California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 22km WNW of Ludlow, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 22km WNW of Ludlow, CA on Tue, Jun 11, 1985, 2:53 PM PDT (21:53 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 33km ENE of Big Bear City, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1985-06-11 21:53:27 UTC
Depth
4.9 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.777° N, 116.385° 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
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
80°
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: 165 in the 60 days after this one and 93 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.89km N of Banning, CA · 15085 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.66km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15084 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.97km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 15084 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.623km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15083 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.07km SSE of Big Bear City, CA · 15083 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.511km NW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 15082 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 3.833km ESE of Johannesburg, CA · 15081 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.932km ESE of Johannesburg, CA · 15081 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.17km SSE of Big Bear City, CA · 15081 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 1.712km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15081 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 2.56km SSE of Big Bear City, CA · 15080 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 1.910km NNE of Yucaipa, CA · 15079 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.714km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 15079 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 1.610km NNE of Yucaipa, CA · 15078 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 1.85km NE of Banning, CA · 15077 days ago · 19 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 1.911km NW of Garnet, CA · 15077 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.712km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 15077 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 2.06km SSW of Lucerne Valley, CA · 15077 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 2.514km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 15077 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 2.714km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 15077 days ago · -2 km deep · 51 km away
  21. 1.817km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 15077 days ago · -2 km deep · 49 km away
  22. 2.013km S of Ludlow, CA · 15076 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  23. 1.89km NE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15076 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 1.912km E of Yucaipa, CA · 15075 days ago · 19 km deep · 95 km away
  25. 2.430km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 15075 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  26. 2.028km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 15075 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  27. 1.930km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 15075 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  28. 1.87km N of Big Bear City, CA · 15075 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  29. 2.47km N of Big Bear City, CA · 15075 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  30. 1.66km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15075 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  31. 1.711km WNW of Garnet, CA · 15074 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 2.121km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 15074 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  33. 1.86km SSE of Big Bear City, CA · 15074 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  34. 2.111km W of Morongo Valley, CA · 15072 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  35. 1.79km S of Yucca Valley, CA · 15072 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  36. 1.915km E of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15072 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  37. 1.85km NE of Morongo Valley, CA · 15072 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  38. 1.617km NNW of Baker, CA · 15071 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  39. 2.515km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 15071 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  40. 1.914km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 15070 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  41. 2.17km NE of Cabazon, CA · 15070 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  42. 1.711km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15069 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  43. 1.912km SSE of Yucca Valley, CA · 15069 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  44. 1.99km NE of Running Springs, CA · 15069 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  45. 1.813km NNE of Banning, CA · 15069 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  46. 1.916km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 15069 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  47. 2.216km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 15069 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  48. 2.616km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 15069 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  49. 2.311km N of Cabazon, CA · 15067 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away
  50. 1.810km N of Running Springs, CA · 15067 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  51. 2.010km N of Cabazon, CA · 15067 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
  52. 1.811km N of Cabazon, CA · 15067 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
  53. 1.911km N of Cabazon, CA · 15067 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
  54. 2.010km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15067 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  55. 1.86km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15066 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  56. 2.122km N of Barstow, CA · 15065 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  57. 2.239km NNW of Fort Irwin, CA · 15065 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  58. 1.822km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 15064 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  59. 1.915km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 15064 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  60. 2.37km SSE of Big Bear City, CA · 15063 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away

The first 60 of 165.

Before

  1. 2.322km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 15088 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.87km SSE of Big Bear City, CA · 15088 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 2.57km SSE of Big Bear City, CA · 15089 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 1.613km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 15089 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.83km NNW of Big Bear City, CA · 15089 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 1.610km E of Yucaipa, CA · 15089 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.67km SSE of Big Bear City, CA · 15089 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 2.12km W of Big Bear City, CA · 15089 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 1.615km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15089 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.87km SSE of Big Bear City, CA · 15089 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 2.37km SSE of Big Bear City, CA · 15090 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 3.36km SSE of Big Bear City, CA · 15090 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 2.336km SSE of Fort Irwin, CA · 15090 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 1.934km SW of Ludlow, CA · 15090 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 1.810km N of Banning, CA · 15090 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 2.012km N of Banning, CA · 15090 days ago · 17 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.812km N of Banning, CA · 15090 days ago · 17 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 1.816km ENE of Barstow, CA · 15091 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 1.833km SW of Ludlow, CA · 15092 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 1.69km E of Yucaipa, CA · 15092 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci68253. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:45 PM UTC.