M2.3 earthquake 4km SE of Frazier Park, CA

Magnitude

2.3 (mc), micro

Local time

Wed, Mar 20, 1985, 7:59 AM PST

UTC

1985-03-20 15:59:17 UTC

Depth

12.8 km (8.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.796° N, 118.920° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

66°

Stations used

0

• Frazier Park, CaliforniaPopulation 2,691. Forecast4 kmSE
• Castaic, CaliforniaPopulation 19,015. Forecast44 kmNW
• Valencia, CaliforniaPopulation 148,456. Forecast48 kmNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast103 kmNW

After

1. 2.622km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Mar 20, 12:52 PM PST · 15161 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
2. 2.27km WSW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Mar 22, 2:41 AM PST · 15159 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
3. 1.616km NE of Grapevine, CASat, Mar 23, 8:39 AM PST · 15158 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
4. 2.110km SSW of Carpinteria, CASun, Mar 24, 9:19 PM PST · 15156 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
5. 2.017km WNW of Malibu, CATue, Mar 26, 10:59 AM PST · 15155 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
6. 2.12km NNW of Bodfish, CAWed, Mar 27, 5:34 PM PST · 15153 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
7. 1.815km SSW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Mar 27, 10:39 PM PST · 15153 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
8. 1.711km SW of Rosedale, CAThu, Mar 28, 4:48 AM PST · 15153 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
9. 1.54km W of Frazier Park, CASat, Mar 30, 12:43 AM PST · 15151 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
10. 2.49km SE of Leona Valley, CASat, Mar 30, 1:25 AM PST · 15151 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
11. 4.14km NE of Santa Paula, CATue, Apr 2, 8:04 PM PST · 15147 days ago · 24 km deep · 48 km away
12. 2.64km NE of Santa Paula, CATue, Apr 2, 8:10 PM PST · 15147 days ago · 18 km deep · 47 km away
13. 2.65km NNE of Santa Paula, CATue, Apr 2, 8:20 PM PST · 15147 days ago · 17 km deep · 46 km away
14. 1.915km NNW of Grapevine, CAThu, Apr 4, 9:53 PM PST · 15145 days ago · 20 km deep · 31 km away
15. 1.615km N of Grapevine, CASun, Apr 7, 9:12 AM PST · 15143 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
16. 3.412km WNW of Malibu, CASun, Apr 7, 5:09 PM PST · 15142 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
17. 2.412km WNW of Malibu, CASun, Apr 7, 5:21 PM PST · 15142 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
18. 1.528km SSE of Bodfish, CASun, Apr 7, 10:21 PM PST · 15142 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
19. 2.014km WNW of Malibu, CAMon, Apr 8, 1:15 AM PST · 15142 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
20. 3.012km WNW of Malibu, CAMon, Apr 8, 5:20 AM PST · 15142 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
21. 1.913km WNW of Malibu, CAMon, Apr 8, 8:23 AM PST · 15142 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
22. 1.620km SSW of Maricopa, CAMon, Apr 8, 3:50 PM PST · 15142 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
23. 1.914km WNW of Malibu, CATue, Apr 9, 2:28 PM PST · 15141 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
24. 1.66km SSW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Apr 10, 4:45 AM PST · 15140 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
25. 2.021km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Apr 10, 10:46 AM PST · 15140 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
26. 2.115km NE of Lamont, CAWed, Apr 10, 3:00 PM PST · 15140 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
27. 1.62km NW of Frazier Park, CAThu, Apr 11, 1:59 PM PST · 15139 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
28. 1.62km NNE of West Hills, CAFri, Apr 12, 1:15 AM PST · 15138 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
29. 1.92km NNW of Frazier Park, CASat, Apr 13, 2:51 PM PST · 15137 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
30. 1.88km WSW of Frazier Park, CASun, Apr 14, 2:28 AM PST · 15136 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
31. 1.914km E of Oildale, CAMon, Apr 15, 4:10 AM PST · 15135 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
32. 1.814km E of Oildale, CAMon, Apr 15, 4:11 AM PST · 15135 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
33. 1.823km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Apr 15, 5:48 AM PST · 15135 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
34. 1.97km SW of Malibu Beach, CAMon, Apr 15, 3:40 PM PST · 15135 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
35. 2.510km NW of Grapevine, CATue, Apr 16, 9:30 PM PST · 15133 days ago · 16 km deep · 25 km away
36. 1.927km NE of Arvin, CAWed, Apr 17, 7:49 AM PST · 15133 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
37. 2.812km WNW of Malibu, CASat, Apr 20, 7:33 AM PST · 15130 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
38. 1.926km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Apr 20, 10:15 AM PST · 15130 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
39. 1.68km N of Grapevine, CASun, Apr 21, 1:16 PM PST · 15129 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
40. 1.913km WNW of Malibu, CAMon, Apr 22, 6:53 PM PST · 15127 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
41. 1.814km NNE of Grapevine, CATue, Apr 23, 6:04 AM PST · 15127 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
42. 1.55km NE of Altadena, CAThu, Apr 25, 10:38 PM PST · 15124 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
43. 1.721km S of Bodfish, CASat, Apr 27, 5:10 PM PST · 15122 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
44. 1.69km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Apr 28, 3:51 AM PDT · 15122 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
45. 1.714km N of Castaic, CASun, Apr 28, 5:52 PM PDT · 15121 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
46. 1.919km NNW of Fillmore, CASun, Apr 28, 8:11 PM PDT · 15121 days ago · 14 km deep · 27 km away
47. 1.612km S of Agua Dulce, CAMon, Apr 29, 10:59 PM PDT · 15120 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
48. 1.94km WSW of Frazier Park, CATue, Apr 30, 7:33 AM PDT · 15120 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
49. 1.620km SE of Bodfish, CAWed, May 1, 2:04 PM PDT · 15119 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
50. 2.210km SW of Carpinteria, CAWed, May 1, 3:25 PM PDT · 15119 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
51. 2.220km ESE of Bodfish, CAThu, May 2, 1:04 AM PDT · 15118 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
52. 1.69km NNW of Grapevine, CAFri, May 3, 5:10 PM PDT · 15117 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
53. 2.218km SSE of Carpinteria, CAFri, May 3, 10:01 PM PDT · 15116 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
54. 2.014km NE of Carpinteria, CASat, May 4, 2:59 AM PDT · 15116 days ago · 21 km deep · 57 km away
55. 4.416km SE of Buttonwillow, CAMon, May 6, 4:14 PM PDT · 15114 days ago · 24 km deep · 68 km away
56. 1.817km WSW of Rosedale, CAMon, May 6, 6:17 PM PDT · 15113 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
57. 2.317km SE of Buttonwillow, CATue, May 7, 12:30 AM PDT · 15113 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
58. 1.718km ESE of Bodfish, CATue, May 7, 11:49 AM PDT · 15113 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
59. 2.518km SSE of Carpinteria, CAWed, May 8, 12:17 AM PDT · 15112 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
60. 2.416km SE of Buttonwillow, CAWed, May 8, 2:44 AM PDT · 15112 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away

