California earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 16km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 16km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA on Sat, Jan 19, 1985, 10:48 PM PST (06:48 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 9km NW of Coso Junction, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-01-20 06:48:05 UTC
Depth
9.1 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.648° N, 117.508° 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
158°
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: 111 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.721km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15220 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.621km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15220 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.521km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15219 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.619km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15218 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 1.612km S of Olancha, CA · 15218 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 2.019km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 15218 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 1.510km SSE of Little Lake, CA · 15217 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 1.520km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15216 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 2.011km S of Bodfish, CA · 15216 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.851km W of Shoshone, CA · 15216 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 2.517km W of Johannesburg, CA · 15216 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 1.817km W of Johannesburg, CA · 15216 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 2.314km SE of Olancha, CA · 15215 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 1.628km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15214 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 2.018km N of Mojave, CA · 15213 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 2.07km E of Barstow, CA · 15213 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.910km NNE of Barstow, CA · 15213 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 1.88km E of Barstow, CA · 15213 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.619km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15212 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 1.818km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 15212 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 1.518km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 15212 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 1.822km NW of Inyokern, CA · 15212 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  23. 1.811km S of Olancha, CA · 15212 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 1.911km S of Olancha, CA · 15212 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  25. 2.116km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 15212 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 1.523km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 15212 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  27. 1.523km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 15211 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  28. 1.522km NNE of Olancha, CA · 15211 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  29. 1.517km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 15211 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 1.618km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 15210 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  31. 1.841km SW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 15210 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  32. 1.628km W of Coso Junction, CA · 15210 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  33. 1.86km ENE of Olancha, CA · 15208 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  34. 1.63km ESE of Olancha, CA · 15208 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
  35. 1.518km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 15207 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  36. 1.56km ENE of Olancha, CA · 15205 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  37. 1.719km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15205 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  38. 1.54km ENE of Olancha, CA · 15204 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  39. 1.85km ENE of Olancha, CA · 15204 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  40. 1.532km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 15203 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  41. 1.528km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15203 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  42. 2.128km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15203 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  43. 2.518km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15203 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  44. 1.828km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15202 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  45. 1.522km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15202 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  46. 2.318km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15202 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  47. 1.520km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 15201 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  48. 1.512km SW of Olancha, CA · 15201 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  49. 2.324km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15201 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  50. 1.628km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15201 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  51. 1.918km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 15200 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  52. 2.218km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 15200 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  53. 1.617km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 15200 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  54. 2.32km N of Kernville, CA · 15200 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  55. 2.22km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15200 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  56. 1.729km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15200 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  57. 1.928km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15200 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  58. 1.522km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 15199 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  59. 2.99km NW of Coso Junction, CA · 15199 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  60. 3.422km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 15199 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away

The first 60 of 111.

Before

  1. 1.529km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15221 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.710km WNW of Lake Isabella, CA · 15222 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci58960. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:15 PM UTC.