California earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 14km NE of Ridgecrest, CA

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 14km NE of Ridgecrest, CA on Mon, Jan 14, 1985, 2:56 AM PST (10:56 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 16km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-01-14 10:56:10 UTC
Depth
1.9 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.717° N, 117.571° 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
135°
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: 119 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.911km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 15226 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 2.310km SSE of Little Lake, CA · 15226 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 2.316km NNW of Olancha, CA · 15226 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.510km SSE of Little Lake, CA · 15226 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 1.521km SE of Bodfish, CA · 15225 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 1.720km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15225 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 1.610km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 15225 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 1.726km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15225 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 2.18km SSW of Olancha, CA · 15225 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 1.619km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 15224 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 1.52km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 15224 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 1.614km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 15224 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 1.720km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15223 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 1.728km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 15223 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 1.710km WNW of Lake Isabella, CA · 15222 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 1.529km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15222 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 2.916km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 15221 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 2.721km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15220 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 1.621km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15220 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 1.521km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15220 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 1.619km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15218 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  22. 1.612km S of Olancha, CA · 15218 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  23. 2.019km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 15218 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  24. 1.510km SSE of Little Lake, CA · 15217 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  25. 1.520km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15216 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  26. 2.011km S of Bodfish, CA · 15216 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 1.851km W of Shoshone, CA · 15216 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  28. 2.517km W of Johannesburg, CA · 15216 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  29. 1.817km W of Johannesburg, CA · 15216 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  30. 2.314km SE of Olancha, CA · 15215 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  31. 1.628km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15215 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  32. 2.018km N of Mojave, CA · 15214 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  33. 1.910km NNE of Barstow, CA · 15213 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  34. 1.619km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15213 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  35. 1.818km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 15213 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  36. 1.518km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 15213 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  37. 1.822km NW of Inyokern, CA · 15212 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  38. 1.811km S of Olancha, CA · 15212 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  39. 1.911km S of Olancha, CA · 15212 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  40. 2.116km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 15212 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  41. 1.523km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 15212 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  42. 1.523km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 15212 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  43. 1.522km NNE of Olancha, CA · 15211 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  44. 1.517km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 15211 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  45. 1.618km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 15211 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  46. 1.841km SW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 15211 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  47. 1.628km W of Coso Junction, CA · 15210 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  48. 1.86km ENE of Olancha, CA · 15208 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  49. 1.63km ESE of Olancha, CA · 15208 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
  50. 1.518km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 15208 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  51. 1.56km ENE of Olancha, CA · 15206 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  52. 1.719km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15206 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  53. 1.54km ENE of Olancha, CA · 15205 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  54. 1.85km ENE of Olancha, CA · 15204 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  55. 1.532km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 15204 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  56. 1.528km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15204 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  57. 2.128km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15203 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  58. 2.518km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15203 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  59. 1.828km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15203 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  60. 1.522km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15202 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci58470. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:35 PM UTC.