California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 8km NNW of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 8km NNW of Cabazon, CA on Thu, Jul 18, 1985, 12:08 AM PDT (07:08 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 20km N of Borrego Springs, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-07-18 07:08:48 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.987° N, 116.815° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
48°
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: 180 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.120km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15007 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 1.920km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15007 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 2.424km WSW of Amboy, CA · 15007 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.613km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15007 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 2.58km NE of Cabazon, CA · 15007 days ago · 18 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 1.826km WSW of Amboy, CA · 15007 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.825km WSW of Amboy, CA · 15007 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 2.524km WSW of Amboy, CA · 15007 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.424km WSW of Amboy, CA · 15007 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.62km S of Banning, CA · 15006 days ago · 18 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 1.712km W of Anza, CA · 15006 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 1.718km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 15006 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 1.624km WSW of Amboy, CA · 15006 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.53km WNW of Redlands, CA · 15006 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 2.03km W of Cabazon, CA · 15006 days ago · 15 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 1.912km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15006 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 2.123km ESE of Anza, CA · 15005 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 1.718km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15004 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 1.75km N of Anza, CA · 15004 days ago · 17 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 1.617km ESE of Anza, CA · 15004 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
  21. 1.57km NNW of Garnet, CA · 15004 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  22. 2.02km WSW of Devore, CA · 15004 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  23. 1.68km NE of Cabazon, CA · 15004 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  24. 2.110km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15004 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  25. 1.911km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15003 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  26. 1.611km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15003 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  27. 1.89km ENE of Joshua Tree, CA · 15003 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  28. 2.24km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15003 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  29. 1.612km NNE of Idyllwild, CA · 15002 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  30. 1.720km ESE of Anza, CA · 15002 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  31. 1.624km E of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15001 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  32. 1.61km E of Loma Linda, CA · 15001 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
  33. 1.82km SSW of Lake Henshaw, CA · 15001 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  34. 1.513km SE of Anza, CA · 15001 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  35. 1.86km NE of Cabazon, CA · 15001 days ago · 18 km deep · 8 km away
  36. 2.420km ENE of Coachella, CA · 15000 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  37. 2.02km SSW of Lake Henshaw, CA · 15000 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  38. 1.97km SSW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15000 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  39. 1.611km NE of Aguanga, CA · 15000 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  40. 1.76km NE of Anza, CA · 15000 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  41. 3.97km NNE of Big Bear City, CA · 15000 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  42. 1.73km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 15000 days ago · 16 km deep · 30 km away
  43. 2.02km WSW of San Jacinto, CA · 15000 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
  44. 1.89km NNE of Big Bear City, CA · 15000 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  45. 1.812km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15000 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  46. 2.48km NNE of Big Bear City, CA · 15000 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  47. 1.914km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 15000 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  48. 2.08km NNE of Big Bear City, CA · 15000 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  49. 1.511km WSW of Anza, CA · 14999 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  50. 2.311km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14999 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  51. 1.810km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14999 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  52. 1.610km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14999 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  53. 2.38km NNE of Big Bear City, CA · 14999 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  54. 2.66km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 14999 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  55. 2.43km E of Valle Vista, CA · 14999 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
  56. 2.06km ESE of Valle Vista, CA · 14999 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
  57. 1.86km ESE of Valle Vista, CA · 14999 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
  58. 1.714km ESE of Anza, CA · 14999 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  59. 2.011km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14999 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  60. 1.710km S of Idyllwild, CA · 14998 days ago · 16 km deep · 38 km away

The first 60 of 180.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci70833. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 12:27 AM UTC.