M2.0 earthquake 48km ENE of Bishop, CA

Magnitude

2.0 (mh), micro

Local time

Thu, Oct 5, 1978, 6:37 PM PDT

UTC

1978-10-06 01:37:56 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.600° N, 117.936° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 3.6 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.87

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

342°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

3

• Bishop, CaliforniaPopulation 3,806. Forecast48 kmENE
• Dinuba, CaliforniaPopulation 23,702. Forecast174 kmNE
• Clovis, CaliforniaPopulation 104,180. Forecast179 kmENE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast396 kmN

After

1. 2.819km NW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Oct 5, 7:11 PM PDT · 17519 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
2. 2.124km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Oct 5, 7:23 PM PDT · 17519 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
3. 2.139km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Oct 5, 11:35 PM PDT · 17519 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
4. 2.133km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Oct 5, 11:59 PM PDT · 17519 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
5. 2.636km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAFri, Oct 6, 12:18 AM PDT · 17519 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
6. 2.149km ENE of Bishop, CAFri, Oct 6, 3:39 AM PDT · 17519 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
7. 2.328km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAFri, Oct 6, 4:43 AM PDT · 17518 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
8. 2.531km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAFri, Oct 6, 7:40 AM PDT · 17518 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
9. 2.714km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAFri, Oct 6, 9:04 AM PDT · 17518 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
10. 3.58 km ENE of Wilkerson, CaliforniaFri, Oct 6, 9:37 AM PDT · 17518 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
11. 2.227km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAFri, Oct 6, 10:55 AM PDT · 17518 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
12. 2.327km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAFri, Oct 6, 12:43 PM PDT · 17518 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
13. 2.443km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAFri, Oct 6, 3:24 PM PDT · 17518 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
14. 2.448km ENE of Bishop, CAFri, Oct 6, 7:43 PM PDT · 17518 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
15. 3.06 km NE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaFri, Oct 6, 7:49 PM PDT · 17518 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
16. 2.531km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAFri, Oct 6, 11:34 PM PDT · 17518 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
17. 2.26 km NE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaSat, Oct 7, 1:59 AM PDT · 17518 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
18. 2.113km ENE of Big Pine, CASat, Oct 7, 4:10 AM PDT · 17517 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
19. 2.636km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASat, Oct 7, 4:43 AM PDT · 17517 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
20. 2.025km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASat, Oct 7, 4:58 AM PDT · 17517 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
21. 1.734km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASat, Oct 7, 5:32 AM PDT · 17517 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
22. 2.033km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASat, Oct 7, 5:34 AM PDT · 17517 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
23. 3.11 km NNW of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaSat, Oct 7, 6:47 AM PDT · 17517 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
24. 2.050km NE of Bishop, CASat, Oct 7, 6:51 AM PDT · 17517 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
25. 2.113km NE of Big Pine, CASat, Oct 7, 9:06 AM PDT · 17517 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
26. 1.929km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASat, Oct 7, 10:51 AM PDT · 17517 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
27. 2.148km ENE of Bishop, CASat, Oct 7, 3:51 PM PDT · 17517 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
28. 2.129km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASat, Oct 7, 10:20 PM PDT · 17517 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
29. 3.13 km NNE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaSun, Oct 8, 6:29 AM PDT · 17516 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
30. 2.252km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASun, Oct 8, 7:07 AM PDT · 17516 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
31. 2.158km ENE of Bishop, CASun, Oct 8, 7:18 AM PDT · 17516 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
32. 1.923km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASun, Oct 8, 10:21 AM PDT · 17516 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
33. 2.249km NE of Bishop, CASun, Oct 8, 11:26 AM PDT · 17516 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
34. 2.31 km E of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaSun, Oct 8, 12:11 PM PDT · 17516 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
35. 2.413km NE of Big Pine, CASun, Oct 8, 1:37 PM PDT · 17516 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
36. 2.130km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASun, Oct 8, 1:54 PM PDT · 17516 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
37. 2.534km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASun, Oct 8, 3:05 PM PDT · 17516 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
38. 2.04 km NE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaSun, Oct 8, 9:40 PM PDT · 17516 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
39. 2.326km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASun, Oct 8, 9:48 PM PDT · 17516 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
40. 2.035km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASun, Oct 8, 11:21 PM PDT · 17516 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
41. 2.452km ENE of Bishop, CAMon, Oct 9, 4:04 AM PDT · 17515 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
42. 2.148km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAMon, Oct 9, 7:52 AM PDT · 17515 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
43. 2.125km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAMon, Oct 9, 10:45 AM PDT · 17515 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
44. 2.227km NW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAMon, Oct 9, 4:31 PM PDT · 17515 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
45. 1.940km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAMon, Oct 9, 6:07 PM PDT · 17515 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
46. 3.32 km W of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaMon, Oct 9, 7:08 PM PDT · 17515 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
47. 2.133km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAMon, Oct 9, 11:34 PM PDT · 17515 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
48. 2.027km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CATue, Oct 10, 3:16 AM PDT · 17515 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
49. 2.233km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CATue, Oct 10, 10:28 AM PDT · 17514 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
50. 2.151km NE of Bishop, CATue, Oct 10, 1:39 PM PDT · 17514 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
51. 1.528km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CATue, Oct 10, 11:47 PM PDT · 17514 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
52. 2.026km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 11, 12:30 AM PDT · 17514 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
53. 2.29 km NNE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaWed, Oct 11, 6:07 AM PDT · 17513 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
54. 1.934km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 11, 6:30 AM PDT · 17513 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
55. 2.226km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 11, 1:34 PM PDT · 17513 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
56. 2.28 km NNE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaWed, Oct 11, 1:50 PM PDT · 17513 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
57. 2.143km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 11, 7:26 PM PDT · 17513 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
58. 2.27 km NE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaThu, Oct 12, 12:16 AM PDT · 17513 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
59. 2.05 km NNE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaThu, Oct 12, 2:35 AM PDT · 17513 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
60. 2.831km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Oct 12, 2:53 AM PDT · 17513 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away

