California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 25km WSW of Olancha, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 25km WSW of Olancha, CA on Tue, May 13, 1986, 1:49 AM PDT (08:49 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 18km SW of Little Lake, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1986-05-13 08:49:13 UTC
Depth
8.7 km (5.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.200° N, 118.263° 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
From location
Station coverage gap
243°, 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: 145 in the 60 days after this one and 83 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.724km WSW of Olancha, CA · 14752 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.627km E of Lone Pine, CA · 14750 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.936km N of Kernville, CA · 14750 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 1.625km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 14750 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 1.519km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 14749 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.632km W of Coso Junction, CA · 14749 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 1.836km N of Kernville, CA · 14748 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 1.634km N of Kernville, CA · 14748 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 1.736km N of Kernville, CA · 14747 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 1.810km WSW of Searles Valley, CA · 14747 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 2.137km N of Kernville, CA · 14747 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 1.67km NW of Little Lake, CA · 14746 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 1.939km N of Kernville, CA · 14746 days ago · 14 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 2.321km N of Trona, CA · 14745 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 2.321km N of Trona, CA · 14745 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 2.322km NNE of Trona, CA · 14745 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 1.67km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 14745 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 1.624km NNE of Kernville, CA · 14745 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 1.936km N of Kernville, CA · 14744 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 2.722km NNE of Trona, CA · 14744 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 2.038km N of Kernville, CA · 14744 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
  22. 2.314km E of Little Lake, CA · 14744 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  23. 1.835km N of Kernville, CA · 14743 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  24. 2.035km N of Kernville, CA · 14743 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  25. 3.918km SW of Little Lake, CA · 14741 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  26. 1.612km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 14741 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  27. 2.511km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 14740 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  28. 1.610km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 14740 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  29. 1.510km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 14740 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
  30. 1.710km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 14740 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  31. 2.034km N of Kernville, CA · 14740 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  32. 1.735km N of Kernville, CA · 14740 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  33. 1.737km N of Kernville, CA · 14740 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  34. 1.636km N of Kernville, CA · 14740 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
  35. 1.634km N of Kernville, CA · 14739 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  36. 1.735km N of Kernville, CA · 14738 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  37. 2.418km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 14737 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  38. 1.836km N of Kernville, CA · 14737 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  39. 1.935km N of Kernville, CA · 14737 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  40. 1.518km SW of Little Lake, CA · 14736 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  41. 1.936km N of Kernville, CA · 14736 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
  42. 1.64km NE of Olancha, CA · 14735 days ago · -2 km deep · 29 km away
  43. 1.935km N of Kernville, CA · 14735 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  44. 1.636km N of Kernville, CA · 14735 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
  45. 2.634km N of Kernville, CA · 14735 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  46. 1.936km N of Kernville, CA · 14735 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  47. 2.017km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14734 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  48. 1.517km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14734 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  49. 2.212km WSW of Little Lake, CA · 14734 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  50. 1.612km WSW of Little Lake, CA · 14734 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  51. 1.921km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 14734 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  52. 1.935km N of Kernville, CA · 14734 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  53. 1.636km N of Kernville, CA · 14733 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  54. 2.78km NNE of Little Lake, CA · 14733 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  55. 1.57km NNE of Little Lake, CA · 14733 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  56. 1.934km N of Kernville, CA · 14733 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  57. 1.836km N of Kernville, CA · 14733 days ago · 16 km deep · 22 km away
  58. 1.623km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 14732 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  59. 1.735km N of Kernville, CA · 14732 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  60. 1.737km N of Kernville, CA · 14732 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away

The first 60 of 145.

Before

  1. 2.625km WSW of Olancha, CA · 14752 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.828km WSW of Olancha, CA · 14752 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.826km WSW of Olancha, CA · 14752 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.736km N of Kernville, CA · 14752 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 2.09km ENE of Lone Pine, CA · 14752 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 1.735km N of Kernville, CA · 14752 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 1.935km N of Kernville, CA · 14752 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 1.936km N of Kernville, CA · 14752 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 1.737km N of Kernville, CA · 14753 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 1.736km N of Kernville, CA · 14753 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 1.836km N of Kernville, CA · 14753 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 1.537km N of Kernville, CA · 14753 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 1.636km N of Kernville, CA · 14753 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 1.635km N of Kernville, CA · 14754 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 1.836km N of Kernville, CA · 14754 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 1.834km N of Kernville, CA · 14755 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 1.827km NNE of Kernville, CA · 14755 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 1.936km N of Kernville, CA · 14755 days ago · 13 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 1.735km N of Kernville, CA · 14755 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 2.435km N of Kernville, CA · 14755 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci124331. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:20 PM UTC.