M3.1 earthquake 63km ENE of Bishop, CA
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 63km ENE of Bishop, CA on Sun, Oct 1, 1961, 11:03 PM GMT-8 (07:03 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.5 64km SW of Tonopah, NV. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.1 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1961-10-02 07:03:58 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.635° N, 117.771° 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.
- Location uncertainty
- About 2.2 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.02
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 322°, 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.160km ENE of Bishop, CA · 23731 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
- 3.564km SW of Tonopah, NV · 23731 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
- 3.817km NW of West Bishop, CA · 23731 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayNevada earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3344730. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:34 PM UTC.