California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 10 km SE of Buck Meadows, California

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 10 km SE of Buck Meadows, California on Thu, Dec 19, 1985, 11:58 AM PST (19:58 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 6 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1985-12-19 19:58:05 UTC
Depth
4.5 km (2.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.736° N, 119.994° 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 1.7 km horizontally, 10.9 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
110°
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 46 in the 60 days after this one and 37 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.24 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14896 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.74 km NNE of Ripon, California · 14895 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.88 km E of Greeley Hill, California · 14895 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.910 km ENE of Buck Meadows, California · 14893 days ago · 31 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 2.36 km ESE of Greeley Hill, California · 14892 days ago · 21 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 2.110 km S of Yosemite Valley, California · 14891 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 1.922 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14889 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 1.88 km ESE of Greeley Hill, California · 14889 days ago · 28 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 1.917 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14889 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 2.316 km W of Yosemite Lakes, California · 14883 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 1.620 km NE of Bass Lake, California · 14880 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.614 km E of Mono City, California · 14879 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.97 km N of Shaver Lake, California · 14876 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 2.63 km NW of Shaver Lake, California · 14874 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 2.215 km SE of Catheys Valley, California · 14874 days ago · 20 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 1.914 km E of Mono City, California · 14870 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.67 km S of El Portal, California · 14870 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 1.515 km E of Mono City, California · 14869 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.613 km E of Mono City, California · 14869 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 2.19 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14869 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 2.416 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14869 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  22. 1.89 km SSW of Yosemite Valley, California · 14868 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  23. 2.711 km WNW of Yosemite Valley, California · 14868 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  24. 2.112 km SSE of Catheys Valley, California · 14867 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  25. 2.08 km NNE of Bear Valley, California · 14862 days ago · 29 km deep · 14 km away
  26. 2.78 km ESE of Bass Lake, California · 14862 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
  27. 3.16 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14860 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 1.613 km NW of Yosemite Lakes, California · 14860 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  29. 1.86 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14858 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  30. 2.76 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14858 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  31. 1.66 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14857 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 1.78 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14855 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  33. 1.98 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14855 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  34. 1.68 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14855 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  35. 2.48 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14854 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  36. 1.62 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14853 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  37. 1.78 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14853 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  38. 1.614 km SSE of Catheys Valley, California · 14852 days ago · 19 km deep · 47 km away
  39. 1.68 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14850 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  40. 1.814 km SSE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14846 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  41. 1.99 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14846 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  42. 1.76 km ESE of Catheys Valley, California · 14845 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  43. 2.69 km ENE of Buck Meadows, California · 14845 days ago · 27 km deep · 14 km away
  44. 2.26 km ESE of Buck Meadows, California · 14844 days ago · 17 km deep · 6 km away
  45. 1.89 km NNW of Wawona, California · 14844 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  46. 1.95 km WSW of Fairmead, California · 14842 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 2.611 km ESE of Buck Meadows, California · 14899 days ago · 24 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 2.210 km E of Buck Meadows, California · 14901 days ago · 29 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 2.3Central California · 14902 days ago · 19 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.212 km NE of Bear Valley, California · 14904 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 1.710 km E of Buck Meadows, California · 14905 days ago · 28 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 1.64 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14906 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.615 km SSW of Walker, California · 14906 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 2.310 km E of Buck Meadows, California · 14907 days ago · 29 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 2.110 km ENE of Buck Meadows, California · 14907 days ago · 29 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 2.14 km S of Buck Meadows, California · 14907 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 1.812 km SE of Buck Meadows, California · 14907 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.88 km SSE of Buck Meadows, California · 14908 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 1.811 km SE of Buck Meadows, California · 14908 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 2.111 km SE of Buck Meadows, California · 14908 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 1.815 km ESE of Bridgeport, California · 14909 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 3.515 km ESE of Bridgeport, California · 14909 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 2.010 km E of Buck Meadows, California · 14909 days ago · 30 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 3.39 km E of Buck Meadows, California · 14909 days ago · 27 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 1.711 km NNE of Bass Lake, California · 14909 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 1.518 km SE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14910 days ago · 20 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc61845. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:39 AM UTC.