M1.6 earthquake 1 km E of Bishop, California

Magnitude

1.6 (md), micro

Local time

Thu, Mar 28, 1985, 12:00 AM PST

UTC

1985-03-28 08:00:43 UTC

Depth

6.5 km (4.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.363° N, 118.373° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.05

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

146°

Stations used

8

• Bishop, CaliforniaPopulation 3,806. Forecast2 kmE
• Sanger, CaliforniaPopulation 24,950. Forecast128 kmNE
• Clovis, CaliforniaPopulation 104,180. Forecast132 kmENE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast368 kmN

After

1. 1.94 km NNW of Round Valley, CaliforniaThu, Mar 28, 5:47 AM PST · 15160 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
2. 1.830 km ENE of Lee Vining, CaliforniaThu, Mar 28, 7:15 AM PST · 15160 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
3. 1.64 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaThu, Mar 28, 2:42 PM PST · 15159 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
4. 1.73 km NW of Round Valley, CaliforniaThu, Mar 28, 5:04 PM PST · 15159 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
5. 1.711 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaThu, Mar 28, 8:56 PM PST · 15159 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
6. 2.111 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaFri, Mar 29, 12:27 AM PST · 15159 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
7. 1.64 km NW of Round Valley, CaliforniaFri, Mar 29, 2:18 AM PST · 15159 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
8. 1.630 km ENE of Lee Vining, CaliforniaFri, Mar 29, 9:31 AM PST · 15159 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
9. 2.14 km SSE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaFri, Mar 29, 10:06 PM PST · 15158 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
10. 1.55 km SSE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaSat, Mar 30, 2:51 AM PST · 15158 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
11. 3.02 km NE of Round Valley, CaliforniaSat, Mar 30, 7:20 AM PST · 15158 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
12. 1.62 km NE of Round Valley, CaliforniaSat, Mar 30, 7:30 AM PST · 15158 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
13. 3.36 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSat, Mar 30, 7:58 AM PST · 15158 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
14. 1.72 km NE of Round Valley, CaliforniaSat, Mar 30, 8:57 AM PST · 15158 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
15. 2.331 km ENE of Lee Vining, CaliforniaSat, Mar 30, 9:08 AM PST · 15158 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
16. 1.713 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSat, Mar 30, 3:18 PM PST · 15157 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
17. 1.917 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CaliforniaSat, Mar 30, 3:36 PM PST · 15157 days ago · 21 km deep · 96 km away
18. 2.15 km SSE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaSat, Mar 30, 4:12 PM PST · 15157 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
19. 1.66 km ENE of Wilkerson, CaliforniaSat, Mar 30, 5:24 PM PST · 15157 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
20. 1.730 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaSat, Mar 30, 8:32 PM PST · 15157 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
21. 1.513 km WNW of Benton, CaliforniaSat, Mar 30, 9:18 PM PST · 15157 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
22. 1.54 km N of Round Valley, CaliforniaSun, Mar 31, 5:51 AM PST · 15157 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
23. 1.7California-Nevada border regionSun, Mar 31, 9:04 AM PST · 15157 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
24. 1.53 km NW of Round Valley, CaliforniaSun, Mar 31, 1:09 PM PST · 15156 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
25. 1.55 km NW of Round Valley, CaliforniaMon, Apr 1, 10:35 AM PST · 15156 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
26. 1.94 km NNW of Round Valley, CaliforniaMon, Apr 1, 2:01 PM PST · 15155 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
27. 2.020 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CaliforniaMon, Apr 1, 2:38 PM PST · 15155 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away
28. 1.64 km SSE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaMon, Apr 1, 3:56 PM PST · 15155 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
29. 1.64 km SSE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaMon, Apr 1, 4:18 PM PST · 15155 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
30. 2.22 km NW of Mesa, CaliforniaTue, Apr 2, 6:54 AM PST · 15155 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
31. 1.92 km NE of Round Valley, CaliforniaTue, Apr 2, 6:56 AM PST · 15155 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
32. 1.54 km ENE of Mesa, CaliforniaTue, Apr 2, 8:03 AM PST · 15155 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
33. 2.38 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaTue, Apr 2, 11:55 AM PST · 15155 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
34. 1.78 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaTue, Apr 2, 1:11 PM PST · 15154 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
35. 2.015 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaTue, Apr 2, 9:02 PM PST · 15154 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
36. 2.24 km NW of Round Valley, CaliforniaTue, Apr 2, 9:25 PM PST · 15154 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
37. 2.15 km SSE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaTue, Apr 2, 9:43 PM PST · 15154 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
38. 1.65 km NNW of Round Valley, CaliforniaWed, Apr 3, 6:49 AM PST · 15154 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
39. 1.712 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaWed, Apr 3, 10:27 AM PST · 15154 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
40. 1.58 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaWed, Apr 3, 5:54 PM PST · 15153 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
41. 2.28 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaWed, Apr 3, 6:06 PM PST · 15153 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
42. 1.99 km WSW of Round Valley, CaliforniaThu, Apr 4, 4:08 PM PST · 15152 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
43. 1.64 km NNW of Round Valley, CaliforniaFri, Apr 5, 3:18 AM PST · 15152 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
44. 2.19 km WSW of Round Valley, CaliforniaFri, Apr 5, 4:07 AM PST · 15152 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
45. 1.819 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaFri, Apr 5, 4:27 PM PST · 15151 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
46. 2.55 km NNW of Round Valley, CaliforniaSat, Apr 6, 2:43 AM PST · 15151 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
47. 1.55 km NNW of Round Valley, CaliforniaSat, Apr 6, 9:26 AM PST · 15151 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
48. 1.85 km NNW of Round Valley, CaliforniaSat, Apr 6, 11:45 AM PST · 15151 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
49. 2.65 km NNW of Round Valley, CaliforniaSat, Apr 6, 11:59 AM PST · 15150 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
50. 1.65 km N of Round Valley, CaliforniaSat, Apr 6, 4:31 PM PST · 15150 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
51. 2.26 km ESE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaSat, Apr 6, 6:04 PM PST · 15150 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
52. 2.25 km SW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSat, Apr 6, 10:02 PM PST · 15150 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
53. 1.65 km SE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaSat, Apr 6, 10:46 PM PST · 15150 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
54. 1.521 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaSat, Apr 6, 11:41 PM PST · 15150 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
55. 1.73 km WSW of Round Valley, CaliforniaSun, Apr 7, 2:21 AM PST · 15150 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
56. 1.65 km SW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSun, Apr 7, 10:18 PM PST · 15149 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
57. 1.710 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaMon, Apr 8, 12:08 AM PST · 15149 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
58. 2.65 km SSE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaMon, Apr 8, 6:19 AM PST · 15149 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
59. 1.64 km NW of Round Valley, CaliforniaMon, Apr 8, 9:49 AM PST · 15149 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
60. 2.14 km SSW of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaTue, Apr 9, 4:24 AM PST · 15148 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

