California earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 12km ENE of Oildale, CA

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 12km ENE of Oildale, CA on Fri, Feb 8, 1985, 5:44 PM PST (01:44 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 22km WNW of Inyokern, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-02-09 01:44:38 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.458° N, 118.899° 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
125°
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: 80 in the 60 days after this one and 61 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.918km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 15200 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 2.218km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 15200 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 1.617km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 15200 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 2.32km N of Kernville, CA · 15200 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 2.22km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15200 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.729km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15200 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 1.928km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15200 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.522km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 15199 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 3.422km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 15199 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.722km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 15199 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 1.928km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15199 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 1.713km SSE of Maricopa, CA · 15197 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 2.428km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15197 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 1.912km NW of Grapevine, CA · 15196 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 2.023km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 15195 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 1.723km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 15195 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 1.623km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 15195 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.63km NNW of Kernville, CA · 15195 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 2.038km N of Kernville, CA · 15195 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 1.713km W of Tehachapi, CA · 15194 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  21. 1.613km W of Tehachapi, CA · 15194 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  22. 2.117km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 15194 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  23. 2.618km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 15194 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  24. 2.118km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 15194 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  25. 1.918km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 15193 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  26. 2.127km W of Inyokern, CA · 15193 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  27. 1.720km SW of Lamont, CA · 15193 days ago · 16 km deep · 40 km away
  28. 3.013km WSW of Delano, CA · 15193 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  29. 1.89km NE of Grapevine, CA · 15192 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  30. 1.814km N of Mojave, CA · 15191 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  31. 2.214km N of Mojave, CA · 15191 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  32. 2.818km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 15191 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  33. 1.518km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 15191 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  34. 2.219km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15191 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  35. 2.814km N of Mojave, CA · 15190 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  36. 2.18km WSW of Lamont, CA · 15189 days ago · 21 km deep · 26 km away
  37. 1.718km N of Fillmore, CA · 15189 days ago · 18 km deep · 100 km away
  38. 2.217km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15189 days ago · 17 km deep · 70 km away
  39. 1.813km N of Castaic, CA · 15188 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  40. 1.92km NW of Frazier Park, CA · 15184 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  41. 2.414km N of Mojave, CA · 15183 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  42. 3.521 km N of Lost Hills, California · 15182 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  43. 2.48km WSW of Alpaugh, CA · 15182 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  44. 1.722km NW of Grapevine, CA · 15181 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
  45. 2.74km S of Bodfish, CA · 15181 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  46. 1.626km W of Inyokern, CA · 15181 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  47. 1.828km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15179 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  48. 1.711km SE of Tehachapi, CA · 15178 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  49. 2.617km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 15176 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  50. 2.116km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 15176 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
  51. 1.929km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15172 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  52. 1.911km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 15171 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  53. 1.921km NW of Grapevine, CA · 15168 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  54. 2.09km ENE of Kernville, CA · 15167 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  55. 2.219km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15166 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  56. 2.014km SW of Lamont, CA · 15165 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  57. 1.926km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15163 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  58. 1.916km WSW of Lamont, CA · 15163 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  59. 2.623km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 15163 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  60. 2.34km SE of Frazier Park, CA · 15161 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away

The first 60 of 80.

Before

  1. 2.018km N of Fillmore, CA · 15200 days ago · 16 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 1.628km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15200 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 2.324km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15201 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.520km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 15201 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 4.611km ENE of Oildale, CA · 15201 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.318km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15202 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 1.522km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15202 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.618km N of Fillmore, CA · 15202 days ago · 16 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 1.918km N of Fillmore, CA · 15202 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 1.828km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15202 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 2.518km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15203 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 2.128km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15203 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 1.528km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15203 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 1.532km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 15203 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 1.719km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15205 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 1.518km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 15207 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 1.712km SW of Neenach, CA · 15209 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 1.628km W of Coso Junction, CA · 15210 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 1.517km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 15210 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 1.523km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 15211 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci60447. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:14 AM UTC.