California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 9km ESE of Bishop, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 9km ESE of Bishop, CA on Mon, Jul 20, 1981, 8:26 AM PDT (15:26 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 California-Nevada border region. 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
1981-07-20 15:26:16 UTC
Depth
4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.335° N, 118.298° 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
175°
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: 150 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.515km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 16508 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.72 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16507 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.622km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16505 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 3.058km ENE of Big Pine, CA · 16505 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 1.560km ENE of Big Pine, CA · 16505 days ago · -2 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 1.95 km NE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16504 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.517km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16504 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 1.713km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16504 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 1.956km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16504 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 2.26km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16503 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 2.547km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16503 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 1.850km S of Hawthorne, NV · 16503 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 2.3California-Nevada border region · 16502 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 2.542km E of Big Pine, CA · 16502 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 1.947km S of Hawthorne, NV · 16502 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 2.814 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16501 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 2.04 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16501 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 2.059km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16501 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 1.715km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16499 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 1.522km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16499 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  21. 2.53km N of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16499 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  22. 1.83 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16499 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  23. 1.510 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16498 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  24. 2.84km N of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16498 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  25. 1.83 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16498 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 1.84 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16498 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  27. 1.54 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16497 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  28. 1.63 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16497 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  29. 1.524km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16496 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  30. 2.811 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16496 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  31. 1.65 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16496 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  32. 2.23km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16496 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  33. 2.83 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16496 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  34. 1.73 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16496 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  35. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 16496 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  36. 1.83 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16496 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  37. 1.8California-Nevada border region · 16496 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  38. 1.630 km NW of Benton, California · 16495 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  39. 1.53 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16494 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  40. 1.515km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16493 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  41. 1.619km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16493 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  42. 2.68 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16492 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  43. 2.18 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16492 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  44. 2.18 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16492 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  45. 1.730 km NW of Benton, California · 16492 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  46. 3.610 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16492 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  47. 1.960km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16492 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  48. 1.99 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16491 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  49. 2.37 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16491 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  50. 1.517km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16489 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  51. 2.56 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16489 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  52. 3.55 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16489 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  53. 3.05 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16489 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  54. 1.73 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16489 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  55. 3.55 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16489 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  56. 1.64 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16489 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  57. 2.74km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16489 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  58. 2.138km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16489 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  59. 1.64 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16489 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  60. 1.93 km NE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16489 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away

The first 60 of 150.

Before

  1. 1.615km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16511 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 1.93 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16511 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.82 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16512 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.617km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16512 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 3.03 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16513 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 2.62 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16513 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 2.22 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16513 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 2.83 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16513 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 2.63 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16513 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 2.52 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16513 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 1.62 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16513 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 2.510 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16513 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 16514 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 1.83 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16514 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 1.667km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16514 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 2.74 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16514 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 1.563km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16514 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 1.968km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16515 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 1.820km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16515 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 2.830 km NW of Benton, California · 16515 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away

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