M3.4 earthquake 47km ENE of Bishop, CA
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 47km ENE of Bishop, CA on Wed, Dec 2, 1964, 1:17 AM GMT-8 (09:17 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.4 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1964-12-02 09:17:48 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.590° N, 117.939° 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 4.5 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 317°, 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: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 3.920km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 22592 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.030km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 22603 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
- 3.726km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 22603 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
- 3.317km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 22611 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
- 3.424km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 22611 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
- 3.520km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 22612 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.026km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 22613 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3336701. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:24 PM UTC.