The first 60 of 140.

Before

1. 3.51 km E of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaThu, Oct 5, 6:32 PM PDT · 17519 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
2. 2.534km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Oct 5, 6:25 PM PDT · 17519 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
3. 2.632km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Oct 5, 6:00 PM PDT · 17519 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
4. 2.236km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Oct 5, 5:40 PM PDT · 17519 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
5. 3.66 km NNE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaThu, Oct 5, 3:54 PM PDT · 17519 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
6. 2.352km ENE of Bishop, CAThu, Oct 5, 2:36 PM PDT · 17519 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
7. 2.426km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Oct 5, 2:23 PM PDT · 17519 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
8. 2.551km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Oct 5, 2:14 PM PDT · 17519 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
9. 2.130km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Oct 5, 12:22 PM PDT · 17519 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
10. 2.430km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Oct 5, 10:38 AM PDT · 17519 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
11. 2.517km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Oct 5, 10:36 AM PDT · 17519 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
12. 1.924km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Oct 5, 9:55 AM PDT · 17519 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
13. 2.227km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Oct 5, 9:11 AM PDT · 17519 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
14. 2.149km ENE of Bishop, CAThu, Oct 5, 6:39 AM PDT · 17519 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
15. 2.033km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Oct 5, 6:21 AM PDT · 17519 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
16. 2.527km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Oct 5, 5:41 AM PDT · 17519 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
17. 2.049km NE of Bishop, CAThu, Oct 5, 5:33 AM PDT · 17519 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
18. 3.01 km ESE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaThu, Oct 5, 5:04 AM PDT · 17519 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
19. 1.951km ENE of Bishop, CAThu, Oct 5, 4:24 AM PDT · 17519 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
20. 1.810km NW of West Bishop, CAThu, Oct 5, 3:53 AM PDT · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9685222. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:31 PM UTC.