M2.1 earthquake 11km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA

Magnitude

2.1 (mh), micro

Local time

Mon, Mar 9, 1981, 1:15 PM PST

UTC

1981-03-09 21:15:15 UTC

Depth

4.2 km (2.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.610° N, 118.863° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.1 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.47

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

181°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

9

• Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaPopulation 7,946. Forecast11 kmESE
• Clovis, CaliforniaPopulation 104,180. Forecast115 kmNE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast400 kmN

After

1. 3.010 km WNW of Bridgeport, CaliforniaSat, Mar 28, 9:30 AM PST · 16614 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
2. 3.06 km SSW of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaSat, Mar 28, 4:01 PM PST · 16613 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
3. 1.935km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASat, Mar 28, 11:50 PM PST · 16613 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
4. 3.315 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSun, Mar 29, 3:53 AM PST · 16613 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
5. 2.511 km NW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSun, Mar 29, 6:53 AM PST · 16613 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
6. 3.314 km SW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaMon, Mar 30, 7:05 AM PST · 16612 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
7. 2.743km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAMon, Mar 30, 4:12 PM PST · 16611 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
8. 2.68 km WNW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaMon, Mar 30, 5:41 PM PST · 16611 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
9. 2.245km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAMon, Mar 30, 5:43 PM PST · 16611 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
10. 3.08 km SW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaTue, Mar 31, 8:28 AM PST · 16611 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
11. 2.012km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CATue, Mar 31, 10:54 PM PST · 16610 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
12. 2.311km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Apr 1, 7:04 PM PST · 16609 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
13. 2.413km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Apr 1, 9:00 PM PST · 16609 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
14. 2.310km NE of Big Pine, CAWed, Apr 1, 11:49 PM PST · 16609 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
15. 1.655km ENE of Bishop, CAFri, Apr 3, 12:53 AM PST · 16608 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
16. 2.643km SSE of Hawthorne, NVFri, Apr 3, 10:39 AM PST · 16608 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
17. 2.059km SSE of Hawthorne, NVFri, Apr 3, 10:50 AM PST · 16608 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
18. 1.840km S of Hawthorne, NVFri, Apr 3, 11:55 AM PST · 16608 days ago · -2 km deep · 67 km away
19. 1.811km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CASat, Apr 4, 4:18 AM PST · 16607 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
20. 2.011km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CASat, Apr 4, 6:56 AM PST · 16607 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
21. 1.924km WNW of West Bishop, CASat, Apr 4, 8:56 AM PST · 16607 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
22. 2.111km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CASat, Apr 4, 9:52 AM PST · 16607 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
23. 1.820km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CASat, Apr 4, 11:55 AM PST · 16607 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
24. 1.928km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CASat, Apr 4, 12:31 PM PST · 16607 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
25. 1.910km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CASat, Apr 4, 2:47 PM PST · 16606 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
26. 2.410km E of Mammoth Lakes, CASat, Apr 4, 4:31 PM PST · 16606 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
27. 2.311km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CASat, Apr 4, 4:45 PM PST · 16606 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
28. 1.99 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSat, Apr 4, 6:49 PM PST · 16606 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
29. 1.911km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CASat, Apr 4, 8:13 PM PST · 16606 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
30. 1.79 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSat, Apr 4, 8:23 PM PST · 16606 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
31. 2.314km E of Mammoth Lakes, CASat, Apr 4, 10:37 PM PST · 16606 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
32. 1.610 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSun, Apr 5, 5:06 PM PST · 16605 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
33. 2.010km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CAMon, Apr 6, 3:18 AM PST · 16605 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
34. 3.012 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaMon, Apr 6, 8:05 AM PST · 16605 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
35. 2.17 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaMon, Apr 6, 9:41 AM PST · 16605 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
36. 1.851km SE of Hawthorne, NVMon, Apr 6, 12:10 PM PST · 16605 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
37. 2.017km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CAMon, Apr 6, 3:11 PM PST · 16604 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
38. 2.026km S of Mammoth Lakes, CATue, Apr 7, 3:34 AM PST · 16604 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
39. 1.668km WSW of Tonopah, NVTue, Apr 7, 4:14 AM PST · 16604 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
40. 2.39km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CATue, Apr 7, 7:31 AM PST · 16604 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
41. 1.919km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CATue, Apr 7, 7:47 AM PST · 16604 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
42. 1.98km E of Mammoth Lakes, CATue, Apr 7, 6:35 PM PST · 16603 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
43. 2.212km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Apr 8, 3:12 AM PST · 16603 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
44. 2.47km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Apr 8, 6:27 AM PST · 16603 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
45. 2.013km E of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Apr 8, 11:40 AM PST · 16603 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
46. 2.410km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Apr 8, 3:30 PM PST · 16602 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
47. 2.211km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Apr 8, 3:35 PM PST · 16602 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
48. 2.011 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaWed, Apr 8, 3:40 PM PST · 16602 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
49. 2.045km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Apr 8, 6:29 PM PST · 16602 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
50. 1.711 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaThu, Apr 9, 4:05 AM PST · 16602 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
51. 2.312km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CAThu, Apr 9, 4:05 AM PST · 16602 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
52. 2.010 km E of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaThu, Apr 9, 4:06 AM PST · 16602 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
53. 2.28km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CAThu, Apr 9, 5:42 AM PST · 16602 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
54. 2.03km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CAThu, Apr 9, 8:22 AM PST · 16602 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
55. 2.011 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaThu, Apr 9, 9:26 AM PST · 16602 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
56. 2.351km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Apr 9, 9:26 AM PST · 16602 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
57. 2.92 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaThu, Apr 9, 10:21 AM PST · 16602 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
58. 2.064km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Apr 9, 10:51 AM PST · 16602 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
59. 2.33km NNW of Mammoth Lakes, CAThu, Apr 9, 11:33 AM PST · 16602 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
60. 2.44km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CAThu, Apr 9, 11:35 AM PST · 16602 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci531069. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:42 AM UTC.