M2.1 earthquake 12km NNW of Fallbrook, CA
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 12km NNW of Fallbrook, CA on Sat, Jul 13, 1985, 3:55 PM PDT (22:55 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.1 12km NNE of Trabuco Canyon, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.1 (mc), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-07-13 22:55:21 UTC
- Depth
- 10.3 km (6.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 33.474° N, 117.309° W
- Region
- California
- 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
- 185°, poorly surrounded by stations
- 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: 187 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.04km SSE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 15022 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.611km W of Anza, CA · 15022 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.811km W of Anza, CA · 15021 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.010km WSW of Anza, CA · 15021 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.910km W of Anza, CA · 15021 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.112km NNE of Trabuco Canyon, CA · 15021 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.616km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15021 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.818km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15021 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.69km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15021 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.820km ESE of Julian, CA · 15021 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.022km ESE of Julian, CA · 15021 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.717km E of Julian, CA · 15020 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.446km WSW of Carlsbad, CA · 15020 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.921km ESE of Julian, CA · 15020 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.98km SE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 15020 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.313km ESE of Julian, CA · 15019 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.35km WSW of Anza, CA · 15019 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.07km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15019 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.639km SSW of San Clemente, CA · 15019 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.619km ESE of Julian, CA · 15019 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.521km E of Julian, CA · 15018 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.110km NE of Cabazon, CA · 15018 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.021km ESE of Julian, CA · 15018 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.89km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15018 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.821km ESE of Julian, CA · 15018 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.620km ESE of Julian, CA · 15018 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.89km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15018 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.920km ESE of Julian, CA · 15018 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.66km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15018 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.821km ESE of Julian, CA · 15017 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.610km W of Anza, CA · 15017 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.311km ESE of Cabazon, CA · 15017 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.546km WSW of Carlsbad, CA · 15016 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.03km SE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 15016 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.121km ESE of Julian, CA · 15016 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.921km ESE of Julian, CA · 15016 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.511km W of Anza, CA · 15016 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.67km NNE of Beaumont, CA · 15016 days ago · 17 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.07km W of Anza, CA · 15015 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.63km SSE of San Bernardino, CA · 15015 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.721km E of Julian, CA · 15014 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.111km NNE of Yucaipa, CA · 15014 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.911km NNE of Yucaipa, CA · 15014 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.521km ESE of Anza, CA · 15014 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.513km WNW of Anza, CA · 15014 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.913km WNW of Anza, CA · 15014 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.68km SSE of Palomar Observatory, CA · 15013 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.010km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15013 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.82km E of Colton, CA · 15013 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.74km SSE of Idyllwild, CA · 15013 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.911km WSW of Anza, CA · 15013 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.69km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15012 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.618km ESE of Anza, CA · 15012 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.68km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15012 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.57km NNE of Moreno Valley, CA · 15011 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.312km W of Anza, CA · 15011 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.69km NNE of San Jacinto, CA · 15011 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.89km NW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15011 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.33km SSW of San Bernardino, CA · 15011 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.718km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15011 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
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