M3.2 earthquake 7km NNE of Olancha, CA

Magnitude

3.2 (ml), minor

Local time

Mon, Dec 16, 1985, 1:09 AM PST

UTC

1985-12-16 09:09:51 UTC

Depth

4.4 km (2.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.335° N, 117.971° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

153°

Stations used

0

• Lone Pine, CaliforniaPopulation 2,035. Forecast31 kmSSE
• Ridgecrest, CaliforniaPopulation 28,780. Forecast84 kmNNW
• Visalia, CaliforniaPopulation 130,104. Forecast118 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast255 kmN

After

1. 2.28km NNE of Little Lake, CAMon, Dec 16, 1:11 AM PST · 14892 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
2. 1.87km NNE of Olancha, CAMon, Dec 16, 3:52 AM PST · 14892 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
3. 3.08km NNE of Little Lake, CAMon, Dec 16, 5:53 AM PST · 14892 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
4. 2.18km NNE of Little Lake, CAMon, Dec 16, 5:56 AM PST · 14892 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
5. 2.57km NNE of Little Lake, CAMon, Dec 16, 11:40 AM PST · 14892 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
6. 3.17km NNE of Little Lake, CAMon, Dec 16, 3:47 PM PST · 14891 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
7. 1.77km NNE of Little Lake, CAMon, Dec 16, 3:53 PM PST · 14891 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
8. 1.87km NNE of Little Lake, CATue, Dec 17, 2:48 AM PST · 14891 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
9. 1.56km SSW of Little Lake, CATue, Dec 17, 9:08 AM PST · 14891 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
10. 2.48km NNE of Little Lake, CATue, Dec 17, 9:35 AM PST · 14891 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
11. 1.820km NW of Inyokern, CATue, Dec 17, 11:57 AM PST · 14891 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
12. 3.37 km NE of Big Pine, CaliforniaThu, Dec 19, 5:24 AM PST · 14889 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
13. 2.07km NNE of Little Lake, CAFri, Dec 20, 5:51 PM PST · 14887 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
14. 1.68 km ENE of Big Pine, CaliforniaFri, Dec 20, 8:14 PM PST · 14887 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
15. 1.87km NNE of Little Lake, CASat, Dec 21, 12:59 AM PST · 14887 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
16. 1.618km ESE of Lake Isabella, CATue, Dec 24, 8:25 AM PST · 14884 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
17. 2.115km E of Little Lake, CATue, Dec 24, 12:05 PM PST · 14884 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
18. 2.115km E of Little Lake, CATue, Dec 24, 12:11 PM PST · 14884 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
19. 2.314km E of Little Lake, CATue, Dec 24, 12:54 PM PST · 14884 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
20. 2.014km E of Little Lake, CATue, Dec 24, 1:55 PM PST · 14884 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
21. 1.78km SE of Bodfish, CATue, Dec 24, 8:35 PM PST · 14883 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
22. 1.729km W of Olancha, CAThu, Dec 26, 4:03 AM PST · 14882 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
23. 2.71km SSE of Wofford Heights, CAThu, Dec 26, 4:45 AM PST · 14882 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
24. 2.41km SSE of Wofford Heights, CAThu, Dec 26, 5:12 AM PST · 14882 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
25. 2.31km S of Wofford Heights, CAThu, Dec 26, 5:32 AM PST · 14882 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
26. 2.07 km NE of Big Pine, CaliforniaFri, Dec 27, 6:39 AM PST · 14881 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
27. 2.734km ENE of Olancha, CAFri, Dec 27, 8:13 PM PST · 14880 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
28. 1.632km W of Olancha, CASun, Dec 29, 5:04 AM PST · 14879 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
29. 1.840km WSW of Stovepipe Wells, CASun, Dec 29, 11:30 PM PST · 14878 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
30. 1.734km SW of Stovepipe Wells, CATue, Dec 31, 3:58 AM PST · 14877 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
31. 1.918 km S of Big Pine, CaliforniaTue, Dec 31, 9:21 PM PST · 14876 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
32. 1.511km SE of Olancha, CAWed, Jan 1, 6:32 AM PST · 14876 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
33. 2.39km NNE of Coso Junction, CASun, Jan 5, 8:08 AM PST · 14872 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
34. 1.58km NNE of Coso Junction, CASun, Jan 5, 8:18 AM PST · 14872 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
35. 2.910km NW of Kernville, CAFri, Jan 10, 4:12 PM PST · 14866 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
36. 2.018km ESE of Little Lake, CASat, Jan 11, 8:08 AM PST · 14866 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
37. 1.632km ENE of Little Lake, CAMon, Jan 13, 7:18 AM PST · 14864 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away
38. 1.97km ENE of Ridgecrest, CASat, Jan 25, 2:25 AM PST · 14852 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
39. 2.616km NNE of Ridgecrest, CASat, Jan 25, 4:05 PM PST · 14851 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
40. 2.34km SSW of Bodfish, CASun, Jan 26, 5:34 PM PST · 14850 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
41. 1.94km NNW of Wofford Heights, CATue, Jan 28, 8:42 PM PST · 14848 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
42. 1.521km WNW of Inyokern, CAWed, Jan 29, 12:04 PM PST · 14848 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
43. 2.61km SSE of Wofford Heights, CAThu, Jan 30, 12:10 AM PST · 14847 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
44. 2.317km NE of Coso Junction, CAThu, Jan 30, 6:14 AM PST · 14847 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
45. 2.15km SSE of Independence, CAFri, Jan 31, 12:44 PM PST · 14846 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
46. 1.87km NNE of Little Lake, CASat, Feb 1, 5:40 AM PST · 14845 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
47. 2.410km ENE of Coso Junction, CAMon, Feb 3, 12:08 PM PST · 14843 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
48. 2.110km ENE of Coso Junction, CAMon, Feb 3, 12:33 PM PST · 14843 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
49. 1.710km ENE of Coso Junction, CAMon, Feb 3, 12:58 PM PST · 14843 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
50. 2.611km NE of Coso Junction, CAMon, Feb 3, 2:52 PM PST · 14843 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
51. 1.511km NE of Coso Junction, CAMon, Feb 3, 7:52 PM PST · 14842 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
52. 2.811km NE of Coso Junction, CATue, Feb 4, 12:11 PM PST · 14842 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
53. 2.212km ENE of Coso Junction, CATue, Feb 4, 12:47 PM PST · 14842 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
54. 2.513km NE of Coso Junction, CATue, Feb 4, 1:35 PM PST · 14842 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
55. 2.56km E of Stovepipe Wells, CAWed, Feb 5, 10:44 PM PST · 14840 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
56. 1.611km ENE of Coso Junction, CAThu, Feb 6, 3:34 AM PST · 14840 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
57. 1.520km WNW of Inyokern, CAFri, Feb 7, 7:15 AM PST · 14839 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
58. 1.637km W of Coso Junction, CAFri, Feb 7, 11:59 AM PST · 14839 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
59. 1.98km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, Feb 7, 2:21 PM PST · 14839 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
60. 1.822km NNE of Olancha, CASat, Feb 8, 6:13 PM PST · 14837 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away

