California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 14km S of Ludlow, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 14km S of Ludlow, CA on Thu, May 16, 1985, 2:51 AM PDT (09:51 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 6km SSE of Big Bear City, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1985-05-16 09:51:12 UTC
Depth
2.4 km (1.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.591° N, 116.163° 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
82°
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: 169 in the 60 days after this one and 107 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.76km WNW of Lucerne Valley, CA · 15116 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 1.712km E of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15116 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 1.810km NE of Cabazon, CA · 15116 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 2.312km NE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 15115 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.96km ESE of Running Springs, CA · 15115 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.111km SE of Hesperia, CA · 15114 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 1.912km SE of Hesperia, CA · 15114 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.214km NNE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 15114 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 1.833km SW of Ludlow, CA · 15113 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 1.914km NE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 15113 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.78km S of Yucca Valley, CA · 15112 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 2.010km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15112 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 2.08km NE of Cabazon, CA · 15112 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 1.66km SE of Yucca Valley, CA · 15111 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 1.85km N of Banning, CA · 15111 days ago · 19 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 1.65km SE of Yucca Valley, CA · 15111 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 1.94km SSW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15110 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 3.013km ENE of Barstow, CA · 15109 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 1.910km NW of Garnet, CA · 15108 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 3.311km WNW of Garnet, CA · 15107 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 1.511km NW of Garnet, CA · 15107 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 2.05km E of Yucaipa, CA · 15107 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 1.613km ENE of Coachella, CA · 15107 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 1.711km E of Barstow, CA · 15107 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  25. 1.817km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 15107 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  26. 1.710km W of Lucerne Valley, CA · 15106 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 2.222km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 15106 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  28. 1.916km SSE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15106 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  29. 1.923km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 15106 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  30. 1.97km SSE of Big Bear City, CA · 15106 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  31. 1.59km NE of Cabazon, CA · 15106 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away
  32. 1.711km WNW of Garnet, CA · 15105 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  33. 1.623km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15104 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
  34. 1.85km N of Banning, CA · 15104 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  35. 1.914km NE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 15104 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  36. 1.723km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15104 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  37. 1.710km N of Cabazon, CA · 15103 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  38. 2.67km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15103 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  39. 1.811km SE of Yucca Valley, CA · 15102 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  40. 1.823km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15102 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  41. 2.17km N of Big Bear City, CA · 15101 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  42. 1.625km SE of Fort Irwin, CA · 15101 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  43. 1.718km NNE of Thousand Palms, CA · 15101 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  44. 1.712km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 15100 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  45. 2.310km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15100 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  46. 2.132km SW of Ludlow, CA · 15099 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  47. 1.54km NNE of Banning, CA · 15099 days ago · 19 km deep · 95 km away
  48. 1.911km SSW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15099 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  49. 1.615km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15099 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  50. 1.915km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15099 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  51. 3.216km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15099 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  52. 1.615km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15099 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  53. 2.211km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15099 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  54. 2.08km NE of Banning, CA · 15099 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  55. 2.016km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 15098 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  56. 2.131km SW of Ludlow, CA · 15098 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  57. 1.933km SW of Ludlow, CA · 15098 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  58. 1.710km NE of Cabazon, CA · 15098 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  59. 1.923km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15097 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  60. 2.936km SSE of Fort Irwin, CA · 15096 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away

The first 60 of 169.

Before

  1. 2.218km S of Fort Irwin, CA · 15117 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 2.04km N of Big Bear City, CA · 15117 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.66km W of Yucca Valley, CA · 15118 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 2.210km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15118 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.910km NNW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15118 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 2.312km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 15118 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.620km SW of Amboy, CA · 15119 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 1.76km ESE of Yucaipa, CA · 15119 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.711km SE of Hesperia, CA · 15120 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 1.810km SE of Hesperia, CA · 15120 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 2.09km NNW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15120 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 1.59km NNW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15120 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 2.18km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15120 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.723km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15121 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 1.83km E of Big Bear Lake, CA · 15121 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 1.810km E of Yucaipa, CA · 15121 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.523km SSE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15121 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 1.95km NNW of Banning, CA · 15122 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 2.65km ESE of Yucaipa, CA · 15123 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 2.120km N of Barstow, CA · 15123 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci66518. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:42 PM UTC.