An earthquake of magnitude 3.8 occurred only 6 minutes ago 36 miles northeast of Bishop, Nevada, United States, the United States Geological Survey reported.The quake hit at a shallow depth of 9.9 miles beneath the epicenter near Bishop, Inyo County, California, USA, early morning on Sunday, April 19th, 2026, at 5:44 am local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.A second report was later issued by The Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS), which listed it as a magnitude 3.8 earthquake as well.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter. Weak shaking might have been felt in Dyer (pop. 260) located 10 miles from the epicenter.Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek (pop. 2,600) located 35 miles from the epicenter, Bishop (pop. 3,800) 36 miles away, West Bishop (pop. 2,600) 38 miles away, Big Pine (pop. 1,800) 46 miles away, and Tonopah (pop. 2,500) 48 miles away. In Mammoth Lakes (pop. 7,900, 52 miles away), and Hawthorne (pop. 3,300, 58 miles away), the quake was probably not felt.Earthquake data: Date & time: Apr 19, 2026 05:44 am (GMT -7) local time (19 Apr 2026 12:44 GMT)Magnitude: 3.8Depth: 15.95 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 37.81°N / 118.05°W (Esmeralda County, Nevada, United States)Primary data source: USGS