M2.0 earthquake 14km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA

Magnitude

2.0 (mc), micro

Local time

Sat, Nov 29, 1986, 11:07 PM PST

UTC

1986-11-30 07:07:01 UTC

Depth

6.3 km (3.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.685° N, 117.542° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

155°

Stations used

0

• Ridgecrest, CaliforniaPopulation 28,780. Forecast14 kmENE
• Lancaster, CaliforniaPopulation 161,103. Forecast122 kmNNE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast193 kmNNE

After

1. 1.817km W of Johannesburg, CASun, Nov 30, 12:06 AM PST · 14549 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
2. 1.613km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAMon, Dec 1, 7:32 PM PST · 14547 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
3. 1.634km N of Kernville, CAMon, Dec 1, 9:48 PM PST · 14547 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
4. 1.721km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Dec 2, 9:18 AM PST · 14546 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
5. 1.71km NNW of Little Lake, CAWed, Dec 3, 6:27 AM PST · 14545 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
6. 1.914km NE of Coso Junction, CAThu, Dec 4, 12:18 AM PST · 14545 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
7. 1.830km N of Searles Valley, CAThu, Dec 4, 10:21 AM PST · 14544 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
8. 1.611km ENE of Coso Junction, CAFri, Dec 5, 8:15 PM PST · 14543 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
9. 1.811km ENE of Coso Junction, CASat, Dec 6, 12:12 PM PST · 14542 days ago · -1 km deep · 52 km away
10. 2.013km ESE of Lake Isabella, CASat, Dec 6, 8:35 PM PST · 14542 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
11. 1.525km E of Little Lake, CAMon, Dec 8, 3:24 PM PST · 14540 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
12. 1.617km E of Little Lake, CAWed, Dec 10, 7:17 AM PST · 14538 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
13. 2.015km WNW of Barstow, CAWed, Dec 10, 7:43 PM PST · 14538 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away
14. 2.217km NW of Barstow, CAWed, Dec 10, 8:47 PM PST · 14538 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
15. 1.84km W of Kernville, CAThu, Dec 11, 6:12 AM PST · 14538 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
16. 1.637km N of Kernville, CASat, Dec 13, 11:50 AM PST · 14535 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
17. 2.217km E of Boron, CASat, Dec 13, 1:37 PM PST · 14535 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
18. 1.920km NE of Olancha, CAMon, Dec 15, 12:55 AM PST · 14534 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
19. 1.937km N of Kernville, CATue, Dec 16, 9:55 PM PST · 14532 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
20. 2.519km NNE of Kernville, CAThu, Dec 18, 6:32 AM PST · 14530 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
21. 3.119km NNE of Kernville, CAThu, Dec 18, 9:04 AM PST · 14530 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
22. 2.819km NNE of Kernville, CAThu, Dec 18, 9:16 AM PST · 14530 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
23. 3.019km NNE of Kernville, CAThu, Dec 18, 9:30 AM PST · 14530 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
24. 2.419km NNE of Kernville, CAThu, Dec 18, 10:51 AM PST · 14530 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
25. 2.719km NNE of Kernville, CAThu, Dec 18, 10:51 AM PST · 14530 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
26. 2.022km E of Little Lake, CAThu, Dec 18, 8:27 PM PST · 14530 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
27. 1.922km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Dec 18, 10:50 PM PST · 14530 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
28. 2.119km NNE of Kernville, CASat, Dec 20, 11:47 AM PST · 14528 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
29. 1.520km E of Coso Junction, CASun, Dec 21, 12:31 AM PST · 14528 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
30. 1.818km E of Coso Junction, CASun, Dec 21, 12:32 AM PST · 14528 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
31. 1.622km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Dec 21, 10:31 AM PST · 14527 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
32. 2.419km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Dec 21, 11:47 AM PST · 14527 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
33. 1.619km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Dec 21, 12:22 PM PST · 14527 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
34. 1.733km N of Kernville, CATue, Dec 23, 8:40 AM PST · 14525 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
35. 1.920km ESE of Bodfish, CATue, Dec 23, 4:49 PM PST · 14525 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
36. 2.520km ESE of Bodfish, CAWed, Dec 24, 4:15 AM PST · 14525 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
37. 2.220km ESE of Bodfish, CAWed, Dec 24, 9:11 AM PST · 14524 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
38. 2.911km ESE of Trona, CAThu, Dec 25, 11:53 AM PST · 14523 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
39. 1.835km N of Kernville, CAThu, Dec 25, 7:10 PM PST · 14523 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
40. 2.29km E of Kernville, CAFri, Dec 26, 4:45 AM PST · 14523 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
41. 1.724km NNW of Barstow, CAFri, Dec 26, 11:50 AM PST · 14522 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
42. 1.78km SSW of Johannesburg, CASat, Dec 27, 4:59 AM PST · 14522 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
43. 1.620km NNE of Kernville, CASat, Dec 27, 9:53 AM PST · 14521 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
44. 1.923km WNW of Inyokern, CASun, Dec 28, 10:14 PM PST · 14520 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
45. 1.516km S of Little Lake, CAMon, Dec 29, 7:25 AM PST · 14519 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
46. 1.816km SW of Olancha, CAWed, Dec 31, 1:31 AM PST · 14518 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
47. 1.912km WNW of Johannesburg, CAFri, Jan 2, 11:33 AM PST · 14515 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
48. 1.930km W of Olancha, CASun, Jan 4, 12:03 AM PST · 14514 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
49. 2.125km ENE of Coso Junction, CASun, Jan 4, 3:14 AM PST · 14514 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
50. 1.527km ENE of Coso Junction, CASun, Jan 4, 8:12 AM PST · 14513 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
51. 1.510km NE of Coso Junction, CAMon, Jan 5, 4:30 AM PST · 14513 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
52. 2.030km SW of Tecopa, CAMon, Jan 5, 11:48 AM PST · 14512 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
53. 2.419km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Jan 5, 4:22 PM PST · 14512 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
54. 1.724km ENE of Coso Junction, CAMon, Jan 5, 7:26 PM PST · 14512 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
55. 1.919km NNE of Kernville, CATue, Jan 6, 12:51 AM PST · 14512 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
56. 2.18km SSW of Johannesburg, CATue, Jan 6, 5:08 PM PST · 14511 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
57. 2.132km N of Kernville, CATue, Jan 6, 6:22 PM PST · 14511 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
58. 1.87km S of Johannesburg, CATue, Jan 6, 7:38 PM PST · 14511 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
59. 2.78km SSW of Johannesburg, CAFri, Jan 9, 2:35 PM PST · 14508 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
60. 1.97km S of Johannesburg, CAFri, Jan 9, 6:42 PM PST · 14508 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away

