M1.8 earthquake 5km NNE of Banning, CA

Magnitude

1.8 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Tue, Sep 17, 1985, 9:01 AM PDT

UTC

1985-09-17 16:01:46 UTC

Depth

18.6 km (11.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.971° N, 116.858° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

60°

Stations used

0

• Banning, CaliforniaPopulation 30,945. Forecast5 kmNNE
• Moreno Valley, CaliforniaPopulation 204,198. Forecast35 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast128 kmE

After

1. 1.79km SW of Idyllwild, CATue, Sep 17, 2:10 PM PDT · 14991 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
2. 1.68km WSW of Idyllwild, CATue, Sep 17, 2:32 PM PDT · 14991 days ago · 18 km deep · 30 km away
3. 1.613km ESE of Anza, CATue, Sep 17, 8:05 PM PDT · 14990 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
4. 2.07km SSW of Corona, CATue, Sep 17, 11:08 PM PDT · 14990 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
5. 1.96km ESE of Yucaipa, CAWed, Sep 18, 12:35 AM PDT · 14990 days ago · 18 km deep · 13 km away
6. 1.716km NW of Yucca Valley, CAWed, Sep 18, 1:49 AM PDT · 14990 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
7. 2.015km NW of Yucca Valley, CAWed, Sep 18, 2:59 AM PDT · 14990 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
8. 1.911km WSW of Anza, CAWed, Sep 18, 3:02 AM PDT · 14990 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
9. 1.918km NW of Yucca Valley, CAWed, Sep 18, 3:16 AM PDT · 14990 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
10. 1.76km NE of Cabazon, CAWed, Sep 18, 5:07 AM PDT · 14990 days ago · 15 km deep · 10 km away
11. 1.922km W of Ludlow, CAWed, Sep 18, 2:01 PM PDT · 14990 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
12. 1.59km SW of Morongo Valley, CAWed, Sep 18, 9:07 PM PDT · 14989 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
13. 1.69km SW of Morongo Valley, CAWed, Sep 18, 9:08 PM PDT · 14989 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away
14. 1.66km NNW of Aguanga, CAThu, Sep 19, 1:28 AM PDT · 14989 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
15. 1.80km ENE of Loma Linda, CAThu, Sep 19, 2:02 AM PDT · 14989 days ago · 17 km deep · 38 km away
16. 1.77km WSW of Morongo Valley, CAThu, Sep 19, 3:54 AM PDT · 14989 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
17. 1.70km SSW of Lake Henshaw, CAThu, Sep 19, 5:30 AM PDT · 14989 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
18. 1.54km SSE of Calimesa, CAThu, Sep 19, 1:19 PM PDT · 14989 days ago · 19 km deep · 16 km away
19. 2.311km NE of Julian, CAThu, Sep 19, 2:09 PM PDT · 14989 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
20. 1.92km SSW of Loma Linda, CAThu, Sep 19, 8:20 PM PDT · 14988 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
21. 1.98km NNE of Indio, CAThu, Sep 19, 11:54 PM PDT · 14988 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
22. 2.26km WSW of Morongo Valley, CAFri, Sep 20, 2:28 AM PDT · 14988 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
23. 1.85km W of Borrego Springs, CAFri, Sep 20, 2:34 AM PDT · 14988 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
24. 2.05km WSW of Banning, CAFri, Sep 20, 11:32 AM PDT · 14988 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
25. 1.619km ESE of Anza, CASat, Sep 21, 12:29 PM PDT · 14987 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
26. 2.115km E of Desert Hot Springs, CASat, Sep 21, 2:46 PM PDT · 14987 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
27. 1.96km SW of Banning, CASat, Sep 21, 7:28 PM PDT · 14986 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
28. 2.111km SSE of Warner Springs, CASun, Sep 22, 6:26 AM PDT · 14986 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
29. 2.111km SSE of Warner Springs, CASun, Sep 22, 6:50 AM PDT · 14986 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
30. 1.716km N of Borrego Springs, CASun, Sep 22, 3:07 PM PDT · 14985 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
31. 1.67km W of Calimesa, CASun, Sep 22, 3:42 PM PDT · 14985 days ago · 17 km deep · 25 km away
32. 1.88km ENE of Moreno Valley, CASun, Sep 22, 4:59 PM PDT · 14985 days ago · 21 km deep · 27 km away
33. 1.63km NE of Adelanto, CASun, Sep 22, 7:20 PM PDT · 14985 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
34. 2.22km NE of Anza, CASun, Sep 22, 11:41 PM PDT · 14985 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
35. 1.88km SW of Aguanga, CAMon, Sep 23, 2:24 AM PDT · 14985 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away
36. 1.631km SE of Twentynine Palms, CAMon, Sep 23, 5:09 AM PDT · 14985 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
37. 1.56km N of Aguanga, CAMon, Sep 23, 6:11 AM PDT · 14985 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
38. 1.810km SSW of Idyllwild, CAMon, Sep 23, 11:14 AM PDT · 14985 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
39. 1.720km ESE of Anza, CAMon, Sep 23, 5:59 PM PDT · 14984 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
40. 2.011km WSW of Anza, CAMon, Sep 23, 9:59 PM PDT · 14984 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
41. 1.714km ENE of Indio, CATue, Sep 24, 8:32 AM PDT · 14984 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
42. 1.65km SW of Winchester, CATue, Sep 24, 9:47 AM PDT · 14984 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
43. 1.86km SSE of Idyllwild, CATue, Sep 24, 11:37 AM PDT · 14984 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away
44. 2.517km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CATue, Sep 24, 12:35 PM PDT · 14984 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
45. 1.72km NE of Grand Terrace, CATue, Sep 24, 7:25 PM PDT · 14983 days ago · 16 km deep · 41 km away
46. 1.84km N of Aguanga, CATue, Sep 24, 9:54 PM PDT · 14983 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
47. 2.211km WSW of Anza, CAWed, Sep 25, 12:52 AM PDT · 14983 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
48. 1.94km SE of Loma Linda, CAWed, Sep 25, 7:41 AM PDT · 14983 days ago · 19 km deep · 34 km away
49. 1.911km E of Desert Hot Springs, CAWed, Sep 25, 4:07 PM PDT · 14982 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
50. 1.911km E of Desert Hot Springs, CAWed, Sep 25, 4:48 PM PDT · 14982 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
51. 1.510km NE of Julian, CAWed, Sep 25, 6:01 PM PDT · 14982 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away
52. 1.72km SSE of Redlands, CAThu, Sep 26, 5:04 AM PDT · 14982 days ago · 14 km deep · 30 km away
53. 1.72km NE of Anza, CAThu, Sep 26, 4:20 PM PDT · 14981 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
54. 1.61km NNW of Yucca Valley, CAThu, Sep 26, 7:26 PM PDT · 14981 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
55. 1.92km SW of Yucca Valley, CAThu, Sep 26, 7:44 PM PDT · 14981 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
56. 1.71km SW of Yucca Valley, CAThu, Sep 26, 8:49 PM PDT · 14981 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
57. 2.23km ESE of Beaumont, CAThu, Sep 26, 9:33 PM PDT · 14981 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
58. 2.12km SSW of Yucca Valley, CAThu, Sep 26, 11:00 PM PDT · 14981 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
59. 1.61km W of Yucca Valley, CAThu, Sep 26, 11:38 PM PDT · 14981 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
60. 1.62km W of Yucca Valley, CAThu, Sep 26, 11:40 PM PDT · 14981 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away