The first 60 of 64.

Before

1. 1.88km NNE of Little Lake, CASun, Dec 15, 9:24 PM PST · 14892 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
2. 2.38km NNE of Coso Junction, CASun, Dec 15, 5:22 PM PST · 14892 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
3. 1.813km SSW of Olancha, CASun, Dec 15, 7:34 AM PST · 14893 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
4. 1.98km NNE of Little Lake, CASun, Dec 15, 3:36 AM PST · 14893 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
5. 1.815km E of Coso Junction, CASun, Dec 15, 2:10 AM PST · 14893 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
6. 1.77km NNE of Little Lake, CASat, Dec 14, 11:38 PM PST · 14893 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
7. 2.020km ESE of Bodfish, CAThu, Dec 12, 6:50 AM PST · 14896 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
8. 2.719km ESE of Bodfish, CAThu, Dec 12, 6:48 AM PST · 14896 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
9. 1.519km ESE of Little Lake, CAWed, Dec 11, 2:42 PM PST · 14897 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
10. 1.616km NE of Little Lake, CAWed, Dec 11, 2:02 PM PST · 14897 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
11. 1.623km WNW of Inyokern, CASun, Dec 8, 4:26 PM PST · 14899 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
12. 2.28km NNE of Coso Junction, CASat, Dec 7, 7:43 AM PST · 14901 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
13. 1.519km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Dec 6, 12:00 AM PST · 14902 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
14. 1.826km E of Lone Pine, CAThu, Dec 5, 1:58 PM PST · 14903 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
15. 1.819km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Dec 4, 8:54 PM PST · 14903 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
16. 1.75km E of Kernville, CAWed, Dec 4, 4:05 PM PST · 14903 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
17. 1.810km SE of Lone Pine, CAWed, Dec 4, 5:40 AM PST · 14904 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
18. 1.619km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Dec 3, 9:45 PM PST · 14904 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
19. 1.919km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Dec 3, 8:54 PM PST · 14904 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
20. 1.919km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Dec 3, 6:49 PM PST · 14904 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci110821 (also filed as usp0002nxs). Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 11:05 AM UTC.