California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 36km ENE of Bishop, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 36km ENE of Bishop, CA on Sat, Oct 3, 1981, 1:01 PM PDT (20:01 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 15 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-10-03 20:01:21 UTC
Depth
4.1 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.453° N, 118.004° 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
208°, 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: 121 in the 60 days after this one and 78 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.015 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16425 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 3.115 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16424 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 2.99 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16424 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 3.1California-Nevada border region · 16424 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.710 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16424 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 3.5California-Nevada border region · 16424 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 2.915 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16424 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 3.09 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16424 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 3.015 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16424 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 1.83 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16423 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 1.8California-Nevada border region · 16423 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 2.110 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16423 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 3.1California-Nevada border region · 16423 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 3.010 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16423 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 2.2California-Nevada border region · 16422 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.831 km NW of Benton, California · 16422 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 2.130 km NW of Benton, California · 16422 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 1.830 km NW of Benton, California · 16422 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 2.130 km NW of Benton, California · 16422 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 3.415 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16422 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 1.730 km NW of Benton, California · 16422 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 1.914 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16422 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 2.131 km NW of Benton, California · 16422 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 3.011 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16421 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  25. 3.210 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16421 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  26. 1.98 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16421 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  27. 1.810 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16421 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  28. 2.09 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16421 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  29. 3.27 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16420 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  30. 1.77 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16420 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  31. 3.113 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16419 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  32. 3.69 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16419 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  33. 3.67 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16419 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  34. 3.47 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16419 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  35. 1.930 km NW of Benton, California · 16418 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  36. 1.831 km NW of Benton, California · 16418 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  37. 1.830 km NW of Benton, California · 16418 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  38. 1.814 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16418 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  39. 3.013 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16418 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  40. 2.010 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16417 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  41. 3.09 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16417 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  42. 2.030 km NW of Benton, California · 16416 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  43. 3.113 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16415 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  44. 1.76 km SW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16414 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  45. 3.03 km SW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16414 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  46. 1.710 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16413 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  47. 2.09 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16413 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  48. 1.831 km NW of Benton, California · 16412 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  49. 1.8California-Nevada border region · 16412 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  50. 1.811 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16412 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  51. 3.314 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16411 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  52. 1.78km NE of Big Pine, CA · 16411 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  53. 3.49 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16408 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  54. 2.911 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16406 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  55. 1.930 km NW of Benton, California · 16406 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  56. 1.710 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16403 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  57. 3.012 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16403 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  58. 3.44 km SE of Mesa, California · 16402 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  59. 1.89 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16401 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  60. 1.765km E of Big Pine, CA · 16398 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away

The first 60 of 121.

Before

  1. 3.812 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16425 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 3.09 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16425 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 3.19 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16425 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 2.69 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16425 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 3.47 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16425 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 2.516km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16425 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 3.113 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16425 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 2.111 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16425 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 4.09 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16425 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 3.510 km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16426 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 3.08 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16426 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 2.49km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16426 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 3.511 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16426 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 2.96km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16426 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 2.410km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16426 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 2.76km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16426 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 2.910km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16426 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 2.7California-Nevada border region · 16426 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 2.211km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16426 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 2.710km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16426 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci524177. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:16 AM UTC.