M1.6 earthquake 17km ENE of Coso Junction, CA

Magnitude

1.6 (mc), micro

Local time

Thu, Oct 17, 1985, 11:00 PM PDT

UTC

1985-10-18 06:00:33 UTC

Depth

4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.128° N, 117.785° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

240°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

0

• Searles Valley, CaliforniaPopulation 1,739. Forecast53 kmNW
• Ridgecrest, CaliforniaPopulation 28,780. Forecast57 kmN
• Visalia, CaliforniaPopulation 130,104. Forecast137 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast235 kmN

After

1. 1.817km NNE of Olancha, CASat, Oct 19, 11:07 PM PDT · 14947 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
2. 2.126km ESE of Lone Pine, CASun, Oct 20, 4:12 PM PDT · 14947 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
3. 1.57km NNE of Coso Junction, CASun, Oct 20, 8:11 PM PDT · 14947 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
4. 1.87km NNE of Coso Junction, CAMon, Oct 21, 2:09 AM PDT · 14946 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
5. 1.626km N of Kernville, CAMon, Oct 21, 8:40 PM PDT · 14946 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
6. 1.78km NE of Coso Junction, CATue, Oct 22, 5:10 AM PDT · 14945 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
7. 2.224km NNE of California City, CATue, Oct 22, 6:16 PM PDT · 14945 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
8. 1.99km N of Coso Junction, CAThu, Oct 24, 12:16 PM PDT · 14943 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
9. 1.77km NNE of Coso Junction, CAThu, Oct 24, 9:35 PM PDT · 14943 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
10. 1.67km NNE of Coso Junction, CAFri, Oct 25, 5:29 AM PDT · 14942 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
11. 2.510km N of Olancha, CAFri, Oct 25, 5:43 PM PDT · 14942 days ago · -1 km deep · 32 km away
12. 2.529km W of Olancha, CAMon, Oct 28, 5:44 AM PST · 14939 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
13. 2.530km W of Olancha, CAMon, Oct 28, 8:22 AM PST · 14939 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
14. 1.613km NNE of Inyokern, CATue, Oct 29, 10:20 AM PST · 14938 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
15. 2.019km S of Bodfish, CAWed, Oct 30, 6:12 AM PST · 14937 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
16. 2.84km NNE of Little Lake, CAThu, Oct 31, 5:05 AM PST · 14936 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
17. 1.711km SSE of Bodfish, CASat, Nov 2, 2:36 AM PST · 14934 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
18. 1.719km WSW of Olancha, CASun, Nov 3, 1:39 AM PST · 14933 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
19. 1.818km WSW of Olancha, CASun, Nov 3, 6:53 AM PST · 14933 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
20. 2.119km W of Olancha, CASun, Nov 3, 1:46 PM PST · 14933 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
21. 1.819km W of Olancha, CASun, Nov 3, 11:09 PM PST · 14932 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
22. 1.819km W of Olancha, CAMon, Nov 4, 11:49 AM PST · 14932 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
23. 2.519km WSW of Olancha, CAMon, Nov 4, 9:26 PM PST · 14931 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
24. 1.619km W of Olancha, CATue, Nov 5, 6:31 AM PST · 14931 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
25. 1.720km W of Olancha, CATue, Nov 5, 8:51 AM PST · 14931 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
26. 1.610km NNW of Olancha, CATue, Nov 5, 8:52 AM PST · 14931 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
27. 3.323km N of Kernville, CATue, Nov 5, 2:06 PM PST · 14931 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
28. 1.923km N of Kernville, CATue, Nov 5, 2:39 PM PST · 14931 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
29. 2.223km N of Kernville, CATue, Nov 5, 2:45 PM PST · 14931 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
30. 1.619km WSW of Olancha, CATue, Nov 5, 11:21 PM PST · 14930 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
31. 1.522km ENE of Coso Junction, CAWed, Nov 6, 10:32 AM PST · 14930 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
32. 1.523km N of Kernville, CAWed, Nov 6, 8:45 PM PST · 14929 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
33. 1.818km ENE of Coso Junction, CAThu, Nov 7, 12:05 PM PST · 14929 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
34. 1.617km WSW of Olancha, CAFri, Nov 8, 4:12 AM PST · 14928 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
35. 1.836km WSW of Olancha, CAFri, Nov 8, 9:53 AM PST · 14928 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
36. 1.68km NE of Coso Junction, CAFri, Nov 8, 11:12 AM PST · 14928 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
37. 1.97km NNE of Coso Junction, CAFri, Nov 8, 9:55 PM PST · 14927 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
38. 1.719km W of Olancha, CASat, Nov 9, 2:24 PM PST · 14927 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
39. 2.614km WNW of Johannesburg, CASun, Nov 10, 7:50 AM PST · 14926 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
40. 1.717km SE of Lone Pine, CAMon, Nov 11, 6:42 AM PST · 14925 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
41. 1.620km W of Olancha, CAMon, Nov 11, 8:04 AM PST · 14925 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
42. 1.736km W of Olancha, CAMon, Nov 11, 10:20 AM PST · 14925 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
43. 1.820km W of Olancha, CATue, Nov 12, 9:05 AM PST · 14924 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
44. 1.928km SW of Independence, CAWed, Nov 13, 4:15 AM PST · 14923 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
45. 1.59km ENE of Coso Junction, CAWed, Nov 13, 4:44 AM PST · 14923 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
46. 1.56km S of Johannesburg, CAWed, Nov 13, 6:46 AM PST · 14923 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
47. 1.83km SSE of Kernville, CAWed, Nov 13, 10:34 AM PST · 14923 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
48. 1.520km W of Olancha, CAWed, Nov 13, 8:31 PM PST · 14923 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
49. 2.68km ENE of Coso Junction, CAWed, Nov 13, 11:01 PM PST · 14922 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
50. 2.519km W of Olancha, CAThu, Nov 14, 7:35 PM PST · 14922 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
51. 1.622km SSW of Little Lake, CAThu, Nov 14, 11:11 PM PST · 14921 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
52. 1.823km N of Kernville, CASat, Nov 16, 2:23 AM PST · 14920 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
53. 1.715km W of Johannesburg, CASat, Nov 16, 6:59 AM PST · 14920 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
54. 1.620km W of Olancha, CASun, Nov 17, 7:13 AM PST · 14919 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
55. 3.242km SE of Three Rivers, CASun, Nov 17, 11:53 PM PST · 14918 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
56. 1.831km W of Olancha, CATue, Nov 19, 10:20 AM PST · 14917 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
57. 1.517km SW of Olancha, CAWed, Nov 20, 3:37 AM PST · 14916 days ago · -1 km deep · 29 km away
58. 2.014km ENE of Little Lake, CAWed, Nov 20, 6:37 PM PST · 14916 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
59. 1.522km NNE of California City, CAThu, Nov 21, 6:42 AM PST · 14915 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
60. 2.017km NNE of Trona, CAFri, Nov 22, 5:13 AM PST · 14914 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away

