M2.3 earthquake 12km ENE of Oildale, CA

Magnitude

2.3 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Sat, May 25, 1985, 4:57 AM PDT

UTC

1985-05-25 11:57:35 UTC

Depth

5.2 km (3.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.449° N, 118.887° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

149°

Stations used

0

• Oildale, CaliforniaPopulation 32,684. Forecast12 kmENE
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast15 kmNE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast166 kmNNW

After

1. 1.910km NNW of Grapevine, CASun, May 26, 4:29 AM PDT · 15106 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
2. 2.06km W of Grapevine, CAMon, May 27, 7:43 AM PDT · 15105 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
3. 1.912km E of Maricopa, CAWed, May 29, 11:11 PM PDT · 15102 days ago · 20 km deep · 56 km away
4. 3.122km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, May 31, 1:26 PM PDT · 15101 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
5. 1.923km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, May 31, 2:35 PM PDT · 15101 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
6. 2.812km WSW of Lake Hughes, CASat, Jun 1, 4:31 AM PDT · 15100 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
7. 2.325km WNW of Inyokern, CASat, Jun 1, 6:16 PM PDT · 15100 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
8. 1.623km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Jun 2, 5:48 PM PDT · 15099 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
9. 1.827km NE of Kernville, CAMon, Jun 3, 8:08 AM PDT · 15098 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
10. 1.827km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Jun 5, 10:12 PM PDT · 15096 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
11. 2.328km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Jun 5, 10:55 PM PDT · 15095 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
12. 1.727km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Jun 5, 10:58 PM PDT · 15095 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
13. 1.618km NNE of Kernville, CAThu, Jun 6, 9:24 PM PDT · 15095 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
14. 2.114km SSE of Arvin, CAFri, Jun 7, 4:46 AM PDT · 15094 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
15. 1.728km NNE of Kernville, CASat, Jun 8, 2:18 PM PDT · 15093 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
16. 1.54km SSE of Frazier Park, CATue, Jun 11, 1:33 PM PDT · 15090 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
17. 2.114km N of Castaic, CAThu, Jun 13, 4:03 PM PDT · 15088 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
18. 1.523km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Jun 16, 6:15 PM PDT · 15085 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
19. 1.923km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Jun 17, 4:35 AM PDT · 15084 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
20. 2.610km SSW of Buttonwillow, CAMon, Jun 17, 8:15 PM PDT · 15084 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
21. 2.422km N of Kernville, CAWed, Jun 19, 5:33 AM PDT · 15082 days ago · 17 km deep · 71 km away
22. 1.919km NNW of Grapevine, CAWed, Jun 19, 1:48 PM PDT · 15082 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
23. 2.218km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Jun 21, 9:57 PM PDT · 15080 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
24. 1.518km NW of Inyokern, CASun, Jun 23, 4:47 PM PDT · 15078 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
25. 1.99km WNW of Grapevine, CASun, Jun 23, 7:21 PM PDT · 15078 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
26. 2.514km WNW of Grapevine, CAMon, Jun 24, 1:38 PM PDT · 15077 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
27. 1.913km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CAMon, Jun 24, 1:39 PM PDT · 15077 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
28. 2.415km WNW of Grapevine, CAMon, Jun 24, 2:24 PM PDT · 15077 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
29. 2.110km NW of Frazier Park, CAThu, Jun 27, 6:25 AM PDT · 15074 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
30. 1.615km SSW of Neenach, CAFri, Jun 28, 4:55 PM PDT · 15073 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
31. 1.528km NNE of Kernville, CASat, Jun 29, 3:06 PM PDT · 15072 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
32. 2.521km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Jun 30, 7:42 AM PDT · 15071 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
33. 2.33km E of Buttonwillow, CASun, Jun 30, 4:19 PM PDT · 15071 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
34. 2.620km NW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Jul 1, 3:27 AM PDT · 15070 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
35. 2.020km NW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Jul 1, 5:12 PM PDT · 15070 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
36. 2.421km NW of Tehachapi, CATue, Jul 2, 4:56 AM PDT · 15069 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
37. 1.821km NW of Tehachapi, CATue, Jul 2, 5:04 AM PDT · 15069 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
38. 1.510km S of Tehachapi, CATue, Jul 9, 2:48 AM PDT · 15062 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
39. 3.15km SSW of Bodfish, CAWed, Jul 10, 12:23 AM PDT · 15061 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
40. 2.84km SSW of Bodfish, CAWed, Jul 10, 12:01 PM PDT · 15061 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
41. 1.54km SSW of Bodfish, CAWed, Jul 10, 3:49 PM PDT · 15061 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
42. 2.222km SW of Lamont, CAThu, Jul 11, 11:31 PM PDT · 15059 days ago · 21 km deep · 41 km away
43. 2.55km SSW of Bodfish, CAFri, Jul 12, 2:56 AM PDT · 15059 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
44. 1.610km NW of Grapevine, CAFri, Jul 12, 10:48 PM PDT · 15059 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
45. 2.923km WNW of Inyokern, CASun, Jul 14, 4:31 PM PDT · 15057 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
46. 1.64km W of Grapevine, CAMon, Jul 15, 6:20 PM PDT · 15056 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
47. 1.810km W of Pine Mountain Club, CATue, Jul 16, 3:20 AM PDT · 15055 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
48. 1.919km SW of Lamont, CATue, Jul 16, 3:47 AM PDT · 15055 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
49. 1.725km S of Bodfish, CAWed, Jul 17, 12:48 AM PDT · 15054 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
50. 2.026km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Jul 17, 1:27 AM PDT · 15054 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
51. 1.626km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Jul 17, 1:32 AM PDT · 15054 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
52. 1.88km WNW of Grapevine, CAWed, Jul 17, 1:49 AM PDT · 15054 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
53. 2.527km NNE of Kernville, CAThu, Jul 18, 8:03 AM PDT · 15053 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
54. 1.626km WSW of Olancha, CAThu, Jul 18, 12:37 PM PDT · 15053 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
55. 2.418 km SE of Kettleman City, CaliforniaThu, Jul 18, 5:49 PM PDT · 15053 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away
56. 1.925km E of Maricopa, CASun, Jul 21, 1:49 PM PDT · 15050 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
57. 2.323km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Jul 22, 11:23 AM PDT · 15049 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
58. 1.510km NE of Kernville, CATue, Jul 23, 9:05 PM PDT · 15048 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away

