California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 61km E of Big Pine, CA

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 61km E of Big Pine, CA on Sat, Aug 24, 1985, 1:14 AM PDT (08:14 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 61km E of Big Pine, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-08-24 08:14:59 UTC
Depth
4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.231° N, 117.607° 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.

Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
217°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
0

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 55 in the 60 days after this one and 39 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.561km E of Big Pine, CA · 15004 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.67 km ESE of Swall Meadows, California · 15002 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 2.13 km NW of Swall Meadows, California · 15002 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 2.02 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 15002 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 2.13 km WSW of Round Valley, California · 15001 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 2.120 km SSE of Dyer, Nevada · 15001 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 4.53 km WSW of Round Valley, California · 15001 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 2.73 km WSW of Round Valley, California · 15001 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 1.63 km WSW of Round Valley, California · 15001 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.63 km WSW of Round Valley, California · 15001 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.63 km WSW of Round Valley, California · 15001 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 1.83 km WSW of Round Valley, California · 15001 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 2.03 km WSW of Round Valley, California · 15001 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 2.23 km NW of Swall Meadows, California · 14998 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 1.55 km SSW of Swall Meadows, California · 14997 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 1.73 km NW of Swall Meadows, California · 14997 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 2.93 km WSW of Round Valley, California · 14997 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 2.63 km WSW of Round Valley, California · 14997 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 1.93 km WSW of Round Valley, California · 14997 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 2.23 km WSW of Round Valley, California · 14997 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 1.64 km N of Round Valley, California · 14996 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 1.75 km SSW of Swall Meadows, California · 14996 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 3.722 km E of Big Pine, California · 14995 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  24. 1.84 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 14994 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  25. 1.81 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14992 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 2.417km NNW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 14990 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  27. 1.92 km W of Swall Meadows, California · 14989 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 2.14 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 14984 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  29. 1.94 km S of Swall Meadows, California · 14981 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  30. 1.83 km WSW of Round Valley, California · 14980 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 3.56 km SW of Swall Meadows, California · 14979 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  32. 3.61 km ENE of Round Valley, California · 14976 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  33. 1.61 km ENE of Round Valley, California · 14976 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  34. 2.84 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 14975 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  35. 2.62 km SSE of Round Valley, California · 14975 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  36. 1.65 km N of Round Valley, California · 14974 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  37. 3.65 km S of Swall Meadows, California · 14974 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  38. 1.85 km NW of Round Valley, California · 14973 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  39. 2.126km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 14973 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  40. 1.524km NE of Olancha, CA · 14973 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  41. 1.82 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 14971 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  42. 1.65 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 14970 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  43. 1.91 km ENE of Round Valley, California · 14968 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  44. 2.13 km N of Round Valley, California · 14962 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  45. 2.14 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 14962 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  46. 2.418 km S of Big Pine, California · 14956 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  47. 2.23 km NW of Swall Meadows, California · 14955 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  48. 1.73 km NW of Swall Meadows, California · 14955 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  49. 1.83 km NW of Swall Meadows, California · 14955 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  50. 1.512 km SSW of Round Valley, California · 14954 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  51. 2.26 km ENE of Mesa, California · 14954 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  52. 1.51 km WNW of Swall Meadows, California · 14947 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  53. 1.817km NNE of Olancha, CA · 14947 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  54. 1.64 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 14947 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  55. 2.126km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 14946 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 1.62 km NW of Round Valley, California · 15005 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 2.42 km SSE of Round Valley, California · 15006 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.62 km SSE of Round Valley, California · 15006 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.92 km SSE of Round Valley, California · 15006 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 3.5California-Nevada border region · 15006 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.82 km NNW of Mesa, California · 15006 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 3.251km SSW of Tonopah, NV · 15006 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 2.848km SSW of Tonopah, NV · 15006 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 2.651km SSW of Tonopah, NV · 15006 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 4.019 km SW of Goldfield, Nevada · 15006 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 2.548km S of Tonopah, NV · 15006 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 3.010 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 15006 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 1.74 km S of Swall Meadows, California · 15006 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 2.04 km ESE of Bishop, California · 15007 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 1.66 km NNE of Mesa, California · 15010 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 1.77 km N of Mesa, California · 15010 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 2.15 km NNE of Mesa, California · 15011 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 1.85 km NW of Round Valley, California · 15011 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 1.81 km SSW of Round Valley, California · 15012 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.55 km NE of Mesa, California · 15013 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci111039. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:20 AM UTC.