California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 10km WNW of Garnet, CA

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 10km WNW of Garnet, CA on Tue, Jan 15, 1985, 1:31 AM PST (09:31 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 10km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1985-01-15 09:31:10 UTC
Depth
13.4 km (8.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.941° N, 116.637° 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.

Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
80°
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: 194 in the 60 days after this one and 183 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.813km NE of Julian, CA · 15237 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 1.59km SSE of Hesperia, CA · 15237 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.911km NE of Aguanga, CA · 15237 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 1.54km WNW of Devore, CA · 15237 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 1.720km ESE of Anza, CA · 15237 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 2.07km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15236 days ago · 14 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 1.510km NNW of Anza, CA · 15236 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 1.510km N of Anza, CA · 15236 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 1.710km NNW of Anza, CA · 15236 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 1.610km N of Anza, CA · 15236 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 1.911km W of Anza, CA · 15236 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 2.511km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15236 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 1.811km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15236 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 2.011km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15236 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 1.911km SE of Anza, CA · 15236 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 1.710km W of Anza, CA · 15236 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 1.711km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15236 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 2.312km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15236 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 1.920km ESE of Anza, CA · 15236 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 1.611km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15236 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  21. 2.211km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15236 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  22. 2.611km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15236 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  23. 2.63km NE of Running Springs, CA · 15236 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  24. 1.712km NNE of Idyllwild, CA · 15236 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  25. 2.311km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15236 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  26. 1.912km W of Anza, CA · 15236 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  27. 2.411km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15236 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  28. 2.710km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15236 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  29. 2.010km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15236 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  30. 1.710km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15236 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  31. 2.111km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15236 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  32. 2.811km SW of Salton City, CA · 15236 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  33. 1.811km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15236 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  34. 2.130km N of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15236 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  35. 2.230km N of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15236 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  36. 2.130km N of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15236 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  37. 2.311km ESE of Yorba Linda, CA · 15235 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  38. 2.012km N of Morongo Valley, CA · 15235 days ago · -1 km deep · 24 km away
  39. 1.512km NNE of Aguanga, CA · 15235 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  40. 1.611km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15235 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  41. 1.612km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15235 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  42. 2.111km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15235 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  43. 2.211km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15235 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  44. 1.711km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15235 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  45. 1.611km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15235 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  46. 2.011km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15235 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  47. 2.511km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15235 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  48. 2.911km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15235 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  49. 2.05km WNW of Calimesa, CA · 15235 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  50. 1.911km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15235 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  51. 1.912km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15235 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  52. 1.611km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15235 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  53. 2.211km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15235 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  54. 1.511km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15235 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  55. 1.511km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15235 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  56. 1.820km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 15235 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  57. 2.223km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 15235 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  58. 1.69km SW of Salton City, CA · 15235 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  59. 2.73km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 15234 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away
  60. 1.65km NNE of Lytle Creek, CA · 15234 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away

The first 60 of 194.

Before

  1. 2.12km S of Loma Linda, CA · 15237 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 1.814km NE of Julian, CA · 15237 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 2.04km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15237 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.78km SW of Beaumont, CA · 15237 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 2.412km NE of Julian, CA · 15237 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.632km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 15238 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.811km W of Lucerne Valley, CA · 15238 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 1.712km W of Anza, CA · 15238 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 1.710km SSW of Cabazon, CA · 15238 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 1.84km NE of Yucca Valley, CA · 15238 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 1.510km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15238 days ago · 15 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 1.616km ENE of Coachella, CA · 15239 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 1.612km NE of Julian, CA · 15239 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 1.511km W of Anza, CA · 15239 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 1.811km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15239 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 2.412km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15239 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 1.85km WSW of Garnet, CA · 15239 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 1.812km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15239 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 2.232km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 15240 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 1.611km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15240 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci58510. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:47 AM UTC.