M1.9 earthquake 30km WSW of Tecopa, CA

Magnitude

1.9 (mc), micro

Local time

Fri, Oct 11, 1985, 12:41 PM PDT

UTC

1985-10-11 19:41:14 UTC

Depth

5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.762° N, 116.540° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

238°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

0

• Fort Irwin, CaliforniaPopulation 8,845. Forecast57 kmNNE
• Pahrump, NevadaPopulation 36,441. Forecast70 kmSW
• Enterprise, NevadaPopulation 108,481. Forecast121 kmWSW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast246 kmNE

After

1. 2.728km WSW of Tecopa, CAMon, Oct 14, 7:42 AM PDT · 14960 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
2. 2.713km ENE of Barstow, CAMon, Oct 14, 4:36 PM PDT · 14960 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
3. 2.427km S of Tecopa, CAWed, Oct 16, 2:01 AM PDT · 14959 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
4. 1.922km S of Fort Irwin, CASun, Oct 20, 12:25 AM PDT · 14955 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
5. 1.727km N of Fort Irwin, CAMon, Oct 28, 8:41 PM PST · 14946 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
6. 2.128km N of Fort Irwin, CAMon, Oct 28, 8:56 PM PST · 14946 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
7. 2.110km NNE of Barstow, CATue, Oct 29, 7:54 PM PST · 14945 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
8. 2.528km SW of Summerlin South, NVWed, Oct 30, 6:42 AM PST · 14944 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
9. 2.426km NW of Fort Irwin, CASat, Nov 16, 1:36 AM PST · 14928 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
10. 2.017km NNE of Trona, CAFri, Nov 22, 5:13 AM PST · 14921 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
11. 2.120km NNE of Trona, CAFri, Nov 22, 5:36 AM PST · 14921 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
12. 2.041km SW of Furnace Creek, CAFri, Nov 22, 2:10 PM PST · 14921 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
13. 1.741km SW of Furnace Creek, CASun, Nov 24, 2:51 AM PST · 14919 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
14. 2.713km NE of Ridgecrest, CAMon, Dec 2, 12:31 AM PST · 14912 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
15. 2.032km WSW of Tecopa, CAWed, Dec 4, 1:27 AM PST · 14910 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
16. 2.035km N of Fort Irwin, CAWed, Dec 4, 7:06 AM PST · 14909 days ago · -1 km deep · 24 km away
17. 1.842km N of Fort Irwin, CATue, Dec 10, 8:38 AM PST · 14903 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away

Before

1. 2.425km S of Tecopa, CAThu, Oct 10, 11:57 PM PDT · 14964 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
2. 3.721km S of Tecopa, CAThu, Oct 10, 5:16 PM PDT · 14964 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
3. 2.423km N of Searles Valley, CAThu, Oct 3, 6:36 PM PDT · 14971 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
4. 2.336km SE of Fort Irwin, CAWed, Sep 18, 4:54 PM PDT · 14986 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
5. 2.133km E of Barstow, CASun, Sep 15, 12:32 AM PDT · 14990 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
6. 2.531km WSW of Tecopa, CAFri, Sep 13, 2:01 AM PDT · 14992 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci123203. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:59 PM UTC.