California earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 13km NNE of Clovis, CA

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 13km NNE of Clovis, CA on Wed, Jan 21, 1981, 6:07 AM PST (14:07 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 14 km W of Aspen Springs, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-01-21 14:07:46 UTC
Depth
4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.934° N, 119.654° 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 2.1 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
301°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
3

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 35 in the 60 days after this one and 37 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.02 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16683 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.411 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16681 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 1.913 km N of Coalinga, California · 16681 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.618km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16680 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.516km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16678 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 3.512 km NE of Coalinga, California · 16677 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 3.39km SSW of Huron, CA · 16677 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 2.325km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16677 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 2.512km NE of Avenal, CA · 16676 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 2.122km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16676 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.74 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16675 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 2.110 km NE of Coalinga, California · 16674 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.09 km NE of Coalinga, California · 16674 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 2.914 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16671 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 3.212 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16671 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.921km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16671 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 2.420km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16670 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 2.114 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16669 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 2.29 km NE of Coalinga, California · 16667 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 3.411km ENE of Coalinga, CA · 16666 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 1.625km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16656 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  22. 2.326km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16655 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  23. 3.112 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16653 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 1.810 km NE of Coalinga, California · 16652 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 2.315km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16652 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 2.79 km W of Huron, California · 16648 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 3.012 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16645 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 4.214 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16644 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  29. 2.913 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16638 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 1.916km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16636 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 2.223km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16635 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 2.42km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16635 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  33. 2.513km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16635 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  34. 2.324km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16634 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  35. 2.017km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16627 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away

Before

  1. 1.913 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16690 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 2.324km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16693 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 3.110 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16696 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.73km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16697 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.72 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16697 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 2.510 km W of Huron, California · 16698 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 2.511 km W of Huron, California · 16698 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.89 km W of Huron, California · 16698 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 2.412 km W of Huron, California · 16698 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 2.313km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16700 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 2.224km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16701 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 2.022km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16701 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.925km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16704 days ago · -1 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 1.925km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16705 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 3.213 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16707 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 3.06 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16708 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 2.421km W of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16708 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 1.79 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16708 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 3.121km W of West Bishop, CA · 16710 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.80 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16710 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci12250763. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:59 PM UTC.