California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 16km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 16km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA on Mon, Oct 14, 1985, 10:31 AM PDT (17:31 UTC), -1 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 4km SSE of Pearblossum, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-10-14 17:31:18 UTC
Depth
-1.4 km (-0.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.544° N, 116.844° 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
96°
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: 142 in the 60 days after this one and 150 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.69km S of Idyllwild, CA · 14958 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.07km ESE of Running Springs, CA · 14958 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 1.68km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 14958 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.713km ENE of Barstow, CA · 14958 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 2.26km ESE of Ontario, CA · 14957 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.710km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14957 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 1.78km WSW of Idyllwild, CA · 14957 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.814km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 14957 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.64km S of Idyllwild, CA · 14956 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.714km NNE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 14956 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 1.54km S of Idyllwild, CA · 14956 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.97km SSW of Cabazon, CA · 14955 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 2.05km WSW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14955 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 1.61km SE of Cabazon, CA · 14955 days ago · 18 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 1.86km NE of Moreno Valley, CA · 14955 days ago · 17 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 2.07km SSE of Big Bear City, CA · 14955 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 2.49km S of Idyllwild, CA · 14954 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.85km NE of Cabazon, CA · 14954 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 1.76km SSW of Lytle Creek, CA · 14954 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 1.617km N of Morongo Valley, CA · 14954 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  21. 1.78km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 14954 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 1.611km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14953 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  23. 2.56km SSW of Redlands, CA · 14953 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  24. 2.25km NW of Highland, CA · 14953 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  25. 1.93km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 14953 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
  26. 1.922km S of Fort Irwin, CA · 14953 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  27. 1.63km NW of Cabazon, CA · 14953 days ago · 17 km deep · 68 km away
  28. 1.63km SSW of Banning, CA · 14952 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  29. 1.66km WNW of Calimesa, CA · 14952 days ago · 20 km deep · 63 km away
  30. 1.78km ESE of Valle Vista, CA · 14952 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
  31. 2.03km NNE of Loma Linda, CA · 14952 days ago · 17 km deep · 65 km away
  32. 1.99km S of Idyllwild, CA · 14951 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 2.82km ESE of Loma Linda, CA · 14951 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  34. 1.813km NNE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 14951 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  35. 1.61km E of Loma Linda, CA · 14951 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  36. 2.15km N of Fontana, CA · 14951 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  37. 1.75km NNW of Highland, CA · 14950 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  38. 1.74km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 14950 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  39. 1.88km W of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14950 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  40. 1.67km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14950 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  41. 1.62km SE of Garnet, CA · 14950 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  42. 1.58km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14949 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  43. 1.84km SSE of Cabazon, CA · 14949 days ago · 16 km deep · 74 km away
  44. 2.13km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 14948 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  45. 1.83km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 14948 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
  46. 1.66km NNW of Fontana, CA · 14948 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  47. 1.81km S of Loma Linda, CA · 14948 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
  48. 1.932km SW of Ludlow, CA · 14948 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  49. 1.63km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 14948 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
  50. 1.67km SSE of Yucca Valley, CA · 14948 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  51. 1.69km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 14947 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  52. 1.99km NNE of Big Bear City, CA · 14947 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  53. 2.07km SSE of Big Bear City, CA · 14947 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  54. 1.87km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 14947 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  55. 1.932km ENE of Boron, CA · 14947 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
  56. 1.910km S of Idyllwild, CA · 14946 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  57. 1.94km NNW of Cabazon, CA · 14946 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  58. 1.64km NNW of Banning, CA · 14946 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
  59. 1.99km NE of Cabazon, CA · 14945 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  60. 2.25km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 14945 days ago · 17 km deep · 69 km away

The first 60 of 142.

Before

  1. 1.64km S of Garnet, CA · 14958 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 2.110km S of Valle Vista, CA · 14958 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.62km N of Cabazon, CA · 14958 days ago · 17 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.74km ESE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 14959 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 1.910km NNW of Cabazon, CA · 14960 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 1.918km NNE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 14960 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.92km S of Loma Linda, CA · 14960 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 2.38km ESE of Morongo Valley, CA · 14960 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 2.513km NNE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 14960 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 1.88km W of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14961 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 1.711km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 14961 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 2.713km NNE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 14962 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 2.014km NNE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 14962 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 1.713km NNE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 14962 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 2.414km NNE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 14962 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 1.63km E of Lytle Creek, CA · 14963 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 2.37km ESE of Yucaipa, CA · 14963 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 1.69km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 14963 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.81km NNE of Loma Linda, CA · 14963 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 1.910km WNW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14963 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci123710. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 11:19 PM UTC.