California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 8km NNW of West Bishop, CA

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 8km NNW of West Bishop, CA on Mon, Nov 11, 2019, 1:23 AM PST (09:23 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 13km W of Toms Place, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2019-11-11 09:23:39 UTC
Depth
9.2 km (5.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.422° N, 118.502° W
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.6 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
184°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 145 in the 60 days after this one and 56 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 145.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73302221. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:05 PM UTC.