California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 11km SE of Bishop, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 11km SE of Bishop, CA on Thu, May 21, 1981, 6:29 PM PDT (01:29 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 12 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1981-05-22 01:29:26 UTC
Depth
4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.285° N, 118.325° 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.

Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
189°, 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: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and 83 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.021km NW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16569 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 1.72 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16569 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 2.648km NNE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16569 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.055km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16569 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 2.014km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16569 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 2.82 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16568 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 3.130 km NW of Benton, California · 16568 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.615km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16568 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 3.124 km E of Fish Camp, California · 16567 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.624 km E of Fish Camp, California · 16567 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.913km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16567 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 2.017km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16567 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 3.34 km NNW of West Bishop, California · 16567 days ago · 14 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 2.07km NW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16567 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 2.020km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16565 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 1.824km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16564 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 2.621km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16564 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 1.817km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16564 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 2.017km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16564 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 1.754km WNW of Beatty, NV · 16564 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 1.89km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16563 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  22. 1.863km WNW of Beatty, NV · 16563 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 2.025km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16562 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  24. 1.955km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16560 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  25. 1.51 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16559 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  26. 3.12 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16559 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  27. 1.741km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16559 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  28. 2.810km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16558 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  29. 1.922km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16558 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  30. 2.352km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16557 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  31. 1.925km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16557 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  32. 1.938km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16556 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  33. 1.79km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16556 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  34. 1.923km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16556 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  35. 3.115 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16555 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  36. 3.1California-Nevada border region · 16555 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  37. 3.211 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16555 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  38. 2.34km NNE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16555 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  39. 2.815 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16555 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  40. 3.015 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16554 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  41. 2.814 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16554 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  42. 3.010 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16554 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  43. 1.814km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16554 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  44. 2.511 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16552 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  45. 2.158km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16552 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  46. 2.611 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16551 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  47. 2.910km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16551 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  48. 2.013km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16551 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  49. 1.862km ENE of Independence, CA · 16550 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  50. 3.0California-Nevada border region · 16549 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  51. 3.29 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16548 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  52. 1.550km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16546 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  53. 1.814km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16545 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  54. 1.723km NW of West Bishop, CA · 16545 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  55. 1.79 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16545 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  56. 1.745km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16545 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  57. 1.69 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16545 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  58. 2.74km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16545 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  59. 2.636km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16545 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  60. 1.954km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16545 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.018km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16570 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 2.563km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16571 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 2.89 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16571 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 1.861km SSW of Tonopah, NV · 16572 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 2.061km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16573 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 2.69 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16573 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 2.615km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16573 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 3.235km E of Big Pine, CA · 16573 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 1.624km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16574 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 3.115 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16575 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 2.521km WNW of West Bishop, CA · 16575 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 2.720km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16578 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 2.921km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16579 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 3.014km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16579 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 2.360km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16579 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 1.654km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16580 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 3.011 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16581 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 2.99km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16582 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 1.822km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16583 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 3.117 km N of Big Creek, California · 16583 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away

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