California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 53km ENE of Big Pine, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 53km ENE of Big Pine, CA on Sat, Jan 19, 1985, 5:14 AM PST (13:14 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 4 km N of Round Valley, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-01-19 13:14:29 UTC
Depth
3.6 km (2.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.302° N, 117.720° 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: 196 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.62 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 15221 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.74 km N of Round Valley, California · 15221 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.95 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 15221 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.610 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15221 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 2.64 km N of Round Valley, California · 15221 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.45 km N of Round Valley, California · 15220 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 3.14 km N of Round Valley, California · 15220 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 1.85 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 15218 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 2.44 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15218 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.54 km N of Round Valley, California · 15218 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 2.55 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 15217 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 2.48 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15217 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 3.32 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 15217 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 2.10 km N of Round Valley, California · 15217 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 1.54 km N of Round Valley, California · 15217 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 1.82 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 15217 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 1.67 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15217 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.96 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15217 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.69 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15217 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 1.84 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 15217 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  21. 1.94 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15217 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 1.84 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15217 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 1.53 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 15216 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 1.63 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 15216 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 1.60 km NNE of Mesa, California · 15216 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  26. 1.94 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15216 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  27. 1.64 km S of Swall Meadows, California · 15216 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  28. 1.55 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 15216 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  29. 1.93 km SSE of Round Valley, California · 15216 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 1.64 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 15216 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  31. 2.04 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 15216 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  32. 2.35 km N of Round Valley, California · 15216 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  33. 1.74 km W of Round Valley, California · 15216 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  34. 2.31 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 15216 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  35. 2.04 km SSW of Swall Meadows, California · 15216 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  36. 2.36 km SSW of Swall Meadows, California · 15216 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  37. 1.84 km N of Round Valley, California · 15215 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  38. 2.15 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 15215 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  39. 1.72 km N of Round Valley, California · 15214 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  40. 2.34 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15214 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  41. 2.14 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15214 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  42. 1.84 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15214 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  43. 2.64 km NW of Round Valley, California · 15214 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  44. 1.86 km S of Aspen Springs, California · 15214 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  45. 1.54 km N of Round Valley, California · 15214 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  46. 1.66 km E of Swall Meadows, California · 15214 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  47. 1.77 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 15213 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  48. 1.61 km SSW of Round Valley, California · 15213 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  49. 1.9California-Nevada border region · 15213 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  50. 2.15 km N of Round Valley, California · 15213 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  51. 2.63 km W of Round Valley, California · 15213 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  52. 2.72 km NW of Round Valley, California · 15212 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  53. 1.71 km ESE of Round Valley, California · 15212 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  54. 2.93 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 15211 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  55. 1.522km NNE of Olancha, CA · 15211 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  56. 2.36 km SSW of Swall Meadows, California · 15211 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  57. 1.66 km SSW of Swall Meadows, California · 15211 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  58. 1.60 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 15211 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  59. 1.810 km SSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15211 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  60. 2.12 km NW of Round Valley, California · 15211 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away

The first 60 of 196.

Before

  1. 2.13 km N of Round Valley, California · 15222 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 2.0California-Nevada border region · 15223 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 2.65 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 15223 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away

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