M2.5 earthquake 29km W of Olancha, CA
A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 29km W of Olancha, CA on Mon, Oct 28, 1985, 5:44 AM PST (13:44 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.5 30km W of Olancha, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.5 (mc), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-10-28 13:44:34 UTC
- Depth
- 4.7 km (2.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.307° N, 118.327° W
- Region
- California
- 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
- 174°
- 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: 109 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.530km W of Olancha, CA · 14939 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.118 km S of Big Pine, California · 14939 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.613km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 14938 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.019km S of Bodfish, CA · 14937 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.84km NNE of Little Lake, CA · 14936 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.922 km SW of Wilkerson, California · 14936 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.711km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 14935 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.719km WSW of Olancha, CA · 14934 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.818km WSW of Olancha, CA · 14933 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.119km W of Olancha, CA · 14933 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.819km W of Olancha, CA · 14933 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.819km W of Olancha, CA · 14932 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.519km WSW of Olancha, CA · 14932 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.619km W of Olancha, CA · 14931 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.720km W of Olancha, CA · 14931 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.610km NNW of Olancha, CA · 14931 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
- 3.323km N of Kernville, CA · 14931 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.923km N of Kernville, CA · 14931 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.223km N of Kernville, CA · 14931 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.619km WSW of Olancha, CA · 14931 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.522km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 14930 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.523km N of Kernville, CA · 14930 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.818km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 14929 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.617km WSW of Olancha, CA · 14928 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.836km WSW of Olancha, CA · 14928 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.68km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 14928 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.97km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 14928 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.719km W of Olancha, CA · 14927 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.717km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 14925 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.620km W of Olancha, CA · 14925 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.736km W of Olancha, CA · 14925 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.820km W of Olancha, CA · 14924 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.928km SW of Independence, CA · 14923 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.59km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 14923 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.83km SSE of Kernville, CA · 14923 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.520km W of Olancha, CA · 14923 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.68km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 14923 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.519km W of Olancha, CA · 14922 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.622km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 14922 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.823km N of Kernville, CA · 14921 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.620km W of Olancha, CA · 14919 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
- 3.242km SE of Three Rivers, CA · 14919 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.831km W of Olancha, CA · 14917 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.517km SW of Olancha, CA · 14916 days ago · -1 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.014km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 14916 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.742km SE of Three Rivers, CA · 14914 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.815km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 14913 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.822 km WNW of Independence, California · 14913 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.115km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 14913 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.832km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 14913 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.717km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 14913 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.523km N of Kernville, CA · 14912 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.019km W of Olancha, CA · 14912 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.613km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 14911 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.113km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 14911 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.616km E of Little Lake, CA · 14911 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.620km W of Olancha, CA · 14910 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.519km W of Olancha, CA · 14909 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.420km W of Olancha, CA · 14909 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.48km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 14908 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
The first 60 of 109.
Before
- 2.510km N of Olancha, CA · 14942 days ago · -1 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.67km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 14942 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.77km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 14943 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.99km N of Coso Junction, CA · 14943 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.78km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 14945 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.626km N of Kernville, CA · 14946 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.87km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 14947 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.57km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 14947 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.126km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 14947 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.817km NNE of Olancha, CA · 14948 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.617km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 14950 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.615km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 14950 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.016km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 14952 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.68km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 14952 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.612km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 14955 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.98km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 14955 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.318km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 14957 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.418 km S of Big Pine, California · 14957 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.612km NE of Kernville, CA · 14958 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.610km ENE of Kernville, CA · 14958 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci130455. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:30 PM UTC.