California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 8km SSW of Idyllwild, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 8km SSW of Idyllwild, CA on Mon, Oct 14, 1985, 3:54 PM PDT (22:54 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 2km E of Muscoy, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-10-14 22:54:42 UTC
Depth
13.1 km (8.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.672° N, 116.751° 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
67°
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: 183 in the 60 days after this one and 182 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.511km WSW of Anza, CA · 14958 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 2.26km ESE of Ontario, CA · 14957 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.710km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14957 days ago · 17 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 1.77km SW of Menifee, CA · 14957 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 1.78km WSW of Idyllwild, CA · 14957 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 2.014km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 14957 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.814km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 14957 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.616km ESE of Anza, CA · 14956 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 1.97km W of Borrego Springs, CA · 14956 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 1.64km S of Idyllwild, CA · 14956 days ago · 16 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 1.714km NNE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 14956 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.54km S of Idyllwild, CA · 14956 days ago · 16 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 1.98km WSW of Corona, CA · 14956 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 1.97km SSW of Cabazon, CA · 14956 days ago · 17 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 2.05km WSW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14955 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 1.61km SE of Cabazon, CA · 14955 days ago · 18 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 1.86km NE of Moreno Valley, CA · 14955 days ago · 17 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 2.07km SSE of Big Bear City, CA · 14955 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 1.54km SE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 14955 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 2.49km S of Idyllwild, CA · 14955 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 1.913km E of Julian, CA · 14954 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  22. 1.611km W of Anza, CA · 14954 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  23. 1.85km NE of Cabazon, CA · 14954 days ago · 16 km deep · 31 km away
  24. 1.76km SSW of Lytle Creek, CA · 14954 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 1.617km N of Morongo Valley, CA · 14954 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  26. 1.78km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 14954 days ago · 16 km deep · 0 km away
  27. 1.611km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14953 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
  28. 1.714km ENE of Indio, CA · 14953 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  29. 2.56km SSW of Redlands, CA · 14953 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  30. 1.616km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14953 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  31. 1.612km W of Anza, CA · 14953 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  32. 2.25km NW of Highland, CA · 14953 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  33. 1.93km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 14953 days ago · 16 km deep · 61 km away
  34. 1.63km NW of Cabazon, CA · 14953 days ago · 17 km deep · 30 km away
  35. 1.63km SSW of Banning, CA · 14953 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
  36. 1.66km WNW of Calimesa, CA · 14952 days ago · 20 km deep · 50 km away
  37. 1.813km ENE of Indio, CA · 14952 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  38. 1.78km ESE of Valle Vista, CA · 14952 days ago · 18 km deep · 9 km away
  39. 1.626km NE of Indio, CA · 14952 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  40. 1.726km NE of Indio, CA · 14952 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  41. 2.03km NNE of Loma Linda, CA · 14952 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away
  42. 1.618km ESE of Anza, CA · 14952 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
  43. 1.99km S of Idyllwild, CA · 14951 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away
  44. 2.82km ESE of Loma Linda, CA · 14951 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  45. 1.813km NNE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 14951 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  46. 1.61km E of Loma Linda, CA · 14951 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  47. 2.15km N of Fontana, CA · 14951 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  48. 1.75km NNW of Highland, CA · 14951 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  49. 1.74km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 14950 days ago · 15 km deep · 4 km away
  50. 1.88km W of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14950 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  51. 1.514km ENE of Indio, CA · 14950 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  52. 1.67km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14950 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  53. 1.811km W of Anza, CA · 14950 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  54. 1.62km SE of Garnet, CA · 14950 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
  55. 1.58km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14950 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
  56. 1.521km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 14949 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  57. 1.84km SE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 14949 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  58. 1.89km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14949 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  59. 2.117km ESE of Anza, CA · 14949 days ago · 14 km deep · 30 km away
  60. 1.84km SSE of Cabazon, CA · 14949 days ago · 16 km deep · 24 km away

The first 60 of 183.

Before

  1. 2.07km ESE of Running Springs, CA · 14958 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 1.69km S of Idyllwild, CA · 14958 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.416km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 14958 days ago · -1 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.64km S of Garnet, CA · 14958 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 2.110km S of Valle Vista, CA · 14958 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 1.62km N of Cabazon, CA · 14958 days ago · 17 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 1.813km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14959 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 1.66km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14959 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 2.85km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14959 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 1.58km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14959 days ago · 25 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 1.74km ESE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 14959 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 1.85km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14960 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 1.716km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14960 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 1.910km NNW of Cabazon, CA · 14960 days ago · 17 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 1.95km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14960 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 1.76km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14960 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 1.914km ENE of Indio, CA · 14960 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 1.86km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14960 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 1.918km NNE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 14960 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.92km S of Loma Linda, CA · 14960 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci123739. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 2:11 AM UTC.