M1.6 earthquake 22km NE of Olancha, CA

Magnitude

1.6 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Wed, Mar 20, 1985, 3:04 PM PST

UTC

1985-03-20 23:04:31 UTC

Depth

4.7 km (2.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.425° N, 117.830° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

295°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

0

• Lone Pine, CaliforniaPopulation 2,035. Forecast29 kmSE
• Ridgecrest, CaliforniaPopulation 28,780. Forecast90 kmN
• Visalia, CaliforniaPopulation 130,104. Forecast131 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast267 kmN

After

1. 2.015km NNE of Inyokern, CAThu, Mar 21, 2:57 AM PST · 15169 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
2. 1.631km W of Olancha, CAMon, Mar 25, 2:04 AM PST · 15165 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
3. 1.724km WNW of Searles Valley, CAMon, Mar 25, 9:55 AM PST · 15165 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
4. 1.613km NNE of Inyokern, CAWed, Mar 27, 9:19 AM PST · 15163 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
5. 2.513km S of Little Lake, CAWed, Mar 27, 12:09 PM PST · 15163 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
6. 1.68km NNE of Coso Junction, CAWed, Mar 27, 9:47 PM PST · 15162 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
7. 2.245km ENE of Trona, CAThu, Mar 28, 10:59 AM PST · 15162 days ago · -1 km deep · 92 km away
8. 1.920km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Mar 29, 9:44 PM PST · 15160 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
9. 2.726km N of Searles Valley, CASat, Mar 30, 11:47 AM PST · 15160 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
10. 1.921km NNE of Kernville, CASat, Mar 30, 8:37 PM PST · 15159 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
11. 1.521km WNW of Inyokern, CASun, Mar 31, 5:12 PM PST · 15158 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
12. 3.226km N of Searles Valley, CASun, Mar 31, 10:13 PM PST · 15158 days ago · -1 km deep · 61 km away
13. 1.728km W of Olancha, CAFri, Apr 5, 10:25 PM PST · 15153 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
14. 1.913km NE of Inyokern, CAWed, Apr 10, 7:15 AM PST · 15149 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
15. 2.719km ESE of Little Lake, CAWed, Apr 10, 8:49 AM PST · 15149 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
16. 1.823km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Apr 12, 1:20 PM PST · 15147 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
17. 1.617km NNE of Inyokern, CAWed, Apr 17, 1:07 AM PST · 15142 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
18. 1.823km NNE of Olancha, CAThu, Apr 18, 6:57 AM PST · 15141 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
19. 2.126km ENE of Coso Junction, CAFri, Apr 19, 1:40 PM PST · 15140 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
20. 1.516km NE of Kernville, CASat, Apr 20, 2:23 PM PST · 15139 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
21. 1.517km SSW of Olancha, CATue, Apr 23, 9:35 PM PST · 15135 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
22. 2.113km NE of Inyokern, CASun, Apr 28, 10:05 PM PDT · 15130 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
23. 1.67km NW of Olancha, CAWed, May 1, 3:40 AM PDT · 15128 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
24. 1.615km SSW of Olancha, CAWed, May 1, 10:55 PM PDT · 15127 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
25. 1.512km W of Little Lake, CAFri, May 3, 11:10 AM PDT · 15126 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
26. 1.721km SE of Lone Pine, CASun, May 5, 12:36 AM PDT · 15124 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
27. 1.518km ENE of Coso Junction, CASun, May 5, 7:02 AM PDT · 15124 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
28. 2.427km W of Olancha, CAMon, May 6, 11:08 PM PDT · 15122 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
29. 1.718km E of Coso Junction, CATue, May 7, 10:42 AM PDT · 15122 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
30. 1.717km E of Coso Junction, CATue, May 7, 1:49 PM PDT · 15122 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
31. 2.717km NNE of Inyokern, CATue, May 7, 7:56 PM PDT · 15121 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
32. 1.617km NNE of Inyokern, CATue, May 7, 8:08 PM PDT · 15121 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
33. 2.314km NNE of Inyokern, CAWed, May 8, 10:17 PM PDT · 15120 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
34. 3.01km E of Stovepipe Wells, CASat, May 11, 1:57 AM PDT · 15118 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
35. 2.112km ENE of Ridgecrest, CASat, May 11, 3:24 PM PDT · 15118 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
36. 3.417km NNE of Inyokern, CAMon, May 13, 2:24 PM PDT · 15116 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
37. 1.518km NNE of Inyokern, CAMon, May 13, 2:48 PM PDT · 15116 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
38. 2.217km NNE of Inyokern, CATue, May 14, 4:28 AM PDT · 15115 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
39. 2.117km NNE of Inyokern, CAWed, May 15, 2:27 PM PDT · 15114 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
40. 1.721km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, May 15, 10:44 PM PDT · 15113 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
41. 2.016km NNE of Inyokern, CAThu, May 16, 2:50 AM PDT · 15113 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
42. 1.66km NW of Olancha, CAThu, May 16, 3:01 AM PDT · 15113 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
43. 1.717km NNE of Inyokern, CASat, May 18, 5:16 AM PDT · 15111 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
44. 1.723km NNE of Kernville, CASat, May 18, 6:51 AM PDT · 15111 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
45. 1.616km NNE of Inyokern, CASat, May 18, 8:19 PM PDT · 15110 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away

Before

1. 1.529km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Mar 20, 11:48 AM PST · 15170 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
2. 1.729km W of Olancha, CAWed, Mar 20, 1:04 AM PST · 15170 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
3. 1.819km ESE of Little Lake, CAFri, Mar 15, 12:45 PM PST · 15175 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
4. 2.219km NNE of Kernville, CAThu, Mar 14, 10:36 PM PST · 15175 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
5. 2.09km ENE of Kernville, CAThu, Mar 14, 12:03 AM PST · 15176 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
6. 1.929km NNE of Kernville, CASat, Mar 9, 12:21 AM PST · 15181 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
7. 2.614km ENE of Little Lake, CAFri, Mar 8, 11:43 AM PST · 15182 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away
8. 1.828km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Mar 1, 3:49 PM PST · 15189 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
9. 1.626km W of Inyokern, CAThu, Feb 28, 12:01 PM PST · 15190 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
10. 1.624km N of Searles Valley, CAThu, Feb 28, 9:42 AM PST · 15190 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
11. 1.824km N of Searles Valley, CAThu, Feb 28, 2:15 AM PST · 15190 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
12. 1.925km N of Searles Valley, CAWed, Feb 27, 2:15 PM PST · 15191 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
13. 2.022km NNE of Trona, CAMon, Feb 25, 11:42 PM PST · 15192 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
14. 2.523km NNE of Trona, CAMon, Feb 25, 9:23 PM PST · 15192 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
15. 2.622km NNE of Trona, CAMon, Feb 25, 3:25 PM PST · 15193 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
16. 2.227km N of Searles Valley, CASat, Feb 23, 6:02 AM PST · 15195 days ago · -1 km deep · 61 km away
17. 2.411km S of Olancha, CAFri, Feb 22, 4:07 AM PST · 15196 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
18. 2.217km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Feb 20, 11:02 AM PST · 15198 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away
19. 2.012km ENE of Little Lake, CAWed, Feb 20, 4:48 AM PST · 15198 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci62879. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:11 PM UTC.