.89 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16560 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 2.563km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16559 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 2.018km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16559 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.811km SE of Bishop, CA · 16559 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 2.021km NW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16558 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 2.014km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16557 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 2.82 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16557 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.615km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16557 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 1.913km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16556 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 2.017km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16556 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 3.34 km NNW of West Bishop, California · 16556 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 2.07km NW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16556 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 2.020km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16554 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 1.824km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16553 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 2.621km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16553 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.817km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16553 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 2.017km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16553 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 1.754km WNW of Beatty, NV · 16553 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 1.89km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16552 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 1.863km WNW of Beatty, NV · 16552 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  25. 2.025km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16551 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  26. 1.955km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16549 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  27. 1.741km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16548 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 2.810km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16547 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  29. 1.922km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16547 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  30. 1.925km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16545 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  31. 1.938km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16545 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  32. 1.79km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16545 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  33. 1.923km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16545 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  34. 3.115 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16544 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  35. 3.1California-Nevada border region · 16544 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  36. 3.211 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16544 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  37. 2.815 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16544 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  38. 3.015 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16543 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  39. 2.814 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16543 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  40. 3.010 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16543 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  41. 1.814km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16543 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  42. 2.511 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16541 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  43. 2.158km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16540 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  44. 2.611 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16540 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  45. 2.910km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16540 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  46. 2.013km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16540 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  47. 1.862km ENE of Independence, CA · 16539 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  48. 3.29 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16537 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  49. 1.550km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16535 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  50. 1.814km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16534 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  51. 1.723km NW of West Bishop, CA · 16534 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  52. 1.79 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16534 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  53. 1.745km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16534 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  54. 1.69 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16534 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  55. 2.636km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16534 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  56. 1.954km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16534 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  57. 1.545km NE of Big Pine, CA · 16534 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  58. 1.853km WSW of Tonopah, NV · 16534 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  59. 2.034km W of Tonopah, NV · 16533 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  60. 2.262km ENE of Bishop, CA · 16532 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away

The first 60 of 170.

Before

  1. 1.624km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16563 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 3.115 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16564 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 2.521km WNW of West Bishop, CA · 16564 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 2.720km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16567 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 2.921km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16568 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 3.014km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16568 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 2.360km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16568 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.654km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16569 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 3.011 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16570 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 2.99km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16571 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.822km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16572 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 2.816km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16573 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 2.254km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16573 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 2.334km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16573 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 1.852km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16573 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 2.046km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16573 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.822km E of Big Pine, CA · 16574 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 1.745km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16574 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 2.96 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16574 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 1.941km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16574 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci516260 (also filed as usp0001drr). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:12 AM UTC.