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M4.2 earthquake 38km ENE of Bishop, CA

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 38km ENE of Bishop, CA on Mon, Jul 21, 1986, 7:54 AM PDT (14:54 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (ml), light
Local time
UTC
1986-07-21 14:54:40 UTC
Depth
4.4 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.500° N, 118.000° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
352°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
0

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.013 km NE of Big Pine, California · 14624 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 2.09 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14624 days ago · 23 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 1.98 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14624 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 1.65 km NNW of Mesa, California · 14624 days ago · 21 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 1.911 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14624 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 1.9California-Nevada border region · 14624 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 1.520 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14624 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 1.69 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14624 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 1.515 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14624 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 1.817 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14624 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 1.96 km NNE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14624 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 2.019 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14624 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 2.017 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14623 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 1.721 km S of Benton, California · 14623 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 2.68 km NE of Mesa, California · 14623 days ago · 54 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 2.616 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14623 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 1.716 km NE of Mesa, California · 14623 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 1.621 km NW of Benton, California · 14623 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 2.318 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14623 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 1.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14623 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  21. 2.822 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14623 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  22. 1.510 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14623 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 1.813 km NE of Big Pine, California · 14623 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  24. 2.020 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14623 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  25. 3.29 km NE of Mesa, California · 14623 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  26. 2.510 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14623 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  27. 2.18 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14623 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  28. 1.717 km NNW of Benton, California · 14623 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  29. 2.95 km N of Round Valley, California · 14623 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  30. 1.611 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14622 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  31. 2.521 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14622 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  32. 1.614 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14622 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  33. 2.19 km NE of Mesa, California · 14622 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
  34. 1.612 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14622 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  35. 2.118 km NE of Mesa, California · 14622 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  36. 1.913 km NNE of Big Pine, California · 14622 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  37. 1.89 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14622 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  38. 1.810 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14622 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  39. 1.722 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14621 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  40. 1.93 km N of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14621 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  41. 2.020 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14621 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  42. 1.813 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14621 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  43. 1.810 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14621 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  44. 2.412 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14621 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  45. 1.9California-Nevada border region · 14621 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  46. 3.017 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14621 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  47. 1.616 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14621 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  48. 1.722 km S of Benton, California · 14621 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  49. 1.97 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14620 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  50. 1.814 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14620 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  51. 1.616 km NE of Mesa, California · 14620 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  52. 1.89 km NE of Mesa, California · 14620 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  53. 1.912 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14620 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  54. 1.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14620 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  55. 1.95 km ENE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14620 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  56. 1.620 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14620 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  57. 2.111 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14620 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  58. 2.020 km S of Benton, California · 14620 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  59. 1.621 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14620 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  60. 1.822 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14620 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci127729 (also filed as ushis3973). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:32 AM UTC.