California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 14km WSW of Olancha, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 14km WSW of Olancha, CA on Fri, Jan 11, 1985, 6:43 PM PST (02:43 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 22km WNW of Inyokern, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-01-12 02:43:13 UTC
Depth
8.6 km (5.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.223° N, 118.145° 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
From location
Station coverage gap
231°, 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: 121 in the 60 days after this one and 30 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.617km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 15236 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.912km S of Lone Pine, CA · 15236 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 1.517km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 15236 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.117km S of Bodfish, CA · 15236 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.611km SSE of Little Lake, CA · 15236 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 2.019km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15235 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 2.714km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 15234 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 2.914km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 15234 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 2.614km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 15234 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 1.57km SE of Wofford Heights, CA · 15234 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 1.524km NE of Trona, CA · 15234 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 1.911km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 15234 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 2.310km SSE of Little Lake, CA · 15234 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 2.316km NNW of Olancha, CA · 15234 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 1.510km SSE of Little Lake, CA · 15234 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 1.521km SE of Bodfish, CA · 15233 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 1.720km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15233 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 1.610km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 15233 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 1.726km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15232 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 2.18km SSW of Olancha, CA · 15232 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  21. 1.619km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 15232 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  22. 1.52km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 15232 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  23. 2.228km E of Porterville, CA · 15231 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  24. 1.614km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 15231 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  25. 1.720km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15231 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  26. 1.728km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 15230 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  27. 1.710km WNW of Lake Isabella, CA · 15230 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  28. 1.529km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15230 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  29. 2.916km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 15228 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  30. 2.721km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15228 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  31. 1.621km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15228 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  32. 1.521km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15228 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  33. 1.619km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15226 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  34. 1.612km S of Olancha, CA · 15226 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  35. 2.019km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 15226 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  36. 1.510km SSE of Little Lake, CA · 15225 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  37. 1.520km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15224 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  38. 2.011km S of Bodfish, CA · 15224 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  39. 2.517km W of Johannesburg, CA · 15224 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  40. 1.817km W of Johannesburg, CA · 15224 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  41. 2.314km SE of Olancha, CA · 15223 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  42. 1.628km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15223 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  43. 1.619km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15221 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  44. 2.313km SE of Pixley, CA · 15221 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  45. 1.818km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 15221 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  46. 1.518km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 15220 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  47. 1.822km NW of Inyokern, CA · 15220 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  48. 1.811km S of Olancha, CA · 15220 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  49. 1.911km S of Olancha, CA · 15220 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  50. 2.116km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 15220 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
  51. 1.523km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 15220 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  52. 1.523km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 15219 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  53. 1.522km NNE of Olancha, CA · 15219 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  54. 1.517km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 15219 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  55. 1.618km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 15218 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  56. 1.841km SW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 15218 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  57. 1.628km W of Coso Junction, CA · 15218 days ago · 13 km deep · 19 km away
  58. 1.86km ENE of Olancha, CA · 15216 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  59. 1.63km ESE of Olancha, CA · 15216 days ago · -1 km deep · 17 km away
  60. 1.518km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 15215 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away

The first 60 of 121.

Before

  1. 1.620km SSW of Lone Pine, CA · 15237 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 1.521km SE of Little Lake, CA · 15238 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 1.632km W of Coso Junction, CA · 15238 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 1.620km SE of Little Lake, CA · 15239 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 1.519km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15239 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 2.49 km S of Big Pine, California · 15240 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 3.018km NE of Independence, CA · 15240 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.510km WNW of Bodfish, CA · 15241 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 2.318km SE of Little Lake, CA · 15241 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 1.620km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15241 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 1.515km E of Little Lake, CA · 15242 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 2.65km N of Olancha, CA · 15242 days ago · -2 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 1.820km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15243 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 1.621km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15243 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 1.719km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 15244 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 1.88km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 15244 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 1.69km SE of Lake Isabella, CA · 15245 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 1.610km SSE of Little Lake, CA · 15247 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 1.818km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 15248 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 1.518km NNE of Ridgecrest, CA · 15248 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci58340. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:52 PM UTC.