M2.7 earthquake 28km WSW of Tecopa, CA

Magnitude

2.7 (mc), micro

Local time

Mon, Oct 14, 1985, 7:42 AM PDT

UTC

1985-10-14 14:42:09 UTC

Depth

5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.770° N, 116.527° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

203°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

0

• Fort Irwin, CaliforniaPopulation 8,845. Forecast58 kmNNE
• Pahrump, NevadaPopulation 36,441. Forecast69 kmSW
• Enterprise, NevadaPopulation 108,481. Forecast119 kmWSW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast247 kmNE

After

1. 2.713km ENE of Barstow, CAMon, Oct 14, 4:36 PM PDT · 14953 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
2. 2.427km S of Tecopa, CAWed, Oct 16, 2:01 AM PDT · 14951 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
3. 1.922km S of Fort Irwin, CASun, Oct 20, 12:25 AM PDT · 14947 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
4. 1.727km N of Fort Irwin, CAMon, Oct 28, 8:41 PM PST · 14939 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
5. 2.128km N of Fort Irwin, CAMon, Oct 28, 8:56 PM PST · 14938 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
6. 2.110km NNE of Barstow, CATue, Oct 29, 7:54 PM PST · 14938 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
7. 2.528km SW of Summerlin South, NVWed, Oct 30, 6:42 AM PST · 14937 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
8. 2.426km NW of Fort Irwin, CASat, Nov 16, 1:36 AM PST · 14920 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
9. 2.017km NNE of Trona, CAFri, Nov 22, 5:13 AM PST · 14914 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
10. 2.120km NNE of Trona, CAFri, Nov 22, 5:36 AM PST · 14914 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
11. 2.041km SW of Furnace Creek, CAFri, Nov 22, 2:10 PM PST · 14914 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
12. 1.741km SW of Furnace Creek, CASun, Nov 24, 2:51 AM PST · 14912 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
13. 2.713km NE of Ridgecrest, CAMon, Dec 2, 12:31 AM PST · 14904 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
14. 2.032km WSW of Tecopa, CAWed, Dec 4, 1:27 AM PST · 14902 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
15. 2.035km N of Fort Irwin, CAWed, Dec 4, 7:06 AM PST · 14902 days ago · -1 km deep · 25 km away
16. 1.842km N of Fort Irwin, CATue, Dec 10, 8:38 AM PST · 14896 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
17. 3.033km NNW of Fort Irwin, CAWed, Dec 11, 11:43 PM PST · 14894 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away

Before

1. 1.930km WSW of Tecopa, CAFri, Oct 11, 12:41 PM PDT · 14956 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
2. 2.425km S of Tecopa, CAThu, Oct 10, 11:57 PM PDT · 14956 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
3. 3.721km S of Tecopa, CAThu, Oct 10, 5:16 PM PDT · 14957 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
4. 2.423km N of Searles Valley, CAThu, Oct 3, 6:36 PM PDT · 14964 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
5. 2.336km SE of Fort Irwin, CAWed, Sep 18, 4:54 PM PDT · 14979 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
6. 2.133km E of Barstow, CASun, Sep 15, 12:32 AM PDT · 14982 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci123698. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:15 PM UTC.