California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 6 km SE of Bishop, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 6 km SE of Bishop, California on Sat, Jun 27, 1987, 1:13 AM PDT (08:13 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 California-Nevada border region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-06-27 08:13:55 UTC
Depth
11.4 km (7.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.331° N, 118.340° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.32
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
122°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 123 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.615 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14340 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 2.413 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14340 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 2.312 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14340 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 1.926 km N of Big Creek, California · 14340 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.521 km SSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14339 days ago · 18 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 1.82 km S of Swall Meadows, California · 14339 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 1.613 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14339 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 1.612 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14338 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 1.912 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14338 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 1.65 km SW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14338 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 2.011 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14338 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 1.96 km N of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14338 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 1.76 km SSW of Swall Meadows, California · 14338 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 1.720 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14337 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 2.06 km ESE of June Lake, California · 14337 days ago · -2 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 2.212 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14336 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 1.97 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14336 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 1.612 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14336 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 1.513 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14336 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 2.05 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14336 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  21. 1.510 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14335 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  22. 1.714 km NE of Mesa, California · 14335 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  23. 1.614 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14335 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  24. 1.88km ESE of Independence, CA · 14334 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  25. 1.913 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14334 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  26. 1.611 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14333 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  27. 1.815 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14333 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  28. 1.610 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14332 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  29. 1.913 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14332 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  30. 2.224 km E of Mono City, California · 14332 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  31. 1.95 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14332 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  32. 1.710 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14332 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  33. 1.63 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14331 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  34. 1.95 km ESE of June Lake, California · 14331 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  35. 1.911 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14331 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  36. 2.014 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14330 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  37. 1.72 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 14330 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  38. 1.77 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14330 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  39. 2.033 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 14330 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  40. 1.819 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14329 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  41. 1.713 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14329 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  42. 2.516 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14329 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  43. 2.218 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14329 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  44. 1.76 km NE of Mesa, California · 14328 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  45. 1.514 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14328 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  46. 2.58 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14328 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  47. 2.39km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 14328 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  48. 1.910 km S of June Lake, California · 14328 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  49. 1.511 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14328 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  50. 1.87 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14328 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  51. 2.27 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14328 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  52. 2.115 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14327 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  53. 1.515 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14327 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  54. 2.07 km WSW of Round Valley, California · 14327 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
  55. 1.612 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14327 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  56. 1.83 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14326 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  57. 2.233 km NW of Benton, California · 14326 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  58. 1.715 km NE of Mesa, California · 14326 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  59. 1.715 km NE of Mesa, California · 14326 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  60. 1.612 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14326 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 2.018 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14341 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 1.616 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14341 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 1.85 km WSW of West Bishop, California · 14342 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 1.814 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14342 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 1.618 km NE of Mesa, California · 14342 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 1.518 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14342 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 1.527 km NW of Benton, California · 14342 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 2.212 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14342 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 2.16 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14343 days ago · -1 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 1.919 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 14343 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 1.719 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14343 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 1.919 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14343 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 1.519 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14343 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 1.59 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14343 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 1.510 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14343 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 2.541km NW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 14343 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 1.718 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14344 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 1.515 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14344 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 2.512 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14344 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 2.716 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14344 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc102426. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:13 PM UTC.