California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 24 km E of Bishop, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 24 km E of Bishop, California on Mon, Apr 16, 1979, 12:05 AM PST (08:05 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 10 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-04-16 08:05:56 UTC
Depth
5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.349° N, 118.119° W
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 3.3 km horizontally, 6.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
325°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.810 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 17325 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 2.110 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 17324 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 2.226km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 17324 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 2.317km E of Bishop, CA · 17313 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 1.810 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 17309 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.15 km N of Sunny Slopes, California · 17307 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 2.223km NW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 17301 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 2.342km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 17298 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 1.913 km NE of Sunny Slopes, California · 17298 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 2.26 km N of Sunny Slopes, California · 17297 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 2.98 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 17287 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 3.49 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 17285 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 3.419 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 17283 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 1.610 km NNE of Sunny Slopes, California · 17282 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 2.610 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 17280 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 2.413km ENE of Big Pine, CA · 17275 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away

Before

  1. 2.766km E of Big Pine, CA · 17327 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 2.516 km NNW of Aspen Springs, California · 17327 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 2.2California-Nevada border region · 17327 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 2.564km NNW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 17328 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 2.673km E of Big Pine, CA · 17328 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 2.565km NNW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 17328 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 3.859 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada · 17328 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 2.08 km NW of Sunny Slopes, California · 17328 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 2.656km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 17330 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 2.414km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 17334 days ago · 18 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 2.752km ENE of Bishop, CA · 17335 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 2.335km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 17338 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 1.66 km NNE of Sunny Slopes, California · 17339 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 2.333km ESE of Big Pine, CA · 17340 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 2.74 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 17342 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 2.431km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 17344 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 3.74 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 17347 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 3.46 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 17347 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 3.33 km WNW of Swall Meadows, California · 17348 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 1.68 km NNE of Sunny Slopes, California · 17349 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1045425. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:47 PM UTC.