California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 32km W of Olancha, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 32km W of Olancha, CA on Sun, Dec 29, 1985, 5:04 AM PST (13:04 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 40km WSW of Stovepipe Wells, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-12-29 13:04:13 UTC
Depth
4.2 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.301° N, 118.365° 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
308°, 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: 68 in the 60 days after this one and 50 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.840km WSW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 14877 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 1.734km SW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 14875 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.918 km S of Big Pine, California · 14875 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 1.511km SE of Olancha, CA · 14874 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 2.39km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 14870 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 1.58km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 14870 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 2.910km NW of Kernville, CA · 14865 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 2.018km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 14864 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 1.632km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 14862 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 2.33 km N of Squaw Valley, California · 14858 days ago · 18 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.713km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 14857 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 2.47km SW of Tipton, CA · 14854 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.97km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 14850 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 2.616km NNE of Ridgecrest, CA · 14850 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 2.34km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 14849 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 1.94km NNW of Wofford Heights, CA · 14847 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 1.521km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 14846 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 2.61km SSE of Wofford Heights, CA · 14846 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 2.317km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 14845 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 2.15km SSE of Independence, CA · 14844 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  21. 1.87km NNE of Little Lake, CA · 14843 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 2.410km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 14841 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  23. 2.110km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 14841 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  24. 1.710km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 14841 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  25. 2.611km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 14841 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  26. 1.511km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 14841 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  27. 1.911km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 14840 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  28. 2.811km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 14840 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  29. 2.212km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 14840 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  30. 2.513km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 14840 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  31. 1.611km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 14838 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  32. 2.65 km ESE of Matheny, California · 14838 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  33. 1.520km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 14837 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  34. 1.637km W of Coso Junction, CA · 14837 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  35. 1.98km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14837 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  36. 1.822km NNE of Olancha, CA · 14836 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  37. 2.116km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 14834 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  38. 1.638km WSW of Olancha, CA · 14833 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  39. 2.219km ESE of Big Pine, CA · 14833 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  40. 2.019km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14832 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  41. 1.534km NNW of Searles Valley, CA · 14831 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  42. 1.719km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14831 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  43. 1.919km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14831 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  44. 1.719km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14831 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  45. 2.48km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14830 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  46. 2.48km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14830 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  47. 2.08km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14830 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  48. 2.58km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14830 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  49. 2.58km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14830 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  50. 1.929km WNW of Coso Junction, CA · 14830 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
  51. 2.218km E of Little Lake, CA · 14830 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  52. 1.715km S of Little Lake, CA · 14829 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  53. 1.76km N of Olancha, CA · 14829 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  54. 1.626km E of Coso Junction, CA · 14828 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  55. 1.621km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 14828 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  56. 1.68km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14827 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  57. 1.721km SE of Little Lake, CA · 14827 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  58. 2.220km SE of Little Lake, CA · 14827 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  59. 1.920km SE of Little Lake, CA · 14827 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  60. 1.920km SE of Little Lake, CA · 14827 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away

The first 60 of 68.

Before

  1. 2.734km ENE of Olancha, CA · 14879 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 2.31km S of Wofford Heights, CA · 14880 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 2.41km SSE of Wofford Heights, CA · 14880 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 2.71km SSE of Wofford Heights, CA · 14880 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.729km W of Olancha, CA · 14880 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 1.78km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14882 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 2.014km E of Little Lake, CA · 14882 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 2.314km E of Little Lake, CA · 14882 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 2.115km E of Little Lake, CA · 14882 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 2.115km E of Little Lake, CA · 14882 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 1.618km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 14882 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 1.87km NNE of Little Lake, CA · 14886 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 2.07km NNE of Little Lake, CA · 14886 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 1.820km NW of Inyokern, CA · 14889 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 2.48km NNE of Little Lake, CA · 14889 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 1.56km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 14889 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 1.87km NNE of Little Lake, CA · 14889 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 1.77km NNE of Little Lake, CA · 14890 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 3.17km NNE of Little Lake, CA · 14890 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 2.57km NNE of Little Lake, CA · 14890 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci112284. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:59 PM UTC.