California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 4 km ENE of Bishop, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 4 km ENE of Bishop, California on Tue, Sep 2, 1986, 3:47 PM PDT (22:47 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 1 km E of Bishop, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-09-02 22:47:56 UTC
Depth
12.7 km (7.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.374° N, 118.348° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.28
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
136°
Stations used
21

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 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.016 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14637 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 1.633 km NW of Benton, California · 14636 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 2.016 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14636 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 1.917 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14636 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 1.912 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14636 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 1.8California-Nevada border region · 14636 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 2.516 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14636 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 2.216 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14636 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 2.916 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14636 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 1.813 km NE of Big Pine, California · 14636 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 1.720 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14636 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 1.718 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14636 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.917 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14636 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.917 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14636 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.714 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14636 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 1.917 km E of Sunny Slopes, California · 14636 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 1.910 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14636 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 2.17 km ENE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14636 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 1.616 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14636 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 3.015 km NE of Mesa, California · 14636 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  21. 2.614 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14636 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  22. 1.816 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14635 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  23. 1.611 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14635 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  24. 3.015 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14635 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  25. 1.816 km NE of Mesa, California · 14635 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  26. 2.017 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14635 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  27. 2.012 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14635 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  28. 1.613 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14635 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  29. 1.610 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14635 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  30. 1.99 km NE of Mesa, California · 14635 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  31. 2.612 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14635 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  32. 1.813 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14635 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  33. 1.912 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14635 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  34. 1.913 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14635 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  35. 1.96 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14635 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  36. 1.818 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14635 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  37. 2.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14634 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  38. 1.614 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14634 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  39. 2.016 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14634 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  40. 1.914 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14634 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  41. 1.98 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14634 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  42. 2.34 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14634 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  43. 1.98 km N of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14634 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  44. 1.68 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14634 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  45. 1.68 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14634 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  46. 2.619 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14634 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  47. 1.821 km E of Mono City, California · 14634 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  48. 1.618 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14634 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  49. 1.718 km S of Benton, California · 14634 days ago · 38 km deep · 33 km away
  50. 1.610 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14633 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  51. 2.19 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14633 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  52. 1.713 km NNE of Big Pine, California · 14633 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  53. 2.59 km N of Mesa, California · 14633 days ago · 43 km deep · 22 km away
  54. 1.86 km E of Swall Meadows, California · 14633 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  55. 1.919 km ENE of Big Pine, California · 14633 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
  56. 2.411 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14633 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  57. 1.514 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14633 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  58. 2.410 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14633 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  59. 1.720 km E of Mono City, California · 14633 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  60. 1.910 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14632 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.72 km WNW of Swall Meadows, California · 14637 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 1.718 km S of Dyer, Nevada · 14637 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 1.820 km ENE of Big Creek, California · 14637 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 1.511 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14637 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 2.419 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14637 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 1.719 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14637 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 1.711 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14637 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 1.620 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14638 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 1.619 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14638 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 2.319 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14638 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 3.519 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14638 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 1.819 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14638 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 2.016 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14638 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 2.022 km S of Benton, California · 14638 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 1.620 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14638 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 2.51 km WNW of Swall Meadows, California · 14638 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 3.08 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14638 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 1.715 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14638 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 2.017 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14638 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 1.821 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14638 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc81082. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:26 PM UTC.