California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 30km ENE of Bishop, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 30km ENE of Bishop, CA on Thu, Mar 5, 1981, 5:06 PM PST (01:06 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 26 km NNW of Benton, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-03-06 01:06:28 UTC
Depth
4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.461° N, 118.072° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 1.2 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
218°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

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 91 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.728km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16644 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 2.026km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16644 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 1.947km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16642 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 2.111km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16641 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 2.548km NNW of Beatty, NV · 16640 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 3.64 km SSW of Bishop, California · 16640 days ago · -2 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 2.913 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16639 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 2.712 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16638 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 2.324km NW of West Bishop, CA · 16637 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 1.916km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16637 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 2.223km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16636 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 2.42km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16636 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 1.96 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16636 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 2.513km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16636 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 2.530km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16635 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 2.324km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16635 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 2.449km S of Hawthorne, NV · 16634 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 3.59 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16634 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 3.16 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16634 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 1.632km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16631 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  21. 2.77 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16631 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  22. 2.79 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16631 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 2.67 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16630 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  24. 3.512 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16629 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  25. 2.140km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16629 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  26. 2.99 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16629 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  27. 2.87 km SSW of Swall Meadows, California · 16628 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  28. 2.017km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16628 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  29. 2.642km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16628 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  30. 2.339km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16628 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  31. 2.341km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16628 days ago · -2 km deep · 88 km away
  32. 3.531 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 16627 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  33. 2.938km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16627 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  34. 2.539km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16627 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  35. 2.634km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16627 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  36. 2.011km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16627 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  37. 3.56 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16626 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  38. 3.211 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16626 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  39. 2.011 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16626 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  40. 3.713 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16625 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  41. 2.419km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16625 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  42. 3.013 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16624 days ago · 17 km deep · 70 km away
  43. 2.09km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16624 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  44. 2.018km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16623 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  45. 3.06 km SSW of Swall Meadows, California · 16622 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  46. 1.935km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16621 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  47. 3.315 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16621 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
  48. 2.511 km NW of Aspen Springs, California · 16621 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
  49. 3.314 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16620 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  50. 2.743km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16620 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  51. 2.68 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16620 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  52. 2.245km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16620 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  53. 3.08 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16619 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  54. 2.012km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16618 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  55. 2.311km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16617 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  56. 2.413km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16617 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  57. 2.310km NE of Big Pine, CA · 16617 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  58. 1.655km ENE of Bishop, CA · 16616 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  59. 2.643km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16616 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  60. 2.059km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16616 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 3.66 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16645 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 4.214 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16645 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 2.810 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16645 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 3.012 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16646 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 2.339km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16646 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 2.433km S of Hawthorne, NV · 16647 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.939km NE of Big Pine, CA · 16647 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 1.763km SW of Tonopah, NV · 16647 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 3.05 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16647 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 1.936km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16647 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 2.344km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16649 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 2.064km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16649 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 3.411 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16650 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 1.843km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16650 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 3.010 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16651 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 1.818km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16652 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 1.949km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16652 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 1.915km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16652 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 2.243km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16652 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 2.544km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16652 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci531174. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:56 PM UTC.