California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 3km SSE of Garnet, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 3km SSE of Garnet, CA on Wed, Mar 13, 1985, 12:29 PM PST (20:29 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 19km E of Julian, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-03-13 20:29:16 UTC
Depth
11.1 km (6.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.876° N, 116.527° 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
51°
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: 192 in the 60 days after this one and 188 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.317km SSW of Oasis, CA · 15173 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 2.021km ESE of Julian, CA · 15173 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.623km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 15172 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 2.011km WSW of Salton City, CA · 15172 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 1.511km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15172 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 1.711km NE of Aguanga, CA · 15172 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 2.39km NW of Yucca Valley, CA · 15172 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 1.66km E of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15172 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 1.610km NW of Yucca Valley, CA · 15172 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 1.812km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15172 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 2.33km NW of Calimesa, CA · 15172 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 1.921km ESE of Julian, CA · 15172 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 1.86km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15172 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 2.511km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15172 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 1.712km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15172 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 2.520km ESE of Julian, CA · 15172 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.96km SSE of Big Bear City, CA · 15172 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 2.321km ESE of Julian, CA · 15172 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 1.821km ESE of Julian, CA · 15172 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 2.220km ESE of Julian, CA · 15172 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 2.15km NE of Cabazon, CA · 15171 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  22. 1.96km SW of Banning, CA · 15171 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
  23. 1.610km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15171 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  24. 2.132km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 15171 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  25. 1.811km W of Anza, CA · 15171 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  26. 1.511km NE of Aguanga, CA · 15171 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  27. 1.811km WSW of Anza, CA · 15171 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  28. 2.16km S of Palomar Observatory, CA · 15170 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  29. 1.612km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15170 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  30. 2.312km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15170 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  31. 1.733km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 15170 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  32. 1.812km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15170 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  33. 1.810km WSW of Anza, CA · 15170 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  34. 1.611km NE of Aguanga, CA · 15170 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  35. 2.38km WSW of Beaumont, CA · 15170 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  36. 1.811km WSW of Anza, CA · 15170 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  37. 1.88km WSW of Lucerne Valley, CA · 15170 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  38. 2.020km ESE of Julian, CA · 15170 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  39. 2.25km SSE of Palomar Observatory, CA · 15170 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  40. 1.622km ESE of Anza, CA · 15170 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  41. 2.018km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 15170 days ago · -2 km deep · 78 km away
  42. 1.621km ESE of Julian, CA · 15169 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  43. 1.622km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 15169 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  44. 2.121km ESE of Julian, CA · 15169 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  45. 1.77km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 15169 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  46. 1.94km WSW of Yucaipa, CA · 15169 days ago · 17 km deep · 54 km away
  47. 1.617km S of Joshua Tree, CA · 15169 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  48. 1.611km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15169 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  49. 2.45km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 15169 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  50. 1.710km E of Cabazon, CA · 15168 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
  51. 1.711km E of Cabazon, CA · 15168 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
  52. 2.218km S of Joshua Tree, CA · 15168 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  53. 1.81km NW of Cabazon, CA · 15168 days ago · 18 km deep · 26 km away
  54. 2.220km ESE of Julian, CA · 15168 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  55. 2.221km ESE of Julian, CA · 15168 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  56. 1.534km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15168 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  57. 2.412km WNW of Lakeland Village, CA · 15168 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  58. 1.712km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15168 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  59. 1.810km NE of Cabazon, CA · 15168 days ago · 14 km deep · 21 km away
  60. 1.95km NE of Muscoy, CA · 15168 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away

The first 60 of 192.

Before

  1. 1.83km ENE of Anza, CA · 15173 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 3.110km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15173 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 2.02km N of Colton, CA · 15173 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 1.520km ESE of Anza, CA · 15173 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 1.927km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 15173 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 1.71km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15173 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 2.421km ESE of Julian, CA · 15173 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.910km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15173 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 1.722km ESE of Julian, CA · 15174 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.64km ENE of Anza, CA · 15174 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 1.610km WSW of Anza, CA · 15174 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 1.510km ENE of Aguanga, CA · 15174 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 2.25km NNW of Murrieta Hot Springs, CA · 15175 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 1.711km NE of Aguanga, CA · 15175 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 2.323km ESE of Anza, CA · 15175 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 1.618km NNE of Thousand Palms, CA · 15175 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 1.918km S of Joshua Tree, CA · 15175 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 1.732km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 15175 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 1.86km WSW of Devore, CA · 15175 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 2.11km NW of Cabazon, CA · 15175 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci60713. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 5:46 PM UTC.