M1.7 earthquake 66km E of Big Pine, CA

Magnitude

1.7 (mc), micro

Local time

Wed, Apr 22, 1981, 9:34 PM PST

UTC

1981-04-23 05:34:35 UTC

Depth

5.4 km (3.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.269° N, 117.559° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

285°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

0

• Goldfield, NevadaPopulation 268. Forecast57 kmSSW
• Exeter, CaliforniaPopulation 10,548. Forecast178 kmNE
• Visalia, CaliforniaPopulation 130,104. Forecast186 kmNE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast363 kmN

After

1. 2.048km ENE of Independence, CAWed, Apr 22, 9:39 PM PST · 16595 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
2. 1.742km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Apr 23, 5:28 AM PST · 16595 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
3. 2.363km NW of Beatty, NVThu, Apr 23, 12:32 PM PST · 16594 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
4. 1.954km ENE of Independence, CAThu, Apr 23, 3:05 PM PST · 16594 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
5. 1.966km NW of Beatty, NVThu, Apr 23, 3:52 PM PST · 16594 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
6. 1.762km NW of Stovepipe Wells, CAThu, Apr 23, 4:24 PM PST · 16594 days ago · 18 km deep · 24 km away
7. 1.554km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAFri, Apr 24, 2:08 PM PST · 16593 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
8. 1.957km ENE of Big Pine, CASat, Apr 25, 1:23 PM PST · 16592 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
9. 1.838km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASat, Apr 25, 10:25 PM PST · 16592 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
10. 2.270km E of Big Pine, CAMon, Apr 27, 8:45 AM PDT · 16591 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
11. 1.962km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CATue, Apr 28, 3:48 PM PDT · 16589 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
12. 1.963km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Apr 30, 3:44 PM PDT · 16587 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
13. 1.730km W of Tonopah, NVSat, May 2, 9:18 PM PDT · 16585 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
14. 1.970km WNW of Beatty, NVSun, May 3, 7:47 AM PDT · 16585 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
15. 1.868km NW of Beatty, NVSun, May 3, 9:56 AM PDT · 16585 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
16. 2.169km NW of Beatty, NVSun, May 3, 10:06 AM PDT · 16585 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
17. 1.673km WNW of Beatty, NVTue, May 5, 12:52 AM PDT · 16583 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
18. 1.822km E of Big Pine, CAThu, May 7, 10:41 AM PDT · 16581 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
19. 2.138km WNW of Tonopah, NVSat, May 9, 11:49 AM PDT · 16579 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
20. 1.654km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAMon, May 11, 1:51 PM PDT · 16576 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
21. 2.360km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CATue, May 12, 2:29 PM PDT · 16575 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
22. 1.624km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASun, May 17, 5:07 PM PDT · 16570 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
23. 3.235km E of Big Pine, CAMon, May 18, 2:32 PM PDT · 16569 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
24. 2.061km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CATue, May 19, 11:58 AM PDT · 16568 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
25. 1.861km SSW of Tonopah, NVTue, May 19, 11:40 PM PDT · 16568 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
26. 2.563km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, May 21, 12:03 PM PDT · 16566 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
27. 1.811km SE of Bishop, CAThu, May 21, 6:29 PM PDT · 16566 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
28. 2.021km NW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAFri, May 22, 12:30 PM PDT · 16565 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
29. 3.34 km NNW of West Bishop, CaliforniaMon, May 25, 10:30 AM PDT · 16563 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
30. 2.07km NW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAMon, May 25, 10:36 AM PDT · 16563 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
31. 1.754km WNW of Beatty, NVThu, May 28, 6:22 AM PDT · 16560 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
32. 1.863km WNW of Beatty, NVFri, May 29, 2:13 AM PDT · 16559 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
33. 1.955km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASun, May 31, 11:38 PM PDT · 16556 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
34. 1.741km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAMon, Jun 1, 10:35 PM PDT · 16555 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
35. 1.938km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Jun 4, 2:16 PM PDT · 16552 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
36. 1.634km WNW of Tonopah, NVSat, Jun 6, 8:55 AM PDT · 16551 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
37. 1.862km ENE of Independence, CAWed, Jun 10, 12:52 PM PDT · 16546 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
38. 1.550km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASun, Jun 14, 3:11 PM PDT · 16542 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
39. 1.723km NW of West Bishop, CAMon, Jun 15, 6:27 PM PDT · 16541 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
40. 1.745km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAMon, Jun 15, 8:46 PM PDT · 16541 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
41. 1.954km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CATue, Jun 16, 6:15 AM PDT · 16541 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
42. 1.545km NE of Big Pine, CATue, Jun 16, 6:47 AM PDT · 16541 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
43. 1.853km WSW of Tonopah, NVTue, Jun 16, 9:54 AM PDT · 16541 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
44. 2.034km W of Tonopah, NVTue, Jun 16, 1:42 PM PDT · 16540 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
45. 2.262km ENE of Bishop, CAWed, Jun 17, 12:20 PM PDT · 16539 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
46. 1.658km NNW of Beatty, NVThu, Jun 18, 8:01 AM PDT · 16539 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
47. 2.363km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Jun 18, 12:14 PM PDT · 16538 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
48. 1.629km WSW of Tonopah, NVThu, Jun 18, 5:08 PM PDT · 16538 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
49. 2.465km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAFri, Jun 19, 11:08 AM PDT · 16538 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
50. 1.665km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAFri, Jun 19, 5:43 PM PDT · 16537 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
51. 1.741km NE of Bishop, CAFri, Jun 19, 10:56 PM PDT · 16537 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
52. 1.534km SSW of Tonopah, NVSat, Jun 20, 3:12 PM PDT · 16536 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
53. 1.953km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASat, Jun 20, 10:01 PM PDT · 16536 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away

