California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 13km W of Ojai, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 13km W of Ojai, CA on Mon, Mar 11, 1985, 3:56 PM PST (23:56 UTC), 22 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 14km SW of Lamont, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-03-11 23:56:35 UTC
Depth
21.7 km (13.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.470° N, 119.383° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
73°
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: 58 in the 60 days after this one and 37 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.921km NW of Grapevine, CA · 15168 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 1.65km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 15168 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 2.014km SW of Lamont, CA · 15165 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.51km ESE of Valencia, CA · 15164 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.916km WSW of Lamont, CA · 15163 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.78km SE of Las Flores, CA · 15163 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 2.17km SE of Las Flores, CA · 15163 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 2.34km SE of Frazier Park, CA · 15161 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 1.616km NE of Grapevine, CA · 15158 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 2.110km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15156 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 2.017km WNW of Malibu, CA · 15155 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.815km SSW of Tehachapi, CA · 15153 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.711km SW of Rosedale, CA · 15153 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.54km W of Frazier Park, CA · 15151 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 1.922km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 15148 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 4.14km NE of Santa Paula, CA · 15147 days ago · 24 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 2.64km NE of Santa Paula, CA · 15147 days ago · 18 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 2.65km NNE of Santa Paula, CA · 15147 days ago · 17 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 1.915km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 15145 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 1.615km N of Grapevine, CA · 15143 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 3.412km WNW of Malibu, CA · 15143 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  22. 2.412km WNW of Malibu, CA · 15143 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  23. 2.014km WNW of Malibu, CA · 15142 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  24. 3.012km WNW of Malibu, CA · 15142 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  25. 1.913km WNW of Malibu, CA · 15142 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  26. 1.620km SSW of Maricopa, CA · 15142 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  27. 2.635km NW of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 15141 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 1.914km WNW of Malibu, CA · 15141 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  29. 1.62km NW of Frazier Park, CA · 15139 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  30. 1.62km NNE of West Hills, CA · 15138 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  31. 1.92km NNW of Frazier Park, CA · 15137 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  32. 2.336km SSE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 15136 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  33. 1.88km WSW of Frazier Park, CA · 15136 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  34. 1.97km SW of Malibu Beach, CA · 15135 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  35. 2.510km NW of Grapevine, CA · 15133 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away
  36. 2.520km NNE of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 15133 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  37. 2.812km WNW of Malibu, CA · 15130 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  38. 1.68km N of Grapevine, CA · 15129 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  39. 1.913km WNW of Malibu, CA · 15128 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  40. 1.814km NNE of Grapevine, CA · 15127 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  41. 2.99km NNW of Los Olivos, CA · 15124 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  42. 1.69km NW of Grapevine, CA · 15122 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  43. 1.714km N of Castaic, CA · 15122 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  44. 1.919km NNW of Fillmore, CA · 15122 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
  45. 1.612km S of Agua Dulce, CA · 15120 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  46. 1.94km WSW of Frazier Park, CA · 15120 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  47. 2.210km SW of Carpinteria, CA · 15119 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  48. 2.213km SW of Marina del Rey, CA · 15117 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  49. 1.69km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 15117 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  50. 2.218km SSE of Carpinteria, CA · 15116 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  51. 2.014km NE of Carpinteria, CA · 15116 days ago · 21 km deep · 1 km away
  52. 4.416km SE of Buttonwillow, CA · 15114 days ago · 24 km deep · 92 km away
  53. 1.817km WSW of Rosedale, CA · 15114 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  54. 2.317km SE of Buttonwillow, CA · 15113 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  55. 2.518km SSE of Carpinteria, CA · 15112 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
  56. 2.416km SE of Buttonwillow, CA · 15112 days ago · 26 km deep · 91 km away
  57. 2.118km SSE of Carpinteria, CA · 15112 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
  58. 1.612km NW of Grapevine, CA · 15111 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away

Before

  1. 2.013km W of Ojai, CA · 15170 days ago · 22 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.75km NNW of Pacoima, CA · 15171 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.711km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 15173 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 2.326km S of Malibu, CA · 15174 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 2.116km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 15176 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 2.617km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 15176 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 2.915km SW of Thousand Oaks, CA · 15176 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 3.27km SE of Las Flores, CA · 15177 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 1.94km SSE of Malibu Beach, CA · 15181 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 1.722km NW of Grapevine, CA · 15182 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 2.319km SSE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 15183 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 2.515km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 15183 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 1.92km NW of Frazier Park, CA · 15184 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 2.118km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15184 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 2.010km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 15184 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 2.49km SSW of Agua Dulce, CA · 15184 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 2.610km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 15184 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 1.86km WSW of Fillmore, CA · 15184 days ago · 27 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 1.73km E of Ojai, CA · 15184 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 2.222km NNE of Los Alamos, CA · 15187 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci62425. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:09 PM UTC.