M2.4 earthquake 18km WSW of Olancha, CA
A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 18km WSW of Olancha, CA on Fri, Sep 25, 1987, 10:45 PM PDT (05:45 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.9 42km SW of Stovepipe Wells, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.4 (Mc), micro
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-09-26 05:45:55 UTC
- Depth
- 8.6 km (5.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.199° N, 118.176° W
- Region
- California
- 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
- 219°, 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: 131 in the 60 days after this one and 160 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.818km WSW of Olancha, CA · 14253 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
- 2.118km SW of Olancha, CA · 14253 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.318km SW of Olancha, CA · 14253 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.218km WSW of Olancha, CA · 14253 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.818km WSW of Olancha, CA · 14253 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
- 2.518km SW of Olancha, CA · 14253 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.618km SW of Olancha, CA · 14252 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.928km W of Olancha, CA · 14252 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.120km ENE of Oildale, CA · 14252 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.318km WSW of Olancha, CA · 14252 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.819km WSW of Olancha, CA · 14251 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.615km ESE of Olancha, CA · 14251 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.818km WSW of Olancha, CA · 14251 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
- 2.518km SW of Olancha, CA · 14251 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.917km SW of Olancha, CA · 14251 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.817km SW of Olancha, CA · 14251 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.719km WSW of Olancha, CA · 14251 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.618km WSW of Olancha, CA · 14251 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.818km WSW of Olancha, CA · 14251 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
- 2.518km SW of Olancha, CA · 14251 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.826km WSW of Olancha, CA · 14251 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.618km SW of Olancha, CA · 14251 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.318km WSW of Olancha, CA · 14251 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.818km WSW of Olancha, CA · 14251 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.915km NNE of Olancha, CA · 14251 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.927km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 14250 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.725km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 14250 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.619km SW of Olancha, CA · 14250 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.818km WSW of Olancha, CA · 14249 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
- 2.820km SE of Little Lake, CA · 14249 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.118km SW of Olancha, CA · 14249 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.218km SW of Olancha, CA · 14249 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.618km SW of Olancha, CA · 14249 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.48km NW of Kernville, CA · 14248 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.718km WSW of Olancha, CA · 14248 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.517km WSW of Olancha, CA · 14248 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.410km SE of Kernville, CA · 14248 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.636km N of Kernville, CA · 14247 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.818km WSW of Olancha, CA · 14247 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.840km SW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 14246 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.618km SW of Olancha, CA · 14246 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.927km WSW of Olancha, CA · 14246 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.817km WSW of Olancha, CA · 14246 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.218km WSW of Olancha, CA · 14245 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.517km WSW of Olancha, CA · 14245 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.017km WSW of Olancha, CA · 14245 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.818km SW of Olancha, CA · 14244 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.915km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 14244 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.14km SSE of Kernville, CA · 14244 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.830km W of Olancha, CA · 14244 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.78km ESE of Kernville, CA · 14244 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.48km ESE of Kernville, CA · 14244 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.816km WSW of Olancha, CA · 14243 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.718km WSW of Olancha, CA · 14242 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.728km W of Olancha, CA · 14242 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.830km W of Olancha, CA · 14241 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.718km SW of Olancha, CA · 14240 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.618km WSW of Olancha, CA · 14238 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.718km WSW of Olancha, CA · 14238 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.517km WSW of Olancha, CA · 14238 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
The first 60 of 131.
Before
- 2.026km WSW of Olancha, CA · 14253 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.335km N of Kernville, CA · 14254 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.036km N of Kernville, CA · 14254 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.633km NNE of Kernville, CA · 14254 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.418km WSW of Olancha, CA · 14254 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.519km WSW of Olancha, CA · 14254 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.419km SW of Olancha, CA · 14255 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.818km WSW of Olancha, CA · 14255 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.518km WSW of Olancha, CA · 14256 days ago · 11 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.729km W of Olancha, CA · 14256 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.618km WSW of Olancha, CA · 14256 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.618km WSW of Olancha, CA · 14256 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.815km S of Bodfish, CA · 14256 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.817km WSW of Olancha, CA · 14257 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.018km WSW of Olancha, CA · 14257 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.414km E of Coso Junction, CA · 14258 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.820km WSW of Olancha, CA · 14258 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.520km E of Coso Junction, CA · 14259 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.518km WSW of Olancha, CA · 14259 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.918km WSW of Olancha, CA · 14259 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci624113. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:12 AM UTC.