California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 24km ENE of Bishop, CA

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 24km ENE of Bishop, CA on Sun, Jan 11, 1981, 9:31 PM PST (05:31 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 32 km SW of Mina, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-01-12 05:31:00 UTC
Depth
4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.420° N, 118.134° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 34.1 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.32
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
357°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
2

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 183 in the 60 days after this one and 136 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.642km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16696 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 1.946km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16696 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 2.634km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16696 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 2.035km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16696 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 2.130km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16696 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 2.535km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16696 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 3.110 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16696 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 3.27 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16695 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 2.228km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16695 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 2.345km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16695 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 2.126km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16694 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 2.324km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16693 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 2.272km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16693 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 2.111 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16693 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 2.010 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16693 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 1.826km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16693 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 3.311 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16692 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 2.140km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16692 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 1.712 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16692 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 2.256km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16692 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 2.939km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16692 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 2.023km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16691 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  23. 1.913 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16690 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  24. 1.668km E of Big Pine, CA · 16689 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  25. 2.724km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16689 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  26. 2.51 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 16688 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  27. 2.43km SW of West Bishop, CA · 16688 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  28. 1.632km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16688 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  29. 2.841km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16686 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  30. 2.353km SW of Tonopah, NV · 16686 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  31. 2.442km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16686 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  32. 2.350km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16686 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  33. 2.225km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16686 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  34. 2.452km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16686 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  35. 3.039km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16685 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  36. 3.760 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada · 16685 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  37. 2.449km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16684 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  38. 3.033 km WSW of Mina, Nevada · 16684 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  39. 2.142km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16683 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  40. 2.236km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16683 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  41. 2.02 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16683 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  42. 2.533km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16683 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  43. 2.445km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16683 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  44. 1.868km ENE of Big Pine, CA · 16682 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  45. 2.350km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16682 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  46. 2.411 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16681 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  47. 2.426km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16681 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  48. 2.429km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16681 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  49. 1.948km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16681 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  50. 2.028km NW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16681 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  51. 1.818km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16680 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  52. 3.038km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16680 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  53. 4.532 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 16680 days ago · 18 km deep · 85 km away
  54. 2.439km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16680 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  55. 2.536km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16680 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  56. 2.442km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16680 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  57. 2.618km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16680 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  58. 2.833km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16679 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  59. 1.932km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16679 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  60. 2.117km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16679 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away

The first 60 of 183.

Before

  1. 2.73km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16696 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 2.529km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16697 days ago · -1 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 1.87 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16697 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 3.433 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 16697 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.632km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16697 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.067km ENE of Big Pine, CA · 16697 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 2.011 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16697 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 1.72 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16697 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 2.541km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16698 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 2.538km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16698 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 2.39km NNW of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16698 days ago · -2 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.946km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16698 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 2.912 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16698 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 1.927km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16698 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 2.747km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16698 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 2.441km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16699 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 1.98km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16699 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 2.217km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16699 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 1.918km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16699 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 2.452km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16700 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3315656. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:18 PM UTC.