Before

1. 2.872km NW of Beatty, NVWed, Apr 22, 9:01 PM PST · 16595 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
2. 2.043km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Apr 22, 6:53 PM PST · 16595 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
3. 1.836km NW of Beatty, NVWed, Apr 22, 6:10 PM PST · 16595 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
4. 2.559km NNW of Stovepipe Wells, CAWed, Apr 22, 8:02 AM PST · 16596 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
5. 2.158km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CATue, Apr 21, 3:47 PM PST · 16596 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
6. 1.733km W of Tonopah, NVTue, Apr 21, 10:29 AM PST · 16597 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
7. 1.851km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAMon, Apr 20, 8:00 PM PST · 16597 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
8. 1.663km WNW of Beatty, NVMon, Apr 20, 4:29 AM PST · 16598 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
9. 2.159km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAFri, Apr 17, 11:59 AM PST · 16600 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
10. 1.921km SE of Tonopah, NVFri, Apr 17, 9:00 AM PST · 16601 days ago · -2 km deep · 84 km away
11. 1.647km ENE of Bishop, CAWed, Apr 15, 10:40 PM PST · 16602 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
12. 1.958km SSW of Tonopah, NVTue, Apr 14, 2:55 AM PST · 16604 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
13. 2.117km S of Big Pine, CATue, Apr 14, 12:42 AM PST · 16604 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
14. 2.351km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Apr 9, 9:26 AM PST · 16609 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
15. 2.045km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Apr 8, 6:29 PM PST · 16609 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
16. 2.360km ENE of Big Pine, CATue, Apr 7, 8:45 PM PST · 16610 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
17. 2.333km N of Beatty, NVTue, Apr 7, 3:03 PM PST · 16610 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
18. 1.668km WSW of Tonopah, NVTue, Apr 7, 4:14 AM PST · 16611 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
19. 1.655km ENE of Bishop, CAFri, Apr 3, 12:53 AM PST · 16615 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
20. 2.310km NE of Big Pine, CAWed, Apr 1, 11:49 PM PST · 16616 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci516668. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:20 AM UTC.