M2.0 earthquake 37km WSW of Tecopa, CA

Magnitude

2.0 (Mh), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Thu, Oct 1, 1987, 2:32 PM PDT

UTC

1987-10-01 21:32:04 UTC

Depth

5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.698° N, 116.597° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

277°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

0

• Fort Irwin, CaliforniaPopulation 8,845. Forecast49 kmN
• Pahrump, NevadaPopulation 36,441. Forecast79 kmSW
• Enterprise, NevadaPopulation 108,481. Forecast127 kmWSW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast237 kmNE

After

1. 1.915km N of Ridgecrest, CAMon, Oct 5, 12:14 AM PDT · 14243 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
2. 2.135km ESE of Barstow, CAMon, Oct 5, 4:31 PM PDT · 14242 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
3. 2.435km ENE of Little Lake, CASun, Oct 11, 2:30 PM PDT · 14236 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
4. 2.332km ENE of Barstow, CATue, Oct 13, 3:44 PM PDT · 14234 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
5. 2.430km NNW of Baker, CAWed, Oct 14, 1:08 AM PDT · 14234 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
6. 2.422km NNW of Baker, CAWed, Oct 14, 3:50 AM PDT · 14234 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
7. 2.021km ESE of Johannesburg, CASun, Oct 18, 1:42 PM PDT · 14229 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
8. 1.914km E of Barstow, CATue, Oct 20, 4:10 AM PDT · 14228 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
9. 2.218km W of Searles Valley, CAThu, Oct 22, 6:50 AM PDT · 14225 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
10. 2.410km NE of Barstow, CASat, Oct 24, 2:23 AM PDT · 14224 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
11. 2.018km W of Searles Valley, CASat, Oct 24, 9:41 PM PDT · 14223 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
12. 2.621km NNE of Trona, CAWed, Oct 28, 2:20 PM PST · 14219 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
13. 2.222km ENE of Barstow, CASun, Nov 1, 3:09 AM PST · 14216 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
14. 2.425km SSE of Trona, CATue, Nov 3, 11:32 AM PST · 14213 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
15. 1.638km NNW of Barstow, CATue, Nov 3, 5:47 PM PST · 14213 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
16. 2.233km SE of Johannesburg, CAWed, Nov 4, 8:07 PM PST · 14212 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
17. 1.810km ENE of Barstow, CAWed, Nov 4, 8:47 PM PST · 14212 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
18. 2.828km WSW of Tecopa, CATue, Nov 10, 9:04 AM PST · 14206 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
19. 2.820km WSW of Tecopa, CAWed, Nov 11, 7:19 AM PST · 14205 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
20. 2.821km NE of Trona, CAFri, Nov 13, 11:56 PM PST · 14203 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
21. 2.121km NNE of Trona, CATue, Nov 17, 6:31 PM PST · 14199 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
22. 1.831km E of Barstow, CAFri, Nov 20, 7:19 PM PST · 14196 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
23. 1.931km E of Barstow, CASat, Nov 21, 1:31 AM PST · 14196 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
24. 2.131km E of Barstow, CASat, Nov 21, 1:56 AM PST · 14196 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
25. 2.322km ESE of Little Lake, CASat, Nov 21, 6:53 PM PST · 14195 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
26. 1.831km E of Barstow, CASat, Nov 21, 9:57 PM PST · 14195 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away

Before

1. 1.821km ENE of Barstow, CASun, Sep 27, 7:37 AM PDT · 14250 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
2. 2.642km WSW of Shoshone, CASun, Sep 27, 12:48 AM PDT · 14251 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
3. 2.432km WNW of Ludlow, CAWed, Sep 9, 3:31 AM PDT · 14269 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
4. 2.710km NE of Barstow, CASun, Sep 6, 3:18 PM PDT · 14271 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
5. 2.221km NNW of Barstow, CASun, Sep 6, 8:46 AM PDT · 14271 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci731787. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:50 PM UTC.