California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 12 km NE of Bear Valley, California

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 12 km NE of Bear Valley, California on Sat, Dec 14, 1985, 2:40 AM PST (10:40 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 Central California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-12-14 10:40:25 UTC
Depth
4.4 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.629° N, 120.006° 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, 7.9 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
109°
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 43 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.3Central California · 14891 days ago · 19 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 2.210 km E of Buck Meadows, California · 14889 days ago · 29 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 2.611 km ESE of Buck Meadows, California · 14887 days ago · 24 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 2.210 km SE of Buck Meadows, California · 14887 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 2.24 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14885 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.74 km NNE of Ripon, California · 14884 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.88 km E of Greeley Hill, California · 14884 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 1.910 km ENE of Buck Meadows, California · 14882 days ago · 31 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 2.36 km ESE of Greeley Hill, California · 14881 days ago · 21 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 2.110 km S of Yosemite Valley, California · 14880 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 1.922 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14878 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 1.88 km ESE of Greeley Hill, California · 14877 days ago · 28 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 1.917 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14877 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 2.316 km W of Yosemite Lakes, California · 14871 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 1.620 km NE of Bass Lake, California · 14869 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 1.97 km N of Shaver Lake, California · 14865 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 2.63 km NW of Shaver Lake, California · 14862 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 2.215 km SE of Catheys Valley, California · 14862 days ago · 20 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 1.67 km S of El Portal, California · 14858 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 2.19 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14857 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 2.416 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14857 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  22. 1.89 km SSW of Yosemite Valley, California · 14857 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  23. 2.711 km WNW of Yosemite Valley, California · 14857 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  24. 2.112 km SSE of Catheys Valley, California · 14855 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  25. 2.08 km NNE of Bear Valley, California · 14851 days ago · 29 km deep · 8 km away
  26. 2.78 km ESE of Bass Lake, California · 14851 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  27. 3.16 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14849 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 1.613 km NW of Yosemite Lakes, California · 14848 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  29. 1.86 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14847 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  30. 2.76 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14847 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  31. 1.66 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14846 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  32. 1.78 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14844 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  33. 1.98 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14844 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  34. 1.68 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14844 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  35. 2.48 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14843 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  36. 1.62 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14842 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  37. 1.78 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14841 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  38. 1.614 km SSE of Catheys Valley, California · 14841 days ago · 19 km deep · 35 km away
  39. 1.68 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14839 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  40. 1.814 km SSE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14835 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  41. 1.76 km ESE of Catheys Valley, California · 14834 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  42. 2.69 km ENE of Buck Meadows, California · 14834 days ago · 27 km deep · 26 km away
  43. 2.26 km ESE of Buck Meadows, California · 14833 days ago · 17 km deep · 18 km away

Before

  1. 1.710 km E of Buck Meadows, California · 14894 days ago · 28 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 1.64 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14895 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.615 km SSW of Walker, California · 14895 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 2.310 km E of Buck Meadows, California · 14895 days ago · 29 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 2.110 km ENE of Buck Meadows, California · 14896 days ago · 29 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 2.14 km S of Buck Meadows, California · 14896 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 1.812 km SE of Buck Meadows, California · 14896 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 1.88 km SSE of Buck Meadows, California · 14897 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 1.811 km SE of Buck Meadows, California · 14897 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 2.111 km SE of Buck Meadows, California · 14897 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 2.010 km E of Buck Meadows, California · 14898 days ago · 30 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 3.39 km E of Buck Meadows, California · 14898 days ago · 27 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 1.711 km NNE of Bass Lake, California · 14898 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 1.518 km SE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14898 days ago · 20 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 1.98 km SE of Bear Valley, California · 14898 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 1.710 km SE of Greeley Hill, California · 14899 days ago · 19 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 2.111 km SE of Catheys Valley, California · 14899 days ago · 22 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 1.710 km E of Buck Meadows, California · 14900 days ago · 30 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 2.68 km S of Merced, California · 14901 days ago · 16 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 1.910 km ENE of Buck Meadows, California · 14903 days ago · 32 km deep · 24 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc61444. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:29 PM UTC.