M1.8 earthquake 62km ENE of Independence, CA

Magnitude

1.8 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Wed, Jun 10, 1981, 12:52 PM PDT

UTC

1981-06-10 19:52:10 UTC

Depth

4.4 km (2.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.061° N, 117.581° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

157°

Stations used

0

• Independence, CaliforniaPopulation 669. Forecast62 kmENE
• Ridgecrest, CaliforniaPopulation 28,780. Forecast160 kmN
• Visalia, CaliforniaPopulation 130,104. Forecast173 kmENE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast340 kmN

After

1. 1.550km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASun, Jun 14, 3:11 PM PDT · 16545 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
2. 1.545km NE of Big Pine, CATue, Jun 16, 6:47 AM PDT · 16544 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
3. 1.853km WSW of Tonopah, NVTue, Jun 16, 9:54 AM PDT · 16543 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
4. 2.262km ENE of Bishop, CAWed, Jun 17, 12:20 PM PDT · 16542 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
5. 1.658km NNW of Beatty, NVThu, Jun 18, 8:01 AM PDT · 16542 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
6. 1.629km WSW of Tonopah, NVThu, Jun 18, 5:08 PM PDT · 16541 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
7. 1.741km NE of Bishop, CAFri, Jun 19, 10:56 PM PDT · 16540 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
8. 1.534km SSW of Tonopah, NVSat, Jun 20, 3:12 PM PDT · 16539 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
9. 1.953km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASat, Jun 20, 10:01 PM PDT · 16539 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
10. 1.827km E of Big Pine, CAWed, Jun 24, 10:23 PM PDT · 16535 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
11. 1.537km SW of Tonopah, NVThu, Jun 25, 1:20 AM PDT · 16535 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
12. 1.635km E of Big Pine, CAThu, Jun 25, 5:27 PM PDT · 16534 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
13. 1.848km NW of Beatty, NVMon, Jun 29, 12:09 AM PDT · 16531 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
14. 1.727km NNW of Beatty, NVFri, Jul 3, 10:02 PM PDT · 16526 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
15. 1.919km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASat, Jul 4, 7:32 PM PDT · 16525 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
16. 1.530km NNW of Beatty, NVSat, Jul 11, 7:42 PM PDT · 16518 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
17. 1.563km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Jul 15, 4:12 AM PDT · 16515 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
18. 1.89km ESE of Bishop, CAMon, Jul 20, 8:26 AM PDT · 16510 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
19. 2.515km SE of Lone Pine, CATue, Jul 21, 10:09 AM PDT · 16508 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
20. 2.738km NW of Beatty, NVTue, Jul 21, 9:08 PM PDT · 16508 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
21. 3.058km ENE of Big Pine, CAFri, Jul 24, 5:02 AM PDT · 16506 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
22. 1.560km ENE of Big Pine, CAFri, Jul 24, 10:29 AM PDT · 16505 days ago · -2 km deep · 35 km away
23. 2.013km SE of Olancha, CAFri, Jul 24, 2:15 PM PDT · 16505 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
24. 1.612km ESE of Olancha, CASat, Jul 25, 3:25 AM PDT · 16505 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
25. 2.26km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASun, Jul 26, 2:20 PM PDT · 16503 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
26. 2.547km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASun, Jul 26, 2:23 PM PDT · 16503 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
27. 2.542km E of Big Pine, CAMon, Jul 27, 9:36 AM PDT · 16502 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
28. 2.138km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASun, Aug 9, 9:09 AM PDT · 16489 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away

Before

1. 1.938km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Jun 4, 2:16 PM PDT · 16555 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
2. 1.863km WNW of Beatty, NVFri, May 29, 2:13 AM PDT · 16562 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
3. 1.754km WNW of Beatty, NVThu, May 28, 6:22 AM PDT · 16563 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
4. 2.07km NW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAMon, May 25, 10:36 AM PDT · 16565 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
5. 3.34 km NNW of West Bishop, CaliforniaMon, May 25, 10:30 AM PDT · 16565 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
6. 1.811km SE of Bishop, CAThu, May 21, 6:29 PM PDT · 16569 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
7. 1.861km SSW of Tonopah, NVTue, May 19, 11:40 PM PDT · 16571 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
8. 3.235km E of Big Pine, CAMon, May 18, 2:32 PM PDT · 16572 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
9. 1.624km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASun, May 17, 5:07 PM PDT · 16573 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci517455. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:30 AM UTC.