California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 7 km ENE of Bishop, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 7 km ENE of Bishop, California on Sat, Aug 2, 1986, 11:32 AM PDT (18:32 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 37 km S of Goldfield, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-08-02 18:32:31 UTC
Depth
7.6 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.392° N, 118.325° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
257°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.622 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14668 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 1.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14668 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 1.722 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14668 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 1.715 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14668 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 2.118 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14668 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 2.05 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14668 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 1.716 km NE of Mesa, California · 14668 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 1.711 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14668 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 1.814 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14668 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 1.910 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14668 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 2.08 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14668 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 1.821 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14668 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 2.110 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14668 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 1.810 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14668 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 1.710 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14668 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 1.912 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14668 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 1.911 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14668 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 1.915 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14668 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 2.316 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14668 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 2.312 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14668 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  21. 1.912 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14668 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  22. 1.919 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14668 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  23. 1.622 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14668 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  24. 2.018 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14668 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  25. 2.017 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14668 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  26. 2.314 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14668 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  27. 2.08 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14668 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  28. 1.522 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14668 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  29. 1.716 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14668 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  30. 1.88 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14668 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  31. 2.711 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14668 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  32. 3.514 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14668 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  33. 1.69 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14668 days ago · -1 km deep · 10 km away
  34. 2.411 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14668 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  35. 2.712 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14668 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  36. 2.112 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14668 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  37. 2.012 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14668 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  38. 2.117 km NE of Swall Meadows, California · 14668 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  39. 2.410 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14668 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  40. 1.617 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14668 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  41. 1.79 km NE of Mesa, California · 14668 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  42. 1.720 km E of Mono City, California · 14668 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  43. 1.617 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14668 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  44. 1.916 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14668 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  45. 1.815 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14668 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  46. 1.98 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14668 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  47. 2.116 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14668 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  48. 1.522 km SSE of Benton, California · 14668 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  49. 2.113 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14668 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  50. 1.621 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14668 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  51. 1.617 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14668 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  52. 1.613 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14668 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  53. 1.521 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14668 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  54. 2.510 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14668 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  55. 2.111 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14668 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  56. 2.010 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14668 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  57. 1.722 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14668 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  58. 1.712 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14668 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  59. 3.220 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14668 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  60. 2.08 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14668 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.722 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14668 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 1.517 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14668 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 1.68 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14668 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 2.18 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14668 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 2.08 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14668 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 1.811 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14668 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 1.54 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 14668 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 2.011 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14668 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 1.822 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14668 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 1.511 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14668 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 2.021 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14668 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 1.510 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14668 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 2.112 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14668 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 1.717 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14668 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 1.812 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14668 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 3.622 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14668 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 1.621 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14668 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 1.816 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14668 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 2.6California-Nevada border region · 14668 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 2.011 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14668 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc78040. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:23 PM UTC.