M3.2 earthquake 12km ESE of Bishop, CA
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 12km ESE of Bishop, CA on Tue, Dec 26, 1950, 4:26 AM GMT-8 (12:26 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.6 30km E of Big Pine, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.2 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1950-12-26 12:26:13 UTC
- Depth
- 5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.330° N, 118.268° W
- Region
- California
- 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 15.8 km horizontally, 4.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 347°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 3
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.411km S of Bishop, CA · 27664 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
- 3.116km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 27660 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.011km SE of Bishop, CA · 27657 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
- 3.630km E of Big Pine, CA · 27655 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
- 3.023km E of Big Pine, CA · 27655 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.947km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 27650 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
- 3.538km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 27634 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.814km NE of Big Pine, CA · 27618 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3342433. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:32 PM UTC.