M1.5 earthquake 5 km NE of Mesa, California

Magnitude

1.5 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Wed, Aug 14, 1985, 5:10 PM PDT

UTC

1985-08-15 00:10:35 UTC

Depth

0.8 km (0.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.461° N, 118.503° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.5 km horizontally, 7.8 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±1.57

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

239°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

4

• Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaPopulation 2,645. Forecast11 kmNW
• Sanger, CaliforniaPopulation 24,950. Forecast125 kmNE
• Clovis, CaliforniaPopulation 104,180. Forecast128 kmNE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast380 kmN

After

1. 1.69 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaWed, Aug 14, 11:12 PM PDT · 15025 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
2. 1.84 km WNW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaThu, Aug 15, 12:18 AM PDT · 15025 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
3. 1.81 km SSW of Round Valley, CaliforniaFri, Aug 16, 9:35 AM PDT · 15024 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
4. 2.35 km W of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaFri, Aug 16, 10:37 AM PDT · 15024 days ago · -2 km deep · 51 km away
5. 2.25 km W of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaFri, Aug 16, 4:49 PM PDT · 15023 days ago · -1 km deep · 51 km away
6. 1.85 km NW of Round Valley, CaliforniaFri, Aug 16, 10:04 PM PDT · 15023 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
7. 2.15 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaSat, Aug 17, 2:30 AM PDT · 15023 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
8. 1.77 km N of Mesa, CaliforniaSat, Aug 17, 4:46 PM PDT · 15022 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
9. 1.66 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaSat, Aug 17, 6:08 PM PDT · 15022 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
10. 2.78 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSun, Aug 18, 6:39 AM PDT · 15022 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
11. 1.536 km E of Mono City, CaliforniaSun, Aug 18, 9:48 AM PDT · 15022 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
12. 1.713 km SW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaMon, Aug 19, 4:27 AM PDT · 15021 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
13. 1.911 km SW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaMon, Aug 19, 6:57 AM PDT · 15021 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
14. 1.95 km W of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaMon, Aug 19, 12:00 PM PDT · 15020 days ago · -1 km deep · 51 km away
15. 2.012 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaMon, Aug 19, 4:49 PM PDT · 15020 days ago · -1 km deep · 34 km away
16. 1.916 km SW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaTue, Aug 20, 1:40 AM PDT · 15020 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
17. 2.24 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaTue, Aug 20, 9:14 AM PDT · 15020 days ago · -1 km deep · 50 km away
18. 2.213 km SSW of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaTue, Aug 20, 2:28 PM PDT · 15019 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
19. 2.18 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaTue, Aug 20, 3:56 PM PDT · 15019 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
20. 2.58 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaTue, Aug 20, 10:51 PM PDT · 15019 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
21. 1.712 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaWed, Aug 21, 2:50 AM PDT · 15019 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
22. 1.68 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaWed, Aug 21, 3:38 AM PDT · 15019 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
23. 2.04 km ESE of Bishop, CaliforniaWed, Aug 21, 5:31 AM PDT · 15019 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
24. 1.813 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaWed, Aug 21, 2:06 PM PDT · 15018 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
25. 1.74 km S of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaWed, Aug 21, 2:45 PM PDT · 15018 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
26. 1.718 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaWed, Aug 21, 2:49 PM PDT · 15018 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
27. 2.913 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaWed, Aug 21, 3:53 PM PDT · 15018 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
28. 2.818 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaWed, Aug 21, 6:09 PM PDT · 15018 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
29. 1.713 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaWed, Aug 21, 6:18 PM PDT · 15018 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
30. 2.013 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaWed, Aug 21, 6:19 PM PDT · 15018 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
31. 1.918 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaWed, Aug 21, 7:26 PM PDT · 15018 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
32. 1.618 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaWed, Aug 21, 7:42 PM PDT · 15018 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
33. 4.019 km SW of Goldfield, NevadaWed, Aug 21, 8:15 PM PDT · 15018 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
34. 3.251km SSW of Tonopah, NVWed, Aug 21, 9:58 PM PDT · 15018 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
35. 1.82 km NNW of Mesa, CaliforniaWed, Aug 21, 10:58 PM PDT · 15018 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
36. 1.711 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaThu, Aug 22, 12:04 AM PDT · 15018 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
37. 3.5California-Nevada border regionThu, Aug 22, 2:51 AM PDT · 15018 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
38. 1.92 km SSE of Round Valley, CaliforniaThu, Aug 22, 3:01 AM PDT · 15018 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
39. 1.62 km SSE of Round Valley, CaliforniaThu, Aug 22, 4:11 AM PDT · 15018 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
40. 2.42 km SSE of Round Valley, CaliforniaThu, Aug 22, 4:45 AM PDT · 15018 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
41. 1.67 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaThu, Aug 22, 8:35 AM PDT · 15018 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
42. 2.36 km W of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaThu, Aug 22, 12:13 PM PDT · 15017 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
43. 1.62 km NW of Round Valley, CaliforniaFri, Aug 23, 1:47 AM PDT · 15017 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
44. 3.24 km WNW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaFri, Aug 23, 2:20 AM PDT · 15017 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
45. 1.518 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaFri, Aug 23, 2:34 AM PDT · 15017 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
46. 1.85 km W of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaFri, Aug 23, 9:15 AM PDT · 15017 days ago · -1 km deep · 51 km away
47. 2.461km E of Big Pine, CASat, Aug 24, 1:14 AM PDT · 15016 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
48. 2.561km E of Big Pine, CASat, Aug 24, 11:39 AM PDT · 15015 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
49. 1.614 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSun, Aug 25, 2:59 PM PDT · 15014 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
50. 1.914 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSun, Aug 25, 3:00 PM PDT · 15014 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
51. 1.67 km ESE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaMon, Aug 26, 1:53 AM PDT · 15014 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
52. 2.13 km NW of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaMon, Aug 26, 4:33 AM PDT · 15014 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
53. 2.02 km WNW of Round Valley, CaliforniaMon, Aug 26, 5:33 AM PDT · 15014 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
54. 1.513 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaMon, Aug 26, 1:46 PM PDT · 15013 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
55. 2.13 km WSW of Round Valley, CaliforniaMon, Aug 26, 7:53 PM PDT · 15013 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
56. 2.120 km SSE of Dyer, NevadaMon, Aug 26, 7:58 PM PDT · 15013 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
57. 4.53 km WSW of Round Valley, CaliforniaMon, Aug 26, 8:04 PM PDT · 15013 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
58. 2.73 km WSW of Round Valley, CaliforniaMon, Aug 26, 8:10 PM PDT · 15013 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
59. 1.63 km WSW of Round Valley, CaliforniaMon, Aug 26, 8:14 PM PDT · 15013 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
60. 1.63 km WSW of Round Valley, CaliforniaMon, Aug 26, 8:22 PM PDT · 15013 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away

