M1.8 earthquake 6km ESE of Bishop, CA

Magnitude

1.8 (Mh), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Tue, Nov 7, 1978, 11:12 AM PST

UTC

1978-11-07 19:12:02 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.350° N, 118.327° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 5.5 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.49

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

340°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

3

• Bishop, CaliforniaPopulation 3,806. Forecast6 kmESE
• Dinuba, CaliforniaPopulation 23,702. Forecast130 kmNE
• Clovis, CaliforniaPopulation 104,180. Forecast135 kmENE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast367 kmN

After

1. 1.85 km NNE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaWed, Nov 8, 2:40 AM PST · 17495 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
2. 2.051km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Nov 8, 7:57 AM PST · 17495 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
3. 2.126km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAFri, Nov 10, 3:38 PM PST · 17492 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
4. 2.517km NW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAFri, Nov 10, 3:39 PM PST · 17492 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
5. 2.625km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAFri, Nov 10, 3:45 PM PST · 17492 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
6. 2.223 km E of Mono City, CaliforniaSat, Nov 11, 1:15 PM PST · 17491 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
7. 2.245km NE of Bishop, CATue, Nov 14, 12:05 AM PST · 17489 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
8. 2.871km W of Tonopah, NVThu, Nov 16, 5:10 AM PST · 17487 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
9. 2.323km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Nov 16, 2:38 PM PST · 17486 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
10. 2.935km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Nov 16, 3:29 PM PST · 17486 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
11. 1.917km WNW of West Bishop, CAFri, Nov 17, 11:34 AM PST · 17485 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
12. 2.051km ENE of Bishop, CAMon, Nov 20, 8:43 AM PST · 17483 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
13. 2.049km ENE of Bishop, CATue, Nov 21, 1:15 AM PST · 17482 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
14. 2.043km ENE of Bishop, CATue, Nov 21, 1:42 AM PST · 17482 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
15. 1.86 km NNE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaTue, Nov 21, 11:37 AM PST · 17481 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
16. 2.147km ENE of Bishop, CATue, Nov 21, 11:38 AM PST · 17481 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
17. 2.231km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CATue, Nov 21, 2:40 PM PST · 17481 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
18. 2.355km ENE of Bishop, CAThu, Nov 23, 12:09 AM PST · 17480 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
19. 3.26 km NNE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaThu, Nov 23, 8:06 PM PST · 17479 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
20. 2.225km NE of Bishop, CAFri, Nov 24, 10:16 AM PST · 17478 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
21. 3.55 km NE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaFri, Nov 24, 7:23 PM PST · 17478 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
22. 3.55 km W of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaFri, Nov 24, 7:24 PM PST · 17478 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
23. 3.53 km SE of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaFri, Nov 24, 8:06 PM PST · 17478 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
24. 2.037km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASun, Nov 26, 11:50 PM PST · 17476 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
25. 1.623 km E of Mono City, CaliforniaWed, Nov 29, 9:27 AM PST · 17474 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
26. 2.027km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAFri, Dec 1, 6:15 AM PST · 17472 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
27. 2.117 km NNW of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaFri, Dec 1, 10:36 AM PST · 17471 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
28. 1.62 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaSun, Dec 3, 9:23 AM PST · 17470 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
29. 2.28 km NNE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaMon, Dec 4, 6:14 AM PST · 17469 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
30. 1.920km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Dec 6, 11:05 PM PST · 17466 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
31. 3.28 km NNE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaTue, Dec 12, 7:03 PM PST · 17460 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
32. 1.65 km NE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaSat, Dec 23, 12:57 AM PST · 17450 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
33. 3.06 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Dec 28, 8:26 PM PST · 17444 days ago · 20 km deep · 11 km away
34. 1.633km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASat, Dec 30, 6:25 AM PST · 17443 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
35. 3.223 km E of Mono City, CaliforniaSun, Dec 31, 4:06 AM PST · 17442 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
36. 1.630 km E of Mono City, CaliforniaSun, Dec 31, 4:24 AM PST · 17442 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
37. 1.56 km NNE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaThu, Jan 4, 11:59 AM PST · 17437 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
38. 1.810 km NNE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaThu, Jan 4, 11:59 AM PST · 17437 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
39. 1.822 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CaliforniaThu, Jan 4, 6:24 PM PST · 17437 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
40. 2.031km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Jan 4, 9:44 PM PST · 17437 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away

Before

1. 1.930km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CATue, Nov 7, 4:06 AM PST · 17496 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
2. 2.63 km SSE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaTue, Nov 7, 12:58 AM PST · 17496 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
3. 3.410 km NNE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaMon, Nov 6, 8:22 AM PST · 17497 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
4. 2.944km ENE of Bishop, CASun, Nov 5, 1:35 AM PST · 17498 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
5. 2.033km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASat, Nov 4, 5:11 PM PST · 17498 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
6. 2.767km W of Tonopah, NVFri, Nov 3, 9:31 PM PST · 17499 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
7. 1.630 km E of Mono City, CaliforniaFri, Nov 3, 9:09 PM PST · 17499 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
8. 2.866km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAFri, Nov 3, 3:20 PM PST · 17499 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
9. 1.629 km ENE of Mono City, CaliforniaFri, Nov 3, 2:00 PM PST · 17499 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
10. 1.630 km E of Mono City, CaliforniaFri, Nov 3, 4:07 AM PST · 17500 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
11. 2.153km E of Big Pine, CAThu, Nov 2, 10:29 PM PST · 17500 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
12. 3.210 km NE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaThu, Nov 2, 8:24 PM PST · 17500 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
13. 1.97 km NE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaThu, Nov 2, 4:08 PM PST · 17500 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
14. 2.614 km WSW of Benton, CaliforniaThu, Nov 2, 2:47 AM PST · 17501 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
15. 2.05 km NNE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaWed, Nov 1, 7:49 AM PST · 17502 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
16. 2.35 km NNE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaTue, Oct 31, 12:59 PM PST · 17502 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
17. 2.028 km E of Mono City, CaliforniaSun, Oct 29, 5:30 AM PST · 17505 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
18. 2.423 km E of Mono City, CaliforniaSat, Oct 28, 9:04 PM PDT · 17505 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
19. 2.630 km E of Mono City, CaliforniaSat, Oct 28, 6:39 PM PDT · 17505 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
20. 2.130 km E of Mono City, CaliforniaSat, Oct 28, 5:39 PM PDT · 17505 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9687158. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:13 AM UTC.