The first 60 of 118.

Before

1. 2.615km SSE of Bodfish, CAThu, Oct 17, 6:39 AM PDT · 14950 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
2. 2.016km ENE of Coso Junction, CAWed, Oct 16, 12:51 AM PDT · 14951 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
3. 1.68km NNE of Coso Junction, CATue, Oct 15, 11:13 AM PDT · 14952 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
4. 1.612km NE of Coso Junction, CASun, Oct 13, 2:31 AM PDT · 14954 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
5. 1.98km NNE of Coso Junction, CASun, Oct 13, 2:14 AM PDT · 14954 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
6. 2.318km ENE of Little Lake, CAFri, Oct 11, 12:36 AM PDT · 14956 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
7. 1.612km NE of Kernville, CAWed, Oct 9, 12:30 PM PDT · 14958 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
8. 1.610km ENE of Kernville, CAWed, Oct 9, 10:26 AM PDT · 14958 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
9. 2.310km ENE of Kernville, CAWed, Oct 9, 10:14 AM PDT · 14958 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
10. 2.33km NNE of Lake Isabella, CAMon, Oct 7, 11:03 PM PDT · 14959 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
11. 1.68km NNE of Coso Junction, CASun, Oct 6, 6:08 AM PDT · 14961 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
12. 2.310km W of Coso Junction, CASun, Oct 6, 4:57 AM PDT · 14961 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
13. 2.114km N of Kernville, CASun, Oct 6, 3:09 AM PDT · 14961 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
14. 2.423km N of Searles Valley, CAThu, Oct 3, 6:36 PM PDT · 14964 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
15. 1.618km E of Little Lake, CAWed, Oct 2, 5:34 PM PDT · 14965 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
16. 1.713km SSE of Bodfish, CAWed, Oct 2, 1:46 AM PDT · 14965 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
17. 1.513km SE of Olancha, CATue, Oct 1, 7:40 PM PDT · 14966 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
18. 2.99km NNE of Coso Junction, CAThu, Sep 26, 9:14 AM PDT · 14971 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
19. 1.524km NE of Olancha, CATue, Sep 24, 8:37 AM PDT · 14973 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
20. 2.126km ESE of Lone Pine, CAMon, Sep 23, 10:43 PM PDT · 14973 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci124621. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:09 PM UTC.