Nevada earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 61km NE of Bishop, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 61km NE of Bishop, CA on Tue, Mar 16, 1982, 3:20 AM PST (11:20 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 24 km N of Benton, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-03-16 11:20:18 UTC
Depth
4.1 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.703° N, 117.845° W
Region
Nevada
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.

Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
214°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
0

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 66 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.812 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16269 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.64 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16267 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 3.314 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16267 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 3.162km NW of Beatty, NV · 16267 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.729km NE of Bishop, CA · 16266 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 1.71 km N of Swall Meadows, California · 16265 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 3.211 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16263 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 1.63 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16262 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 1.560km ENE of Bishop, CA · 16258 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 1.73 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16256 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 3.04 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16256 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.83 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16256 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 3.14 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16255 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 1.810 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16255 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 3.67 km NNW of Big Pine, California · 16252 days ago · 47 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 2.511 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16251 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 2.810 km NW of Aspen Springs, California · 16251 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 2.939km E of Big Pine, CA · 16251 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 3.211 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16245 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 2.39 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16243 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  21. 2.42 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16241 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 2.37 km S of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16241 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  23. 4.524 km N of Benton, California · 16239 days ago · 20 km deep · 68 km away
  24. 2.911 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16237 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  25. 1.631 km NW of Benton, California · 16234 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 1.846km WSW of Tonopah, NV · 16234 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  27. 3.48 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16232 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  28. 1.612 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16231 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  29. 1.611 km NW of Aspen Springs, California · 16230 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  30. 3.35 km S of Mesa, California · 16228 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  31. 1.631 km E of Mono City, California · 16228 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  32. 3.015 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16227 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  33. 1.911 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16226 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  34. 3.454km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16224 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  35. 2.8California-Nevada border region · 16219 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  36. 1.53 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16218 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  37. 3.32 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16217 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  38. 1.53 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16217 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  39. 1.92 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16217 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  40. 3.43 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16217 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  41. 2.53 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16217 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  42. 2.02 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16217 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 2.11 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16217 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  44. 2.33 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16217 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  45. 1.712 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16217 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  46. 1.82 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16217 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  47. 1.71 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16217 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  48. 1.510 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16217 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  49. 2.13 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16217 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  50. 1.73 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16217 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  51. 1.55 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16217 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  52. 3.83 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16217 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  53. 2.46 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16216 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  54. 1.77 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16216 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  55. 3.34 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16215 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  56. 3.42 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16215 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  57. 3.10 km SSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16215 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  58. 1.72 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16215 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  59. 2.96km NNE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16215 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  60. 1.64 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16215 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away

The first 60 of 66.

Before

  1. 1.861km ENE of Independence, CA · 16270 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 1.73 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16270 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 2.09 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16274 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 1.52 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16275 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 3.19 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16275 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.610 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16276 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.811 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16276 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 2.718 km SSW of Dyer, Nevada · 16283 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 2.53 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16284 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 2.663km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16284 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 1.89 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16285 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 3.310 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16288 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 3.012 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16288 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 1.65 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 16292 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 1.62 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16294 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 3.0California-Nevada border region · 16294 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 2.510 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16295 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 1.74 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16296 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 3.15 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16296 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 2.846km E of Big Pine, CA · 16297 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci107458. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:50 PM UTC.