M1.7 earthquake 65km E of Big Pine, CA

Magnitude

1.7 (mc), micro

Local time

Fri, Oct 30, 1981, 4:27 AM PST

UTC

1981-10-30 12:27:56 UTC

Depth

4.1 km (2.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.238° N, 117.557° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

251°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

0

• Goldfield, NevadaPopulation 268. Forecast60 kmSSW
• Exeter, CaliforniaPopulation 10,548. Forecast176 kmNE
• Visalia, CaliforniaPopulation 130,104. Forecast185 kmENE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast360 kmN

After

1. 2.812km ESE of Lone Pine, CAMon, Nov 9, 7:48 AM PST · 16388 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
2. 1.842km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAMon, Nov 9, 4:30 PM PST · 16388 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
3. 2.318km NE of Olancha, CATue, Nov 10, 12:11 PM PST · 16387 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
4. 1.629km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Nov 12, 8:50 PM PST · 16385 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
5. 2.95km SE of Independence, CAFri, Nov 13, 1:22 AM PST · 16384 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
6. 2.334km S of Tonopah, NVMon, Nov 16, 8:32 AM PST · 16381 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
7. 1.533km WSW of Tonopah, NVMon, Nov 16, 8:25 PM PST · 16381 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
8. 1.742km WSW of Tonopah, NVTue, Nov 17, 3:48 PM PST · 16380 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
9. 2.664km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Nov 18, 5:46 PM PST · 16379 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
10. 3.120 km NNW of Beatty, NevadaThu, Nov 19, 1:40 PM PST · 16378 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
11. 3.044km NNW of Beatty, NVThu, Nov 19, 1:41 PM PST · 16378 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
12. 1.925km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Nov 19, 7:59 PM PST · 16378 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
13. 2.651km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASun, Nov 22, 2:28 AM PST · 16375 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
14. 2.235km E of Lone Pine, CAMon, Nov 23, 1:05 AM PST · 16375 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
15. 1.558km SW of Tonopah, NVWed, Nov 25, 3:16 AM PST · 16372 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
16. 1.824km NW of Beatty, NVWed, Dec 2, 3:06 PM PST · 16365 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
17. 1.53km NNW of West Bishop, CAWed, Dec 9, 3:28 AM PST · 16358 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
18. 2.524km E of Lone Pine, CAWed, Dec 9, 7:52 AM PST · 16358 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
19. 3.52 km W of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Dec 10, 1:33 AM PST · 16357 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
20. 1.59km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Dec 10, 2:05 AM PST · 16357 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
21. 1.655km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Dec 10, 2:19 AM PST · 16357 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
22. 1.755km SW of Tonopah, NVFri, Dec 11, 5:46 AM PST · 16356 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
23. 3.23 km W of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaFri, Dec 11, 5:51 AM PST · 16356 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
24. 1.646km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAFri, Dec 11, 1:16 PM PST · 16356 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
25. 1.941km SW of Tonopah, NVSat, Dec 12, 1:23 AM PST · 16355 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
26. 2.58km SE of Lone Pine, CASat, Dec 12, 7:04 PM PST · 16355 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
27. 1.721km SSW of West Bishop, CASat, Dec 19, 3:22 PM PST · 16348 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
28. 1.922 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaSun, Dec 20, 9:19 PM PST · 16347 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
29. 2.215km NW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CATue, Dec 22, 2:31 PM PST · 16345 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
30. 2.125km SW of Tonopah, NVFri, Dec 25, 10:04 PM PST · 16342 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away

Before

1. 3.44 km SE of Mesa, CaliforniaMon, Oct 26, 6:58 AM PST · 16402 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
2. 2.019km NE of Olancha, CASun, Oct 25, 10:01 PM PST · 16403 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
3. 2.426km NW of Beatty, NVSat, Oct 24, 2:34 PM PDT · 16404 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
4. 1.78km NE of Big Pine, CASat, Oct 17, 7:51 AM PDT · 16411 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
5. 3.524 km NW of Beatty, NevadaWed, Oct 14, 9:21 PM PDT · 16414 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
6. 2.524km NW of Beatty, NVWed, Oct 14, 2:15 AM PDT · 16415 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
7. 1.621km NW of Beatty, NVTue, Oct 13, 4:34 PM PDT · 16415 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
8. 3.124 km NW of Beatty, NevadaTue, Oct 13, 12:51 PM PDT · 16415 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
9. 3.423 km NW of Beatty, NevadaTue, Oct 13, 7:47 AM PDT · 16415 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
10. 1.536km ENE of Bishop, CASat, Oct 3, 1:01 PM PDT · 16425 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
11. 2.564km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Sep 30, 3:56 PM PDT · 16428 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
12. 1.939km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Sep 30, 12:10 PM PDT · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
13. 2.070km W of Tonopah, NVWed, Sep 30, 12:07 PM PDT · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
14. 2.341km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Sep 30, 9:43 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
15. 1.760km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Sep 30, 9:17 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
16. 1.851km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Sep 30, 8:26 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
17. 1.840km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Sep 30, 7:11 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci526317. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:46 PM UTC.