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M1.6 earthquake 3 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 3 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California on Wed, Aug 12, 1981, 12:51 AM PDT (07:51 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.9 11 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ma), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-08-12 07:51:20 UTC
Depth
4.5 km (2.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.646° N, 118.928° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
173°
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and 83 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.725 km S of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16484 days ago · -1 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 2.9California-Nevada border region · 16483 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 3.614 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16482 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 2.910 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16482 days ago · 14 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 1.99km NE of Bishop, CA · 16481 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 1.68km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16481 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 1.82 km ENE of Mesa, California · 16480 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 1.712km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16480 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 2.25 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16480 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 1.614km ENE of Big Pine, CA · 16479 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 2.714 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16479 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 1.622km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16479 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 1.618km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16478 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 1.623km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16475 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 2.37km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16474 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 2.18km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16473 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 1.555km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16473 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 1.89 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16473 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 3.58 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16473 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 1.64km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16473 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 1.78km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16473 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  22. 1.812km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16473 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  23. 1.718km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16473 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  24. 2.08km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16473 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  25. 1.66km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16473 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 1.622km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16473 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  27. 1.65km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16473 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 1.639km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16472 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  29. 1.715km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16472 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  30. 1.612km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16472 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  31. 1.611km NNW of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16472 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  32. 1.612km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16472 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  33. 1.61km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16472 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  34. 3.9California-Nevada border region · 16472 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  35. 1.78 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16472 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  36. 2.96km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16472 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  37. 1.87km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16472 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  38. 1.77km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16472 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  39. 1.88km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16472 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  40. 3.28 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16472 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  41. 1.87km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16472 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  42. 1.98km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16472 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  43. 2.18 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16472 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  44. 1.923km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16471 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  45. 1.76km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16471 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  46. 3.18 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16471 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  47. 1.913km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16471 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  48. 1.614km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16471 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  49. 1.69km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16471 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  50. 1.87km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16471 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  51. 3.38 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16471 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  52. 2.46km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16471 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  53. 1.86km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16471 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  54. 1.99km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16470 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  55. 1.615km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16470 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  56. 1.610km SSW of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16470 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  57. 1.614km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16469 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  58. 1.610km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16468 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  59. 1.84km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16468 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  60. 1.752km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16466 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.82 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16484 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.626km NW of West Bishop, CA · 16484 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 1.93 km NE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16486 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.64 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16486 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.138km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16486 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 2.74km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16486 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.64 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16486 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 3.55 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16486 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.73 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16486 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 3.05 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16486 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 3.55 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16486 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.56 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16486 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 1.517km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16487 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 2.37 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16489 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 1.99 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16489 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 1.960km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16489 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 3.610 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16489 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 1.730 km NW of Benton, California · 16489 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 2.18 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16490 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 2.18 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16490 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1066621. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:31 AM UTC.