California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 7 km WSW of West Bishop, California

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 7 km WSW of West Bishop, California on Fri, Dec 20, 1985, 9:04 AM PST (17:04 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 12 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-12-20 17:04:20 UTC
Depth
11.9 km (7.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.337° N, 118.537° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
151°
Stations used
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 126 in the 60 days after this one and 49 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.68 km ENE of Big Pine, California · 14886 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 2.912 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14885 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 1.512 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14885 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 2.24 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14885 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 2.312 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14883 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 3.012 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14883 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 2.012 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14883 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 1.612 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14883 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 1.533 km NW of Benton, California · 14883 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 1.50 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 14882 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 2.20 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 14882 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 1.60 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 14882 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 1.80 km W of Round Valley, California · 14882 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 1.610 km SW of Swall Meadows, California · 14882 days ago · 14 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 2.110 km S of Yosemite Valley, California · 14880 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 2.07 km NE of Big Pine, California · 14879 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 2.131 km NW of Benton, California · 14878 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 2.712 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14878 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 1.922 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14878 days ago · 16 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 1.917 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14877 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 1.726 km E of Mono City, California · 14877 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 1.73 km S of Swall Meadows, California · 14877 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  23. 2.14 km NW of Round Valley, California · 14875 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
  24. 3.74 km NW of Round Valley, California · 14875 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
  25. 1.95 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 14875 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
  26. 1.64 km NW of Round Valley, California · 14875 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
  27. 2.14 km NW of Round Valley, California · 14875 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
  28. 1.918 km S of Big Pine, California · 14875 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  29. 1.74 km SSW of Mesa, California · 14873 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  30. 2.513 km WSW of Wilkerson, California · 14873 days ago · -2 km deep · 14 km away
  31. 2.313 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14872 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  32. 1.635 km NW of Benton, California · 14872 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  33. 1.79 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14870 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  34. 3.215 km SW of Round Valley, California · 14870 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  35. 1.514 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14870 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  36. 2.47 km ESE of Wilkerson, California · 14870 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  37. 2.36 km SSW of Swall Meadows, California · 14869 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  38. 1.84 km SE of Swall Meadows, CA · 14869 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  39. 1.620 km NE of Bass Lake, California · 14869 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  40. 2.711 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14868 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  41. 1.614 km E of Mono City, California · 14867 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  42. 2.121 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14866 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  43. 3.118 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14865 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  44. 2.418 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14865 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  45. 1.815 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14865 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  46. 1.615 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14865 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  47. 1.97 km N of Shaver Lake, California · 14865 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  48. 1.811 km NW of Benton, California · 14865 days ago · -2 km deep · 63 km away
  49. 1.619 km E of Mono City, California · 14864 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  50. 2.111 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14863 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  51. 1.613 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14863 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  52. 1.511 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14863 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  53. 2.311 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14862 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  54. 2.63 km NW of Shaver Lake, California · 14862 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  55. 1.813 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14861 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  56. 1.76 km ESE of Swall Meadows, California · 14861 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  57. 2.14 km N of Round Valley, California · 14860 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  58. 1.65 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14860 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  59. 2.26 km SSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14860 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  60. 1.914 km E of Mono City, California · 14858 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away

The first 60 of 126.

Before

  1. 1.76 km ESE of Swall Meadows, California · 14886 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 1.54 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 14887 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 3.37 km NE of Big Pine, California · 14887 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 2.35 km SSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14888 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 3.05 km SSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14888 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 1.514 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14890 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 1.68 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14891 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 1.66 km E of Swall Meadows, California · 14891 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 1.64 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 14892 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 1.64 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14894 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 1.812 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14895 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 2.314 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14897 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 1.711 km NNE of Bass Lake, California · 14898 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 1.518 km SE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14898 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 1.510 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14899 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 2.014 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14899 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 1.711 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14899 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 1.69 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14900 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 1.54 km NW of Round Valley, California · 14900 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 1.78 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14900 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc61921 (also filed as ci111223). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:36 PM UTC.