California earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 0 km ENE of Bishop, California

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 0 km ENE of Bishop, California on Wed, Oct 8, 1986, 10:39 PM PDT (05:39 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 7 km NNE of Mesa, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-10-09 05:39:28 UTC
Depth
9.8 km (6.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.366° N, 118.386° 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
±0.32
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
139°
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 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.90 km E of Bishop, California · 14600 days ago · 11 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.31 km ENE of Bishop, California · 14600 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.82km W of Lone Pine, CA · 14600 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 2.17 km E of Swall Meadows, California · 14599 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 2.114 km NE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14599 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 1.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14598 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 2.517 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14598 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 2.79 km NE of Mesa, California · 14598 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 1.89 km NE of Mesa, California · 14598 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 1.66 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14598 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 2.27 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14598 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 1.52 km ESE of Mesa, California · 14598 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 1.721 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14597 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 1.86 km NE of Big Pine, California · 14597 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 1.614 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14597 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 1.611 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14597 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 1.79 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14597 days ago · -1 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 1.822 km S of Benton, California · 14597 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 2.215 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14597 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 1.621 km SSE of Benton, California · 14597 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  21. 1.515 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14597 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  22. 2.121 km S of Benton, California · 14597 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  23. 2.79 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14597 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  24. 2.021 km S of Benton, California · 14597 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  25. 1.818 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14597 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  26. 1.711 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14596 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  27. 2.011 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14596 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  28. 1.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14596 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  29. 3.015 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14596 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  30. 1.920 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14596 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  31. 1.619 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14596 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  32. 1.62 km W of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14596 days ago · 18 km deep · 63 km away
  33. 2.021 km S of Benton, California · 14596 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  34. 2.317 km NE of Mesa, California · 14596 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  35. 1.616 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14596 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  36. 2.015 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14596 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  37. 2.314 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14596 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  38. 1.612 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14595 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  39. 1.615 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14595 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  40. 1.512 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14595 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  41. 1.81 km ENE of Bishop, California · 14595 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
  42. 1.88 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14595 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  43. 1.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14595 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  44. 1.917 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14595 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  45. 1.611 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14595 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  46. 1.8California-Nevada border region · 14594 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  47. 1.99 km NNE of Mesa, CA · 14594 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  48. 2.23 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14593 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  49. 2.114 km NE of Mesa, California · 14593 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  50. 1.814 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14593 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  51. 1.818 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14593 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  52. 1.918 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14593 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  53. 1.919 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14592 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  54. 2.514 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14592 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  55. 2.513 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14592 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  56. 1.714 km NE of Mesa, California · 14592 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  57. 2.011 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14592 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  58. 1.613 km NNE of Big Pine, California · 14591 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  59. 1.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14591 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  60. 2.014 km NE of Big Pine, California · 14591 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 4.41 km E of Bishop, California · 14600 days ago · 11 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.814 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14600 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 1.721 km S of Benton, California · 14600 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 2.112 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14600 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 1.513 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14600 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 2.012 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14600 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 1.59 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14600 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 1.517 km NE of Mesa, California · 14600 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 2.111 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14601 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 1.610 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14601 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 2.817 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14601 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 1.8California-Nevada border region · 14602 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 2.217 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14602 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 1.618 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14602 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 3.318 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14602 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 2.718 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14602 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 1.617 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14602 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 1.811 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14602 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 2.57 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14602 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 1.715 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14603 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc85271. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 10:12 PM UTC.