California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 28km W of Olancha, CA

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 28km W of Olancha, CA on Fri, Apr 5, 1985, 10:25 PM PST (06:25 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 13km NE of Inyokern, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-04-06 06:25:27 UTC
Depth
4.4 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.293° N, 118.318° 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
318°, 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: 58 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.913km NE of Inyokern, CA · 15140 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 2.719km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 15140 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.823km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15138 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 1.617km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15133 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.823km NNE of Olancha, CA · 15132 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 2.126km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 15131 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 1.516km NE of Kernville, CA · 15130 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 1.517km SSW of Olancha, CA · 15126 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 1.721km S of Bodfish, CA · 15122 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.113km NE of Inyokern, CA · 15121 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.67km NW of Olancha, CA · 15119 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 1.620km SE of Bodfish, CA · 15119 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 1.615km SSW of Olancha, CA · 15118 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 2.220km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 15118 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 1.512km W of Little Lake, CA · 15117 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 1.721km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 15115 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 1.518km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 15115 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 2.427km W of Olancha, CA · 15113 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.718km E of Coso Junction, CA · 15113 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 1.718km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 15113 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  21. 1.717km E of Coso Junction, CA · 15113 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  22. 2.717km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15112 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  23. 1.617km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15112 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 2.314km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15111 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  25. 2.112km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 15109 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 3.417km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15107 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  27. 1.518km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15107 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  28. 2.217km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15106 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  29. 2.117km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15105 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  30. 1.721km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15104 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  31. 2.016km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15104 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 1.66km NW of Olancha, CA · 15104 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  33. 1.717km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15102 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  34. 1.723km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15102 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  35. 1.616km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15101 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  36. 2.126km WSW of Olancha, CA · 15101 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  37. 1.728km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15100 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  38. 1.925km WSW of Olancha, CA · 15100 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  39. 1.713km SE of Bodfish, CA · 15100 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  40. 1.719km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 15098 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  41. 2.428km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15097 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  42. 3.028km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15096 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  43. 1.824km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 15094 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  44. 2.025km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 15092 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  45. 2.127km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 15090 days ago · -1 km deep · 62 km away
  46. 1.824km SSW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 15089 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  47. 1.825km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 15089 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  48. 2.616km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15089 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  49. 3.122km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15089 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  50. 1.923km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15089 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  51. 2.325km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 15087 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  52. 1.616km S of Lone Pine, CA · 15087 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  53. 2.06km SE of Independence, CA · 15087 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  54. 1.621km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15087 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  55. 1.59km SW of Olancha, CA · 15087 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  56. 1.623km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15087 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  57. 1.56km W of Olancha, CA · 15086 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  58. 1.827km NE of Kernville, CA · 15086 days ago · 20 km deep · 41 km away

Before

  1. 1.811km ESE of Porterville, CA · 15146 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 3.226km N of Searles Valley, CA · 15149 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.521km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 15149 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.921km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15150 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 2.726km N of Searles Valley, CA · 15151 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.920km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15151 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 1.68km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 15153 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 2.12km NNW of Bodfish, CA · 15153 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 2.513km S of Little Lake, CA · 15154 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 1.613km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15154 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 1.724km WNW of Searles Valley, CA · 15156 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 1.631km W of Olancha, CA · 15156 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 1.914km E of Lake Isabella, CA · 15159 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 1.914km E of Lake Isabella, CA · 15159 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 2.015km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15160 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 2.114km E of Lake Isabella, CA · 15160 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 1.622km NE of Olancha, CA · 15161 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 1.529km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15161 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 1.729km W of Olancha, CA · 15161 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 1.819km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 15166 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci63817. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:19 PM UTC.