California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 5km SSE of Mentone, CA

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 5km SSE of Mentone, CA on Thu, Feb 21, 1985, 2:39 PM PST (22:39 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 18km NNE of Thousand Palms, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-02-21 22:39:16 UTC
Depth
15.7 km (9.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.026° N, 117.118° 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
58°
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: 181 in the 60 days after this one and 188 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.911km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 15195 days ago · 16 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 1.81km SSW of Colton, CA · 15194 days ago · 17 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 1.921km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 15194 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 1.710km W of Anza, CA · 15194 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 2.03km N of Colton, CA · 15194 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 1.73km NNE of Crestline, CA · 15194 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 2.020km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 15194 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 1.525km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 15194 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.136km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 15194 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 1.611km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15194 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 1.616km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15194 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.922km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 15194 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.72km E of Cabazon, CA · 15193 days ago · 17 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 1.611km W of Anza, CA · 15193 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 1.62km SE of Cabazon, CA · 15193 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 2.07km E of Trabuco Canyon, CA · 15193 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 1.712km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 15193 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 1.89km NNW of Rancho Cucamonga, CA · 15193 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 1.78km E of Anza, CA · 15193 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 2.111km WSW of Anza, CA · 15193 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  21. 1.811km N of Bradbury, CA · 15193 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 1.511km W of Anza, CA · 15193 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  23. 1.511km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15193 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  24. 1.72km NNE of Crestline, CA · 15192 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  25. 1.920km ESE of Anza, CA · 15192 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 2.07km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 15192 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  27. 1.77km NE of Cabazon, CA · 15192 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  28. 1.712km NE of Cabazon, CA · 15192 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
  29. 1.81km SSW of Loma Linda, CA · 15192 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
  30. 1.722km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 15192 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  31. 2.410km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15192 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  32. 1.610km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15192 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  33. 1.911km NE of Aguanga, CA · 15192 days ago · -1 km deep · 64 km away
  34. 2.59km NNE of Banning, CA · 15192 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away
  35. 1.811km W of Anza, CA · 15192 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  36. 1.512km E of Anza, CA · 15191 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
  37. 1.611km W of Anza, CA · 15191 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  38. 1.65km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 15191 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away
  39. 2.810km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15191 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  40. 2.69km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15191 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away
  41. 1.612km WSW of Anza, CA · 15191 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  42. 1.711km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15191 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  43. 2.010km W of Anza, CA · 15191 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  44. 1.65km SSW of Anza, CA · 15191 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  45. 1.911km W of Anza, CA · 15191 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  46. 2.510km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 15190 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  47. 1.910km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15190 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  48. 1.910km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15190 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  49. 1.711km W of Anza, CA · 15190 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  50. 1.719km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 15190 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  51. 1.92km ENE of Loma Linda, CA · 15190 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
  52. 1.711km W of Anza, CA · 15190 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  53. 1.74km S of Garnet, CA · 15190 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  54. 1.619km SW of La Quinta, CA · 15190 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  55. 1.810km W of Anza, CA · 15190 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  56. 2.810km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15190 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  57. 1.811km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15189 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  58. 2.55km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 15189 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
  59. 1.822km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 15189 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  60. 2.08km SW of Corona, CA · 15189 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away

The first 60 of 181.

Before

  1. 2.49km ESE of Palomar Observatory, CA · 15195 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.73km ESE of Loma Linda, CA · 15195 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 2.019km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15195 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.021km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 15195 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.59km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15195 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 1.810km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15195 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 2.022km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 15195 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.523km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15195 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 2.022km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 15195 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 2.03km NNE of Crestline, CA · 15195 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 1.621km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 15195 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 1.622km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 15195 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 3.123km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 15195 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 2.510km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15195 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 1.610km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15196 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 2.78km NNW of Rancho Cucamonga, CA · 15196 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 1.611km W of Anza, CA · 15196 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 1.92km NW of Muscoy, CA · 15196 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 1.910km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15196 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 1.84km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 15196 days ago · 16 km deep · 10 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci61391. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 5:19 PM UTC.