California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 8 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 8 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California on Sun, Oct 13, 1985, 6:34 PM PDT (01:34 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 8 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-10-14 01:34:50 UTC
Depth
3.9 km (2.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.609° N, 118.889° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
78°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 138 in the 60 days after this one and 60 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.38 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14954 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.814 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14953 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 1.65 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14950 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 1.615 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14949 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 1.55 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14949 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 1.97 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14949 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.51 km WNW of Swall Meadows, California · 14948 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 1.68 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14948 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.64 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 14947 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 1.88 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14947 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 1.89 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14947 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 2.112 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14945 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 1.62 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 14943 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 2.24 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 14943 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 1.63 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 14943 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 1.58 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14941 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  17. 2.212 km WSW of Ahwahnee, California · 14940 days ago · 37 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 2.212 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14939 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 2.118 km S of Big Pine, California · 14939 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 2.120 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14938 days ago · 22 km deep · 42 km away
  21. 1.922 km SW of Wilkerson, California · 14936 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  22. 2.43 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 14936 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  23. 2.213 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14936 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  24. 1.99 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14935 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  25. 1.86 km S of Aspen Springs, California · 14935 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  26. 1.812 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14935 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  27. 1.512 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14935 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  28. 1.632 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 14934 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  29. 1.512 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14934 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  30. 1.511 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14934 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  31. 2.811 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14934 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  32. 3.011 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14934 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  33. 1.87 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14934 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  34. 2.10 km W of Round Valley, California · 14933 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  35. 2.320 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14933 days ago · 21 km deep · 42 km away
  36. 2.51 km ESE of Round Valley, California · 14933 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  37. 1.64 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14933 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  38. 1.54 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14932 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  39. 1.64 km N of Round Valley, California · 14931 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  40. 1.611 km W of Big Creek, California · 14931 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  41. 1.68 km S of Wilkerson, California · 14930 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  42. 1.5California-Nevada border region · 14929 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
  43. 1.77 km ESE of Swall Meadows, California · 14928 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  44. 1.810 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14928 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  45. 1.711 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14927 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  46. 1.527 km NNW of Benton, California · 14927 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  47. 1.611 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14927 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  48. 1.67 km ESE of Swall Meadows, California · 14926 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  49. 1.612 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14925 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  50. 1.78 km WSW of Wilkerson, California · 14924 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  51. 1.710 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14924 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  52. 2.92 km SE of Mesa, California · 14924 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  53. 1.62 km SE of Mesa, California · 14924 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  54. 1.510 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14923 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  55. 1.628 km SE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14923 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  56. 1.912 km ENE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14921 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  57. 1.66 km WSW of Swall Meadows, California · 14920 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
  58. 1.78 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14920 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  59. 1.930 km NW of Benton, California · 14920 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  60. 1.713 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14920 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away

The first 60 of 138.

Before

  1. 1.88 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14954 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.16 km W of Swall Meadows, California · 14954 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 2.7California-Nevada border region · 14955 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.26 km ENE of Mesa, California · 14955 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 1.9California-Nevada border region · 14955 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.618 km SE of Walker, California · 14955 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 2.418 km NNW of Bridgeport, California · 14955 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.512 km SSW of Round Valley, California · 14955 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 2.418 km NNW of Bridgeport, California · 14955 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 2.718 km SE of Walker, California · 14955 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.56 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14955 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 1.919 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14955 days ago · 22 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 1.721 km SE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14955 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 2.47 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14956 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 1.723 km S of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14956 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 1.86 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14956 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 1.83 km NW of Swall Meadows, California · 14956 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 1.73 km NW of Swall Meadows, California · 14956 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 2.23 km NW of Swall Meadows, California · 14956 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 2.418 km S of Big Pine, California · 14957 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc56902. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:34 PM UTC.