California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 8 km NNE of Bear Valley, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 8 km NNE of Bear Valley, California on Fri, Jan 24, 1986, 4:17 PM PST (00:17 UTC), 29 km (18 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 8 km ESE of Bass Lake, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1986-01-25 00:17:39 UTC
Depth
28.6 km (17.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.640° N, 120.099° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 0.5 km horizontally, 2.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
99°
Stations used
7

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 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.78 km ESE of Bass Lake, California · 14861 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 1.613 km NW of Yosemite Lakes, California · 14858 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 1.614 km SSE of Catheys Valley, California · 14851 days ago · 19 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 1.814 km SSE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14845 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 1.76 km ESE of Catheys Valley, California · 14844 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 2.69 km ENE of Buck Meadows, California · 14844 days ago · 27 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 2.26 km ESE of Buck Meadows, California · 14843 days ago · 17 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 1.89 km NNW of Wawona, California · 14842 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 1.95 km WSW of Fairmead, California · 14841 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 1.716 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14830 days ago · -2 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 2.417 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14829 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 2.28 km E of Yosemite Lakes, California · 14827 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 2.224 km E of Fish Camp, California · 14826 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 2.03 km SW of Buck Meadows, California · 14821 days ago · 23 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 2.311 km ENE of Buck Meadows, California · 14819 days ago · 31 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 2.219 km S of Walker, California · 14817 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 2.0Central California · 14813 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 2.617 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14808 days ago · 26 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 1.94 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14808 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 2.112 km SSE of Catheys Valley, California · 14866 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 2.711 km WNW of Yosemite Valley, California · 14867 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 1.89 km SSW of Yosemite Valley, California · 14867 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 2.416 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14867 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 1.67 km S of El Portal, California · 14869 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 2.215 km SE of Catheys Valley, California · 14872 days ago · 20 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 2.63 km NW of Shaver Lake, California · 14872 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.97 km N of Shaver Lake, California · 14875 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.620 km NE of Bass Lake, California · 14879 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 2.316 km W of Yosemite Lakes, California · 14882 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 2.33 km NNE of Grayson, California · 14886 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.917 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14888 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 1.88 km ESE of Greeley Hill, California · 14888 days ago · 28 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 1.922 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 14888 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 2.110 km S of Yosemite Valley, California · 14890 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 2.36 km ESE of Greeley Hill, California · 14891 days ago · 21 km deep · 10 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc64402. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:42 AM UTC.