California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 7km NNE of Olancha, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 7km NNE of Olancha, CA on Mon, Dec 16, 1985, 3:52 AM PST (11:52 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 8km NNE of Little Lake, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-12-16 11:52:21 UTC
Depth
4.5 km (2.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.342° N, 117.974° 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
268°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 61 in the 60 days after this one and 48 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.08km NNE of Little Lake, CA · 14890 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 2.18km NNE of Little Lake, CA · 14890 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 2.57km NNE of Little Lake, CA · 14890 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 3.17km NNE of Little Lake, CA · 14890 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 1.77km NNE of Little Lake, CA · 14890 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 1.87km NNE of Little Lake, CA · 14889 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 1.56km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 14889 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 2.48km NNE of Little Lake, CA · 14889 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 1.820km NW of Inyokern, CA · 14889 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 3.37 km NE of Big Pine, California · 14887 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.07km NNE of Little Lake, CA · 14886 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 1.68 km ENE of Big Pine, California · 14886 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.87km NNE of Little Lake, CA · 14886 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 1.618km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 14882 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 2.115km E of Little Lake, CA · 14882 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 2.115km E of Little Lake, CA · 14882 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 2.314km E of Little Lake, CA · 14882 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 2.014km E of Little Lake, CA · 14882 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 1.78km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14882 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 1.729km W of Olancha, CA · 14880 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  21. 2.71km SSE of Wofford Heights, CA · 14880 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 2.41km SSE of Wofford Heights, CA · 14880 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 2.31km S of Wofford Heights, CA · 14880 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 2.07 km NE of Big Pine, California · 14879 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 2.734km ENE of Olancha, CA · 14879 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  26. 1.632km W of Olancha, CA · 14877 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  27. 1.840km WSW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 14877 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  28. 1.734km SW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 14875 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  29. 1.918 km S of Big Pine, California · 14875 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  30. 1.511km SE of Olancha, CA · 14874 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  31. 2.39km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 14870 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  32. 1.58km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 14870 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  33. 2.910km NW of Kernville, CA · 14865 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  34. 2.018km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 14864 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  35. 1.632km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 14862 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away
  36. 1.97km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 14850 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  37. 2.616km NNE of Ridgecrest, CA · 14850 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  38. 1.94km NNW of Wofford Heights, CA · 14847 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  39. 1.521km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 14846 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  40. 2.61km SSE of Wofford Heights, CA · 14846 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  41. 2.317km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 14845 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  42. 2.15km SSE of Independence, CA · 14844 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  43. 1.87km NNE of Little Lake, CA · 14843 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  44. 2.410km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 14841 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  45. 2.110km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 14841 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  46. 1.710km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 14841 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  47. 2.611km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 14841 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  48. 1.511km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 14841 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  49. 2.811km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 14840 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  50. 2.212km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 14840 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  51. 2.513km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 14840 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  52. 2.56km E of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 14839 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  53. 1.611km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 14838 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  54. 1.520km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 14837 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  55. 1.637km W of Coso Junction, CA · 14837 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  56. 1.98km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14837 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  57. 1.822km NNE of Olancha, CA · 14836 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  58. 2.116km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 14834 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  59. 1.638km WSW of Olancha, CA · 14833 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  60. 2.219km ESE of Big Pine, CA · 14833 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away

The first 60 of 61.

Before

  1. 2.28km NNE of Little Lake, CA · 14891 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 3.27km NNE of Olancha, CA · 14891 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.88km NNE of Little Lake, CA · 14891 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 2.38km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 14891 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 1.813km SSW of Olancha, CA · 14891 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 1.98km NNE of Little Lake, CA · 14891 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 1.815km E of Coso Junction, CA · 14891 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 1.77km NNE of Little Lake, CA · 14892 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 2.020km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 14894 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 2.719km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 14894 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.519km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 14895 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 1.616km NE of Little Lake, CA · 14895 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 1.623km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 14898 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 2.28km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 14899 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 1.519km NNE of Kernville, CA · 14901 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 1.826km E of Lone Pine, CA · 14901 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 1.819km NNE of Kernville, CA · 14902 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 1.75km E of Kernville, CA · 14902 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 1.810km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 14902 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 1.619km NNE of Kernville, CA · 14903 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci110774. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:59 PM UTC.