California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 4km NW of West Bishop, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 4km NW of West Bishop, CA on Sun, Dec 29, 2019, 4:38 PM PST (00:38 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 13km WNW of Toms Place, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2019-12-30 00:38:06 UTC
Depth
5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.389° N, 118.485° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
194°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 119 in the 60 days after this one and 60 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.821km SE of Bodie, CA · 2471 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.939 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2471 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 2.36km S of Shaver Lake, CA · 2471 days ago · 43 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.722km SE of Bodie, CA · 2470 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 2.341km S of Qualeys Camp, NV · 2470 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 1.73km NW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 2470 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 1.611km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2469 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 1.74km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2469 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 1.541 km ENE of Independence, California · 2469 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.924km SE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 2469 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 2.34km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2468 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 1.84km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2468 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 2.24km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2468 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 1.64km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2468 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 1.91km NNE of Wilkerson, CA · 2468 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 2.114km SW of Toms Place, CA · 2468 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 1.69km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2468 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 2.89km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2468 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 1.933km E of Lee Vining, CA · 2468 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 1.932km E of Lee Vining, CA · 2468 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 1.813km W of Toms Place, CA · 2467 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  22. 1.712km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2467 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  23. 2.032 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 2467 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 1.822km SW of Toms Place, CA · 2467 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  25. 2.120km SE of Bodie, CA · 2466 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  26. 1.522km SW of Toms Place, CA · 2466 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  27. 2.215km SW of Toms Place, CA · 2465 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  28. 1.812km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2464 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  29. 2.012km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2464 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  30. 2.08km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2462 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  31. 1.68km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2462 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  32. 1.720 km SW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2462 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  33. 1.916km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 2462 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  34. 1.716km SW of Toms Place, CA · 2461 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  35. 1.74km W of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2461 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  36. 1.618km SW of Toms Place, CA · 2457 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  37. 2.113km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2456 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  38. 1.712km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2456 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  39. 2.69km WNW of Round Valley, CA · 2454 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  40. 1.97km N of Round Valley, CA · 2454 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  41. 1.813km W of Toms Place, CA · 2452 days ago · -1 km deep · 35 km away
  42. 1.88km S of Wilkerson, CA · 2451 days ago · 18 km deep · 22 km away
  43. 1.63km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2451 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  44. 1.87km WSW of West Bishop, CA · 2450 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  45. 2.14km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2450 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  46. 1.714km SW of West Bishop, CA · 2450 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  47. 1.914km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 2449 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  48. 2.810km N of North Fork, CA · 2449 days ago · 40 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  49. 1.59km WNW of Round Valley, CA · 2448 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  50. 1.611km SW of West Bishop, CA · 2448 days ago · 14 km deep · 13 km away
  51. 1.620km SE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 2447 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  52. 1.512km SSW of Toms Place, CA · 2444 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  53. 1.715km SW of Toms Place, CA · 2444 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  54. 1.96km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2443 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  55. 2.350 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2443 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  56. 1.852 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 2443 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  57. 1.54km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 2442 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  58. 1.66km SSW of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2441 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  59. 1.612km SSW of Toms Place, CA · 2441 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  60. 2.015km W of Toms Place, CA · 2440 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away

The first 60 of 119.

Before

  1. 1.629km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2471 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 1.629km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2471 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 1.629km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2471 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 2.329km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2471 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 2.821km SE of Bodie, CA · 2472 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.655 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2473 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.512km WNW of Toms Place, CA · 2474 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 1.812km WNW of Toms Place, CA · 2474 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 1.712km WNW of Toms Place, CA · 2474 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 1.814km WNW of Toms Place, CA · 2474 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 3.613km W of Toms Place, CA · 2474 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 165
  12. 1.651 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2475 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 2.513km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2476 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.660 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 2477 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 2.48km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 2477 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.011km SSW of Wilkerson, CA · 2478 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 1.88km SSW of Wilkerson, CA · 2478 days ago · 14 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 2.716km SW of Toms Place, CA · 2478 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.710km W of Round Valley, CA · 2479 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 1.548 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2479 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73321221 (also filed as nn00714214). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 5:17 AM UTC.