The first 60 of 180.

Before

1. 2.22km ESE of Villa Park, CATue, Sep 17, 6:33 AM PDT · 14991 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
2. 1.97km NE of Nuevo, CATue, Sep 17, 6:17 AM PDT · 14991 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away
3. 1.69km WSW of Idyllwild, CATue, Sep 17, 12:42 AM PDT · 14991 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
4. 1.56km WSW of Anza, CAMon, Sep 16, 11:43 PM PDT · 14991 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
5. 1.919km NE of Thermal, CAMon, Sep 16, 10:41 PM PDT · 14991 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
6. 2.92km NNW of Loma Linda, CAMon, Sep 16, 6:03 PM PDT · 14991 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
7. 1.94km S of Lake Henshaw, CAMon, Sep 16, 4:03 PM PDT · 14991 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
8. 2.110km SSW of Idyllwild, CAMon, Sep 16, 11:23 AM PDT · 14992 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away
9. 1.628km SSW of Ludlow, CAMon, Sep 16, 9:20 AM PDT · 14992 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
10. 1.98km W of Big Bear Lake, CAMon, Sep 16, 9:09 AM PDT · 14992 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
11. 1.811km SSE of Joshua Tree, CASun, Sep 15, 10:22 PM PDT · 14992 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
12. 1.910km ENE of Running Springs, CASun, Sep 15, 7:44 PM PDT · 14992 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
13. 1.82km SE of Loma Linda, CASun, Sep 15, 4:07 PM PDT · 14992 days ago · 16 km deep · 36 km away
14. 2.717km NE of Borrego Springs, CASun, Sep 15, 2:56 PM PDT · 14992 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
15. 1.719km NE of Twentynine Palms, CASun, Sep 15, 9:58 AM PDT · 14993 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
16. 1.911km E of Yucaipa, CASun, Sep 15, 3:44 AM PDT · 14993 days ago · 19 km deep · 9 km away
17. 1.97km NE of Banning, CASat, Sep 14, 11:40 PM PDT · 14993 days ago · 16 km deep · 3 km away
18. 2.111km NNE of Cabazon, CASat, Sep 14, 10:31 PM PDT · 14993 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away
19. 1.67km NNE of Cabazon, CASat, Sep 14, 7:55 PM PDT · 14993 days ago · 15 km deep · 10 km away
20. 2.97km NNE of Cabazon, CASat, Sep 14, 7:48 PM PDT · 14993 days ago · 16 km deep · 10 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci118549. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:16 AM UTC.