California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 3 km ENE of Bishop, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 3 km ENE of Bishop, California on Sat, Nov 23, 1985, 4:42 AM PST (12:42 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 22 km WNW of Independence, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-11-23 12:42:53 UTC
Depth
10.3 km (6.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.378° N, 118.363° 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 2.1 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
288°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 112 in the 60 days after this one and 74 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.822 km WNW of Independence, California · 14913 days ago · -1 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 1.61 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14913 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.011 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14912 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 1.926 km N of Big Creek, California · 14911 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 2.44 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 14911 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 1.92 km WNW of Swall Meadows, California · 14910 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 1.89 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14909 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 1.94 km N of Round Valley, California · 14909 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 2.020 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14908 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 2.02 km WSW of Swall Meadows, California · 14907 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 2.01 km WSW of Swall Meadows, California · 14906 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 1.810 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14905 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 1.611 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14905 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 2.89 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14904 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 2.313 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14904 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 1.618 km NW of Benton, California · 14903 days ago · -2 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 1.810km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 14902 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 2.011 km NW of Aspen Springs, California · 14901 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 2.34 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14901 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 1.84 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14901 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  21. 2.413 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14901 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  22. 2.54 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14900 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  23. 1.78 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14900 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  24. 1.54 km NW of Round Valley, California · 14900 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  25. 1.69 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14900 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  26. 1.711 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14899 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  27. 2.014 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14899 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  28. 1.510 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14898 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  29. 1.518 km SE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14898 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 2.314 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14896 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  31. 1.812 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14895 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  32. 1.64 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14894 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  33. 1.64 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 14892 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  34. 1.66 km E of Swall Meadows, California · 14891 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  35. 1.68 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14891 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  36. 1.514 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14890 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  37. 3.05 km SSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14888 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  38. 2.35 km SSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14888 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  39. 3.37 km NE of Big Pine, California · 14887 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  40. 1.54 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 14887 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  41. 1.76 km ESE of Swall Meadows, California · 14886 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  42. 2.37 km WSW of West Bishop, California · 14886 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  43. 1.68 km ENE of Big Pine, California · 14886 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  44. 2.912 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14885 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  45. 1.512 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14885 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  46. 2.24 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14884 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  47. 2.312 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14883 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  48. 3.012 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14883 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  49. 2.012 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14883 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  50. 1.612 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14882 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  51. 1.533 km NW of Benton, California · 14882 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  52. 1.50 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 14882 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  53. 2.20 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 14882 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  54. 1.60 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 14882 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  55. 1.80 km W of Round Valley, California · 14882 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  56. 1.610 km SW of Swall Meadows, California · 14882 days ago · 14 km deep · 33 km away
  57. 2.07 km NE of Big Pine, California · 14879 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  58. 2.131 km NW of Benton, California · 14878 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  59. 2.712 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14878 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  60. 1.922 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14877 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away

The first 60 of 112.

Before

  1. 2.59 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14913 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 2.19 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14913 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 3.39 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14913 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 2.14 km ENE of Shaver Lake, California · 14914 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.111 km NW of Aspen Springs, California · 14914 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 2.26 km ESE of Swall Meadows, California · 14914 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 2.226 km NNW of Benton, California · 14915 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 1.75 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14917 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 1.610 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14917 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 1.612 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14917 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 2.86 km SW of West Bishop, California · 14917 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 1.91 km SSW of Round Valley, California · 14917 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 1.71 km SSW of Round Valley, California · 14917 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 2.81 km SSW of Round Valley, California · 14917 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 2.02 km WSW of Round Valley, California · 14917 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 2.5California-Nevada border region · 14917 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 3.011 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14917 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 2.1California-Nevada border region · 14918 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 2.19 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14918 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 1.811 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14918 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc59749. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:54 PM UTC.