M1.8 earthquake 10km SE of Lone Pine, CA

Magnitude

1.8 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Wed, Dec 4, 1985, 5:40 AM PST

UTC

1985-12-04 13:40:14 UTC

Depth

4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.531° N, 117.983° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.8 km horizontally, 15.7 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

298°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

11

• Lone Pine, CaliforniaPopulation 2,035. Forecast11 kmSE
• Ridgecrest, CaliforniaPopulation 28,780. Forecast105 kmNNW
• Visalia, CaliforniaPopulation 130,104. Forecast119 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast277 kmN

After

1. 1.75km E of Kernville, CAWed, Dec 4, 4:05 PM PST · 14913 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
2. 1.819km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Dec 4, 8:54 PM PST · 14912 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
3. 1.826km E of Lone Pine, CAThu, Dec 5, 1:58 PM PST · 14912 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
4. 1.519km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Dec 6, 12:00 AM PST · 14911 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
5. 2.28km NNE of Coso Junction, CASat, Dec 7, 7:43 AM PST · 14910 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
6. 1.623km WNW of Inyokern, CASun, Dec 8, 4:26 PM PST · 14909 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
7. 1.616km NE of Little Lake, CAWed, Dec 11, 2:02 PM PST · 14906 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
8. 1.519km ESE of Little Lake, CAWed, Dec 11, 2:42 PM PST · 14906 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
9. 1.77km NNE of Little Lake, CASat, Dec 14, 11:38 PM PST · 14902 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
10. 1.815km E of Coso Junction, CASun, Dec 15, 2:10 AM PST · 14902 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
11. 1.98km NNE of Little Lake, CASun, Dec 15, 3:36 AM PST · 14902 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
12. 1.813km SSW of Olancha, CASun, Dec 15, 7:34 AM PST · 14902 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
13. 2.38km NNE of Coso Junction, CASun, Dec 15, 5:22 PM PST · 14902 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
14. 1.88km NNE of Little Lake, CASun, Dec 15, 9:24 PM PST · 14901 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
15. 3.27km NNE of Olancha, CAMon, Dec 16, 1:09 AM PST · 14901 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
16. 2.28km NNE of Little Lake, CAMon, Dec 16, 1:11 AM PST · 14901 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
17. 1.87km NNE of Olancha, CAMon, Dec 16, 3:52 AM PST · 14901 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
18. 3.08km NNE of Little Lake, CAMon, Dec 16, 5:53 AM PST · 14901 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
19. 2.18km NNE of Little Lake, CAMon, Dec 16, 5:56 AM PST · 14901 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
20. 2.57km NNE of Little Lake, CAMon, Dec 16, 11:40 AM PST · 14901 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
21. 3.17km NNE of Little Lake, CAMon, Dec 16, 3:47 PM PST · 14901 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
22. 1.77km NNE of Little Lake, CAMon, Dec 16, 3:53 PM PST · 14901 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
23. 1.87km NNE of Little Lake, CATue, Dec 17, 2:48 AM PST · 14900 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
24. 1.56km SSW of Little Lake, CATue, Dec 17, 9:08 AM PST · 14900 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
25. 2.48km NNE of Little Lake, CATue, Dec 17, 9:35 AM PST · 14900 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
26. 1.820km NW of Inyokern, CATue, Dec 17, 11:57 AM PST · 14900 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
27. 3.37 km NE of Big Pine, CaliforniaThu, Dec 19, 5:24 AM PST · 14898 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
28. 2.07km NNE of Little Lake, CAFri, Dec 20, 5:51 PM PST · 14897 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
29. 1.68 km ENE of Big Pine, CaliforniaFri, Dec 20, 8:14 PM PST · 14896 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
30. 1.87km NNE of Little Lake, CASat, Dec 21, 12:59 AM PST · 14896 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
31. 2.115km E of Little Lake, CATue, Dec 24, 12:05 PM PST · 14893 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
32. 2.115km E of Little Lake, CATue, Dec 24, 12:11 PM PST · 14893 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
33. 2.314km E of Little Lake, CATue, Dec 24, 12:54 PM PST · 14893 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
34. 2.014km E of Little Lake, CATue, Dec 24, 1:55 PM PST · 14893 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
35. 1.729km W of Olancha, CAThu, Dec 26, 4:03 AM PST · 14891 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
36. 2.07 km NE of Big Pine, CaliforniaFri, Dec 27, 6:39 AM PST · 14890 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
37. 2.734km ENE of Olancha, CAFri, Dec 27, 8:13 PM PST · 14889 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
38. 1.632km W of Olancha, CASun, Dec 29, 5:04 AM PST · 14888 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
39. 1.840km WSW of Stovepipe Wells, CASun, Dec 29, 11:30 PM PST · 14887 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
40. 1.734km SW of Stovepipe Wells, CATue, Dec 31, 3:58 AM PST · 14886 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
41. 1.918 km S of Big Pine, CaliforniaTue, Dec 31, 9:21 PM PST · 14885 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
42. 1.511km SE of Olancha, CAWed, Jan 1, 6:32 AM PST · 14885 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
43. 2.513 km WSW of Wilkerson, CaliforniaThu, Jan 2, 2:10 PM PST · 14884 days ago · -2 km deep · 89 km away
44. 2.39km NNE of Coso Junction, CASun, Jan 5, 8:08 AM PST · 14881 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
45. 1.58km NNE of Coso Junction, CASun, Jan 5, 8:18 AM PST · 14881 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
46. 2.47 km ESE of Wilkerson, CaliforniaMon, Jan 6, 12:45 AM PST · 14880 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
47. 2.910km NW of Kernville, CAFri, Jan 10, 4:12 PM PST · 14876 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
48. 2.018km ESE of Little Lake, CASat, Jan 11, 8:08 AM PST · 14875 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
49. 1.632km ENE of Little Lake, CAMon, Jan 13, 7:18 AM PST · 14873 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away
50. 2.616km NNE of Ridgecrest, CASat, Jan 25, 4:05 PM PST · 14861 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
51. 1.94km NNW of Wofford Heights, CATue, Jan 28, 8:42 PM PST · 14857 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
52. 1.521km WNW of Inyokern, CAWed, Jan 29, 12:04 PM PST · 14857 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
53. 2.317km NE of Coso Junction, CAThu, Jan 30, 6:14 AM PST · 14856 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
54. 2.15km SSE of Independence, CAFri, Jan 31, 12:44 PM PST · 14855 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
55. 1.87km NNE of Little Lake, CASat, Feb 1, 5:40 AM PST · 14854 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away

