M1.6 earthquake 24km WSW of Amboy, CA

Magnitude

1.6 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Thu, Aug 22, 1985, 1:45 PM PDT

UTC

1985-08-22 20:45:46 UTC

Depth

2.2 km (1.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.499° N, 115.995° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

167°

Stations used

0

• Twentynine Palms, CaliforniaPopulation 26,025. Forecast41 kmN
• Victorville, CaliforniaPopulation 122,225. Forecast119 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast213 kmENE

After

1. 2.03km W of Cabazon, CAThu, Aug 22, 11:43 PM PDT · 15015 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
2. 1.912km SW of Morongo Valley, CAFri, Aug 23, 3:53 AM PDT · 15015 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
3. 1.57km NNW of Garnet, CASat, Aug 24, 10:27 PM PDT · 15013 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
4. 1.68km NE of Cabazon, CASun, Aug 25, 2:29 AM PDT · 15013 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
5. 2.110km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CASun, Aug 25, 4:53 AM PDT · 15013 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
6. 1.911km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CASun, Aug 25, 11:36 AM PDT · 15013 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
7. 1.611km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CASun, Aug 25, 11:39 AM PDT · 15013 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
8. 1.89km ENE of Joshua Tree, CASun, Aug 25, 2:21 PM PDT · 15013 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
9. 2.24km S of Twentynine Palms, CASun, Aug 25, 2:33 PM PDT · 15013 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
10. 1.612km NNE of Idyllwild, CAMon, Aug 26, 3:12 PM PDT · 15012 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
11. 1.624km E of Twentynine Palms, CATue, Aug 27, 7:58 AM PDT · 15011 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
12. 1.86km NE of Cabazon, CATue, Aug 27, 9:58 PM PDT · 15010 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away
13. 2.420km ENE of Coachella, CAWed, Aug 28, 7:30 AM PDT · 15010 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
14. 1.97km SSW of Twentynine Palms, CAWed, Aug 28, 1:36 PM PDT · 15010 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
15. 3.97km NNE of Big Bear City, CAThu, Aug 29, 12:59 AM PDT · 15009 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
16. 1.89km NNE of Big Bear City, CAThu, Aug 29, 2:31 AM PDT · 15009 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
17. 2.48km NNE of Big Bear City, CAThu, Aug 29, 3:14 AM PDT · 15009 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
18. 1.914km NE of Lucerne Valley, CAThu, Aug 29, 4:25 AM PDT · 15009 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
19. 2.08km NNE of Big Bear City, CAThu, Aug 29, 4:29 AM PDT · 15009 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
20. 2.311km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CAThu, Aug 29, 9:47 AM PDT · 15009 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
21. 1.810km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CAThu, Aug 29, 10:57 AM PDT · 15009 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
22. 1.610km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CAThu, Aug 29, 12:35 PM PDT · 15009 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
23. 2.38km NNE of Big Bear City, CAThu, Aug 29, 12:37 PM PDT · 15009 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
24. 2.011km SSW of Morongo Valley, CAFri, Aug 30, 12:13 AM PDT · 15008 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
25. 2.16km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CAFri, Aug 30, 7:10 AM PDT · 15008 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
26. 1.89km NNE of Cabazon, CAFri, Aug 30, 7:48 PM PDT · 15008 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
27. 1.99km NNE of Cabazon, CASat, Aug 31, 1:44 AM PDT · 15007 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
28. 1.97km W of Desert Hot Springs, CASat, Aug 31, 4:54 AM PDT · 15007 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
29. 1.810km NNE of Big Bear City, CASat, Aug 31, 7:02 AM PDT · 15007 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
30. 1.89km NNE of Big Bear City, CASat, Aug 31, 9:01 AM PDT · 15007 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
31. 2.29km NNE of Big Bear City, CASat, Aug 31, 1:31 PM PDT · 15007 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
32. 2.47km NNE of Big Bear City, CASat, Aug 31, 2:24 PM PDT · 15007 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
33. 1.96km N of Cabazon, CASat, Aug 31, 6:49 PM PDT · 15007 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away
34. 1.714km N of Big Bear City, CASat, Aug 31, 8:31 PM PDT · 15007 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
35. 2.112km N of Thousand Palms, CASat, Aug 31, 10:51 PM PDT · 15006 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
36. 1.811km NE of Thousand Palms, CASat, Aug 31, 11:49 PM PDT · 15006 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
37. 1.624km NE of Thermal, CASun, Sep 1, 8:53 AM PDT · 15006 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
38. 1.817km NE of Lucerne Valley, CASun, Sep 1, 11:22 PM PDT · 15005 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
39. 1.920km NE of Lucerne Valley, CAMon, Sep 2, 12:18 AM PDT · 15005 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
40. 1.812km NNE of Cabazon, CAMon, Sep 2, 12:32 AM PDT · 15005 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
41. 1.917km S of Big Bear City, CAMon, Sep 2, 8:10 PM PDT · 15005 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
42. 1.810km NE of Big Bear City, CATue, Sep 3, 3:56 AM PDT · 15004 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
43. 1.86km NE of Morongo Valley, CATue, Sep 3, 8:20 AM PDT · 15004 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
44. 1.927km NNE of Lucerne Valley, CAWed, Sep 4, 1:20 AM PDT · 15003 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
45. 1.813km N of Cabazon, CAWed, Sep 4, 3:09 PM PDT · 15003 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
46. 2.112km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CAThu, Sep 5, 2:38 AM PDT · 15002 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
47. 2.317km NE of Lucerne Valley, CASat, Sep 7, 5:16 AM PDT · 15000 days ago · -2 km deep · 77 km away
48. 1.712km ENE of Cabazon, CASat, Sep 7, 9:58 PM PDT · 14999 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
49. 1.811km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CASun, Sep 8, 9:03 AM PDT · 14999 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
50. 1.612km WSW of Morongo Valley, CASun, Sep 8, 2:13 PM PDT · 14999 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
51. 1.612km NE of Indio, CASun, Sep 8, 5:52 PM PDT · 14999 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
52. 1.91km N of Cabazon, CAMon, Sep 9, 10:40 AM PDT · 14998 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
53. 1.912km NE of Indio, CAMon, Sep 9, 5:39 PM PDT · 14998 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
54. 1.810km NNE of Cabazon, CAMon, Sep 9, 8:19 PM PDT · 14998 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
55. 1.912km N of Banning, CAWed, Sep 11, 5:21 AM PDT · 14996 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
56. 1.98km NW of Garnet, CAWed, Sep 11, 7:29 AM PDT · 14996 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
57. 2.122km NNW of Yucca Valley, CAWed, Sep 11, 1:49 PM PDT · 14996 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
58. 2.231km NNW of Joshua Tree, CAWed, Sep 11, 2:30 PM PDT · 14996 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
59. 1.827km WNW of Ludlow, CAWed, Sep 11, 5:11 PM PDT · 14996 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
60. 1.98km S of Big Bear City, CAWed, Sep 11, 5:39 PM PDT · 14996 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away

