California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 9 km N of Bear Valley, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 9 km N of Bear Valley, California on Wed, Sep 25, 1985, 3:35 AM PDT (10:35 UTC), 23 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 11 km E of Buck Meadows, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1985-09-25 10:35:11 UTC
Depth
23.5 km (14.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.653° N, 120.113° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.8 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
182°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.86 km NW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14980 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.95 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14978 days ago · -2 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 2.013 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14977 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.64 km W of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14974 days ago · -2 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 2.18 km E of Bear Valley, California · 14964 days ago · 31 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 1.721 km SE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14963 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 1.919 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14963 days ago · 22 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 1.65 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14958 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.55 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14957 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.212 km WSW of Ahwahnee, California · 14948 days ago · 37 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 2.120 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14946 days ago · 22 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 2.26 km NNW of Biola, California · 14945 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 2.320 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14941 days ago · 21 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 1.611 km W of Big Creek, California · 14939 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 1.628 km SE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14931 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 1.912 km ENE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14929 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 2.811 km E of Buck Meadows, California · 14924 days ago · 31 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 1.74 km ESE of Columbia, California · 14923 days ago · 20 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 1.97 km ESE of El Portal, California · 14923 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 2.14 km ENE of Shaver Lake, California · 14922 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 1.611 km WNW of Bear Valley, California · 14981 days ago · 16 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 1.97 km WSW of June Lake, California · 14983 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 2.05 km W of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14985 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.523 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14988 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 2.05 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14989 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 2.215 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14990 days ago · 18 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 1.88 km SSE of Bear Valley, California · 14999 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 1.95 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15006 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.918 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 15007 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 2.17 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15007 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 2.45 km W of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15009 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc56427. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:40 AM UTC.