California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 1 km E of Bishop, California

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 1 km E of Bishop, California on Tue, Nov 4, 1986, 5:16 AM PST (13:16 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 17 km NE of Swall Meadows, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-11-04 13:16:50 UTC
Depth
11.3 km (7.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.363° N, 118.381° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.30
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
144°
Stations used
37

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.811 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14537 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 2.417 km NE of Swall Meadows, California · 14536 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 1.716 km E of Sunny Slopes, California · 14536 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 1.7California-Nevada border region · 14536 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 1.718 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14536 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 2.318 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14536 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 1.614 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14536 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 3.014 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14536 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 2.014 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14536 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 2.112 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14536 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 2.415 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14535 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 2.518 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14535 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 1.920 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14535 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 2.113 km NE of Mesa, California · 14535 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 2.415 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14534 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 3.019 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14534 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 1.517 km NE of Swall Meadows, California · 14534 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 3.018 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14534 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 2.47 km S of Mesa, California · 14534 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 1.813 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14533 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  21. 1.518 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14533 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  22. 3.419 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14533 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 2.318 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14532 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 2.019 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14532 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 2.019 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14532 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 1.616 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14532 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  27. 2.712 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14532 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  28. 1.512 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14532 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  29. 1.720 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14532 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  30. 2.011 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14532 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  31. 1.66 km SW of Swall Meadows, California · 14532 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  32. 1.610 km SSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14532 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  33. 1.811 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14532 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  34. 2.218 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14532 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  35. 1.619 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14532 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  36. 1.919 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14532 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  37. 1.510 km ESE of June Lake, California · 14531 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  38. 1.94 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14531 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  39. 1.63 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14531 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  40. 1.63 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14531 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  41. 1.918 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14531 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  42. 1.615 km NE of Mesa, California · 14531 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  43. 1.719 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14531 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  44. 1.719 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14531 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  45. 1.9California-Nevada border region · 14531 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  46. 2.020 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14530 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  47. 2.920 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14530 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  48. 2.419 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14530 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  49. 1.714 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14530 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  50. 2.47 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14530 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  51. 1.818 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14530 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  52. 1.920 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14530 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  53. 2.018 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14530 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  54. 3.87 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14530 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  55. 1.917 km NW of Benton, California · 14530 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  56. 2.010 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14530 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  57. 2.07 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14530 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  58. 1.618 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14529 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  59. 1.519 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14529 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  60. 2.24 km SW of Swall Meadows, California · 14529 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc87234 (also filed as ci712307). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:33 PM UTC.