The first 60 of 176.

Before

1. 1.718km NE of Lucerne Valley, CAThu, Aug 22, 12:35 PM PDT · 15016 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
2. 2.424km WSW of Amboy, CAThu, Aug 22, 3:42 AM PDT · 15016 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
3. 2.524km WSW of Amboy, CAWed, Aug 21, 11:11 PM PDT · 15016 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
4. 1.825km WSW of Amboy, CAWed, Aug 21, 11:03 PM PDT · 15016 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
5. 1.826km WSW of Amboy, CAWed, Aug 21, 11:03 PM PDT · 15016 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
6. 2.58km NE of Cabazon, CAWed, Aug 21, 9:43 PM PDT · 15016 days ago · 18 km deep · 90 km away
7. 2.424km WSW of Amboy, CAWed, Aug 21, 6:15 PM PDT · 15017 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
8. 1.65km WSW of Morongo Valley, CAWed, Aug 21, 4:24 PM PDT · 15017 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
9. 2.06km NNW of Cabazon, CAWed, Aug 21, 11:59 AM PDT · 15017 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
10. 1.67km WNW of Garnet, CATue, Aug 20, 5:49 AM PDT · 15018 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
11. 3.013km ENE of Barstow, CAMon, Aug 19, 4:10 PM PDT · 15019 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
12. 2.520km NE of Lucerne Valley, CAMon, Aug 19, 3:48 PM PDT · 15019 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
13. 3.320km NE of Lucerne Valley, CAMon, Aug 19, 3:40 PM PDT · 15019 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
14. 1.910km ENE of Barstow, CAMon, Aug 19, 6:34 AM PDT · 15019 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
15. 1.83km NNW of Cabazon, CASun, Aug 18, 4:09 PM PDT · 15020 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
16. 2.016km NE of Lucerne Valley, CASat, Aug 17, 5:29 PM PDT · 15021 days ago · -2 km deep · 78 km away
17. 1.913km SSE of Joshua Tree, CAFri, Aug 16, 2:07 PM PDT · 15022 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
18. 2.217km SSW of Twentynine Palms, CAFri, Aug 16, 8:55 AM PDT · 15022 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
19. 1.711km ENE of Joshua Tree, CAWed, Aug 14, 3:30 PM PDT · 15024 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
20. 2.03km SE of Big Bear Lake, CAMon, Aug 12, 2:43 PM PDT · 15026 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci110484. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:59 PM UTC.