California earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake 21km S of Tecopa, CA

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 21km S of Tecopa, CA on Thu, Oct 10, 1985, 5:16 PM PDT (00:16 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.7 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1985-10-11 00:16:26 UTC
Depth
5.2 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.657° N, 116.224° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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
193°, 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: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.425km S of Tecopa, CA · 14964 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.930km WSW of Tecopa, CA · 14964 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 2.728km WSW of Tecopa, CA · 14961 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 2.427km S of Tecopa, CA · 14959 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 1.922km S of Fort Irwin, CA · 14955 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.727km N of Fort Irwin, CA · 14946 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 2.128km N of Fort Irwin, CA · 14946 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 2.528km SW of Summerlin South, NV · 14945 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 2.426km NW of Fort Irwin, CA · 14928 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 2.120km NNE of Trona, CA · 14922 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 2.041km SW of Furnace Creek, CA · 14922 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.032km WSW of Tecopa, CA · 14910 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 2.035km N of Fort Irwin, CA · 14910 days ago · -1 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 1.834km SSE of Primm, NV · 14909 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 2.815km SSE of Enterprise, NV · 14971 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.336km SE of Fort Irwin, CA · 14987 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 2.133km E of Barstow, CA · 14990 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 2.531km WSW of Tecopa, CA · 14992 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 1.827km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 14994 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci123153 (also filed as usp0002kpa). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:05 PM UTC.