M2.1 earthquake 47km NE of Bishop, CA

Magnitude

2.1 (Mh), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Wed, Oct 18, 1978, 11:13 PM PDT

UTC

1978-10-19 06:13:33 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.630° N, 117.981° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 5.4 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.73

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. Forecast399 kmN

After

1. 2.16 km NE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaFri, Oct 20, 4:07 AM PDT · 17515 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
2. 2.623 km E of Mono City, CaliforniaFri, Oct 20, 2:02 PM PDT · 17514 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
3. 3.823 km E of Mono City, CaliforniaFri, Oct 20, 2:25 PM PDT · 17514 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
4. 2.130 km E of Mono City, CaliforniaFri, Oct 20, 2:34 PM PDT · 17514 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
5. 1.730 km E of Mono City, CaliforniaFri, Oct 20, 8:25 PM PDT · 17514 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
6. 1.530 km E of Mono City, CaliforniaSat, Oct 21, 6:43 AM PDT · 17514 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
7. 1.629 km E of Mono City, CaliforniaSat, Oct 21, 12:40 PM PDT · 17513 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
8. 2.229km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASat, Oct 21, 9:44 PM PDT · 17513 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
9. 1.630 km E of Mono City, CaliforniaSun, Oct 22, 5:05 PM PDT · 17512 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
10. 1.730 km E of Mono City, CaliforniaMon, Oct 23, 1:05 AM PDT · 17512 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
11. 2.824 km ENE of Mono City, CaliforniaMon, Oct 23, 1:28 AM PDT · 17512 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
12. 1.630 km E of Mono City, CaliforniaMon, Oct 23, 1:35 AM PDT · 17512 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
13. 3.623 km E of Mono City, CaliforniaMon, Oct 23, 7:11 PM PDT · 17511 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
14. 1.831 km E of Mono City, CaliforniaMon, Oct 23, 7:14 PM PDT · 17511 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
15. 2.327 km ENE of Mono City, CaliforniaMon, Oct 23, 8:28 PM PDT · 17511 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
16. 3.3California-Nevada border regionMon, Oct 23, 11:57 PM PDT · 17511 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
17. 2.137km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CATue, Oct 24, 12:17 AM PDT · 17511 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
18. 1.631 km E of Mono City, CaliforniaWed, Oct 25, 3:38 AM PDT · 17510 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
19. 4.00 km S of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaThu, Oct 26, 12:00 PM PDT · 17508 days ago · 24 km deep · 62 km away
20. 2.424 km E of Mono City, CaliforniaThu, Oct 26, 1:47 PM PDT · 17508 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
21. 2.230 km E of Mono City, CaliforniaSat, Oct 28, 4:37 PM PDT · 17506 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
22. 2.130 km E of Mono City, CaliforniaSat, Oct 28, 5:39 PM PDT · 17506 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
23. 2.630 km E of Mono City, CaliforniaSat, Oct 28, 6:39 PM PDT · 17506 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
24. 2.423 km E of Mono City, CaliforniaSat, Oct 28, 9:04 PM PDT · 17506 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
25. 2.028 km E of Mono City, CaliforniaSun, Oct 29, 5:30 AM PST · 17506 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
26. 2.35 km NNE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaTue, Oct 31, 12:59 PM PST · 17503 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
27. 2.05 km NNE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaWed, Nov 1, 7:49 AM PST · 17503 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
28. 2.614 km WSW of Benton, CaliforniaThu, Nov 2, 2:47 AM PST · 17502 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
29. 1.97 km NE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaThu, Nov 2, 4:08 PM PST · 17501 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
30. 3.210 km NE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaThu, Nov 2, 8:24 PM PST · 17501 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
31. 2.153km E of Big Pine, CAThu, Nov 2, 10:29 PM PST · 17501 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
32. 1.630 km E of Mono City, CaliforniaFri, Nov 3, 4:07 AM PST · 17501 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
33. 1.629 km ENE of Mono City, CaliforniaFri, Nov 3, 2:00 PM PST · 17500 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
34. 2.866km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAFri, Nov 3, 3:20 PM PST · 17500 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
35. 1.630 km E of Mono City, CaliforniaFri, Nov 3, 9:09 PM PST · 17500 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
36. 2.767km W of Tonopah, NVFri, Nov 3, 9:31 PM PST · 17500 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
37. 2.033km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASat, Nov 4, 5:11 PM PST · 17499 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
38. 2.944km ENE of Bishop, CASun, Nov 5, 1:35 AM PST · 17499 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
39. 3.410 km NNE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaMon, Nov 6, 8:22 AM PST · 17498 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
40. 2.63 km SSE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaTue, Nov 7, 12:58 AM PST · 17497 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
41. 1.930km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CATue, Nov 7, 4:06 AM PST · 17497 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
42. 1.86km ESE of Bishop, CATue, Nov 7, 11:12 AM PST · 17496 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
43. 1.85 km NNE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaWed, Nov 8, 2:40 AM PST · 17496 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
44. 2.051km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Nov 8, 7:57 AM PST · 17496 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
45. 2.126km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAFri, Nov 10, 3:38 PM PST · 17493 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
46. 2.517km NW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAFri, Nov 10, 3:39 PM PST · 17493 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
47. 2.625km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAFri, Nov 10, 3:45 PM PST · 17493 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
48. 2.223 km E of Mono City, CaliforniaSat, Nov 11, 1:15 PM PST · 17492 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
49. 2.245km NE of Bishop, CATue, Nov 14, 12:05 AM PST · 17490 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
50. 2.871km W of Tonopah, NVThu, Nov 16, 5:10 AM PST · 17488 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
51. 2.323km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Nov 16, 2:38 PM PST · 17487 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
52. 2.935km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Nov 16, 3:29 PM PST · 17487 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
53. 1.917km WNW of West Bishop, CAFri, Nov 17, 11:34 AM PST · 17486 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
54. 2.051km ENE of Bishop, CAMon, Nov 20, 8:43 AM PST · 17484 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
55. 2.049km ENE of Bishop, CATue, Nov 21, 1:15 AM PST · 17483 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
56. 2.043km ENE of Bishop, CATue, Nov 21, 1:42 AM PST · 17483 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
57. 1.86 km NNE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaTue, Nov 21, 11:37 AM PST · 17482 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
58. 2.147km ENE of Bishop, CATue, Nov 21, 11:38 AM PST · 17482 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
59. 2.231km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CATue, Nov 21, 2:40 PM PST · 17482 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
60. 3.033km E of Hawthorne, NVTue, Nov 21, 3:47 PM PST · 17482 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away

