California earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 10 km S of Bootjack, California

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 10 km S of Bootjack, California on Wed, Jun 19, 1985, 12:38 PM PDT (19:38 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 8 km ESE of Friant, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-06-19 19:38:17 UTC
Depth
23.0 km (14.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.367° N, 119.891° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
181°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
14

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 95 in the 60 days after this one and 40 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 95.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc49845. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 2:18 AM UTC.