Nevada earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 55km ENE of Bishop, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 55km ENE of Bishop, CA on Fri, Apr 3, 1981, 12:53 AM PST (08:53 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 12 km NNW of Benton, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-04-03 08:53:53 UTC
Depth
3.9 km (2.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.530° N, 117.808° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 26.0 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
133°
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: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 60 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.643km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16614 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 2.059km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16614 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.840km S of Hawthorne, NV · 16614 days ago · -2 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.811km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16613 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.011km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16613 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.924km WNW of West Bishop, CA · 16613 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 2.111km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16613 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.820km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16613 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.928km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16613 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.910km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16613 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.410km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16613 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 2.311km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16613 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.99 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16613 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 1.911km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16613 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 1.79 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16613 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 2.314km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16612 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 1.610 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16612 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 2.010km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16611 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 3.012 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16611 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 2.17 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16611 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 1.851km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16611 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 2.017km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16611 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 1.668km WSW of Tonopah, NV · 16610 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  24. 2.39km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16610 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  25. 1.919km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16610 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  26. 2.333km N of Beatty, NV · 16610 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 1.98km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16610 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 2.360km ENE of Big Pine, CA · 16610 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  29. 2.212km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16609 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  30. 2.47km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16609 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 2.013km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16609 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  32. 2.410km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16609 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  33. 2.211km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16609 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  34. 2.011 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16609 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  35. 2.045km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16609 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  36. 1.711 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16608 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  37. 2.312km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16608 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  38. 2.010 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16608 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  39. 2.28km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16608 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  40. 2.011 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16608 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  41. 2.351km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16608 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  42. 2.064km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16608 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  43. 2.120km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16608 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  44. 2.610km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16607 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  45. 2.312km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16607 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  46. 3.728 km NNW of Benton, California · 16607 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  47. 2.912 km NW of Aspen Springs, California · 16606 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  48. 2.151km S of Hawthorne, NV · 16606 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  49. 3.08 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16606 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  50. 2.422km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16606 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  51. 3.311 km N of Benton, California · 16606 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  52. 2.550km S of Hawthorne, NV · 16606 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  53. 2.012km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16606 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  54. 1.812km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16606 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  55. 1.933km NNE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16605 days ago · -2 km deep · 94 km away
  56. 2.113km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16605 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  57. 2.012km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16605 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  58. 1.935km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16605 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  59. 1.511km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16605 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  60. 1.964km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16605 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.310km NE of Big Pine, CA · 16615 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 2.413km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16616 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 2.311km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16616 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.012km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16616 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 3.08 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16617 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 2.245km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16618 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 2.68 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16618 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.743km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16618 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 3.314 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16618 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 2.511 km NW of Aspen Springs, California · 16619 days ago · -1 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 3.315 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16619 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.935km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16619 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 3.06 km SSW of Swall Meadows, California · 16620 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 2.018km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16621 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 2.09km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16622 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 3.013 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16622 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 2.419km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16623 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 3.713 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16624 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 2.011 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16624 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 3.211 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16624 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci516413. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 4:31 PM UTC.