The first 60 of 108.

Before

1. 2.623km SSW of Bodfish, CAMon, Mar 18, 2:59 AM PST · 15163 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
2. 2.17km SE of Las Flores, CAMon, Mar 18, 1:29 AM PST · 15163 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
3. 2.78km SE of Las Flores, CASun, Mar 17, 11:43 PM PST · 15163 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
4. 1.916km WSW of Lamont, CASun, Mar 17, 9:03 PM PST · 15163 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away
5. 1.926km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Mar 17, 7:34 PM PST · 15163 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
6. 1.51km ESE of Valencia, CASat, Mar 16, 10:20 PM PST · 15164 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
7. 2.014km SW of Lamont, CASat, Mar 16, 10:34 AM PST · 15165 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
8. 1.65km ESE of Santa Clarita, CAWed, Mar 13, 6:49 AM PST · 15168 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
9. 1.921km NW of Grapevine, CATue, Mar 12, 9:40 PM PST · 15168 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
10. 1.913km W of Ojai, CAMon, Mar 11, 3:56 PM PST · 15170 days ago · 22 km deep · 56 km away
11. 2.013km W of Ojai, CAMon, Mar 11, 3:34 PM PST · 15170 days ago · 22 km deep · 56 km away
12. 1.610km NNE of Sunland, CASun, Mar 10, 4:51 AM PST · 15171 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
13. 1.911km ESE of Lake Isabella, CASun, Mar 10, 2:06 AM PST · 15171 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
14. 1.75km NNW of Pacoima, CASat, Mar 9, 11:39 PM PST · 15171 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
15. 1.711km E of Santa Clarita, CAFri, Mar 8, 3:35 PM PST · 15173 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
16. 2.116km NNW of Grapevine, CATue, Mar 5, 7:15 AM PST · 15176 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away
17. 2.617km NNW of Grapevine, CATue, Mar 5, 4:28 AM PST · 15176 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
18. 2.915km SW of Thousand Oaks, CAMon, Mar 4, 9:15 PM PST · 15176 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
19. 3.27km SE of Las Flores, CAMon, Mar 4, 3:51 AM PST · 15177 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
20. 1.711km SE of Tehachapi, CASun, Mar 3, 1:40 PM PST · 15178 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci62870. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:13 PM UTC.