California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 7 km E of Big Pine, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 7 km E of Big Pine, California on Thu, Feb 7, 1985, 10:42 PM PST (06:42 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 4 km NNW of Round Valley, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-02-08 06:42:47 UTC
Depth
5.4 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.169° N, 118.203° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 6.4 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
312°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
17

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 187 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.83 km SSE of Round Valley, California · 15208 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 2.54 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 15208 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 2.03 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 15207 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 1.62 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15207 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.62 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15207 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.61 km SSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15206 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.612 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 15206 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.913 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15206 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 2.26 km N of Round Valley, California · 15206 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 1.64 km NW of Round Valley, California · 15206 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 2.64 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 15205 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 1.611 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 15205 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 1.95 km SSW of Swall Meadows, California · 15205 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 1.55 km N of Round Valley, California · 15204 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 2.67 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15204 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 1.96 km E of Swall Meadows, California · 15203 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 1.76 km E of Swall Meadows, California · 15203 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 2.011 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15203 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 1.75 km N of Round Valley, California · 15203 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 1.85 km N of Round Valley, California · 15202 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  21. 1.914 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15202 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  22. 1.64 km SSW of Swall Meadows, California · 15202 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  23. 1.913 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15202 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  24. 1.712 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15202 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  25. 1.510 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15201 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  26. 1.68 km SW of Swall Meadows, California · 15201 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  27. 1.614 km NNW of Sunny Slopes, California · 15201 days ago · 22 km deep · 75 km away
  28. 2.010 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 15201 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  29. 1.63 km NNW of Mesa, California · 15200 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  30. 3.12 km W of Round Valley, California · 15200 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  31. 1.72 km NW of Round Valley, California · 15200 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  32. 1.75 km N of Round Valley, California · 15200 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  33. 2.13 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 15200 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  34. 1.64 km SSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15199 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  35. 2.022 km S of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15199 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  36. 2.25 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 15198 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  37. 1.65 km N of Round Valley, California · 15198 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  38. 2.84 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 15198 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  39. 1.75 km NW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 15198 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  40. 2.53 km N of Wilkerson, California · 15198 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
  41. 1.911 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 15197 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  42. 1.523 km S of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15197 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  43. 1.62 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 15197 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  44. 2.26 km E of Swall Meadows, California · 15196 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  45. 1.78 km SW of Swall Meadows, California · 15195 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  46. 2.14 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 15195 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  47. 1.611 km NW of Aspen Springs, California · 15195 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  48. 1.85 km S of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15195 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  49. 1.68 km SSW of Swall Meadows, California · 15195 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  50. 1.811 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15195 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  51. 2.16 km ESE of Swall Meadows, California · 15195 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  52. 2.36 km ESE of Swall Meadows, California · 15195 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  53. 2.55 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15194 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  54. 1.8California-Nevada border region · 15194 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  55. 1.98 km SW of Swall Meadows, California · 15194 days ago · -1 km deep · 53 km away
  56. 1.68 km SSW of Swall Meadows, California · 15194 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  57. 1.75 km NNE of Round Valley, California · 15194 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  58. 1.51 km SW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 15193 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  59. 1.62 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 15193 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  60. 1.66 km SSW of Swall Meadows, California · 15193 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.110 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15208 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 1.911km ESE of Independence, CA · 15209 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 2.62 km N of Round Valley, California · 15209 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 2.26 km S of Swall Meadows, California · 15210 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 2.27 km ESE of Swall Meadows, California · 15210 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 1.68 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15210 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.85 km SSW of Swall Meadows, California · 15210 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 2.7California-Nevada border region · 15210 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 1.810 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 15210 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 1.81 km WSW of Mesa, California · 15210 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 2.04 km NW of Round Valley, California · 15211 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 1.55 km NW of Round Valley, California · 15211 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 2.40 km S of Round Valley, California · 15211 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 1.50 km SSW of Round Valley, California · 15211 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 1.85km ENE of Olancha, CA · 15211 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.60 km S of Round Valley, California · 15211 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 2.80 km S of Round Valley, California · 15211 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 1.54km ENE of Olancha, CA · 15211 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.611 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15211 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 1.95 km NW of Round Valley, California · 15211 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1125697 (also filed as ci58485). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 7:27 AM UTC.