California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 13km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 13km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA on Mon, Jun 10, 1985, 10:09 AM PDT (17:09 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 33km ENE of Big Bear City, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-06-10 17:09:37 UTC
Depth
4.2 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.033° N, 116.254° 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
78°
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: 190 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.333km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 15042 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 2.033km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 15042 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 2.633km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 15042 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 1.78km WNW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15042 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 1.916km ESE of Anza, CA · 15042 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 1.916km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15042 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 2.116km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 15042 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.68km NNW of Cabazon, CA · 15042 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 1.933km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 15042 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 1.732km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 15042 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 2.130km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 15042 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 2.233km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 15041 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 4.033km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 15041 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 2.132km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 15041 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 2.333km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 15041 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 1.832km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 15041 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 2.433km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 15041 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 1.631km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 15041 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 2.233km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 15041 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 1.833km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 15041 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  21. 2.233km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 15041 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  22. 1.732km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 15041 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  23. 1.933km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 15041 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  24. 1.932km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 15041 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  25. 2.233km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 15041 days ago · -1 km deep · 52 km away
  26. 2.234km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 15041 days ago · -1 km deep · 51 km away
  27. 2.333km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 15041 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  28. 2.233km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 15041 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  29. 2.333km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 15041 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  30. 1.87km N of Anza, CA · 15041 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  31. 1.632km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 15041 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  32. 1.833km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 15041 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  33. 2.233km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 15041 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  34. 1.734km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 15041 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  35. 1.834km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 15041 days ago · -1 km deep · 52 km away
  36. 2.333km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 15041 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  37. 2.634km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 15041 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  38. 2.334km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 15041 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  39. 2.334km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 15041 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  40. 2.415km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 15041 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
  41. 2.334km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 15041 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  42. 1.934km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 15041 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  43. 1.934km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 15041 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  44. 2.134km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 15041 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  45. 2.215km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 15041 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  46. 1.733km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 15041 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  47. 2.134km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 15040 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  48. 1.55km WSW of Aguanga, CA · 15040 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  49. 2.533km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 15040 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  50. 1.632km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 15040 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  51. 1.519km ESE of Anza, CA · 15040 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  52. 2.034km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 15040 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  53. 2.45km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15039 days ago · 17 km deep · 57 km away
  54. 1.97km SSE of Big Bear City, CA · 15039 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  55. 1.832km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 15039 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  56. 1.933km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 15039 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  57. 2.134km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 15039 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  58. 1.814km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15039 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  59. 1.714km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15039 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  60. 2.034km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 15039 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci68086. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:29 PM UTC.