Nevada earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 49km ENE of Bishop, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 49km ENE of Bishop, CA on Tue, Nov 21, 1978, 1:15 AM PST (09:15 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 1 km W of Swall Meadows, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1978-11-21 09:15:47 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.602° N, 117.922° W
Region
Nevada
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 6.2 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.48
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
342°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
3

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 46 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.043km ENE of Bishop, CA · 17482 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 1.86 km NNE of Sunny Slopes, California · 17481 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 2.147km ENE of Bishop, CA · 17481 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.231km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 17481 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 2.355km ENE of Bishop, CA · 17480 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 3.26 km NNE of Sunny Slopes, California · 17479 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 2.225km NE of Bishop, CA · 17478 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 3.55 km NE of Sunny Slopes, California · 17478 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 3.55 km W of Swall Meadows, California · 17478 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 3.53 km SE of Aspen Springs, California · 17478 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 2.037km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 17476 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 1.623 km E of Mono City, California · 17473 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.027km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 17471 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 2.117 km NNW of Sunny Slopes, California · 17471 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 1.62 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 17469 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 2.28 km NNE of Sunny Slopes, California · 17468 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 1.920km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 17466 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 3.28 km NNE of Sunny Slopes, California · 17460 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 1.65 km NE of Sunny Slopes, California · 17450 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 3.06 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 17444 days ago · 20 km deep · 44 km away
  21. 1.633km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 17442 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  22. 3.131km NW of Tonopah, NV · 17441 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  23. 3.223 km E of Mono City, California · 17441 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 1.630 km E of Mono City, California · 17441 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 1.56 km NNE of Sunny Slopes, California · 17437 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  26. 1.810 km NNE of Sunny Slopes, California · 17437 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  27. 2.031km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 17437 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  28. 1.933km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 17434 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  29. 2.050km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 17431 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  30. 2.020km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 17428 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  31. 4.11 km W of Swall Meadows, California · 17422 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  32. 2.310 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 17422 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 2.051km ENE of Bishop, CA · 17482 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.917km WNW of West Bishop, CA · 17485 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 2.935km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 17486 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 2.323km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 17486 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 2.871km W of Tonopah, NV · 17486 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 2.245km NE of Bishop, CA · 17489 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 2.223 km E of Mono City, California · 17491 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.625km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 17492 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 2.517km NW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 17492 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 2.126km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 17492 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 2.051km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 17494 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 1.85 km NNE of Sunny Slopes, California · 17494 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 1.86km ESE of Bishop, CA · 17495 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 1.930km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 17495 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 2.63 km SSE of Sunny Slopes, California · 17496 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 3.410 km NNE of Sunny Slopes, California · 17496 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 2.944km ENE of Bishop, CA · 17498 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 2.033km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 17498 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 2.767km W of Tonopah, NV · 17499 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 1.630 km E of Mono City, California · 17499 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9687946. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:52 PM UTC.