California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 9km NE of Bishop, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 9km NE of Bishop, CA on Fri, Aug 14, 1981, 3:03 PM PDT (22:03 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.9 11 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1981-08-14 22:03:19 UTC
Depth
4.1 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.421° N, 118.326° 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
113°
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 200 in the 60 days after this one and 80 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.68km SE of Independence, CA · 16484 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 1.565km ENE of Bishop, CA · 16484 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 1.68km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16484 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 1.82 km ENE of Mesa, California · 16483 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 1.712km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16483 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 2.25 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16483 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 1.614km ENE of Big Pine, CA · 16482 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 2.714 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16482 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 1.622km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16482 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 1.618km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16480 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 1.623km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16477 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 2.37km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16477 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 2.18km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16476 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 1.555km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16476 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 1.89 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16476 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 3.58 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16476 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 1.64km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16476 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 1.78km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16476 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 1.812km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16476 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 1.718km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16476 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  21. 2.08km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16476 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 3.022 km NNE of Silver Peak, Nevada · 16476 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 1.66km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16476 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  24. 1.622km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16475 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  25. 1.65km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16475 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  26. 1.639km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16475 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  27. 1.715km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16475 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  28. 1.612km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16475 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  29. 1.611km NNW of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16475 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  30. 1.612km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16475 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  31. 1.61km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16475 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  32. 3.9California-Nevada border region · 16475 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  33. 1.78 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16475 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  34. 2.96km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16475 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  35. 1.87km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16475 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  36. 1.77km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16475 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  37. 1.88km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16475 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  38. 3.28 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16474 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  39. 1.87km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16474 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  40. 1.98km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16474 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  41. 2.18 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16474 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  42. 1.923km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16474 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  43. 1.76km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16474 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  44. 3.18 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16474 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  45. 1.913km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16474 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  46. 1.614km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16474 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  47. 1.69km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16474 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  48. 1.87km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16474 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  49. 3.38 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16474 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  50. 2.46km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16474 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  51. 1.86km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16473 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  52. 1.99km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16473 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  53. 1.615km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16473 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  54. 1.610km SSW of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16473 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  55. 1.614km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16472 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  56. 1.610km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16471 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  57. 1.84km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16471 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  58. 1.752km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16469 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  59. 3.04 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16468 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  60. 1.622km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16468 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.910 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16485 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 3.614 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16485 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 2.9California-Nevada border region · 16486 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 2.725 km S of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16486 days ago · -1 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 1.63 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16487 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 2.82 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16487 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 1.626km NW of West Bishop, CA · 16487 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 1.93 km NE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16489 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 1.64 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16489 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 2.138km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16489 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 2.74km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16489 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 1.64 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16489 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 3.55 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16489 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 1.73 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16489 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 3.05 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16489 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 3.55 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16489 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 2.56 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16489 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 1.517km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16489 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 2.37 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16491 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 1.99 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16492 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away

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