California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 17km NNW of Baker, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 17km NNW of Baker, CA on Fri, Jun 28, 1985, 1:47 AM PDT (08:47 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 18km NE of Barstow, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-06-28 08:47:45 UTC
Depth
5.1 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.412° N, 116.132° 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
228°, 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: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.122km N of Barstow, CA · 15061 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 2.239km NNW of Fort Irwin, CA · 15061 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 2.021km N of Barstow, CA · 15060 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.721km N of Barstow, CA · 15058 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.929km E of Barstow, CA · 15056 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 2.320km W of Ludlow, CA · 15052 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 2.513km ENE of Barstow, CA · 15028 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 3.031km NW of Baker, CA · 15027 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 3.418km NE of Barstow, CA · 15021 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.910km ENE of Barstow, CA · 15015 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 3.013km ENE of Barstow, CA · 15015 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 2.013km S of Ludlow, CA · 15073 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.946km ENE of Trona, CA · 15073 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.822km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 15084 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 2.322km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 15084 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 2.336km SSE of Fort Irwin, CA · 15086 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 1.816km ENE of Barstow, CA · 15087 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 2.936km SSE of Fort Irwin, CA · 15090 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 2.229km WNW of Primm, NV · 15094 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 1.625km SE of Fort Irwin, CA · 15095 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci69119. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 10:39 PM UTC.