M3.5 earthquake 3 km SE of Sunny Slopes, California

Magnitude

3.5 (ml), minor

Local time

Wed, Oct 4, 1978, 10:49 AM PDT

UTC

1978-10-04 17:49:28 UTC

Depth

9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.550° N, 118.650° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Stations used

7

• West Bishop, CaliforniaPopulation 2,607. Forecast27 kmNW
• Clovis, CaliforniaPopulation 104,180. Forecast123 kmNE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast391 kmN

After

1. 2.431km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 6:21 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
2. 2.327km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 6:25 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
3. 2.725km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 6:30 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
4. 2.133km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 6:31 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
5. 2.624km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 6:36 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
6. 3.35 km SW of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaWed, Oct 4, 6:41 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
7. 3.51 km WNW of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaWed, Oct 4, 6:45 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
8. 2.047km NE of Bishop, CAWed, Oct 4, 6:56 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
9. 3.031km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 7:00 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
10. 1.953km ENE of Bishop, CAWed, Oct 4, 7:13 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
11. 1.931km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 7:17 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
12. 2.123km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 7:21 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
13. 2.046km ENE of Bishop, CAWed, Oct 4, 7:22 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
14. 1.945km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 7:27 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
15. 2.250km ENE of Bishop, CAWed, Oct 4, 7:33 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
16. 2.236km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 7:51 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
17. 2.027km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 8:05 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
18. 2.630km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 9:17 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
19. 1.815km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 10:04 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
20. 2.032km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 10:04 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
21. 2.526km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 10:27 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
22. 1.737km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 10:46 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
23. 2.135km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 11:02 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
24. 2.022km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 4, 11:31 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
25. 4.42 km N of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaWed, Oct 4, 11:41 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
26. 2.020km WNW of West Bishop, CAWed, Oct 4, 11:45 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
27. 2.127km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Oct 5, 1:05 AM PDT · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
28. 2.225km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Oct 5, 1:13 AM PDT · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
29. 1.850km ENE of Bishop, CAThu, Oct 5, 1:56 AM PDT · 17519 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
30. 2.530km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Oct 5, 2:39 AM PDT · 17519 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
31. 2.132km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Oct 5, 2:51 AM PDT · 17519 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
32. 2.130km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Oct 5, 3:12 AM PDT · 17519 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
33. 3.33 km WNW of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaThu, Oct 5, 3:46 AM PDT · 17519 days ago · -2 km deep · 4 km away
34. 1.65km NE of Bishop, CAThu, Oct 5, 3:47 AM PDT · 17519 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
35. 1.810km NW of West Bishop, CAThu, Oct 5, 3:53 AM PDT · 17519 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
36. 1.951km ENE of Bishop, CAThu, Oct 5, 4:24 AM PDT · 17519 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
37. 3.01 km ESE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaThu, Oct 5, 5:04 AM PDT · 17519 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
38. 2.049km NE of Bishop, CAThu, Oct 5, 5:33 AM PDT · 17519 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
39. 2.527km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Oct 5, 5:41 AM PDT · 17519 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
40. 2.033km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Oct 5, 6:21 AM PDT · 17519 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
41. 2.149km ENE of Bishop, CAThu, Oct 5, 6:39 AM PDT · 17519 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
42. 2.227km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Oct 5, 9:11 AM PDT · 17519 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
43. 1.924km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Oct 5, 9:55 AM PDT · 17519 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
44. 2.517km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Oct 5, 10:36 AM PDT · 17519 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
45. 2.430km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Oct 5, 10:38 AM PDT · 17519 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
46. 2.130km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Oct 5, 12:22 PM PDT · 17519 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
47. 2.551km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Oct 5, 2:14 PM PDT · 17519 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
48. 2.426km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Oct 5, 2:23 PM PDT · 17519 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
49. 2.352km ENE of Bishop, CAThu, Oct 5, 2:36 PM PDT · 17519 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
50. 3.66 km NNE of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaThu, Oct 5, 3:54 PM PDT · 17519 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
51. 2.236km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Oct 5, 5:40 PM PDT · 17519 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
52. 2.632km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Oct 5, 6:00 PM PDT · 17519 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
53. 2.534km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Oct 5, 6:25 PM PDT · 17519 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
54. 3.51 km E of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaThu, Oct 5, 6:32 PM PDT · 17519 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
55. 2.048km ENE of Bishop, CAThu, Oct 5, 6:37 PM PDT · 17519 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
56. 2.819km NW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Oct 5, 7:11 PM PDT · 17519 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
57. 2.124km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Oct 5, 7:23 PM PDT · 17519 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
58. 2.139km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Oct 5, 11:35 PM PDT · 17519 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
59. 2.133km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Oct 5, 11:59 PM PDT · 17519 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
60. 2.636km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAFri, Oct 6, 12:18 AM PDT · 17519 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000wup (also filed as ci3342719). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:22 PM UTC.