Nevada earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 70km E of Big Pine, CA

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 70km E of Big Pine, CA on Mon, Apr 27, 1981, 8:45 AM PDT (15:45 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 60km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-04-27 15:45:30 UTC
Depth
4.1 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.263° N, 117.504° W
Region
Nevada
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
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
244°, 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: 37 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.730km W of Tonopah, NV · 16578 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.970km WNW of Beatty, NV · 16578 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 1.868km NW of Beatty, NV · 16578 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 2.169km NW of Beatty, NV · 16578 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 1.673km WNW of Beatty, NV · 16576 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 1.822km E of Big Pine, CA · 16574 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 1.654km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16569 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 2.360km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16568 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.624km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16563 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 3.235km E of Big Pine, CA · 16562 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 2.061km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16561 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.861km SSW of Tonopah, NV · 16561 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 1.811km SE of Bishop, CA · 16559 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 2.021km NW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16558 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 3.34 km NNW of West Bishop, California · 16556 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 2.07km NW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16556 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 1.754km WNW of Beatty, NV · 16553 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 1.863km WNW of Beatty, NV · 16552 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 1.955km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16549 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 1.938km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16545 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 1.862km ENE of Independence, CA · 16539 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  22. 1.550km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16535 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  23. 1.745km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16534 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 1.954km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16534 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  25. 1.545km NE of Big Pine, CA · 16534 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  26. 1.853km WSW of Tonopah, NV · 16534 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  27. 2.034km W of Tonopah, NV · 16533 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  28. 2.262km ENE of Bishop, CA · 16532 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  29. 1.658km NNW of Beatty, NV · 16532 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  30. 1.629km WSW of Tonopah, NV · 16531 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  31. 1.741km NE of Bishop, CA · 16530 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  32. 1.534km SSW of Tonopah, NV · 16529 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  33. 1.953km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16529 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  34. 1.827km E of Big Pine, CA · 16525 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  35. 1.537km SW of Tonopah, NV · 16525 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  36. 2.361km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16524 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  37. 1.635km E of Big Pine, CA · 16524 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away

Before

  1. 1.838km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16585 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.957km ENE of Big Pine, CA · 16585 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 1.554km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16586 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.762km NW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 16587 days ago · 18 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 1.966km NW of Beatty, NV · 16587 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 1.954km ENE of Independence, CA · 16587 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 2.363km NW of Beatty, NV · 16587 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 1.742km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16588 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.048km ENE of Independence, CA · 16588 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 1.766km E of Big Pine, CA · 16588 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 2.872km NW of Beatty, NV · 16588 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 2.043km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16588 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.836km NW of Beatty, NV · 16588 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 2.559km NNW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 16589 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 2.158km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16589 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 1.733km W of Tonopah, NV · 16589 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 1.851km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16590 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.663km WNW of Beatty, NV · 16591 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 2.159km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16593 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 1.921km SE of Tonopah, NV · 16594 days ago · -2 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci520636. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:19 AM UTC.