M2.7 earthquake 34km ENE of Olancha, CA

Magnitude

2.7 (ml), micro

Local time

Fri, Dec 27, 1985, 8:13 PM PST

UTC

1985-12-28 04:13:58 UTC

Depth

4.7 km (2.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.425° N, 117.664° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

200°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

0

• Lone Pine, CaliforniaPopulation 2,035. Forecast41 kmESE
• Ridgecrest, CaliforniaPopulation 28,780. Forecast89 kmN
• Visalia, CaliforniaPopulation 130,104. Forecast146 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast269 kmN

After

1. 1.632km W of Olancha, CASun, Dec 29, 5:04 AM PST · 14877 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
2. 1.840km WSW of Stovepipe Wells, CASun, Dec 29, 11:30 PM PST · 14877 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
3. 1.734km SW of Stovepipe Wells, CATue, Dec 31, 3:58 AM PST · 14875 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
4. 1.918 km S of Big Pine, CaliforniaTue, Dec 31, 9:21 PM PST · 14875 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
5. 1.511km SE of Olancha, CAWed, Jan 1, 6:32 AM PST · 14874 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
6. 2.39km NNE of Coso Junction, CASun, Jan 5, 8:08 AM PST · 14870 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
7. 1.58km NNE of Coso Junction, CASun, Jan 5, 8:18 AM PST · 14870 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
8. 2.018km ESE of Little Lake, CASat, Jan 11, 8:08 AM PST · 14864 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
9. 1.632km ENE of Little Lake, CAMon, Jan 13, 7:18 AM PST · 14862 days ago · -1 km deep · 44 km away
10. 1.97km ENE of Ridgecrest, CASat, Jan 25, 2:25 AM PST · 14851 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
11. 2.616km NNE of Ridgecrest, CASat, Jan 25, 4:05 PM PST · 14850 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
12. 1.521km WNW of Inyokern, CAWed, Jan 29, 12:04 PM PST · 14846 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
13. 2.317km NE of Coso Junction, CAThu, Jan 30, 6:14 AM PST · 14845 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
14. 2.15km SSE of Independence, CAFri, Jan 31, 12:44 PM PST · 14844 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
15. 1.87km NNE of Little Lake, CASat, Feb 1, 5:40 AM PST · 14843 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
16. 2.410km ENE of Coso Junction, CAMon, Feb 3, 12:08 PM PST · 14841 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
17. 2.110km ENE of Coso Junction, CAMon, Feb 3, 12:33 PM PST · 14841 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
18. 1.710km ENE of Coso Junction, CAMon, Feb 3, 12:58 PM PST · 14841 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
19. 2.611km NE of Coso Junction, CAMon, Feb 3, 2:52 PM PST · 14841 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
20. 1.511km NE of Coso Junction, CAMon, Feb 3, 7:52 PM PST · 14841 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
21. 2.811km NE of Coso Junction, CATue, Feb 4, 12:11 PM PST · 14840 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
22. 2.212km ENE of Coso Junction, CATue, Feb 4, 12:47 PM PST · 14840 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
23. 2.513km NE of Coso Junction, CATue, Feb 4, 1:35 PM PST · 14840 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
24. 2.56km E of Stovepipe Wells, CAWed, Feb 5, 10:44 PM PST · 14839 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
25. 1.611km ENE of Coso Junction, CAThu, Feb 6, 3:34 AM PST · 14838 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
26. 1.520km WNW of Inyokern, CAFri, Feb 7, 7:15 AM PST · 14837 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
27. 1.637km W of Coso Junction, CAFri, Feb 7, 11:59 AM PST · 14837 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
28. 1.822km NNE of Olancha, CASat, Feb 8, 6:13 PM PST · 14836 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
29. 2.116km N of Ridgecrest, CATue, Feb 11, 12:19 AM PST · 14834 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
30. 1.638km WSW of Olancha, CATue, Feb 11, 2:14 AM PST · 14834 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
31. 2.219km ESE of Big Pine, CATue, Feb 11, 8:08 PM PST · 14833 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
32. 1.534km NNW of Searles Valley, CAThu, Feb 13, 1:16 PM PST · 14831 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
33. 1.929km WNW of Coso Junction, CAFri, Feb 14, 3:14 PM PST · 14830 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
34. 2.218km E of Little Lake, CAFri, Feb 14, 11:28 PM PST · 14830 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
35. 1.715km S of Little Lake, CASat, Feb 15, 2:23 AM PST · 14830 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
36. 1.76km N of Olancha, CASat, Feb 15, 6:23 PM PST · 14829 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
37. 1.626km E of Coso Junction, CASun, Feb 16, 4:05 PM PST · 14828 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
38. 1.621km ENE of Coso Junction, CASun, Feb 16, 6:11 PM PST · 14828 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
39. 1.721km SE of Little Lake, CAMon, Feb 17, 10:24 AM PST · 14827 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
40. 2.220km SE of Little Lake, CAMon, Feb 17, 11:52 AM PST · 14827 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
41. 1.920km SE of Little Lake, CAMon, Feb 17, 12:53 PM PST · 14827 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
42. 1.920km SE of Little Lake, CAMon, Feb 17, 7:22 PM PST · 14827 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
43. 1.720km SE of Little Lake, CATue, Feb 18, 8:40 AM PST · 14826 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
44. 1.836km WSW of Olancha, CATue, Feb 18, 11:07 PM PST · 14826 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
45. 1.89km NNW of Coso Junction, CAWed, Feb 19, 6:26 AM PST · 14825 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
46. 1.612km SE of Olancha, CAThu, Feb 20, 5:06 AM PST · 14824 days ago · -1 km deep · 33 km away
47. 1.610km ENE of Coso Junction, CAFri, Feb 21, 3:23 PM PST · 14823 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
48. 1.523km NE of Coso Junction, CAFri, Feb 21, 10:50 PM PST · 14823 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
49. 1.911km ENE of Ridgecrest, CATue, Feb 25, 1:28 AM PST · 14820 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away

