M1.5 earthquake 60km ENE of Big Pine, CA

Magnitude

1.5 (mc), micro

Local time

Fri, Jul 24, 1981, 10:29 AM PDT

UTC

1981-07-24 17:29:21 UTC

Depth

-2.0 km (-1.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.370° N, 117.658° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

112°

Stations used

0

• Goldfield, NevadaPopulation 268. Forecast53 kmSW
• Exeter, CaliforniaPopulation 10,548. Forecast178 kmNE
• Visalia, CaliforniaPopulation 130,104. Forecast186 kmNE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast373 kmN

After

1. 2.26km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASun, Jul 26, 2:20 PM PDT · 16495 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
2. 2.547km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASun, Jul 26, 2:23 PM PDT · 16495 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
3. 2.542km E of Big Pine, CAMon, Jul 27, 9:36 AM PDT · 16495 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
4. 2.059km SE of Hawthorne, NVTue, Jul 28, 3:47 PM PDT · 16493 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
5. 1.960km SE of Hawthorne, NVThu, Aug 6, 3:52 PM PDT · 16484 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
6. 2.56 km SW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSun, Aug 9, 7:22 AM PDT · 16482 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
7. 2.138km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASun, Aug 9, 9:09 AM PDT · 16482 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
8. 1.626km NW of West Bishop, CATue, Aug 11, 9:47 AM PDT · 16480 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
9. 2.9California-Nevada border regionWed, Aug 12, 4:30 PM PDT · 16478 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
10. 1.99km NE of Bishop, CAFri, Aug 14, 3:03 PM PDT · 16476 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
11. 1.68km SE of Independence, CAFri, Aug 14, 9:02 PM PDT · 16476 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
12. 1.565km ENE of Bishop, CASat, Aug 15, 12:47 AM PDT · 16476 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
13. 1.82 km ENE of Mesa, CaliforniaSat, Aug 15, 7:13 AM PDT · 16476 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
14. 1.614km ENE of Big Pine, CASun, Aug 16, 1:24 PM PDT · 16474 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
15. 1.622km E of Mammoth Lakes, CASun, Aug 16, 5:15 PM PDT · 16474 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
16. 1.555km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASat, Aug 22, 10:11 AM PDT · 16469 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
17. 3.022 km NNE of Silver Peak, NevadaSat, Aug 22, 9:32 PM PDT · 16468 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
18. 1.622km E of Mammoth Lakes, CASun, Aug 23, 3:35 AM PDT · 16468 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
19. 1.923km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CAMon, Aug 24, 9:28 AM PDT · 16467 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
20. 1.622km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CASun, Aug 30, 10:53 AM PDT · 16460 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
21. 2.410km E of Lone Pine, CASun, Sep 20, 6:30 AM PDT · 16440 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
22. 1.630km WSW of Tonopah, NVSun, Sep 20, 11:19 PM PDT · 16439 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away

Before

1. 3.058km ENE of Big Pine, CAFri, Jul 24, 5:02 AM PDT · 16498 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
2. 2.738km NW of Beatty, NVTue, Jul 21, 9:08 PM PDT · 16500 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
3. 1.89km ESE of Bishop, CAMon, Jul 20, 8:26 AM PDT · 16502 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
4. 1.637km W of Tonopah, NVThu, Jul 16, 2:50 PM PDT · 16505 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
5. 1.667km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Jul 15, 12:38 PM PDT · 16506 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
6. 2.74 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaWed, Jul 15, 9:55 AM PDT · 16507 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
7. 1.563km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Jul 15, 4:12 AM PDT · 16507 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
8. 1.968km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CATue, Jul 14, 11:09 AM PDT · 16507 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
9. 1.736km WNW of Tonopah, NVSun, Jul 12, 9:23 PM PDT · 16509 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
10. 1.530km NNW of Beatty, NVSat, Jul 11, 7:42 PM PDT · 16510 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
11. 2.14 km WNW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaFri, Jul 10, 1:46 PM PDT · 16511 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
12. 2.637km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAFri, Jul 10, 5:26 AM PDT · 16512 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
13. 2.313 km NNW of Benton, CaliforniaSun, Jul 5, 10:04 AM PDT · 16517 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
14. 1.919km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASat, Jul 4, 7:32 PM PDT · 16517 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
15. 1.727km NNW of Beatty, NVFri, Jul 3, 10:02 PM PDT · 16518 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
16. 1.813 km NNW of Benton, CaliforniaThu, Jul 2, 9:30 AM PDT · 16520 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
17. 1.848km NW of Beatty, NVMon, Jun 29, 12:09 AM PDT · 16523 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
18. 1.635km E of Big Pine, CAThu, Jun 25, 5:27 PM PDT · 16526 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
19. 2.361km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Jun 25, 12:01 PM PDT · 16526 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
20. 1.537km SW of Tonopah, NVThu, Jun 25, 1:20 AM PDT · 16527 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci520049. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 4:52 AM UTC.