California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 2 km WNW of Round Valley, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 2 km WNW of Round Valley, California on Wed, Dec 19, 1984, 4:45 AM PST (12:45 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 31 km ENE of Mono City, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-12-19 12:45:43 UTC
Depth
10.8 km (6.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.431° N, 118.616° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
70°
Stations used
35

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.73 km WSW of Round Valley, California · 15260 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.614 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 15260 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 1.64 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 15260 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 15260 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 1.6Central California · 15260 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.94 km NW of Round Valley, California · 15260 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.55 km SSW of Swall Meadows, California · 15260 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 1.82 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 15260 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.42 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 15260 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 3.52 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 15260 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.72 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 15260 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.35 km N of Round Valley, California · 15260 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 1.65 km N of Round Valley, California · 15259 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 3.04 km N of Round Valley, California · 15259 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 2.34 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 15259 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 1.84 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 15259 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 1.74 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 15259 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 1.60 km WSW of Round Valley, California · 15259 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 1.84 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 15259 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 1.65 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 15259 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 1.73 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15259 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  22. 2.23 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 15259 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 1.53 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 15259 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  24. 1.917 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 15259 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  25. 1.53 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 15258 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  26. 1.60 km ENE of Round Valley, California · 15258 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  27. 2.314 km NNE of Mesa, California · 15258 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  28. 1.65 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 15258 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  29. 1.62 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 15258 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 1.54 km N of Round Valley, California · 15258 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  31. 1.9California-Nevada border region · 15258 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  32. 1.63 km NW of Round Valley, California · 15258 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 1.92 km W of Round Valley, California · 15258 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 2.23 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 15258 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  35. 1.51 km W of Round Valley, California · 15258 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 1.54 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 15258 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  37. 1.85 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 15258 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  38. 1.64 km NW of Round Valley, California · 15257 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  39. 2.02 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 15257 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  40. 1.53 km NW of Round Valley, California · 15257 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  41. 1.64 km N of Round Valley, California · 15257 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  42. 1.64 km N of Round Valley, California · 15257 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  43. 1.94 km SW of Swall Meadows, California · 15257 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  44. 1.65 km N of Round Valley, California · 15257 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  45. 2.14 km SW of Swall Meadows, California · 15256 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  46. 2.55 km NW of Round Valley, California · 15256 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  47. 1.53 km WSW of Round Valley, California · 15256 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  48. 1.54 km SSW of Swall Meadows, California · 15256 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  49. 1.64 km N of Round Valley, California · 15256 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  50. 3.54 km NW of Round Valley, California · 15256 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  51. 1.64 km SW of Swall Meadows, California · 15256 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  52. 3.05 km NW of Round Valley, California · 15256 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  53. 1.65 km N of Round Valley, California · 15256 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  54. 1.63 km S of Swall Meadows, California · 15256 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  55. 2.15 km N of Round Valley, California · 15256 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  56. 2.611 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15256 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  57. 2.15 km NW of Round Valley, California · 15256 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  58. 1.66 km E of Mesa, California · 15256 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  59. 1.932 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 15256 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  60. 2.12 km NW of Round Valley, California · 15256 days ago · 11 km deep · 0 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.96 km NNE of Round Valley, California · 15261 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 1.65 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 15261 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 1.66 km SSW of Swall Meadows, California · 15261 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 1.95 km NW of Round Valley, California · 15261 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.89 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 15261 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 2.73 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 15261 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.45 km NW of Round Valley, California · 15261 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.96 km E of Swall Meadows, California · 15261 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 1.96 km SSW of Swall Meadows, California · 15261 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 1.84 km N of Round Valley, California · 15261 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 1.65 km ESE of Swall Meadows, California · 15261 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 1.713 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15261 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 2.36 km SSW of Swall Meadows, California · 15261 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 1.74 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 15261 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.46 km SSW of Swall Meadows, California · 15261 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 3.06 km SSW of Swall Meadows, California · 15261 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 2.76 km SSW of Swall Meadows, California · 15261 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 1.82 km SE of Round Valley, California · 15262 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 1.92 km W of Round Valley, California · 15262 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 2.05 km SSW of Swall Meadows, California · 15262 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc34812. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:25 PM UTC.