California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 30km W of Olancha, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 30km W of Olancha, CA on Tue, Sep 3, 1985, 8:45 PM PDT (03:45 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 39km E of Olancha, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1985-09-04 03:45:18 UTC
Depth
4.2 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.300° N, 118.337° 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
301°, 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: 62 in the 60 days after this one and 61 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.628km W of Olancha, CA · 15006 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.729km W of Olancha, CA · 15006 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.728km W of Olancha, CA · 15005 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.529km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15003 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 1.815km SE of Olancha, CA · 15003 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 1.517km E of Little Lake, CA · 15003 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 1.914km E of Coso Junction, CA · 15002 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 3.039km E of Olancha, CA · 15001 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 1.514km E of Coso Junction, CA · 15001 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 1.921km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 15001 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 2.139km E of Olancha, CA · 14999 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 2.015km NNE of Kernville, CA · 14997 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 2.022km E of Coso Junction, CA · 14996 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 1.68km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 14995 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 1.88km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 14995 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 1.721km NNE of Kernville, CA · 14993 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 1.810km SW of Olancha, CA · 14993 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 1.65km NNW of Wofford Heights, CA · 14991 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 3.026km NNE of Kernville, CA · 14991 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 1.64km N of Kernville, CA · 14988 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  21. 1.611km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 14987 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  22. 2.117km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 14987 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  23. 2.126km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 14986 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  24. 1.524km NE of Olancha, CA · 14986 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  25. 2.99km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 14984 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  26. 1.513km SE of Olancha, CA · 14978 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  27. 1.713km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 14978 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  28. 1.618km E of Little Lake, CA · 14977 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  29. 2.423km N of Searles Valley, CA · 14976 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  30. 2.114km N of Kernville, CA · 14974 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  31. 2.310km W of Coso Junction, CA · 14974 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  32. 1.68km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 14974 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  33. 2.33km NNE of Lake Isabella, CA · 14972 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  34. 2.310km ENE of Kernville, CA · 14971 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  35. 1.610km ENE of Kernville, CA · 14971 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  36. 1.612km NE of Kernville, CA · 14971 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
  37. 2.418 km S of Big Pine, California · 14969 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  38. 2.318km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 14969 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  39. 1.98km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 14967 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  40. 1.612km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 14967 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  41. 1.68km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 14965 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  42. 2.016km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 14964 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  43. 2.615km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 14963 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  44. 1.617km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 14962 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  45. 1.817km NNE of Olancha, CA · 14960 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  46. 2.126km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 14959 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  47. 1.57km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 14959 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  48. 1.87km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 14959 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  49. 1.626km N of Kernville, CA · 14958 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  50. 1.78km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 14958 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  51. 1.99km N of Coso Junction, CA · 14956 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  52. 1.77km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 14955 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  53. 1.67km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 14955 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  54. 2.510km N of Olancha, CA · 14954 days ago · -1 km deep · 33 km away
  55. 2.529km W of Olancha, CA · 14952 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  56. 2.530km W of Olancha, CA · 14952 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  57. 2.118 km S of Big Pine, California · 14951 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  58. 1.613km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 14951 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  59. 2.019km S of Bodfish, CA · 14950 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  60. 2.84km NNE of Little Lake, CA · 14949 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away

The first 60 of 62.

Before

  1. 1.826km W of Olancha, CA · 15006 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.529km W of Olancha, CA · 15006 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.618km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15007 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 1.59km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 15008 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 2.418km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15008 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 2.017km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 15009 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 2.318km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 15011 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.515km SE of Olancha, CA · 15012 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 1.726km SW of Olancha, CA · 15013 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 2.720km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 15014 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 1.638km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 15014 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 1.86km W of Kernville, CA · 15016 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 2.316km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 15017 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 1.716km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 15017 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 1.717km E of Little Lake, CA · 15017 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 2.117km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 15017 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 1.816km E of Little Lake, CA · 15018 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 1.716km E of Little Lake, CA · 15018 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 1.516km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 15018 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 1.516km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 15018 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci115802. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:20 AM UTC.