M1.8 earthquake 5km SW of Alpine, CA
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 5km SW of Alpine, CA on Sun, Apr 7, 1985, 12:33 AM PST (08:33 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.8 7km SSW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.8 (mc), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-04-07 08:33:04 UTC
- Depth
- 5.4 km (3.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.805° N, 116.805° 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
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 136°
- 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: 164 in the 60 days after this one and 169 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.818km SW of La Quinta, CA · 15150 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.022km ESE of Julian, CA · 15150 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.812km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15150 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.910km N of Lake Henshaw, CA · 15150 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.610km N of Lake Henshaw, CA · 15150 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.92km SSW of Anza, CA · 15149 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.81km ESE of Anza, CA · 15149 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.91km SSE of Anza, CA · 15149 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.122km ESE of Julian, CA · 15149 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.421km ESE of Julian, CA · 15149 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.82km SE of Anza, CA · 15149 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.522km ESE of Julian, CA · 15149 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.019km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 15149 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.912km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15148 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.510km NNW of Anza, CA · 15147 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.011km WSW of Anza, CA · 15147 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.77km NNW of Anza, CA · 15146 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.621km SW of La Quinta, CA · 15146 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.612km W of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15146 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.721km ESE of Julian, CA · 15146 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.822km ESE of Julian, CA · 15146 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.610km W of Anza, CA · 15144 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.520km ESE of Anza, CA · 15144 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.921km E of Julian, CA · 15144 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.122km ESE of Julian, CA · 15143 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.612km W of Anza, CA · 15143 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.50km S of Anza, CA · 15143 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.920km SSW of San Clemente, CA · 15143 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.310km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15143 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.018km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15142 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.823km ESE of Anza, CA · 15142 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.031km S of Tecate, B.C., MX · 15142 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.21km S of Anza, CA · 15141 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.821km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15141 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.05km W of Chula Vista, CA · 15141 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.44km N of Imperial Beach, CA · 15141 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.642km WSW of Carlsbad, CA · 15140 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.621km ESE of Julian, CA · 15140 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.822km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 15139 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.111km W of Anza, CA · 15139 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.014km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 15139 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
- 3.87km SSW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 15139 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.811km NW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15138 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.621km ESE of Julian, CA · 15138 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.91km SE of Anza, CA · 15138 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.18km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 15138 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.814km ESE of Anza, CA · 15138 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.83km SW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 15137 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.511km W of Anza, CA · 15137 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.819km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15137 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.922km WSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15137 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.121km ESE of Julian, CA · 15137 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.06km ESE of Temecula, CA · 15137 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.79km SW of Anza, CA · 15136 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.921km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15136 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.611km NNE of Aguanga, CA · 15136 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.97km E of Temecula, CA · 15136 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.77km ESE of Temecula, CA · 15135 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.87km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15135 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.87km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15135 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
The first 60 of 164.
Before
- 2.218km W of Camp Pendleton South, CA · 15151 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.822km E of Julian, CA · 15151 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.59km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15151 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.726km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15151 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.612km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15151 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.613km W of Anza, CA · 15152 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.76km WSW of Anza, CA · 15152 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.911km NE of Aguanga, CA · 15152 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.911km W of Anza, CA · 15152 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.77km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15152 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.92km ESE of Anza, CA · 15152 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.333km W of La Jolla, CA · 15153 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.711km W of Anza, CA · 15153 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.818km ESE of Anza, CA · 15154 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.39km N of Lake Henshaw, CA · 15154 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.624km ESE of Anza, CA · 15155 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.88km SE of Idyllwild, CA · 15155 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.98km SSE of Idyllwild, CA · 15155 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.610km W of Anza, CA · 15155 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.87km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15156 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
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