California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 2km NW of Morongo Valley, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 2km NW of Morongo Valley, CA on Sun, Nov 17, 1985, 3:30 AM PST (11:30 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 7km NE of Cabazon, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-11-17 11:30:32 UTC
Depth
0.4 km (0.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.057° N, 116.595° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
68°
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: 169 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.87km NE of Cabazon, CA · 14887 days ago · 18 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 1.69km NE of Aguanga, CA · 14887 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 1.74km E of Running Springs, CA · 14887 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 1.74km NW of San Jacinto, CA · 14886 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 1.524km ESE of Anza, CA · 14886 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 1.63km NNW of Mira Loma, CA · 14886 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.616km NNE of Banning, CA · 14885 days ago · 13 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 1.720km ESE of Anza, CA · 14885 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 1.818km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 14885 days ago · -2 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 2.420km ESE of Anza, CA · 14885 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 2.57km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14885 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 1.716km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14884 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 1.714km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 14884 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 2.630km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 14884 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 1.617km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 14884 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 2.121km ESE of Anza, CA · 14883 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 1.52km ESE of Redlands, CA · 14883 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 2.517km SW of Oasis, CA · 14883 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 2.54km SSE of Banning, CA · 14883 days ago · 14 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 2.013km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 14883 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  21. 2.86km SE of Big Bear City, CA · 14883 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  22. 2.66km SE of Big Bear City, CA · 14883 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
  23. 1.521km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14883 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  24. 1.87km SE of Big Bear City, CA · 14883 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away
  25. 1.623km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 14883 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  26. 1.74km NW of Mira Loma, CA · 14883 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  27. 1.77km ESE of Valle Vista, CA · 14882 days ago · 16 km deep · 43 km away
  28. 1.510km W of Anza, CA · 14882 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  29. 2.116km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14882 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  30. 1.722km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 14882 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  31. 1.812km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14882 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  32. 1.916km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14882 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  33. 2.518km NW of Yucca Valley, CA · 14882 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  34. 2.84km WNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14881 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  35. 1.76km SSE of Big Bear City, CA · 14881 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  36. 1.85km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 14881 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  37. 1.515km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14881 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  38. 2.15km SE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14881 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  39. 1.911km N of Morongo Valley, CA · 14880 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  40. 1.79km S of Idyllwild, CA · 14880 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away
  41. 1.67km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14880 days ago · 17 km deep · 7 km away
  42. 1.615km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14879 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  43. 1.66km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 14879 days ago · 18 km deep · 60 km away
  44. 1.613km SE of Anza, CA · 14879 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  45. 1.91km ENE of Loma Linda, CA · 14879 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  46. 2.26km NNW of Cabazon, CA · 14879 days ago · 18 km deep · 22 km away
  47. 1.99km NE of Cabazon, CA · 14878 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
  48. 2.010km NE of Cabazon, CA · 14878 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
  49. 2.86km N of Cabazon, CA · 14877 days ago · 17 km deep · 20 km away
  50. 1.84km SW of Warner Springs, CA · 14877 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  51. 1.615km N of Banning, CA · 14877 days ago · 14 km deep · 23 km away
  52. 1.64km NW of Mira Loma, CA · 14877 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  53. 1.83km WSW of Warner Springs, CA · 14877 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  54. 2.511km S of Joshua Tree, CA · 14877 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  55. 2.44km SW of Warner Springs, CA · 14877 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  56. 2.022km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14877 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  57. 2.29km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 14877 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  58. 1.74km SW of Warner Springs, CA · 14876 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  59. 1.69km NE of Indio, CA · 14876 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  60. 1.722km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14876 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away

The first 60 of 169.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci131912. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:33 PM UTC.