The first 60 of 175.

Before

1. 2.06 km W of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaWed, Aug 14, 9:04 AM PDT · 15026 days ago · -1 km deep · 52 km away
2. 1.911 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaWed, Aug 14, 6:03 AM PDT · 15026 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
3. 2.14 km NNW of Round Valley, CaliforniaWed, Aug 14, 12:36 AM PDT · 15026 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
4. 2.45 km W of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaTue, Aug 13, 3:48 PM PDT · 15026 days ago · -1 km deep · 51 km away
5. 1.87 km ESE of Wilkerson, CaliforniaTue, Aug 13, 3:34 AM PDT · 15027 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
6. 2.09 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaTue, Aug 13, 2:43 AM PDT · 15027 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
7. 1.69 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaTue, Aug 13, 2:08 AM PDT · 15027 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
8. 1.65 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaMon, Aug 12, 2:31 PM PDT · 15027 days ago · -1 km deep · 51 km away
9. 2.55 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaMon, Aug 12, 12:52 PM PDT · 15027 days ago · -1 km deep · 50 km away
10. 1.98 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSat, Aug 10, 9:18 PM PDT · 15029 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
11. 1.54 km NNW of Round Valley, CaliforniaFri, Aug 9, 11:13 PM PDT · 15030 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
12. 2.113 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaFri, Aug 9, 6:11 PM PDT · 15030 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
13. 1.912 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaFri, Aug 9, 3:35 PM PDT · 15030 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
14. 1.76 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaFri, Aug 9, 4:56 AM PDT · 15031 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
15. 1.915 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CaliforniaFri, Aug 9, 12:29 AM PDT · 15031 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
16. 1.710 km WNW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaThu, Aug 8, 9:15 PM PDT · 15031 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
17. 1.75 km NW of Round Valley, CaliforniaThu, Aug 8, 6:33 PM PDT · 15031 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
18. 1.95 km NNW of Mesa, CaliforniaThu, Aug 8, 2:11 PM PDT · 15031 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
19. 1.59 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaThu, Aug 8, 3:20 AM PDT · 15032 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
20. 1.736 km E of Mono City, CaliforniaThu, Aug 8, 1:30 AM PDT · 15032 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1130455. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:02 AM UTC.