M3.0 earthquake 58km ENE of Big Pine, CA

Magnitude

3.0 (ml), micro

Local time

Fri, Jul 24, 1981, 5:02 AM PDT

UTC

1981-07-24 12:02:27 UTC

Depth

4.2 km (2.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.356° N, 117.681° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.27

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

124°

Stations used

0

• Goldfield, NevadaPopulation 268. Forecast56 kmSW
• Exeter, CaliforniaPopulation 10,548. Forecast176 kmNE
• Visalia, CaliforniaPopulation 130,104. Forecast183 kmNE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast371 kmN

After

1. 1.560km ENE of Big Pine, CAFri, Jul 24, 10:29 AM PDT · 16503 days ago · -2 km deep · 3 km away
2. 2.26km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASun, Jul 26, 2:20 PM PDT · 16501 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
3. 2.547km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASun, Jul 26, 2:23 PM PDT · 16501 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
4. 2.542km E of Big Pine, CAMon, Jul 27, 9:36 AM PDT · 16500 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
5. 2.059km SE of Hawthorne, NVTue, Jul 28, 3:47 PM PDT · 16499 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
6. 1.522km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CAThu, Jul 30, 8:04 AM PDT · 16497 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
7. 1.960km SE of Hawthorne, NVThu, Aug 6, 3:52 PM PDT · 16490 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
8. 2.56 km SW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSun, Aug 9, 7:22 AM PDT · 16487 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
9. 2.138km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASun, Aug 9, 9:09 AM PDT · 16487 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
10. 1.626km NW of West Bishop, CATue, Aug 11, 9:47 AM PDT · 16485 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
11. 2.9California-Nevada border regionWed, Aug 12, 4:30 PM PDT · 16484 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
12. 1.99km NE of Bishop, CAFri, Aug 14, 3:03 PM PDT · 16482 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
13. 1.68km SE of Independence, CAFri, Aug 14, 9:02 PM PDT · 16481 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
14. 1.565km ENE of Bishop, CASat, Aug 15, 12:47 AM PDT · 16481 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
15. 1.82 km ENE of Mesa, CaliforniaSat, Aug 15, 7:13 AM PDT · 16481 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
16. 1.614km ENE of Big Pine, CASun, Aug 16, 1:24 PM PDT · 16480 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
17. 1.622km E of Mammoth Lakes, CASun, Aug 16, 5:15 PM PDT · 16480 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
18. 1.623km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CAFri, Aug 21, 3:19 AM PDT · 16475 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
19. 1.555km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASat, Aug 22, 10:11 AM PDT · 16474 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
20. 3.022 km NNE of Silver Peak, NevadaSat, Aug 22, 9:32 PM PDT · 16473 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
21. 1.622km E of Mammoth Lakes, CASun, Aug 23, 3:35 AM PDT · 16473 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
22. 1.923km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CAMon, Aug 24, 9:28 AM PDT · 16472 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
23. 1.622km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CASun, Aug 30, 10:53 AM PDT · 16466 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
24. 1.530km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CATue, Sep 1, 7:04 PM PDT · 16463 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
25. 1.626km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CATue, Sep 8, 8:56 AM PDT · 16457 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
26. 2.410km E of Lone Pine, CASun, Sep 20, 6:30 AM PDT · 16445 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
27. 1.630km WSW of Tonopah, NVSun, Sep 20, 11:19 PM PDT · 16444 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away

Before

1. 2.738km NW of Beatty, NVTue, Jul 21, 9:08 PM PDT · 16505 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
2. 2.515km SE of Lone Pine, CATue, Jul 21, 10:09 AM PDT · 16506 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
3. 1.89km ESE of Bishop, CAMon, Jul 20, 8:26 AM PDT · 16507 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
4. 1.637km W of Tonopah, NVThu, Jul 16, 2:50 PM PDT · 16511 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
5. 1.667km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Jul 15, 12:38 PM PDT · 16512 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
6. 2.74 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaWed, Jul 15, 9:55 AM PDT · 16512 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
7. 1.563km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Jul 15, 4:12 AM PDT · 16512 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
8. 1.968km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CATue, Jul 14, 11:09 AM PDT · 16513 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
9. 1.736km WNW of Tonopah, NVSun, Jul 12, 9:23 PM PDT · 16514 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
10. 1.530km NNW of Beatty, NVSat, Jul 11, 7:42 PM PDT · 16515 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
11. 2.14 km WNW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaFri, Jul 10, 1:46 PM PDT · 16517 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
12. 2.637km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAFri, Jul 10, 5:26 AM PDT · 16517 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
13. 3.29 km NNW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaThu, Jul 9, 8:31 PM PDT · 16517 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
14. 2.18 km SW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaThu, Jul 9, 6:39 PM PDT · 16517 days ago · 17 km deep · 100 km away
15. 1.713 km SSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaTue, Jul 7, 7:08 PM PDT · 16519 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
16. 2.313 km NNW of Benton, CaliforniaSun, Jul 5, 10:04 AM PDT · 16522 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
17. 1.919km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASat, Jul 4, 7:32 PM PDT · 16522 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
18. 1.727km NNW of Beatty, NVFri, Jul 3, 10:02 PM PDT · 16523 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
19. 1.813 km NNW of Benton, CaliforniaThu, Jul 2, 9:30 AM PDT · 16525 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
20. 1.848km NW of Beatty, NVMon, Jun 29, 12:09 AM PDT · 16528 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci519870. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:23 PM UTC.