California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 2km SE of Garnet, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 2km SE of Garnet, CA on Wed, Oct 23, 1985, 3:49 AM PDT (10:49 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 17km ESE of Anza, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-10-23 10:49:11 UTC
Depth
11.6 km (7.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.887° N, 116.525° 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
81°
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: 186 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.817km ESE of Anza, CA · 14911 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 1.717km ESE of Anza, CA · 14911 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 1.811km NNW of Warner Springs, CA · 14910 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.620km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14910 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 2.57km E of Cabazon, CA · 14910 days ago · 15 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 1.67km E of Cabazon, CA · 14910 days ago · 14 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 1.78km SW of Beaumont, CA · 14910 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 1.93km ENE of Colton, CA · 14910 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.811km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14910 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 2.211km ENE of Indio, CA · 14910 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 1.811km ENE of Indio, CA · 14910 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 1.911km ENE of Indio, CA · 14910 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 1.95km SSW of Lucerne Valley, CA · 14909 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 1.84km N of Moreno Valley, CA · 14909 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 1.517km E of Anza, CA · 14909 days ago · 16 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 1.74km SSE of Idyllwild, CA · 14909 days ago · 18 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 1.715km SSE of Anza, CA · 14909 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 1.67km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14909 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.83km NNE of Loma Linda, CA · 14909 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 1.716km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 14909 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
  21. 1.79km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 14909 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  22. 2.411km WSW of Anza, CA · 14908 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  23. 1.614km WNW of Anza, CA · 14908 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  24. 1.64km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 14908 days ago · 17 km deep · 28 km away
  25. 1.67km E of Cabazon, CA · 14908 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away
  26. 2.02km N of Colton, CA · 14908 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away
  27. 2.65km SSW of Salton City, CA · 14908 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  28. 2.42km E of Muscoy, CA · 14908 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  29. 2.66km WNW of Lake Elsinore, CA · 14907 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  30. 2.15km SW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14907 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  31. 1.76km SSE of Cabazon, CA · 14907 days ago · 16 km deep · 22 km away
  32. 1.89km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 14906 days ago · 17 km deep · 24 km away
  33. 1.913km NE of Julian, CA · 14906 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  34. 2.04km N of Moreno Valley, CA · 14906 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  35. 1.624km ESE of Anza, CA · 14906 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  36. 1.94km SW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 14906 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
  37. 2.34km N of Aguanga, CA · 14906 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  38. 1.66km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 14906 days ago · 19 km deep · 23 km away
  39. 1.92km NW of Fontana, CA · 14906 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  40. 1.56km SSW of Devore, CA · 14905 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  41. 1.511km NE of Cabazon, CA · 14905 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
  42. 1.69km SW of Lucerne Valley, CA · 14905 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  43. 1.617km E of Anza, CA · 14905 days ago · 16 km deep · 40 km away
  44. 2.012km NNE of Idyllwild, CA · 14905 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  45. 3.22km E of Muscoy, CA · 14905 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  46. 1.68km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 14905 days ago · 16 km deep · 32 km away
  47. 2.13km NW of San Bernardino, CA · 14905 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  48. 1.517km ESE of Anza, CA · 14905 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
  49. 1.812km ENE of Julian, CA · 14905 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  50. 1.68km SW of Salton City, CA · 14905 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  51. 2.67km ESE of Running Springs, CA · 14905 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  52. 1.52km ESE of Muscoy, CA · 14905 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  53. 2.23km SW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14905 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  54. 1.75km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 14905 days ago · 16 km deep · 29 km away
  55. 1.67km ESE of Valle Vista, CA · 14905 days ago · 17 km deep · 34 km away
  56. 1.92km ESE of Muscoy, CA · 14904 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  57. 1.94km SSE of Redlands, CA · 14904 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  58. 1.93km NNW of Mentone, CA · 14904 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  59. 2.13km NNW of Mentone, CA · 14904 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  60. 1.83km NNW of Mentone, CA · 14904 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci127113. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:11 PM UTC.