California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 35km E of Big Pine, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 35km E of Big Pine, CA on Thu, Jun 25, 1981, 5:27 PM PDT (00:27 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 14 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-06-26 00:27:18 UTC
Depth
6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.164° N, 117.895° 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.

Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
206°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 97 in the 60 days after this one and 60 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.414 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16524 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.117km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16524 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.015km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16524 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 3.311 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16522 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 3.210 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16522 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 2.421km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16522 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 2.821km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16522 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 3.111 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16522 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.518km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16522 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.848km NW of Beatty, NV · 16521 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 1.921km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16521 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 2.019km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16521 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 3.310 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16521 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 3.2California-Nevada border region · 16520 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.716km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16520 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 2.012 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16520 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 3.712 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16520 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 2.810 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16520 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 3.211 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16520 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 3.012 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16520 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 3.212 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16520 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 3.112 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16520 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 2.711 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16520 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 3.210 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16520 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  25. 3.113 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16519 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 2.515km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16519 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 2.911 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16518 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  28. 3.011 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16518 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  29. 2.111 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16518 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 1.727km NNW of Beatty, NV · 16516 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 1.614km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16516 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  32. 1.919km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16516 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  33. 2.510km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16515 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  34. 1.713 km SSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16513 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  35. 2.010 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16511 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  36. 2.18 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16511 days ago · 17 km deep · 88 km away
  37. 2.013km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16511 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  38. 3.29 km NNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16511 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  39. 2.418km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16510 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  40. 2.637km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16510 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  41. 2.14 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16510 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  42. 1.813km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16510 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 3.47 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16509 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  44. 1.914 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16509 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  45. 1.530km NNW of Beatty, NV · 16509 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  46. 1.613km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16508 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  47. 1.820km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16506 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  48. 1.968km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16506 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  49. 1.563km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16505 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  50. 2.74 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16505 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  51. 1.667km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16505 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  52. 2.510 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16504 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  53. 1.617km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16503 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  54. 1.615km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16502 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  55. 1.89km ESE of Bishop, CA · 16500 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  56. 2.515km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 16499 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  57. 2.738km NW of Beatty, NV · 16498 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  58. 1.622km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16496 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  59. 3.058km ENE of Big Pine, CA · 16496 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  60. 1.560km ENE of Big Pine, CA · 16496 days ago · -2 km deep · 31 km away

The first 60 of 97.

Before

  1. 2.115km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16525 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.361km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16525 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.537km SW of Tonopah, NV · 16525 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.827km E of Big Pine, CA · 16525 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 3.012 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16526 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 3.213 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16527 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.99 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16527 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 3.214 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16528 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.519km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16529 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.953km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16529 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 3.314 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16529 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.534km SSW of Tonopah, NV · 16530 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.917km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16530 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.741km NE of Bishop, CA · 16530 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 1.665km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16531 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 1.966km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16531 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 1.716km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16531 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 2.465km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16531 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 1.629km WSW of Tonopah, NV · 16532 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 2.515km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16532 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci518312. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:11 PM UTC.