Before

1. 2.07 km NE of Big Pine, CaliforniaFri, Dec 27, 6:39 AM PST · 14879 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
2. 1.729km W of Olancha, CAThu, Dec 26, 4:03 AM PST · 14880 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
3. 2.014km E of Little Lake, CATue, Dec 24, 1:55 PM PST · 14882 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
4. 2.314km E of Little Lake, CATue, Dec 24, 12:54 PM PST · 14882 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
5. 2.115km E of Little Lake, CATue, Dec 24, 12:11 PM PST · 14882 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
6. 2.115km E of Little Lake, CATue, Dec 24, 12:05 PM PST · 14882 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
7. 1.87km NNE of Little Lake, CASat, Dec 21, 12:59 AM PST · 14886 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
8. 1.68 km ENE of Big Pine, CaliforniaFri, Dec 20, 8:14 PM PST · 14886 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
9. 2.07km NNE of Little Lake, CAFri, Dec 20, 5:51 PM PST · 14886 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
10. 3.37 km NE of Big Pine, CaliforniaThu, Dec 19, 5:24 AM PST · 14887 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
11. 1.820km NW of Inyokern, CATue, Dec 17, 11:57 AM PST · 14889 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
12. 2.48km NNE of Little Lake, CATue, Dec 17, 9:35 AM PST · 14889 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
13. 1.56km SSW of Little Lake, CATue, Dec 17, 9:08 AM PST · 14889 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
14. 1.87km NNE of Little Lake, CATue, Dec 17, 2:48 AM PST · 14890 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
15. 1.77km NNE of Little Lake, CAMon, Dec 16, 3:53 PM PST · 14890 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
16. 3.17km NNE of Little Lake, CAMon, Dec 16, 3:47 PM PST · 14890 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
17. 2.57km NNE of Little Lake, CAMon, Dec 16, 11:40 AM PST · 14890 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
18. 2.18km NNE of Little Lake, CAMon, Dec 16, 5:56 AM PST · 14890 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
19. 3.08km NNE of Little Lake, CAMon, Dec 16, 5:53 AM PST · 14890 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
20. 1.87km NNE of Olancha, CAMon, Dec 16, 3:52 AM PST · 14890 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci111748. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:30 PM UTC.