California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 20km SSW of Maricopa, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 20km SSW of Maricopa, CA on Mon, Apr 8, 1985, 3:50 PM PST (23:50 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 21km NNW of Tehachapi, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-04-08 23:50:10 UTC
Depth
1.9 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.889° N, 119.461° 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
153°
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: 96 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.66km SSW of Tehachapi, CA · 15140 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.021km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15140 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.115km NE of Lamont, CA · 15140 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.62km NW of Frazier Park, CA · 15139 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 1.92km NNW of Frazier Park, CA · 15137 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 1.88km WSW of Frazier Park, CA · 15137 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 1.914km E of Oildale, CA · 15135 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 1.814km E of Oildale, CA · 15135 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 1.823km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15135 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.510km NW of Grapevine, CA · 15134 days ago · 16 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 1.927km NE of Arvin, CA · 15133 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.926km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15130 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.68km N of Grapevine, CA · 15129 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 1.814km NNE of Grapevine, CA · 15127 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 2.99km NNW of Los Olivos, CA · 15124 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 1.69km NW of Grapevine, CA · 15123 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 1.714km N of Castaic, CA · 15122 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 1.919km NNW of Fillmore, CA · 15122 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 1.94km WSW of Frazier Park, CA · 15120 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 2.210km SW of Carpinteria, CA · 15119 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 1.69km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 15117 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  22. 2.218km SSE of Carpinteria, CA · 15117 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  23. 2.014km NE of Carpinteria, CA · 15117 days ago · 21 km deep · 47 km away
  24. 4.416km SE of Buttonwillow, CA · 15114 days ago · 24 km deep · 47 km away
  25. 1.817km WSW of Rosedale, CA · 15114 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  26. 2.317km SE of Buttonwillow, CA · 15114 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  27. 2.518km SSE of Carpinteria, CA · 15113 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
  28. 2.416km SE of Buttonwillow, CA · 15113 days ago · 26 km deep · 46 km away
  29. 2.118km SSE of Carpinteria, CA · 15112 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  30. 1.612km NW of Grapevine, CA · 15111 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  31. 2.120km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15110 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  32. 1.923km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15110 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  33. 2.220km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15110 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  34. 3.120km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15110 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  35. 2.320km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15110 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  36. 2.319km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15110 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  37. 2.220km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15110 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  38. 2.019km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15109 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  39. 1.817km WSW of Rosedale, CA · 15109 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  40. 1.923km SSW of Bakersfield, CA · 15108 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  41. 2.720km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15108 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  42. 2.622km NNW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 15108 days ago · 18 km deep · 76 km away
  43. 2.221km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15108 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  44. 2.120km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15108 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  45. 2.720km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15108 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  46. 1.920km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15108 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  47. 2.120km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15108 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  48. 2.020km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15108 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  49. 2.620km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15108 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  50. 2.220km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15108 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  51. 2.420km S of Santa Barbara, CA · 15108 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  52. 2.319km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15108 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  53. 2.121km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15108 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  54. 3.220km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15108 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  55. 2.220km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15108 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  56. 2.120km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15108 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  57. 2.221km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15108 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  58. 2.520km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15107 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  59. 2.520km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15107 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  60. 2.520km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15107 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away

The first 60 of 96.

Before

  1. 1.615km N of Grapevine, CA · 15143 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 1.915km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 15146 days ago · 20 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 2.65km NNE of Santa Paula, CA · 15148 days ago · 17 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 2.64km NE of Santa Paula, CA · 15148 days ago · 18 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 4.14km NE of Santa Paula, CA · 15148 days ago · 24 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 1.54km W of Frazier Park, CA · 15152 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 1.711km SW of Rosedale, CA · 15153 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 1.815km SSW of Tehachapi, CA · 15154 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 2.110km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 15157 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 1.616km NE of Grapevine, CA · 15158 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 2.27km WSW of Tehachapi, CA · 15160 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 2.622km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15161 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.34km SE of Frazier Park, CA · 15161 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 2.623km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 15164 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.916km WSW of Lamont, CA · 15164 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 1.926km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15164 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.51km ESE of Valencia, CA · 15165 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 2.014km SW of Lamont, CA · 15165 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 1.921km NW of Grapevine, CA · 15169 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 1.913km W of Ojai, CA · 15170 days ago · 22 km deep · 47 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci64001. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:35 PM UTC.