California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 3 km ESE of Bishop, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 3 km ESE of Bishop, California on Mon, May 12, 1986, 6:30 AM PDT (13:30 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 4 km NW of Round Valley, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-05-12 13:30:06 UTC
Depth
6.5 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.355° N, 118.358° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
159°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 129 in the 60 days after this one and 37 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.24 km NW of Round Valley, California · 14751 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 2.213 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14751 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 2.04 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 14750 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 2.09km ENE of Lone Pine, CA · 14750 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 2.34 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 14750 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 1.715 km E of Mono City, California · 14750 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.94 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 14749 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 1.714 km ENE of Big Pine, California · 14749 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 1.718 km SSE of Shaver Lake, California · 14749 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 2.627km E of Lone Pine, CA · 14749 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 2.612 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14747 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 1.620 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14747 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 2.41 km SSE of Mesa, California · 14747 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 1.613 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14746 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 2.213 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14745 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 1.826 km S of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14743 days ago · -2 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 2.211 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14741 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 1.812 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14740 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 1.718 km E of Mono City, California · 14739 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 1.65 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14738 days ago · -1 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 2.01 km SW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14738 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  22. 2.05 km N of Round Valley, California · 14736 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  23. 1.62 km N of Round Valley, California · 14736 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  24. 2.65 km N of Round Valley, California · 14735 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  25. 2.15 km ENE of Mesa, California · 14732 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
  26. 2.212 km ENE of Big Pine, California · 14732 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  27. 1.512 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14731 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  28. 2.815 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14731 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  29. 1.84 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 14731 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  30. 1.56 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14730 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  31. 2.824 km SW of Big Pine, California · 14729 days ago · 28 km deep · 42 km away
  32. 1.62 km N of Round Valley, California · 14729 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  33. 1.67 km E of Swall Meadows, California · 14728 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  34. 1.515 km W of Dyer, Nevada · 14728 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  35. 1.65 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14728 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  36. 1.917 km NW of Benton, California · 14727 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  37. 1.66 km N of Round Valley, California · 14726 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  38. 2.869km NW of Beatty, NV · 14725 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  39. 2.31 km E of Round Valley, California · 14724 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  40. 1.75 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 14724 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  41. 2.91 km E of Round Valley, California · 14724 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  42. 1.61 km W of Mesa, California · 14724 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  43. 1.81 km E of Round Valley, California · 14724 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  44. 1.712 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14724 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  45. 1.631 km E of Mono City, California · 14723 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  46. 1.514 km NW of Benton, California · 14722 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  47. 2.712 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14722 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  48. 1.912 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14722 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  49. 2.223 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14721 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away
  50. 1.811 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14720 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  51. 2.112 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14719 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  52. 3.054km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 14719 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  53. 2.653km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 14719 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  54. 1.511 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14718 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  55. 1.76 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14718 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  56. 1.56 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14718 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  57. 2.010 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14717 days ago · -1 km deep · 54 km away
  58. 2.113 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14717 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  59. 2.427 km NE of Big Creek, California · 14716 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  60. 1.515 km W of Round Valley, California · 14715 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away

The first 60 of 129.

Before

  1. 2.712 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14751 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 2.010 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14752 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 2.59 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14753 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 1.95 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 14753 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 2.15 km SE of Wilkerson, California · 14753 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 1.74 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 14754 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 1.78 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14755 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 1.85 km NNE of Big Creek, California · 14755 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 2.03 km NNW of Swall Meadows, California · 14756 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 1.65 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14757 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 2.012 km ENE of Big Pine, California · 14757 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 2.034 km NW of Benton, California · 14757 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 2.211 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14763 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 1.9Central California · 14764 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 2.019 km NNE of Mesa, CA · 14764 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 1.519 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14764 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 2.010 km E of Big Pine, California · 14769 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 2.03 km SSW of Swall Meadows, California · 14770 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 3.112 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14770 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 1.64 km N of Round Valley, California · 14771 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc72441. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:59 AM UTC.