California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 1 km WSW of Mesa, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 1 km WSW of Mesa, California on Tue, Feb 5, 1985, 1:13 PM PST (21:13 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 8 km SSW of Swall Meadows, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-02-05 21:13:00 UTC
Depth
8.9 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.412° N, 118.557° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
61°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.08 km SSW of Swall Meadows, California · 15179 days ago · -1 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 2.62 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 15179 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 2.22 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 15179 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 1.94 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 15178 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 2.96 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 15178 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 1.66 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 15178 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 2.96 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 15178 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 1.79 km E of Mono City, California · 15177 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 1.53 km N of Round Valley, California · 15177 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 1.66 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 15177 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 1.96 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 15177 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 1.63 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 15176 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 1.95 km S of Swall Meadows, California · 15176 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 2.411 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15176 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 1.830 km NW of Benton, California · 15176 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 1.72 km SW of Round Valley, California · 15176 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 1.831 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 15175 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 2.53 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 15175 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 1.82 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 15175 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 2.9California-Nevada border region · 15175 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 2.410 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15174 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  22. 1.75 km ESE of Swall Meadows, California · 15174 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  23. 1.55 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 15173 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  24. 2.68 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15173 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  25. 1.90 km NE of Round Valley, California · 15173 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  26. 1.616 km S of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15172 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  27. 1.63 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 15172 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  28. 1.911 km NW of Aspen Springs, California · 15172 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  29. 2.811 km NW of Aspen Springs, California · 15172 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  30. 1.510 km NW of Aspen Springs, California · 15172 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  31. 2.011 km NW of Aspen Springs, California · 15172 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  32. 1.64 km N of Round Valley, California · 15172 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  33. 1.930 km ENE of Mono City, California · 15171 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  34. 1.89 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 15171 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  35. 1.611 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 15171 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  36. 1.5California-Nevada border region · 15171 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  37. 1.65 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15171 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  38. 1.74 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15171 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  39. 2.431 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 15171 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  40. 1.75 km SSW of Swall Meadows, California · 15170 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  41. 1.64 km N of Round Valley, California · 15170 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  42. 1.727 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 15170 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  43. 2.94 km S of Swall Meadows, California · 15170 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  44. 2.112 km WSW of Round Valley, California · 15170 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  45. 2.23 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15169 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  46. 1.62 km S of Swall Meadows, California · 15169 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  47. 1.630 km E of Lee Vining, California · 15169 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  48. 1.57 km ESE of Swall Meadows, California · 15168 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  49. 1.61 km N of Round Valley, California · 15168 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  50. 1.612 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15167 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  51. 1.86 km S of Aspen Springs, California · 15167 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  52. 1.62 km N of Round Valley, California · 15167 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  53. 1.92 km S of Swall Meadows, California · 15167 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  54. 1.930 km ENE of Mono City, California · 15167 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  55. 1.531 km NW of Benton, California · 15166 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  56. 2.749km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 15166 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  57. 2.34 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15165 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  58. 2.015 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15165 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  59. 1.515 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15165 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  60. 2.011 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15165 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc40038. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:57 PM UTC.