M1.5 earthquake 65km ENE of Bishop, CA

Magnitude

1.5 (mc), micro

Local time

Sat, Aug 15, 1981, 12:47 AM PDT

UTC

1981-08-15 07:47:36 UTC

Depth

4.1 km (2.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.488° N, 117.677° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

221°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

0

• Goldfield, NevadaPopulation 268. Forecast46 kmWSW
• Dinuba, CaliforniaPopulation 23,702. Forecast185 kmNE
• Visalia, CaliforniaPopulation 130,104. Forecast193 kmNE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast385 kmN

After

1. 1.82 km ENE of Mesa, CaliforniaSat, Aug 15, 7:13 AM PDT · 16474 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
2. 1.614km ENE of Big Pine, CASun, Aug 16, 1:24 PM PDT · 16473 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
3. 1.622km E of Mammoth Lakes, CASun, Aug 16, 5:15 PM PDT · 16473 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
4. 1.623km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CAFri, Aug 21, 3:19 AM PDT · 16468 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
5. 1.555km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASat, Aug 22, 10:11 AM PDT · 16467 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
6. 1.718km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CASat, Aug 22, 4:01 PM PDT · 16467 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
7. 3.022 km NNE of Silver Peak, NevadaSat, Aug 22, 9:32 PM PDT · 16467 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
8. 1.622km E of Mammoth Lakes, CASun, Aug 23, 3:35 AM PDT · 16466 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
9. 1.923km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CAMon, Aug 24, 9:28 AM PDT · 16465 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
10. 1.752km SSE of Hawthorne, NVSat, Aug 29, 7:43 AM PDT · 16460 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
11. 1.622km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CASun, Aug 30, 10:53 AM PDT · 16459 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
12. 2.9California-Nevada border regionTue, Sep 1, 6:43 AM PDT · 16457 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
13. 1.530km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CATue, Sep 1, 7:04 PM PDT · 16457 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
14. 2.155km SE of Hawthorne, NVWed, Sep 2, 11:44 PM PDT · 16455 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
15. 1.626km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CATue, Sep 8, 8:56 AM PDT · 16450 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
16. 1.630km WSW of Tonopah, NVSun, Sep 20, 11:19 PM PDT · 16437 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
17. 2.91 km WNW of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaThu, Sep 24, 4:36 AM PDT · 16434 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
18. 1.540km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CAThu, Sep 24, 3:08 PM PDT · 16434 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
19. 2.260km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Sep 24, 4:01 PM PDT · 16434 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
20. 1.523km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CASun, Sep 27, 8:25 PM PDT · 16431 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
21. 1.842km SSW of Tonopah, NVMon, Sep 28, 9:05 AM PDT · 16430 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
22. 1.943km SSW of Tonopah, NVMon, Sep 28, 10:32 AM PDT · 16430 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
23. 1.743km SSW of Tonopah, NVMon, Sep 28, 10:48 AM PDT · 16430 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
24. 1.943km SSW of Tonopah, NVMon, Sep 28, 11:19 AM PDT · 16430 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
25. 2.263km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CATue, Sep 29, 3:45 PM PDT · 16429 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
26. 2.352km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Sep 30, 1:47 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
27. 1.822km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Sep 30, 4:33 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
28. 1.840km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Sep 30, 7:11 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
29. 1.851km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Sep 30, 8:26 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
30. 1.760km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Sep 30, 9:17 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
31. 1.526km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Sep 30, 9:17 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
32. 2.341km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Sep 30, 9:43 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
33. 2.054km SE of Hawthorne, NVWed, Sep 30, 11:04 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
34. 1.649km WNW of Tonopah, NVWed, Sep 30, 11:14 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
35. 1.855km NW of Tonopah, NVWed, Sep 30, 11:23 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
36. 1.641km WNW of Tonopah, NVWed, Sep 30, 11:56 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
37. 2.070km W of Tonopah, NVWed, Sep 30, 12:07 PM PDT · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
38. 1.939km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Sep 30, 12:10 PM PDT · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
39. 4.2California-Nevada border regionWed, Sep 30, 12:35 PM PDT · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
40. 1.519km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Sep 30, 3:11 PM PDT · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
41. 2.564km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Sep 30, 3:56 PM PDT · 16428 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
42. 2.237km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Sep 30, 4:29 PM PDT · 16428 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
43. 2.528km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Sep 30, 4:33 PM PDT · 16428 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
44. 3.38 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaThu, Oct 1, 11:16 AM PDT · 16427 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
45. 3.47 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSat, Oct 3, 12:23 AM PDT · 16425 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
46. 3.09 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSat, Oct 3, 5:15 AM PDT · 16425 days ago · -1 km deep · 100 km away
47. 1.536km ENE of Bishop, CASat, Oct 3, 1:01 PM PDT · 16425 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
48. 1.83 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSun, Oct 4, 6:52 PM PDT · 16424 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
49. 3.27 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaThu, Oct 8, 12:16 AM PDT · 16420 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
50. 1.77 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaThu, Oct 8, 8:06 AM PDT · 16420 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
51. 3.67 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaFri, Oct 9, 4:17 AM PDT · 16419 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
52. 3.47 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaFri, Oct 9, 10:50 AM PDT · 16419 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
53. 3.423 km NW of Beatty, NevadaTue, Oct 13, 7:47 AM PDT · 16415 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
54. 3.124 km NW of Beatty, NevadaTue, Oct 13, 12:51 PM PDT · 16415 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
55. 1.621km NW of Beatty, NVTue, Oct 13, 4:34 PM PDT · 16415 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away

Before

1. 1.68km SE of Independence, CAFri, Aug 14, 9:02 PM PDT · 16475 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
2. 1.99km NE of Bishop, CAFri, Aug 14, 3:03 PM PDT · 16475 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
3. 2.910 km SW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaFri, Aug 14, 12:19 AM PDT · 16475 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
4. 2.9California-Nevada border regionWed, Aug 12, 4:30 PM PDT · 16477 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
5. 1.626km NW of West Bishop, CATue, Aug 11, 9:47 AM PDT · 16478 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
6. 2.138km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASun, Aug 9, 9:09 AM PDT · 16480 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
7. 2.56 km SW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSun, Aug 9, 7:22 AM PDT · 16480 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
8. 1.960km SE of Hawthorne, NVThu, Aug 6, 3:52 PM PDT · 16483 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
9. 1.522km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CAThu, Jul 30, 8:04 AM PDT · 16490 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
10. 2.059km SE of Hawthorne, NVTue, Jul 28, 3:47 PM PDT · 16492 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
11. 2.542km E of Big Pine, CAMon, Jul 27, 9:36 AM PDT · 16493 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
12. 2.547km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASun, Jul 26, 2:23 PM PDT · 16494 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
13. 2.26km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASun, Jul 26, 2:20 PM PDT · 16494 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
14. 1.956km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CASat, Jul 25, 12:44 PM PDT · 16495 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
15. 1.560km ENE of Big Pine, CAFri, Jul 24, 10:29 AM PDT · 16496 days ago · -2 km deep · 13 km away
16. 3.058km ENE of Big Pine, CAFri, Jul 24, 5:02 AM PDT · 16496 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
17. 1.622km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CAThu, Jul 23, 10:51 PM PDT · 16497 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
18. 2.738km NW of Beatty, NVTue, Jul 21, 9:08 PM PDT · 16499 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
19. 1.89km ESE of Bishop, CAMon, Jul 20, 8:26 AM PDT · 16500 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
20. 1.637km W of Tonopah, NVThu, Jul 16, 2:50 PM PDT · 16504 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci521202. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:27 PM UTC.