M2.6 earthquake 51km ENE of Bishop, CA

Magnitude

2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Wed, Oct 4, 1978, 11:11 AM PDT

UTC

1978-10-04 18:11:53 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.580° N, 117.880° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 6.0 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.28

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

340°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

3

• Bishop, CaliforniaPopulation 3,806. Forecast51 kmENE
• Dinuba, CaliforniaPopulation 23,702. Forecast177 kmNE
• Clovis, CaliforniaPopulation 104,180. Forecast182 kmENE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast394 kmN

After

1. 3.43 km NNE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaWed, Oct 4, 11:12 AM PDT · 17530 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
2. 2.824km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 11:17 AM PDT · 17530 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
3. 3.16 km NE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaWed, Oct 4, 11:19 AM PDT · 17530 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
4. 3.2California-Nevada border regionWed, Oct 4, 11:20 AM PDT · 17530 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
5. 4.44 km E of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaWed, Oct 4, 11:22 AM PDT · 17530 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
6. 2.929km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 11:29 AM PDT · 17530 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
7. 2.535km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 11:30 AM PDT · 17530 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
8. 2.522km NW of West Bishop, CAWed, Oct 4, 11:34 AM PDT · 17530 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
9. 3.65 km NE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaWed, Oct 4, 11:44 AM PDT · 17530 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
10. 2.529km NW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 11:55 AM PDT · 17530 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
11. 2.215km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 12:00 PM PDT · 17530 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
12. 2.420km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 12:07 PM PDT · 17530 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
13. 3.410 km SW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaWed, Oct 4, 12:22 PM PDT · 17530 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
14. 2.730km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 12:31 PM PDT · 17530 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
15. 2.153km ENE of Bishop, CAWed, Oct 4, 12:35 PM PDT · 17530 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
16. 1.937km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 12:41 PM PDT · 17530 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
17. 3.08 km E of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaWed, Oct 4, 12:47 PM PDT · 17530 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
18. 2.019km SSW of West Bishop, CAWed, Oct 4, 12:48 PM PDT · 17530 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
19. 2.734km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 12:57 PM PDT · 17530 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
20. 1.930km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 1:05 PM PDT · 17530 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
21. 3.48 km NNE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaWed, Oct 4, 1:09 PM PDT · 17530 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
22. 2.838km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 1:11 PM PDT · 17530 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
23. 3.61 km NE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaWed, Oct 4, 1:11 PM PDT · 17530 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
24. 2.628km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Oct 4, 1:30 PM PDT · 17530 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
25. 2.010 km NNE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaWed, Oct 4, 1:33 PM PDT · 17530 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
26. 2.429km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 1:41 PM PDT · 17530 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
27. 3.23 km NNW of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaWed, Oct 4, 1:48 PM PDT · 17530 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
28. 2.249km ENE of Bishop, CAWed, Oct 4, 1:52 PM PDT · 17530 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
29. 1.951km ENE of Bishop, CAWed, Oct 4, 1:55 PM PDT · 17530 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
30. 2.527km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 2:09 PM PDT · 17530 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
31. 2.230km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 2:31 PM PDT · 17530 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
32. 2.127km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 2:52 PM PDT · 17530 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
33. 1.826km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 2:57 PM PDT · 17530 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
34. 1.722km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 3:09 PM PDT · 17530 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
35. 2.130km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 3:40 PM PDT · 17530 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
36. 1.925km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 3:42 PM PDT · 17530 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
37. 1.826km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 3:55 PM PDT · 17530 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
38. 2.230km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 3:56 PM PDT · 17530 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
39. 2.415km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 4:00 PM PDT · 17530 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
40. 1.826km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 4:01 PM PDT · 17530 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
41. 1.940km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 4:03 PM PDT · 17530 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
42. 3.04 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaWed, Oct 4, 4:06 PM PDT · 17530 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
43. 2.035km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 5:06 PM PDT · 17530 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
44. 2.351km ENE of Bishop, CAWed, Oct 4, 5:09 PM PDT · 17530 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
45. 2.527km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 5:33 PM PDT · 17530 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
46. 2.923km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 5:33 PM PDT · 17530 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
47. 2.530km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 5:44 PM PDT · 17530 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
48. 1.948km NE of Bishop, CAWed, Oct 4, 6:16 PM PDT · 17530 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
49. 4.62 km NNW of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaWed, Oct 4, 6:17 PM PDT · 17530 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
50. 2.431km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 6:21 PM PDT · 17530 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
51. 2.327km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 6:25 PM PDT · 17530 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
52. 2.725km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 6:30 PM PDT · 17530 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
53. 2.133km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 6:31 PM PDT · 17530 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
54. 2.624km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 6:36 PM PDT · 17530 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
55. 3.35 km SW of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaWed, Oct 4, 6:41 PM PDT · 17530 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
56. 3.51 km WNW of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaWed, Oct 4, 6:45 PM PDT · 17530 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
57. 2.047km NE of Bishop, CAWed, Oct 4, 6:56 PM PDT · 17530 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
58. 3.031km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 7:00 PM PDT · 17530 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
59. 1.953km ENE of Bishop, CAWed, Oct 4, 7:13 PM PDT · 17530 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
60. 1.931km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 7:17 PM PDT · 17530 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

1. 3.39 km NNE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaWed, Oct 4, 11:09 AM PDT · 17530 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
2. 2.78 km NNE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaWed, Oct 4, 11:07 AM PDT · 17530 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
3. 3.613 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaWed, Oct 4, 11:03 AM PDT · 17530 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
4. 3.92 km NW of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaWed, Oct 4, 11:01 AM PDT · 17530 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
5. 3.48 km NE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaWed, Oct 4, 10:54 AM PDT · 17530 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
6. 3.53 km SE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaWed, Oct 4, 10:49 AM PDT · 17530 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
7. 4.21 km ESE of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaWed, Oct 4, 10:46 AM PDT · 17530 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
8. 3.61 km E of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaWed, Oct 4, 10:43 AM PDT · 17530 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
9. 5.12 km SE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaWed, Oct 4, 10:39 AM PDT · 17530 days ago · 16 km deep · 68 km away
10. 3.84 km NE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaWed, Oct 4, 10:33 AM PDT · 17530 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
11. 4.22 km ESE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaWed, Oct 4, 10:31 AM PDT · 17530 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
12. 2.020km NW of West Bishop, CAWed, Oct 4, 10:30 AM PDT · 17530 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
13. 2.429km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 10:25 AM PDT · 17530 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
14. 2.421km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 10:23 AM PDT · 17530 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
15. 3.01 km ESE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaWed, Oct 4, 10:18 AM PDT · 17530 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
16. 2.525km NW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 10:11 AM PDT · 17530 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
17. 3.56 km SSW of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaWed, Oct 4, 10:07 AM PDT · 17530 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
18. 4.43 km NNE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaWed, Oct 4, 9:59 AM PDT · 17530 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
19. 3.11 km NE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaWed, Oct 4, 9:57 AM PDT · 17530 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
20. 5.24 km SSE of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaWed, Oct 4, 9:42 AM PDT · 17530 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9684734. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:05 PM UTC.