California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 4km W of Garnet, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 4km W of Garnet, CA on Mon, Apr 22, 1985, 6:17 PM PST (02:17 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 21km ESE of Julian, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-04-23 02:17:05 UTC
Depth
8.5 km (5.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.898° N, 116.587° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
39°
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: 184 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.121km ESE of Julian, CA · 15092 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.612km W of Anza, CA · 15092 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 1.76km WSW of Corona, CA · 15092 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.914km NE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 15092 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 1.723km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15092 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 1.710km N of Cabazon, CA · 15091 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 2.67km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15091 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 2.34km ENE of Moreno Valley, CA · 15090 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 1.811km SE of Yucca Valley, CA · 15090 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 1.69km W of Anza, CA · 15090 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 1.823km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15090 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 1.521km ESE of Julian, CA · 15089 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 2.17km N of Big Bear City, CA · 15089 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 2.010km NNW of Anza, CA · 15089 days ago · 14 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 1.718km NNE of Thousand Palms, CA · 15089 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 1.811km WSW of Anza, CA · 15089 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 2.17km ESE of Valle Vista, CA · 15088 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 1.712km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 15088 days ago · 14 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 1.93km SSE of Mentone, CA · 15088 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 1.76km E of Calimesa, CA · 15088 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  21. 1.99km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 15088 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away
  22. 2.310km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15088 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  23. 1.98km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 15087 days ago · 14 km deep · 29 km away
  24. 2.132km SW of Ludlow, CA · 15087 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  25. 1.54km NNE of Banning, CA · 15087 days ago · 19 km deep · 27 km away
  26. 1.920km ESE of Anza, CA · 15087 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  27. 1.911km SSW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15087 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  28. 1.95km SSW of Salton City, CA · 15087 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  29. 1.615km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15087 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  30. 1.915km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15087 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  31. 3.216km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15087 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  32. 1.615km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15087 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  33. 2.211km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15087 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  34. 1.710km SW of Anza, CA · 15087 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  35. 2.08km NE of Banning, CA · 15087 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  36. 1.62km ESE of Muscoy, CA · 15086 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  37. 1.811km W of Anza, CA · 15086 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  38. 1.912km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15086 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  39. 1.620km ESE of Anza, CA · 15086 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  40. 1.521km ESE of Anza, CA · 15086 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  41. 2.15km WSW of Anza, CA · 15086 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  42. 2.016km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 15086 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  43. 1.614km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 15086 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  44. 2.131km SW of Ludlow, CA · 15086 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  45. 1.611km WSW of Anza, CA · 15086 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  46. 1.933km SW of Ludlow, CA · 15086 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  47. 1.512km W of Anza, CA · 15086 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  48. 1.811km W of Anza, CA · 15086 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  49. 1.713km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 15086 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  50. 1.713km SE of Anza, CA · 15086 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  51. 2.110km NE of Aguanga, CA · 15086 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  52. 1.710km NE of Cabazon, CA · 15086 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
  53. 1.811km WSW of Anza, CA · 15086 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away
  54. 1.82km WNW of San Bernardino, CA · 15085 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  55. 1.64km WSW of Anza, CA · 15085 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  56. 1.923km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15085 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  57. 2.28km W of Lake Henshaw, CA · 15084 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  58. 3.610km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15084 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  59. 2.611km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15084 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  60. 2.04km WNW of Beaumont, CA · 15084 days ago · 16 km deep · 40 km away

The first 60 of 184.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci64911. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:35 PM UTC.