California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 24km NE of Trona, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 24km NE of Trona, CA on Mon, Jan 14, 1985, 3:44 AM PST (11:44 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 11km NE of Coso Junction, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-01-14 11:44:34 UTC
Depth
5.2 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.923° N, 117.203° 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
267°, 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: 64 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.911km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 15226 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 2.310km SSE of Little Lake, CA · 15225 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 2.316km NNW of Olancha, CA · 15225 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.510km SSE of Little Lake, CA · 15225 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 1.610km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 15225 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 2.18km SSW of Olancha, CA · 15224 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.619km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 15224 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 1.52km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 15223 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 1.614km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 15223 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 2.916km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 15220 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 2.735km ENE of Furnace Creek, CA · 15220 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 3.18km E of Tecopa, CA · 15218 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.612km S of Olancha, CA · 15218 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 2.019km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 15218 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 1.510km SSE of Little Lake, CA · 15217 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 1.851km W of Shoshone, CA · 15216 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 2.517km W of Johannesburg, CA · 15216 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.817km W of Johannesburg, CA · 15216 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 2.314km SE of Olancha, CA · 15215 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 1.822km NW of Inyokern, CA · 15212 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 1.811km S of Olancha, CA · 15212 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  22. 1.911km S of Olancha, CA · 15212 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  23. 2.116km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 15212 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  24. 1.523km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 15212 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 1.523km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 15211 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 1.522km NNE of Olancha, CA · 15211 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  27. 1.618km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 15210 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  28. 1.841km SW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 15210 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  29. 1.628km W of Coso Junction, CA · 15210 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  30. 1.86km ENE of Olancha, CA · 15208 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  31. 1.63km ESE of Olancha, CA · 15208 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
  32. 1.56km ENE of Olancha, CA · 15205 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  33. 1.54km ENE of Olancha, CA · 15204 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  34. 1.85km ENE of Olancha, CA · 15204 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  35. 1.532km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 15203 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  36. 1.522km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15202 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  37. 1.512km SW of Olancha, CA · 15201 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  38. 2.324km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15201 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  39. 1.522km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 15199 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  40. 2.99km NW of Coso Junction, CA · 15199 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  41. 3.422km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 15199 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  42. 1.722km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 15199 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  43. 2.020km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 15196 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  44. 2.416km E of Little Lake, CA · 15195 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  45. 2.023km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 15195 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  46. 1.723km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 15195 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  47. 1.917km E of Little Lake, CA · 15195 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  48. 1.623km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 15195 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  49. 2.448km ENE of Trona, CA · 15194 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  50. 2.127km W of Inyokern, CA · 15194 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  51. 2.241km E of Furnace Creek, CA · 15193 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  52. 2.012km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 15189 days ago · -1 km deep · 53 km away
  53. 2.411km S of Olancha, CA · 15187 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  54. 2.227km N of Searles Valley, CA · 15186 days ago · -1 km deep · 19 km away
  55. 2.622km NNE of Trona, CA · 15184 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  56. 2.523km NNE of Trona, CA · 15183 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  57. 2.022km NNE of Trona, CA · 15183 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  58. 1.925km N of Searles Valley, CA · 15182 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  59. 1.824km N of Searles Valley, CA · 15181 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  60. 1.624km N of Searles Valley, CA · 15181 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away

The first 60 of 64.

Before

  1. 2.614km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 15226 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 2.914km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 15226 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 2.714km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 15226 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 1.611km SSE of Little Lake, CA · 15228 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.912km S of Lone Pine, CA · 15228 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.514km WSW of Olancha, CA · 15228 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.79km SSW of Johannesburg, CA · 15230 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 1.521km SE of Little Lake, CA · 15230 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 1.620km SE of Little Lake, CA · 15231 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 2.318km SE of Little Lake, CA · 15233 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 1.620km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15233 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 1.515km E of Little Lake, CA · 15233 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 2.65km N of Olancha, CA · 15234 days ago · -2 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 1.719km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 15235 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 1.88km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 15236 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 1.610km SSE of Little Lake, CA · 15239 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 1.518km NNE of Ridgecrest, CA · 15240 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 1.923km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 15241 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 1.912km S of Lone Pine, CA · 15244 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 2.314km WNW of Searles Valley, CA · 15245 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci58473. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:16 PM UTC.