California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 9km WNW of Olancha, CA

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 9km WNW of Olancha, CA on Sat, Sep 19, 1981, 12:17 AM PDT (07:17 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 10km E of Lone Pine, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-09-19 07:17:57 UTC
Depth
4.7 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.327° N, 118.091° 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 1.6 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
209°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 42 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.56km WNW of Olancha, CA · 16439 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.410km E of Lone Pine, CA · 16438 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 1.712km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16431 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 2.223km E of Little Lake, CA · 16429 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 1.619km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 16429 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.56km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 16429 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.928km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 16429 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.78km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 2.45km NNW of Olancha, CA · 16425 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 2.12km WNW of Olancha, CA · 16425 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 1.53km SSW of Olancha, CA · 16424 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 2.313km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 16411 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 1.78km NE of Big Pine, CA · 16411 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.716km N of Searles Valley, CA · 16410 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 2.512km SSW of Olancha, CA · 16409 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 2.214km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 16408 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 2.312km SSW of Olancha, CA · 16407 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 2.830km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 16406 days ago · -1 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 1.618km SE of Bodfish, CA · 16403 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 2.019km NE of Olancha, CA · 16403 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  21. 2.140km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16402 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  22. 1.519km W of Searles Valley, CA · 16397 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  23. 1.525km NNE of Trona, CA · 16396 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 2.18km NNE of Little Lake, CA · 16394 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  25. 2.217km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16394 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  26. 2.317km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16394 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  27. 1.717km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16394 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  28. 1.514km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 16393 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  29. 1.926km E of Coso Junction, CA · 16393 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  30. 2.417km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 16393 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  31. 2.216km NE of Olancha, CA · 16390 days ago · -1 km deep · 21 km away
  32. 2.119km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 16390 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  33. 2.07km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 16390 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  34. 1.539km E of Olancha, CA · 16389 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  35. 2.26km N of Little Lake, CA · 16389 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  36. 2.812km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 16388 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  37. 2.318km NE of Olancha, CA · 16387 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  38. 2.012km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16387 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  39. 2.916km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16386 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  40. 1.815km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16385 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  41. 2.95km SE of Independence, CA · 16385 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  42. 2.014km ESE of Porterville, CA · 16381 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 1.514km S of Olancha, CA · 16440 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 2.511km SSW of Olancha, CA · 16440 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 2.321km WSW of Olancha, CA · 16440 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 2.116km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 16440 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.59km SSW of Olancha, CA · 16440 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 1.65km WNW of Little Lake, CA · 16443 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 2.020km WNW of Searles Valley, CA · 16444 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 2.616km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 16444 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.120km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 16449 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 1.67km WNW of Little Lake, CA · 16452 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 1.514km E of Coso Junction, CA · 16453 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 1.516km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 16453 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 1.715km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16453 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 1.814km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16458 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 1.513km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16459 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 1.77km NW of Olancha, CA · 16465 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 1.927km WSW of Coso Junction, CA · 16465 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 2.06km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 16467 days ago · -1 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 1.713km E of Little Lake, CA · 16468 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 1.913km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 16468 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci523255. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:39 PM UTC.