1. 1.914 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaWed, Mar 27, 8:07 PM PST · 15160 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
2. 2.28 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaWed, Mar 27, 3:20 PM PST · 15160 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
3. 1.93 km NNW of Round Valley, CaliforniaWed, Mar 27, 10:18 AM PST · 15161 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
4. 2.95 km NNW of Round Valley, CaliforniaWed, Mar 27, 1:28 AM PST · 15161 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
5. 1.84 km NNW of Round Valley, CaliforniaTue, Mar 26, 10:05 PM PST · 15161 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
6. 1.63 km NNW of Round Valley, CaliforniaTue, Mar 26, 9:57 PM PST · 15161 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
7. 1.61 km SW of Mesa, CaliforniaTue, Mar 26, 8:18 PM PST · 15161 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
8. 2.111 km WNW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaTue, Mar 26, 6:22 PM PST · 15161 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
9. 1.75 km SSE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaTue, Mar 26, 6:17 PM PST · 15161 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
10. 1.75 km SSE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaTue, Mar 26, 2:36 PM PST · 15161 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
11. 1.76 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaTue, Mar 26, 11:29 AM PST · 15162 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
12. 1.8California-Nevada border regionTue, Mar 26, 11:14 AM PST · 15162 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
13. 1.75 km N of Round Valley, CaliforniaTue, Mar 26, 10:57 AM PST · 15162 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
14. 1.74 km NNW of Round Valley, CaliforniaTue, Mar 26, 4:54 AM PST · 15162 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
15. 2.3California-Nevada border regionTue, Mar 26, 4:03 AM PST · 15162 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
16. 1.7California-Nevada border regionTue, Mar 26, 3:34 AM PST · 15162 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
17. 2.25 km SSE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaTue, Mar 26, 1:21 AM PST · 15162 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
18. 2.24 km NNW of Round Valley, CaliforniaMon, Mar 25, 11:49 PM PST · 15162 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
19. 2.42 km NNW of Round Valley, CaliforniaMon, Mar 25, 11:49 PM PST · 15162 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
20. 1.75 km SSE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaMon, Mar 25, 9:28 PM PST · 15162 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1126946. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 7:27 AM UTC.