California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 10km NNE of Barstow, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 10km NNE of Barstow, CA on Sun, Jan 27, 1985, 5:21 AM PST (13:21 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 30km SSW of Ludlow, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-01-27 13:21:09 UTC
Depth
5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.982° N, 116.987° 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
From location
Station coverage gap
71°
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: 58 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.88km E of Barstow, CA · 15213 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 1.65km N of Big Bear City, CA · 15212 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 2.230km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 15208 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 1.92km WSW of Lytle Creek, CA · 15206 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.95km NE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 15202 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.95km NE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 15202 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 2.76km SW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 15199 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 2.54km NW of Wrightwood, CA · 15198 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 1.820km E of Ludlow, CA · 15198 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 1.92km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 15196 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 2.214km ENE of Barstow, CA · 15196 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 2.132km ENE of Barstow, CA · 15193 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 2.423km ENE of Barstow, CA · 15193 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 1.522km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 15191 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 1.715km E of Big Bear City, CA · 15191 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 3.212km SW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 15191 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 1.92km NW of Muscoy, CA · 15189 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 2.03km NNE of Crestline, CA · 15189 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 1.73km NNE of Crestline, CA · 15187 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 1.525km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 15187 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 2.136km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 15187 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 1.72km NNE of Crestline, CA · 15186 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 1.722km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 15185 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 2.510km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 15184 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 1.719km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 15183 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  26. 1.84km ESE of Wrightwood, CA · 15182 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  27. 1.76km ENE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 15182 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  28. 1.518km NE of Victorville, CA · 15182 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  29. 1.611km NNE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 15181 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  30. 2.26km SSW of Lytle Creek, CA · 15180 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 2.06km SSW of Lytle Creek, CA · 15180 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  32. 1.87km WSW of Devore, CA · 15180 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  33. 2.58km NE of Ludlow, CA · 15178 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  34. 2.28km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 15178 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  35. 2.17km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 15178 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  36. 1.77km ENE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 15176 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  37. 1.820km WSW of Fort Irwin, CA · 15176 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  38. 1.85km SSW of Lytle Creek, CA · 15176 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  39. 2.122km E of Lucerne Valley, CA · 15175 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  40. 2.027km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 15173 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  41. 2.55km NNW of Running Springs, CA · 15173 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  42. 1.86km WSW of Devore, CA · 15170 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  43. 2.126km S of Trona, CA · 15170 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  44. 1.927km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 15168 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  45. 1.623km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 15168 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  46. 1.96km SSE of Big Bear City, CA · 15167 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  47. 2.09km SSE of Wrightwood, CA · 15167 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  48. 1.88km WSW of Lucerne Valley, CA · 15165 days ago · -1 km deep · 64 km away
  49. 2.018km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 15165 days ago · -2 km deep · 52 km away
  50. 2.45km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 15164 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  51. 2.117km NW of Barstow, CA · 15164 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  52. 1.95km NE of Muscoy, CA · 15163 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  53. 1.740km WNW of Fort Irwin, CA · 15162 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  54. 1.721km NW of Yucca Valley, CA · 15162 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  55. 1.710km NE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 15161 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  56. 1.910km NNE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 15161 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  57. 1.72km NE of San Bernardino, CA · 15160 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  58. 2.210km ENE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 15155 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 2.07km E of Barstow, CA · 15213 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 1.910km NNE of Yucaipa, CA · 15213 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.817km W of Johannesburg, CA · 15216 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 2.517km W of Johannesburg, CA · 15216 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 2.110km SSE of Wrightwood, CA · 15217 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.89km SSE of Wrightwood, CA · 15218 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci59636. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:31 PM UTC.