California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 3km N of Mentone, CA

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 3km N of Mentone, CA on Mon, Dec 2, 1985, 8:51 PM PST (04:51 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 9km WSW of Idyllwild, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-12-03 04:51:08 UTC
Depth
11.4 km (7.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.093° N, 117.137° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
132°
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: 168 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.09km WSW of Idyllwild, CA · 14873 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 1.93km NW of Muscoy, CA · 14873 days ago · 14 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 1.96km SSE of Banning, CA · 14873 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 1.82km S of Lucerne Valley, CA · 14872 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 1.722km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14872 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.68km WSW of Idyllwild, CA · 14872 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 1.79km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 14872 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 1.68km WSW of Idyllwild, CA · 14872 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 2.06km SSW of Redlands, CA · 14872 days ago · 17 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 2.04km WSW of Lucerne Valley, CA · 14872 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 1.610km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 14872 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 1.66km NW of Mira Loma, CA · 14872 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 2.34km ESE of Highland, CA · 14872 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 2.37km NNW of Moreno Valley, CA · 14871 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 1.68km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 14871 days ago · 16 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 1.910km W of Corona, CA · 14871 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 1.55km SE of Cabazon, CA · 14871 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 1.821km ESE of Anza, CA · 14871 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 1.821km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 14871 days ago · 23 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 1.87km S of Idyllwild, CA · 14871 days ago · 16 km deep · 60 km away
  21. 2.06km S of Idyllwild, CA · 14871 days ago · 16 km deep · 60 km away
  22. 1.712km WSW of Anza, CA · 14871 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  23. 1.87km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14871 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  24. 2.815km S of Anza, CA · 14870 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  25. 1.61km NW of Cabazon, CA · 14870 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away
  26. 1.615km N of Cabazon, CA · 14870 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
  27. 1.97km WSW of Woodcrest, CA · 14870 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
  28. 1.59km WSW of Idyllwild, CA · 14870 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  29. 1.75km W of Garnet, CA · 14870 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  30. 1.612km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14870 days ago · 18 km deep · 43 km away
  31. 1.84km W of Devore, CA · 14870 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  32. 1.916km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14869 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  33. 1.616km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14869 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  34. 1.714km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14869 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  35. 1.75km WSW of Anza, CA · 14869 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  36. 2.011km NW of Aguanga, CA · 14869 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  37. 1.96km SSW of Banning, CA · 14869 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
  38. 1.84km SSW of Banning, CA · 14869 days ago · 16 km deep · 31 km away
  39. 2.08km NNE of Nuevo, CA · 14868 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
  40. 2.64km W of Yucaipa, CA · 14868 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  41. 1.711km WNW of Garnet, CA · 14868 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  42. 2.48km NNW of Fontana, CA · 14868 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  43. 1.611km SE of Anza, CA · 14867 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  44. 1.99km N of Rancho Cucamonga, CA · 14867 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  45. 1.62km WSW of Pasadena, CA · 14867 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  46. 1.81km ESE of Highland, CA · 14867 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
  47. 1.52km N of South Pasadena, CA · 14867 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  48. 1.612km W of Morongo Valley, CA · 14866 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  49. 2.622km ESE of Anza, CA · 14866 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  50. 2.09km N of Big Bear City, CA · 14866 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  51. 1.68km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 14866 days ago · 17 km deep · 59 km away
  52. 2.22km NE of Huntington Park, CA · 14866 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  53. 1.86km SSE of Big Bear City, CA · 14866 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  54. 2.324km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 14865 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  55. 1.76km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 14865 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  56. 2.56km W of Palomar Observatory, CA · 14865 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  57. 1.69km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14865 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  58. 1.710km NNW of Cabazon, CA · 14865 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
  59. 1.63km SSW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14864 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  60. 1.720km ESE of Anza, CA · 14864 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away

The first 60 of 168.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci133003. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 2:36 AM UTC.