M2.3 earthquake 55km ENE of Bishop, CA

Magnitude

2.3 (Mh), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Thu, Nov 23, 1978, 12:09 AM PST

UTC

1978-11-23 08:09:37 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.577° N, 117.829° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 9.3 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.97

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

355°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

2

• Goldfield, NevadaPopulation 268. Forecast54 kmWSW
• Dinuba, CaliforniaPopulation 23,702. Forecast180 kmNE
• Clovis, CaliforniaPopulation 104,180. Forecast186 kmENE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast394 kmN

After

1. 3.26 km NNE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaThu, Nov 23, 8:06 PM PST · 17478 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
2. 2.225km NE of Bishop, CAFri, Nov 24, 10:16 AM PST · 17478 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
3. 3.55 km NE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaFri, Nov 24, 7:23 PM PST · 17477 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
4. 3.55 km W of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaFri, Nov 24, 7:24 PM PST · 17477 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
5. 3.53 km SE of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaFri, Nov 24, 8:06 PM PST · 17477 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
6. 2.037km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASun, Nov 26, 11:50 PM PST · 17475 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
7. 2.027km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAFri, Dec 1, 6:15 AM PST · 17471 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
8. 2.117 km NNW of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaFri, Dec 1, 10:36 AM PST · 17471 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
9. 1.62 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaSun, Dec 3, 9:23 AM PST · 17469 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
10. 2.28 km NNE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaMon, Dec 4, 6:14 AM PST · 17468 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
11. 1.920km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Dec 6, 11:05 PM PST · 17465 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
12. 3.28 km NNE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaTue, Dec 12, 7:03 PM PST · 17459 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
13. 1.65 km NE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaSat, Dec 23, 12:57 AM PST · 17449 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
14. 3.06 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Dec 28, 8:26 PM PST · 17443 days ago · 20 km deep · 51 km away
15. 1.633km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASat, Dec 30, 6:25 AM PST · 17442 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
16. 3.131km NW of Tonopah, NVSun, Dec 31, 4:06 AM PST · 17441 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
17. 1.56 km NNE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaThu, Jan 4, 11:59 AM PST · 17437 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
18. 1.810 km NNE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaThu, Jan 4, 11:59 AM PST · 17437 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
19. 2.031km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Jan 4, 9:44 PM PST · 17436 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
20. 1.933km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASun, Jan 7, 9:18 PM PST · 17433 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
21. 2.050km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Jan 10, 1:53 PM PST · 17431 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
22. 2.020km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASat, Jan 13, 3:39 PM PST · 17428 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
23. 4.11 km W of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaFri, Jan 19, 10:10 AM PST · 17422 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
24. 2.310 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaFri, Jan 19, 10:13 AM PST · 17422 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away

Before

1. 2.231km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CATue, Nov 21, 2:40 PM PST · 17481 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
2. 2.147km ENE of Bishop, CATue, Nov 21, 11:38 AM PST · 17481 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
3. 1.86 km NNE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaTue, Nov 21, 11:37 AM PST · 17481 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
4. 2.043km ENE of Bishop, CATue, Nov 21, 1:42 AM PST · 17481 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
5. 2.049km ENE of Bishop, CATue, Nov 21, 1:15 AM PST · 17481 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
6. 2.051km ENE of Bishop, CAMon, Nov 20, 8:43 AM PST · 17482 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
7. 1.917km WNW of West Bishop, CAFri, Nov 17, 11:34 AM PST · 17485 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
8. 2.935km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Nov 16, 3:29 PM PST · 17486 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
9. 2.323km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Nov 16, 2:38 PM PST · 17486 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
10. 2.871km W of Tonopah, NVThu, Nov 16, 5:10 AM PST · 17486 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
11. 2.245km NE of Bishop, CATue, Nov 14, 12:05 AM PST · 17488 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
12. 2.625km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAFri, Nov 10, 3:45 PM PST · 17492 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
13. 2.517km NW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAFri, Nov 10, 3:39 PM PST · 17492 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
14. 2.126km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAFri, Nov 10, 3:38 PM PST · 17492 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
15. 2.051km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Nov 8, 7:57 AM PST · 17494 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
16. 1.85 km NNE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaWed, Nov 8, 2:40 AM PST · 17494 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
17. 1.86km ESE of Bishop, CATue, Nov 7, 11:12 AM PST · 17495 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
18. 1.930km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CATue, Nov 7, 4:06 AM PST · 17495 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
19. 2.63 km SSE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaTue, Nov 7, 12:58 AM PST · 17495 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
20. 3.410 km NNE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaMon, Nov 6, 8:22 AM PST · 17496 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9688098. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:34 PM UTC.