California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 4km WNW of Devore, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 4km WNW of Devore, CA on Thu, Nov 21, 1985, 7:47 PM PST (03:47 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 7km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-11-22 03:47:12 UTC
Depth
11.6 km (7.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.229° N, 117.439° 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
From location
Station coverage gap
97°
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: 150 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.57km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14885 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.714km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 14885 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 2.630km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 14885 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 1.617km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 14884 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 1.52km ESE of Redlands, CA · 14884 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 2.54km SSE of Banning, CA · 14884 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 2.013km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 14884 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 2.86km SE of Big Bear City, CA · 14883 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 2.66km SE of Big Bear City, CA · 14883 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 1.87km SE of Big Bear City, CA · 14883 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 1.74km NW of Mira Loma, CA · 14883 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 2.18km SSE of Llano, CA · 14883 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 1.77km ESE of Valle Vista, CA · 14883 days ago · 16 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.510km W of Anza, CA · 14883 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 1.73km WNW of Wrightwood, CA · 14882 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 1.916km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14882 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 2.518km NW of Yucca Valley, CA · 14882 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 1.76km SSE of Big Bear City, CA · 14882 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 1.85km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 14882 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 1.515km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14882 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  21. 2.15km SE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14881 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  22. 1.911km N of Morongo Valley, CA · 14881 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  23. 1.79km S of Idyllwild, CA · 14881 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  24. 1.97km NNW of Pacoima, CA · 14880 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  25. 1.67km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14880 days ago · 17 km deep · 78 km away
  26. 1.615km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14880 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  27. 1.66km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 14880 days ago · 18 km deep · 32 km away
  28. 1.91km ENE of Loma Linda, CA · 14879 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
  29. 2.26km NNW of Cabazon, CA · 14879 days ago · 18 km deep · 65 km away
  30. 1.99km NE of Cabazon, CA · 14879 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  31. 2.010km NE of Cabazon, CA · 14879 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  32. 2.86km N of Cabazon, CA · 14878 days ago · 17 km deep · 67 km away
  33. 1.615km N of Banning, CA · 14878 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
  34. 1.64km NW of Mira Loma, CA · 14878 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  35. 2.29km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 14877 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  36. 2.02km NE of San Jacinto, CA · 14877 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  37. 1.611km W of Anza, CA · 14877 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  38. 2.210km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 14876 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  39. 1.66km ESE of Valle Vista, CA · 14876 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away
  40. 2.015km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14876 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  41. 2.13km SW of Lytle Creek, CA · 14876 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  42. 2.110km N of Cabazon, CA · 14875 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away
  43. 2.29km NW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14875 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  44. 1.72km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 14875 days ago · 18 km deep · 28 km away
  45. 2.22km ENE of Chino Hills, CA · 14875 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  46. 2.08km SSE of Llano, CA · 14875 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  47. 1.717km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 14874 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  48. 2.04km S of Yorba Linda, CA · 14874 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  49. 1.76km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14874 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  50. 1.66km S of Idyllwild, CA · 14874 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
  51. 1.87km S of Idyllwild, CA · 14874 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
  52. 1.810km N of Anza, CA · 14874 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  53. 2.125km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 14873 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  54. 1.81km SW of Colton, CA · 14873 days ago · 17 km deep · 21 km away
  55. 2.09km WSW of Idyllwild, CA · 14873 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  56. 1.93km NW of Muscoy, CA · 14873 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
  57. 1.96km SSE of Banning, CA · 14873 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  58. 1.82km S of Lucerne Valley, CA · 14873 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  59. 1.68km WSW of Idyllwild, CA · 14873 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  60. 1.79km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 14872 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci132282. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 9:58 AM UTC.