California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 3km NNW of Mentone, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 3km NNW of Mentone, CA on Mon, Dec 2, 1985, 8:50 PM PST (04:50 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 8km E of Cabazon, 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
1985-12-03 04:50:12 UTC
Depth
10.6 km (6.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.094° N, 117.144° 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
34°
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: 167 in the 60 days after this one and 175 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.93km NNW of Mentone, CA · 14913 days ago · 11 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.73km N of Mentone, CA · 14913 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.57km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 14913 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.94km S of Mentone, CA · 14913 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 1.86km NNW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14913 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 2.710km E of Anza, CA · 14913 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.610km SE of Cabazon, CA · 14912 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 1.620km NNE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14912 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.75km S of Mentone, CA · 14912 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 1.65km SE of Redlands, CA · 14912 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 1.66km S of Mentone, CA · 14912 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 1.722km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 14912 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.66km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 14912 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 1.72km E of Muscoy, CA · 14912 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 1.88km NE of Nuevo, CA · 14912 days ago · 16 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 2.413km E of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14911 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 2.013km SSE of Anza, CA · 14911 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 2.413km SSE of Anza, CA · 14911 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 1.82km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 14911 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 1.69km NNW of Banning, CA · 14911 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  21. 2.32km SW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 14911 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 2.014km NNE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 14911 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  23. 2.14km ENE of Yorba Linda, CA · 14911 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  24. 1.64km SE of Redlands, CA · 14911 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  25. 1.74km NW of Glen Avon, CA · 14911 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  26. 1.84km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 14911 days ago · 18 km deep · 57 km away
  27. 1.95km SE of Redlands, CA · 14910 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  28. 1.68km NNE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 14910 days ago · 17 km deep · 95 km away
  29. 1.51km NNE of Loma Linda, CA · 14910 days ago · 15 km deep · 11 km away
  30. 1.510km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14910 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  31. 1.66km SSW of Banning, CA · 14910 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  32. 2.17km NW of San Jacinto, CA · 14910 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away
  33. 1.512km SSE of Anza, CA · 14910 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  34. 1.82km E of Muscoy, CA · 14910 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  35. 1.66km NW of San Jacinto, CA · 14910 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
  36. 1.520km ESE of Anza, CA · 14910 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  37. 1.82km S of Anaheim, CA · 14909 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  38. 1.79km S of Idyllwild, CA · 14909 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  39. 2.19km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 14909 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  40. 2.15km NW of Newport Beach, CA · 14909 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  41. 1.721km ESE of Anza, CA · 14909 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  42. 1.612km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 14909 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away
  43. 1.92km NNW of Colton, CA · 14908 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  44. 1.58km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 14908 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 km away
  45. 1.52km NNW of Colton, CA · 14908 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  46. 1.75km SE of Redlands, CA · 14908 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  47. 1.616km E of Anza, CA · 14907 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  48. 1.82km NNW of Colton, CA · 14907 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  49. 1.71km NW of Colton, CA · 14907 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  50. 2.34km ENE of Mentone, CA · 14907 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  51. 1.72km NW of Colton, CA · 14907 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  52. 1.815km ESE of Anza, CA · 14907 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  53. 1.510km E of Palomar Observatory, CA · 14907 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  54. 2.715km ESE of Anza, CA · 14907 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  55. 2.06km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 14907 days ago · 18 km deep · 14 km away
  56. 2.011km N of Cabazon, CA · 14907 days ago · 17 km deep · 34 km away
  57. 1.722km ESE of Anza, CA · 14906 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  58. 1.716km ESE of Anza, CA · 14906 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  59. 1.86km SSW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 14906 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away
  60. 1.820km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14906 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away

The first 60 of 167.

Before

  1. 2.13km NNW of Mentone, CA · 14914 days ago · 11 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.93km NNW of Mentone, CA · 14914 days ago · 11 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.94km SSE of Redlands, CA · 14914 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 1.92km ESE of Muscoy, CA · 14914 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 1.67km ESE of Valle Vista, CA · 14914 days ago · 17 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 1.75km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 14914 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 2.23km SW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14914 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 1.52km ESE of Muscoy, CA · 14914 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 2.41km S of Santa Fe Springs, CA · 14914 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 2.67km ESE of Running Springs, CA · 14915 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 2.52km N of Norwalk, CA · 14915 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 1.517km ESE of Anza, CA · 14915 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 2.13km NW of San Bernardino, CA · 14915 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 1.68km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 14915 days ago · 16 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 3.22km E of Muscoy, CA · 14915 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 2.012km NNE of Idyllwild, CA · 14915 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 1.617km E of Anza, CA · 14915 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 1.69km SW of Lucerne Valley, CA · 14915 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 1.511km NE of Cabazon, CA · 14915 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 1.56km SSW of Devore, CA · 14915 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci132973. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:01 PM UTC.