M3.1 earthquake 8km E of Tecopa, CA
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 8km E of Tecopa, CA on Mon, Jan 21, 1985, 6:32 PM PST (02:32 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.1 (mc), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-01-22 02:32:48 UTC
- Depth
- 5.2 km (3.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.852° N, 116.139° W
- Region
- Nevada
- 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
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 239°, 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.851km W of Shoshone, CA · 15216 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.448km ENE of Trona, CA · 15194 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.241km E of Furnace Creek, CA · 15193 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
Before
- 2.127km E of Tecopa, CA · 15219 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
- 3.039km WSW of Summerlin South, NV · 15219 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.737km SE of Beatty, NV · 15219 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.735km ENE of Furnace Creek, CA · 15219 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.524km NE of Trona, CA · 15226 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.518 km NW of Mount Charleston, Nevada · 15226 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.735km NW of Fort Irwin, CA · 15245 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci59212. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:38 AM UTC.