California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 34km WSW of Tecopa, CA

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 34km WSW of Tecopa, CA on Sat, Mar 30, 1985, 3:06 PM PST (23:06 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 26km N of Searles Valley, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-03-30 23:06:23 UTC
Depth
5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.696° N, 116.558° 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
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
0°
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: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.418km NNW of Barstow, CA · 15158 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 3.226km N of Searles Valley, CA · 15158 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.524km SSW of Fort Irwin, CA · 15156 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.716km ENE of Barstow, CA · 15153 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.616km ENE of Barstow, CA · 15150 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.716km ENE of Barstow, CA · 15149 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.816km E of Barstow, CA · 15148 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 1.820km N of Barstow, CA · 15137 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 2.717km ENE of Barstow, CA · 15134 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 2.544km NNW of Fort Irwin, CA · 15125 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 2.712km ENE of Barstow, CA · 15122 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 2.020km N of Barstow, CA · 15120 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 1.720km N of Barstow, CA · 15120 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 2.120km N of Barstow, CA · 15119 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 2.112km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 15117 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 1.639km E of Johannesburg, CA · 15115 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 2.218km S of Fort Irwin, CA · 15113 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 3.013km ENE of Barstow, CA · 15105 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 1.711km E of Barstow, CA · 15103 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 2.726km N of Searles Valley, CA · 15159 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 2.245km ENE of Trona, CA · 15161 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 1.740km WNW of Fort Irwin, CA · 15170 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 2.117km NW of Barstow, CA · 15171 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.126km S of Trona, CA · 15178 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 1.820km WSW of Fort Irwin, CA · 15184 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci63463. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:06 PM UTC.