The first 60 of 74.

Before

1. 2.128km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CATue, Oct 17, 9:56 AM PDT · 17518 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
2. 2.630km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAMon, Oct 16, 5:03 PM PDT · 17518 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
3. 3.28 km NNE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaSat, Oct 14, 4:38 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
4. 2.111 km NNE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaFri, Oct 13, 3:52 PM PDT · 17521 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
5. 2.123km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAFri, Oct 13, 6:00 AM PDT · 17522 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
6. 2.39 km NNE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaThu, Oct 12, 11:04 PM PDT · 17522 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
7. 2.13 km E of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaThu, Oct 12, 10:50 AM PDT · 17523 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
8. 2.128km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Oct 12, 8:33 AM PDT · 17523 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
9. 2.831km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Oct 12, 2:53 AM PDT · 17523 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
10. 2.05 km NNE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaThu, Oct 12, 2:35 AM PDT · 17523 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
11. 2.27 km NE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaThu, Oct 12, 12:16 AM PDT · 17523 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
12. 2.143km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 11, 7:26 PM PDT · 17523 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
13. 2.28 km NNE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaWed, Oct 11, 1:50 PM PDT · 17523 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
14. 2.226km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 11, 1:34 PM PDT · 17523 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
15. 1.934km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 11, 6:30 AM PDT · 17524 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
16. 2.29 km NNE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaWed, Oct 11, 6:07 AM PDT · 17524 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
17. 2.026km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 11, 12:30 AM PDT · 17524 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
18. 1.528km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CATue, Oct 10, 11:47 PM PDT · 17524 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
19. 2.151km NE of Bishop, CATue, Oct 10, 1:39 PM PDT · 17524 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
20. 2.233km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CATue, Oct 10, 10:28 AM PDT · 17525 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9686154. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:11 AM UTC.