M2.0 earthquake 47km NE of Bishop, CA

Magnitude

2.0 (mh), micro

Local time

Wed, Oct 4, 1978, 6:56 PM PDT

UTC

1978-10-05 01:56:06 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.627° N, 117.978° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 3.8 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.59

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

344°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

3

• Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaPopulation 2,645. Forecast47 kmNE
• Sanger, CaliforniaPopulation 24,950. Forecast173 kmNE
• Clovis, CaliforniaPopulation 104,180. Forecast177 kmENE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast398 kmN

After

1. 3.031km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 7:00 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
2. 1.953km ENE of Bishop, CAWed, Oct 4, 7:13 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
3. 1.931km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 7:17 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
4. 2.123km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 7:21 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
5. 2.046km ENE of Bishop, CAWed, Oct 4, 7:22 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
6. 1.945km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 7:27 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
7. 2.250km ENE of Bishop, CAWed, Oct 4, 7:33 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
8. 2.236km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 7:51 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
9. 2.027km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 8:05 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
10. 2.630km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 9:17 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
11. 1.815km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 10:04 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
12. 2.032km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 10:04 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
13. 2.526km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 10:27 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
14. 1.737km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 10:46 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
15. 2.135km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 11:02 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
16. 2.022km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 11:31 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
17. 4.42 km N of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaWed, Oct 4, 11:41 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
18. 2.020km WNW of West Bishop, CAWed, Oct 4, 11:45 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
19. 2.127km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Oct 5, 1:05 AM PDT · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
20. 2.225km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Oct 5, 1:13 AM PDT · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
21. 1.850km ENE of Bishop, CAThu, Oct 5, 1:56 AM PDT · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
22. 2.530km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Oct 5, 2:39 AM PDT · 17519 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
23. 2.132km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Oct 5, 2:51 AM PDT · 17519 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
24. 2.130km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Oct 5, 3:12 AM PDT · 17519 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
25. 3.33 km WNW of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaThu, Oct 5, 3:46 AM PDT · 17519 days ago · -2 km deep · 63 km away
26. 1.65km NE of Bishop, CAThu, Oct 5, 3:47 AM PDT · 17519 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
27. 1.810km NW of West Bishop, CAThu, Oct 5, 3:53 AM PDT · 17519 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
28. 1.951km ENE of Bishop, CAThu, Oct 5, 4:24 AM PDT · 17519 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
29. 3.01 km ESE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaThu, Oct 5, 5:04 AM PDT · 17519 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
30. 2.049km NE of Bishop, CAThu, Oct 5, 5:33 AM PDT · 17519 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
31. 2.527km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Oct 5, 5:41 AM PDT · 17519 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
32. 2.033km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Oct 5, 6:21 AM PDT · 17519 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
33. 2.149km ENE of Bishop, CAThu, Oct 5, 6:39 AM PDT · 17519 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
34. 2.227km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Oct 5, 9:11 AM PDT · 17519 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
35. 1.924km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Oct 5, 9:55 AM PDT · 17519 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
36. 2.517km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Oct 5, 10:36 AM PDT · 17519 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
37. 2.430km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Oct 5, 10:38 AM PDT · 17519 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
38. 2.130km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Oct 5, 12:22 PM PDT · 17519 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
39. 2.551km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Oct 5, 2:14 PM PDT · 17519 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
40. 2.426km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Oct 5, 2:23 PM PDT · 17519 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
41. 2.352km ENE of Bishop, CAThu, Oct 5, 2:36 PM PDT · 17519 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
42. 3.66 km NNE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaThu, Oct 5, 3:54 PM PDT · 17519 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
43. 2.236km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Oct 5, 5:40 PM PDT · 17519 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
44. 2.632km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Oct 5, 6:00 PM PDT · 17519 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
45. 2.534km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Oct 5, 6:25 PM PDT · 17519 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
46. 3.51 km E of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaThu, Oct 5, 6:32 PM PDT · 17519 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
47. 2.048km ENE of Bishop, CAThu, Oct 5, 6:37 PM PDT · 17519 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
48. 2.819km NW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Oct 5, 7:11 PM PDT · 17519 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
49. 2.124km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Oct 5, 7:23 PM PDT · 17519 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
50. 2.139km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Oct 5, 11:35 PM PDT · 17519 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
51. 2.133km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Oct 5, 11:59 PM PDT · 17519 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
52. 2.636km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAFri, Oct 6, 12:18 AM PDT · 17519 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
53. 2.149km ENE of Bishop, CAFri, Oct 6, 3:39 AM PDT · 17518 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
54. 2.328km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAFri, Oct 6, 4:43 AM PDT · 17518 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
55. 2.531km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAFri, Oct 6, 7:40 AM PDT · 17518 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
56. 2.714km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAFri, Oct 6, 9:04 AM PDT · 17518 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
57. 3.58 km ENE of Wilkerson, CaliforniaFri, Oct 6, 9:37 AM PDT · 17518 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
58. 2.227km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAFri, Oct 6, 10:55 AM PDT · 17518 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
59. 2.327km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAFri, Oct 6, 12:43 PM PDT · 17518 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
60. 2.443km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAFri, Oct 6, 3:24 PM PDT · 17518 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away

The first 60 of 187.

Before

1. 3.51 km WNW of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaWed, Oct 4, 6:45 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
2. 3.35 km SW of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaWed, Oct 4, 6:41 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
3. 2.624km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 6:36 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
4. 2.133km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 6:31 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
5. 2.725km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 6:30 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
6. 2.327km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 6:25 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
7. 2.431km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 6:21 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
8. 4.62 km NNW of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaWed, Oct 4, 6:17 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
9. 1.948km NE of Bishop, CAWed, Oct 4, 6:16 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
10. 2.530km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 5:44 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
11. 2.923km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 5:33 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
12. 2.527km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 5:33 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9684990. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:45 PM UTC.