M2.0 earthquake 48km ENE of Independence, CA

Magnitude

2.0 (mc), micro

Local time

Wed, Apr 22, 1981, 9:39 PM PST

UTC

1981-04-23 05:39:34 UTC

Depth

4.1 km (2.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.932° N, 117.680° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 5.1 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

319°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

4

• Independence, CaliforniaPopulation 669. Forecast48 kmENE
• Ridgecrest, CaliforniaPopulation 28,780. Forecast146 kmN
• Visalia, CaliforniaPopulation 130,104. Forecast159 kmENE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast324 kmN

After

1. 2.363km NW of Beatty, NVThu, Apr 23, 12:32 PM PST · 16587 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
2. 1.954km ENE of Independence, CAThu, Apr 23, 3:05 PM PST · 16587 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
3. 1.966km NW of Beatty, NVThu, Apr 23, 3:52 PM PST · 16587 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
4. 1.762km NW of Stovepipe Wells, CAThu, Apr 23, 4:24 PM PST · 16587 days ago · 18 km deep · 18 km away
5. 1.957km ENE of Big Pine, CASat, Apr 25, 1:23 PM PST · 16585 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
6. 2.270km E of Big Pine, CAMon, Apr 27, 8:45 AM PDT · 16584 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
7. 1.67km ENE of Coso Junction, CATue, Apr 28, 8:10 PM PDT · 16582 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
8. 1.970km WNW of Beatty, NVSun, May 3, 7:47 AM PDT · 16578 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
9. 1.868km NW of Beatty, NVSun, May 3, 9:56 AM PDT · 16578 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
10. 2.169km NW of Beatty, NVSun, May 3, 10:06 AM PDT · 16578 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
11. 1.673km WNW of Beatty, NVTue, May 5, 12:52 AM PDT · 16576 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
12. 3.013km NNW of Olancha, CATue, May 5, 6:59 AM PDT · 16576 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
13. 3.114km NNW of Olancha, CATue, May 5, 7:34 AM PDT · 16576 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
14. 1.822km E of Big Pine, CAThu, May 7, 10:41 AM PDT · 16574 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
15. 1.624km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASun, May 17, 5:07 PM PDT · 16563 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
16. 3.235km E of Big Pine, CAMon, May 18, 2:32 PM PDT · 16562 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
17. 2.133km NNW of Searles Valley, CATue, May 19, 2:54 AM PDT · 16562 days ago · -1 km deep · 100 km away
18. 1.861km SSW of Tonopah, NVTue, May 19, 11:40 PM PDT · 16561 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
19. 1.811km SE of Bishop, CAThu, May 21, 6:29 PM PDT · 16559 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
20. 3.18km NE of Coso Junction, CASat, May 23, 11:50 AM PDT · 16558 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
21. 1.89km NE of Coso Junction, CASat, May 23, 12:54 PM PDT · 16557 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
22. 2.78km NE of Coso Junction, CASun, May 24, 9:59 PM PDT · 16556 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
23. 2.310km NE of Coso Junction, CASun, May 24, 10:38 PM PDT · 16556 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
24. 3.34 km NNW of West Bishop, CaliforniaMon, May 25, 10:30 AM PDT · 16556 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
25. 2.07km NW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAMon, May 25, 10:36 AM PDT · 16556 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
26. 2.68km NE of Coso Junction, CAMon, May 25, 12:39 PM PDT · 16555 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
27. 1.754km WNW of Beatty, NVThu, May 28, 6:22 AM PDT · 16553 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
28. 1.863km WNW of Beatty, NVFri, May 29, 2:13 AM PDT · 16552 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
29. 1.938km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Jun 4, 2:16 PM PDT · 16545 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
30. 1.862km ENE of Independence, CAWed, Jun 10, 12:52 PM PDT · 16539 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
31. 1.545km NE of Big Pine, CATue, Jun 16, 6:47 AM PDT · 16534 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
32. 2.262km ENE of Bishop, CAWed, Jun 17, 12:20 PM PDT · 16532 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
33. 1.658km NNW of Beatty, NVThu, Jun 18, 8:01 AM PDT · 16532 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
34. 1.741km NE of Bishop, CAFri, Jun 19, 10:56 PM PDT · 16530 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
35. 1.534km SSW of Tonopah, NVSat, Jun 20, 3:12 PM PDT · 16529 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away

Before

1. 1.766km E of Big Pine, CAWed, Apr 22, 9:34 PM PST · 16588 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
2. 2.872km NW of Beatty, NVWed, Apr 22, 9:01 PM PST · 16588 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
3. 1.836km NW of Beatty, NVWed, Apr 22, 6:10 PM PST · 16588 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
4. 2.559km NNW of Stovepipe Wells, CAWed, Apr 22, 8:02 AM PST · 16589 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
5. 2.712km N of Coso Junction, CATue, Apr 21, 5:33 PM PST · 16589 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
6. 1.663km WNW of Beatty, NVMon, Apr 20, 4:29 AM PST · 16591 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
7. 1.647km ENE of Bishop, CAWed, Apr 15, 10:40 PM PST · 16595 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
8. 1.958km SSW of Tonopah, NVTue, Apr 14, 2:55 AM PST · 16597 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
9. 2.117km S of Big Pine, CATue, Apr 14, 12:42 AM PST · 16597 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
10. 1.830km E of Coso Junction, CAThu, Apr 9, 10:23 PM PST · 16601 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
11. 1.914km NE of Coso Junction, CAWed, Apr 8, 7:08 PM PST · 16602 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
12. 2.360km ENE of Big Pine, CATue, Apr 7, 8:45 PM PST · 16603 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
13. 2.333km N of Beatty, NVTue, Apr 7, 3:03 PM PST · 16603 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
14. 1.655km ENE of Bishop, CAFri, Apr 3, 12:53 AM PST · 16608 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
15. 2.310km NE of Big Pine, CAWed, Apr 1, 11:49 PM PST · 16609 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
16. 2.413km ESE of Lone Pine, CASun, Mar 29, 3:19 AM PST · 16613 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci516670. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:27 AM UTC.