California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 1 km ENE of Bishop, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 1 km ENE of Bishop, California on Wed, Oct 29, 1986, 7:11 AM PST (15:11 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 20 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-10-29 15:11:21 UTC
Depth
10.4 km (6.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.366° N, 118.383° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.30
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
173°
Stations used
33

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. 1.620 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14580 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 1.510 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14580 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 2.08 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14580 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 2.012 km NNW of Benton, California · 14579 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 1.621 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14579 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 2.07 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14579 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 2.031 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 14579 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 1.97 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14579 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 1.912 km NNW of Benton, California · 14579 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 2.221 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14579 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 1.620 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14579 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 3.110 km SW of Big Pine, California · 14579 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 1.77 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14579 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 2.216 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14579 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 2.820 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14578 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 1.620 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14578 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 1.815 km NE of Swall Meadows, California · 14578 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 2.320 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14578 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 1.717 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14577 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 1.713 km NNE of Auberry, California · 14577 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 2.314 km S of Big Pine, California · 14577 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  22. 1.78 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 14577 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  23. 1.614 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14577 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  24. 2.514 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14576 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  25. 3.114 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14576 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  26. 2.017 km NW of Benton, California · 14576 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  27. 2.311 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14576 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  28. 1.834 km SE of Dyer, Nevada · 14576 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  29. 2.113 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14575 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  30. 2.017 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14575 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  31. 1.69 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14575 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  32. 1.718 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14575 days ago · -1 km deep · 97 km away
  33. 1.719 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14575 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  34. 2.41 km E of Bishop, California · 14575 days ago · 11 km deep · 0 km away
  35. 1.714 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14574 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  36. 1.612 km NW of Benton, California · 14574 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  37. 1.712 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14573 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  38. 1.618 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14573 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  39. 2.63 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14573 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  40. 1.613 km NE of Mesa, California · 14573 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  41. 1.821 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14572 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  42. 1.73 km S of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14572 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  43. 1.811 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14571 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  44. 1.8California-Nevada border region · 14571 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  45. 1.626 km E of Mono City, California · 14571 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  46. 1.913 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 14571 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  47. 1.635 km NW of Benton, California · 14571 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  48. 2.013 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14571 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  49. 1.810 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14570 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  50. 1.56 km ENE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14570 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  51. 2.132 km NW of Benton, California · 14569 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  52. 2.18 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14569 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  53. 2.78 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14569 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  54. 1.78 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14569 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  55. 1.98 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14569 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  56. 2.08 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14569 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  57. 1.913 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14569 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  58. 2.216 km NE of Mono City, California · 14569 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  59. 2.016 km NE of Mono City, California · 14569 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  60. 1.58 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14569 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.8California-Nevada border region · 14581 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 2.220 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14581 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 1.7California-Nevada border region · 14581 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 2.410 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14581 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 1.612 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14581 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 1.69 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14582 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 1.9California-Nevada border region · 14582 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 3.314 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14582 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 1.823 km SSE of Benton, CA · 14582 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 1.614 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14583 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 1.76 km NE of Mesa, California · 14583 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 1.717 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14583 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 1.816 km NW of Benton, California · 14583 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 2.117 km NW of Benton, California · 14583 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 1.67 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14583 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 1.9California-Nevada border region · 14583 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 1.915 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14584 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 1.616 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14584 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 3.4California-Nevada border region · 14584 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 1.715 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14584 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc86779 (also filed as ci711977). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:36 AM UTC.