M1.6 earthquake 8km SE of Independence, CA

Magnitude

1.6 (ml), micro

Local time

Fri, Aug 14, 1981, 9:02 PM PDT

UTC

1981-08-15 04:02:34 UTC

Depth

4.5 km (2.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.760° N, 118.133° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.05

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

151°

Stations used

0

• Independence, CaliforniaPopulation 669. Forecast8 kmSE
• Exeter, CaliforniaPopulation 10,548. Forecast104 kmENE
• Visalia, CaliforniaPopulation 130,104. Forecast114 kmENE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast301 kmN

After

1. 1.565km ENE of Bishop, CASat, Aug 15, 12:47 AM PDT · 16475 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
2. 1.82 km ENE of Mesa, CaliforniaSat, Aug 15, 7:13 AM PDT · 16474 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
3. 1.614km ENE of Big Pine, CASun, Aug 16, 1:24 PM PDT · 16473 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
4. 1.79km ESE of Coso Junction, CAMon, Aug 17, 6:59 PM PDT · 16472 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
5. 1.67km E of Coso Junction, CAThu, Aug 20, 2:20 PM PDT · 16469 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
6. 2.16km E of Coso Junction, CAThu, Aug 20, 8:24 PM PDT · 16469 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
7. 1.913km ENE of Little Lake, CAFri, Aug 21, 6:26 AM PDT · 16468 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
8. 1.713km E of Little Lake, CAFri, Aug 21, 10:44 AM PDT · 16468 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
9. 2.06km ESE of Coso Junction, CASat, Aug 22, 11:02 AM PDT · 16467 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
10. 1.927km WSW of Coso Junction, CAMon, Aug 24, 4:20 AM PDT · 16465 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
11. 1.77km NW of Olancha, CAMon, Aug 24, 9:36 PM PDT · 16465 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
12. 1.516km NE of Coso Junction, CASat, Sep 5, 8:32 AM PDT · 16453 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
13. 1.514km E of Coso Junction, CASat, Sep 5, 12:00 PM PDT · 16453 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
14. 1.67km WNW of Little Lake, CASun, Sep 6, 6:35 AM PDT · 16452 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
15. 1.626km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CATue, Sep 8, 8:56 AM PDT · 16450 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
16. 1.65km WNW of Little Lake, CATue, Sep 15, 5:02 AM PDT · 16443 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
17. 1.59km SSW of Olancha, CAFri, Sep 18, 6:23 AM PDT · 16440 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
18. 2.321km WSW of Olancha, CAFri, Sep 18, 6:56 PM PDT · 16440 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
19. 2.511km SSW of Olancha, CAFri, Sep 18, 11:18 PM PDT · 16440 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
20. 1.514km S of Olancha, CAFri, Sep 18, 11:30 PM PDT · 16440 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
21. 1.79km WNW of Olancha, CASat, Sep 19, 12:17 AM PDT · 16440 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
22. 1.56km WNW of Olancha, CASat, Sep 19, 7:00 AM PDT · 16439 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
23. 2.410km E of Lone Pine, CASun, Sep 20, 6:30 AM PDT · 16438 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
24. 2.91 km WNW of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaThu, Sep 24, 4:36 AM PDT · 16434 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
25. 1.78km ESE of Coso Junction, CAWed, Sep 30, 3:31 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
26. 2.45km NNW of Olancha, CASat, Oct 3, 7:59 AM PDT · 16425 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
27. 1.536km ENE of Bishop, CASat, Oct 3, 1:01 PM PDT · 16425 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
28. 2.12km WNW of Olancha, CASun, Oct 4, 1:15 AM PDT · 16425 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
29. 1.53km SSW of Olancha, CASun, Oct 4, 11:58 AM PDT · 16424 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away

Before

1. 1.99km NE of Bishop, CAFri, Aug 14, 3:03 PM PDT · 16475 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
2. 1.56km E of Coso Junction, CAWed, Aug 12, 9:44 PM PDT · 16477 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
3. 1.626km NW of West Bishop, CATue, Aug 11, 9:47 AM PDT · 16478 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
4. 2.134km WSW of Olancha, CASat, Aug 8, 6:34 AM PDT · 16481 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
5. 1.527km ENE of Little Lake, CAWed, Aug 5, 1:30 AM PDT · 16485 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
6. 1.524km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, CASun, Aug 2, 1:56 PM PDT · 16487 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
7. 2.120km ENE of Coso Junction, CATue, Jul 28, 4:29 AM PDT · 16492 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
8. 2.542km E of Big Pine, CAMon, Jul 27, 9:36 AM PDT · 16493 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
9. 2.547km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASun, Jul 26, 2:23 PM PDT · 16494 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
10. 2.26km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASun, Jul 26, 2:20 PM PDT · 16494 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
11. 1.613km ENE of Coso Junction, CASun, Jul 26, 12:48 AM PDT · 16495 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
12. 1.814km NE of Coso Junction, CASat, Jul 25, 6:28 PM PDT · 16495 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
13. 2.916km ENE of Coso Junction, CASat, Jul 25, 1:05 PM PDT · 16495 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
14. 2.216km ENE of Coso Junction, CASat, Jul 25, 11:04 AM PDT · 16495 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
15. 1.617km NE of Coso Junction, CASat, Jul 25, 10:28 AM PDT · 16495 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
16. 2.017km ENE of Coso Junction, CASat, Jul 25, 10:03 AM PDT · 16495 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
17. 2.216km ENE of Coso Junction, CASat, Jul 25, 9:32 AM PDT · 16495 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
18. 1.612km ESE of Olancha, CASat, Jul 25, 3:25 AM PDT · 16495 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
19. 2.013km SE of Olancha, CAFri, Jul 24, 2:15 PM PDT · 16496 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
20. 1.560km ENE of Big Pine, CAFri, Jul 24, 10:29 AM PDT · 16496 days ago · -2 km deep · 80 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci521198. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:42 PM UTC.