California earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 11 km ENE of Bishop, California

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 11 km ENE of Bishop, California on Thu, Jan 3, 2002, 3:08 PM PST (23:08 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 2 km E of Mesa, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from: Northern California Seismic System
Local time: Thu, Jan 3, 2002, 3:08 PM PST
UTC: 2002-01-03 23:08:06 UTC
Depth: 3.0 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 37.388° N, 118.271° W
Region: California
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.55	Md, duration	Northern California Seismic System	Preferred · Final · ±0.11 · 26 stations
2.7	Md, duration	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed
2.6	ML, local (Richter)	Nevada Seismological Laboratory	Reviewed

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 1.1 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.11
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 207°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 89 in the 60 days after this one and 57 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 89.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc21207890 (also filed as nn00042742, usp000avst). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:18 PM UTC.