Before

1. 2.326km SSW of Bodfish, CAFri, May 24, 8:22 PM PDT · 15108 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
2. 3.028km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, May 24, 7:13 AM PDT · 15108 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
3. 1.524km W of Johannesburg, CAThu, May 23, 1:57 AM PDT · 15109 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
4. 2.428km NNE of Kernville, CAThu, May 23, 12:14 AM PDT · 15109 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
5. 1.815km SSW of Arvin, CAWed, May 22, 7:25 PM PDT · 15110 days ago · 21 km deep · 41 km away
6. 2.011km WSW of Grapevine, CAWed, May 22, 8:49 AM PDT · 15110 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
7. 1.713km SE of Bodfish, CAMon, May 20, 11:11 AM PDT · 15112 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
8. 1.728km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, May 20, 4:08 AM PDT · 15112 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
9. 1.723km NNE of Kernville, CASat, May 18, 6:51 AM PDT · 15114 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
10. 3.024km N of Tehachapi, CAFri, May 17, 2:07 AM PDT · 15115 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
11. 1.52km NW of Frazier Park, CAThu, May 16, 9:09 PM PDT · 15116 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
12. 1.721km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, May 15, 10:44 PM PDT · 15117 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
13. 2.326km SSW of Bodfish, CAWed, May 15, 8:14 PM PDT · 15117 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
14. 1.626km SSW of Bodfish, CATue, May 14, 7:33 PM PDT · 15118 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
15. 2.226km SSW of Bodfish, CATue, May 14, 1:25 PM PDT · 15118 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
16. 1.713km S of Bakersfield, CATue, May 14, 9:40 AM PDT · 15118 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
17. 2.125km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, May 13, 8:35 PM PDT · 15119 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
18. 1.926km NE of Arvin, CAMon, May 13, 12:43 PM PDT · 15119 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
19. 1.912km N of Grapevine, CAMon, May 13, 12:36 PM PDT · 15119 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
20. 1.923km SSW of Bakersfield, CASun, May 12, 4:36 AM PDT · 15120 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci67122. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:18 PM UTC.