California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 9km ESE of Lone Pine, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 9km ESE of Lone Pine, CA on Mon, Jul 15, 1985, 7:57 AM PDT (14:57 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 16km ESE of Little Lake, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-07-15 14:57:48 UTC
Depth
4.4 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.558° N, 117.972° 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.

Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
302°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
0

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 90 in the 60 days after this one and 36 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 90.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci70588. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 5:20 PM UTC.