M2.4 earthquake 28km W of Tecopa, CA

Magnitude

2.4 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Fri, Jul 4, 1986, 6:31 AM PDT

UTC

1986-07-04 13:31:07 UTC

Depth

5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.808° N, 116.528° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

216°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

0

• Death Valley, CaliforniaPopulation 1,124. Forecast54 kmSSE
• Pahrump, NevadaPopulation 36,441. Forecast66 kmSW
• Enterprise, NevadaPopulation 108,481. Forecast118 kmWSW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast250 kmNE

After

1. 1.628km E of Barstow, CAMon, Jul 21, 3:41 AM PDT · 14682 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
2. 2.518km NNE of Barstow, CAMon, Jul 21, 7:33 AM PDT · 14682 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
3. 2.813km SSE of Trona, CATue, Jul 22, 2:11 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
4. 2.014km E of Ridgecrest, CASun, Aug 3, 3:48 AM PDT · 14669 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
5. 2.015km E of Ridgecrest, CASun, Aug 3, 10:04 AM PDT · 14668 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
6. 2.315km E of Ridgecrest, CASun, Aug 3, 11:09 AM PDT · 14668 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
7. 2.114km E of Ridgecrest, CASun, Aug 3, 12:01 PM PDT · 14668 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
8. 1.814km E of Ridgecrest, CASun, Aug 3, 4:24 PM PDT · 14668 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
9. 2.214km E of Ridgecrest, CASun, Aug 3, 5:33 PM PDT · 14668 days ago · -1 km deep · 92 km away
10. 1.914km E of Ridgecrest, CASun, Aug 3, 11:18 PM PDT · 14668 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
11. 2.513km S of Furnace Creek, CAMon, Aug 4, 6:57 AM PDT · 14668 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
12. 2.113km E of Ridgecrest, CAMon, Aug 4, 1:20 PM PDT · 14667 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
13. 2.015km E of Ridgecrest, CAMon, Aug 4, 1:39 PM PDT · 14667 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
14. 1.614km E of Ridgecrest, CATue, Aug 5, 4:04 AM PDT · 14667 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
15. 2.914km E of Ridgecrest, CATue, Aug 5, 4:29 AM PDT · 14667 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
16. 2.614km ENE of Ridgecrest, CAWed, Aug 6, 3:35 AM PDT · 14666 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
17. 2.014km E of Ridgecrest, CAWed, Aug 6, 3:27 PM PDT · 14665 days ago · -1 km deep · 92 km away
18. 2.113km ENE of Ridgecrest, CASat, Aug 9, 12:00 AM PDT · 14663 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
19. 1.830km ENE of Trona, CASat, Aug 16, 5:06 AM PDT · 14656 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
20. 2.125km N of Searles Valley, CAWed, Aug 20, 4:51 AM PDT · 14652 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
21. 3.147 km ENE of Furnace Creek, CaliforniaFri, Aug 22, 7:44 AM PDT · 14650 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
22. 2.415km E of Ridgecrest, CAMon, Aug 25, 2:18 PM PDT · 14646 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
23. 2.614km E of Ridgecrest, CAMon, Aug 25, 7:20 PM PDT · 14646 days ago · -1 km deep · 92 km away
24. 2.635km SE of Trona, CAFri, Aug 29, 12:58 PM PDT · 14642 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away

Before

1. 3.050 km SE of Beatty, NevadaWed, Jul 2, 1:10 AM PDT · 14701 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
2. 1.932km SE of Trona, CAMon, Jun 23, 6:28 PM PDT · 14709 days ago · -1 km deep · 62 km away
3. 1.625km NNW of Barstow, CAThu, Jun 19, 8:34 AM PDT · 14714 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci700781. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:29 AM UTC.