California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 31km W of Olancha, CA

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 31km W of Olancha, CA on Sun, Nov 8, 1987, 11:15 PM PST (07:15 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 17km SE of Bodfish, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1987-11-09 07:15:42 UTC
Depth
4.4 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.290° N, 118.353° 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
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
274°, 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: 118 in the 60 days after this one and 49 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.514km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 14207 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 1.514km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 14207 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 2.219km NNE of Kernville, CA · 14207 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 2.018km WSW of Olancha, CA · 14206 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 1.629km WNW of Coso Junction, CA · 14206 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 1.611km ESE of Olancha, CA · 14206 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 2.04km SSE of Kernville, CA · 14205 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.614km WSW of Little Lake, CA · 14205 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 2.113km SE of Little Lake, CA · 14203 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 1.922km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 14199 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 2.219km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 14198 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 2.111 km SSW of Big Pine, California · 14198 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 1.913km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 14198 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 2.514km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 14198 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 1.62km S of Olancha, CA · 14197 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 2.222km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 14196 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 2.322km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 14194 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 1.97km SE of Coso Junction, CA · 14192 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 1.825km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 14188 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 2.520km NE of Olancha, CA · 14188 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 2.57km NE of Little Lake, CA · 14188 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  22. 1.613km E of Coso Junction, CA · 14186 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  23. 2.15km NW of Wofford Heights, CA · 14185 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  24. 2.922km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 14184 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  25. 1.922km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 14184 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  26. 2.628km W of Bodfish, CA · 14181 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 3.222km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 14181 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  28. 1.612km NW of Coso Junction, CA · 14180 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  29. 1.836km N of Kernville, CA · 14180 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  30. 2.535km N of Kernville, CA · 14177 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  31. 1.822km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 14176 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  32. 2.319km NNE of Kernville, CA · 14176 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  33. 2.34km SSE of Kernville, CA · 14173 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  34. 2.58km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 14171 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  35. 2.326km W of Inyokern, CA · 14169 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  36. 1.910km S of Olancha, CA · 14168 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  37. 1.93km N of Little Lake, CA · 14167 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  38. 1.526km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 14165 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  39. 2.017km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14165 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  40. 2.121km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 14164 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  41. 2.117km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14164 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  42. 1.717km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14164 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  43. 1.928km ESE of Kernville, CA · 14164 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  44. 2.77km N of Little Lake, CA · 14163 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  45. 1.917km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14163 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  46. 2.510km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 14163 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  47. 2.217km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14162 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  48. 2.517km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14162 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  49. 1.817km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14162 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  50. 1.517km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14162 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  51. 1.717km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14162 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  52. 3.317km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14162 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  53. 2.417km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14162 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  54. 2.118km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14162 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  55. 1.618km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14161 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  56. 2.214km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 14161 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  57. 2.017km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14161 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  58. 2.417km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14160 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  59. 1.817km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14160 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  60. 2.020km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 14160 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away

The first 60 of 118.

Before

  1. 2.213km S of Olancha, CA · 14208 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 2.529km W of Olancha, CA · 14208 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 2.18km NNE of Little Lake, CA · 14209 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 2.537km WSW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 14209 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.930km W of Olancha, CA · 14209 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.819km WSW of Olancha, CA · 14209 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 1.618km SW of Olancha, CA · 14210 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 1.838km WSW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 14210 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 2.13km SSE of Kernville, CA · 14212 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 1.83km SSE of Kernville, CA · 14213 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 1.616km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 14213 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 2.013km E of Coso Junction, CA · 14215 days ago · -1 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 1.822km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 14215 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 2.322km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 14216 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 1.612km W of Wofford Heights, CA · 14217 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 2.034km WSW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 14218 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 1.819km SE of Little Lake, CA · 14219 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 1.95km WNW of Lake Isabella, CA · 14220 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 2.65km SE of Kernville, CA · 14221 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 2.316km E of Little Lake, CA · 14221 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci734721. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:53 PM UTC.