California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 18km N of Mojave, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 18km N of Mojave, CA on Sat, Jan 26, 1985, 6:31 PM PST (02:31 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 11km ENE of Oildale, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1985-01-27 02:31:27 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.211° N, 118.184° 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
37°
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: 114 in the 60 days after this one and 66 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.615km SSE of Arvin, CA · 15226 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 1.619km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15225 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.818km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 15225 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 1.518km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 15225 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 1.822km NW of Inyokern, CA · 15225 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 1.523km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 15224 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 1.523km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 15224 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 1.517km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 15223 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 1.628km W of Coso Junction, CA · 15223 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.712km SW of Neenach, CA · 15222 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 1.88km SE of Santa Clarita, CA · 15220 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.518km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 15220 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 1.94km SE of Santa Clarita, CA · 15218 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 1.84km S of Santa Clarita, CA · 15218 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 1.719km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15218 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 1.532km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 15216 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 1.528km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15216 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 2.128km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15216 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 2.518km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15215 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 1.828km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15215 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  21. 1.918km N of Fillmore, CA · 15215 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 2.316km N of Fillmore, CA · 15215 days ago · 17 km deep · 100 km away
  23. 1.618km N of Fillmore, CA · 15215 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 1.522km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15215 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 2.017km N of Fillmore, CA · 15215 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 2.416km N of Fillmore, CA · 15214 days ago · 16 km deep · 100 km away
  27. 2.318km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15214 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  28. 4.611km ENE of Oildale, CA · 15214 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  29. 1.520km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 15214 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  30. 2.324km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15213 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
  31. 1.628km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15213 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  32. 2.817km N of Fillmore, CA · 15213 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 2.018km N of Fillmore, CA · 15213 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  34. 2.512km ENE of Oildale, CA · 15213 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  35. 1.918km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 15213 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  36. 2.218km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 15213 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  37. 1.617km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 15213 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  38. 2.32km N of Kernville, CA · 15213 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  39. 2.22km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15213 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  40. 1.729km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15213 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  41. 1.928km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15213 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  42. 1.522km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 15212 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  43. 3.422km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 15212 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  44. 1.722km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 15212 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  45. 1.928km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15211 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  46. 2.716km N of Fillmore, CA · 15211 days ago · 16 km deep · 100 km away
  47. 2.428km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15210 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  48. 1.912km NW of Grapevine, CA · 15209 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  49. 2.416km E of Little Lake, CA · 15208 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  50. 2.023km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 15208 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  51. 1.723km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 15208 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  52. 1.917km E of Little Lake, CA · 15208 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  53. 1.623km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 15208 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  54. 1.63km NNW of Kernville, CA · 15208 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  55. 1.713km W of Tehachapi, CA · 15207 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  56. 1.613km W of Tehachapi, CA · 15207 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  57. 2.117km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 15207 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  58. 2.618km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 15207 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  59. 1.716km N of Fillmore, CA · 15207 days ago · 17 km deep · 100 km away
  60. 2.118km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 15207 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away

The first 60 of 114.

Before

  1. 1.628km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15227 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 1.817km W of Johannesburg, CA · 15228 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 2.517km W of Johannesburg, CA · 15228 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 1.66km WSW of Frazier Park, CA · 15228 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 2.011km S of Bodfish, CA · 15229 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 1.520km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15229 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.510km SSE of Little Lake, CA · 15230 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 1.610km N of Grapevine, CA · 15230 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 2.019km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 15230 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 1.619km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15231 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 2.310km E of Oildale, CA · 15231 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 1.521km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15232 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 1.811km NW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 15232 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 1.621km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15232 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 2.721km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15232 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 1.916km NNW of Castaic, CA · 15233 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 2.916km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 15233 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 1.529km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15234 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 1.521km ENE of Arvin, CA · 15234 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 1.710km WNW of Lake Isabella, CA · 15234 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci59603. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:18 AM UTC.