The first 60 of 79.

Before

1. 1.813km SE of Olancha, CASat, Nov 29, 3:51 PM PST · 14549 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away
2. 1.621km SSW of Little Lake, CAThu, Nov 27, 10:24 PM PST · 14551 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
3. 1.726km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Nov 26, 2:08 AM PST · 14553 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
4. 2.59km NNW of Kernville, CAMon, Nov 24, 12:02 PM PST · 14554 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
5. 2.04km W of Kernville, CAMon, Nov 24, 10:43 AM PST · 14554 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
6. 2.126km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Nov 23, 3:07 PM PST · 14555 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
7. 2.220km NNE of California City, CASun, Nov 23, 8:15 AM PST · 14555 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
8. 2.212km NE of Coso Junction, CASun, Nov 23, 4:11 AM PST · 14556 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
9. 1.713km SSW of Olancha, CASat, Nov 22, 12:41 PM PST · 14556 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
10. 2.14km W of Kernville, CAFri, Nov 21, 3:52 PM PST · 14557 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
11. 2.129km NNW of California City, CAWed, Nov 19, 3:05 AM PST · 14560 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
12. 1.729km E of Coso Junction, CAWed, Nov 19, 2:00 AM PST · 14560 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
13. 1.914km E of Little Lake, CATue, Nov 18, 10:48 PM PST · 14560 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
14. 1.928km WSW of Olancha, CASun, Nov 16, 7:28 AM PST · 14562 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
15. 2.119km SE of Lone Pine, CAWed, Nov 12, 8:36 AM PST · 14566 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
16. 2.118km SSE of Lone Pine, CAWed, Nov 12, 8:24 AM PST · 14566 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
17. 2.117km NE of Barstow, CATue, Nov 11, 12:00 PM PST · 14567 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
18. 1.714km NNE of Inyokern, CATue, Nov 11, 4:53 AM PST · 14568 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
19. 1.817km NE of Barstow, CATue, Nov 11, 2:57 AM PST · 14568 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
20. 1.611km ENE of Little Lake, CASun, Nov 9, 8:16 AM PST · 14569 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci713821. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:50 AM UTC.