Before

1. 1.619km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Dec 3, 9:45 PM PST · 14913 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
2. 1.919km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Dec 3, 8:54 PM PST · 14913 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
3. 1.919km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Dec 3, 6:49 PM PST · 14914 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
4. 1.78km NE of Coso Junction, CAMon, Dec 2, 1:52 PM PST · 14915 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
5. 1.916km ENE of Coso Junction, CAMon, Dec 2, 6:09 AM PST · 14915 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
6. 2.06km NW of Wofford Heights, CASat, Nov 30, 11:39 PM PST · 14916 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
7. 1.717km W of Olancha, CAFri, Nov 29, 9:09 AM PST · 14918 days ago · -1 km deep · 35 km away
8. 2.48km NNE of Coso Junction, CAThu, Nov 28, 9:49 PM PST · 14918 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
9. 2.420km W of Olancha, CAThu, Nov 28, 1:26 AM PST · 14919 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
10. 1.519km W of Olancha, CAThu, Nov 28, 12:25 AM PST · 14919 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
11. 1.620km W of Olancha, CATue, Nov 26, 4:50 PM PST · 14921 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
12. 1.616km E of Little Lake, CATue, Nov 26, 2:44 AM PST · 14921 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
13. 2.019km W of Olancha, CASun, Nov 24, 7:21 PM PST · 14923 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
14. 1.523km N of Kernville, CASun, Nov 24, 6:07 AM PST · 14923 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
15. 1.741km SW of Furnace Creek, CASun, Nov 24, 2:51 AM PST · 14923 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
16. 1.717km N of Ridgecrest, CASun, Nov 24, 12:16 AM PST · 14923 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
17. 2.115km NNE of Inyokern, CASat, Nov 23, 6:48 AM PST · 14924 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
18. 1.822 km WNW of Independence, CaliforniaSat, Nov 23, 6:47 AM PST · 14924 days ago · -1 km deep · 57 km away
19. 2.815km NNE of Inyokern, CASat, Nov 23, 6:46 AM PST · 14924 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
20. 1.63 km ENE of Bishop, CaliforniaSat, Nov 23, 4:42 AM PST · 14924 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci133186. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:22 PM UTC.