M1.5 earthquake 10km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA

Magnitude

1.5 (mc), micro

Local time

Thu, Dec 5, 1985, 11:47 PM PST

UTC

1985-12-06 07:47:10 UTC

Depth

10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.971° N, 116.637° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

127°

Stations used

0

• Morongo Valley, CaliforniaPopulation 3,552. Forecast10 kmSSW
• Desert Hot Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 28,335. Forecast12 kmW
• Moreno Valley, CaliforniaPopulation 204,198. Forecast55 kmE
• San Diego, CaliforniaPopulation 1,404,452. Forecast148 kmNNE

After

1. 1.715km E of Borrego Springs, CATue, Jan 7, 12:24 AM PST · 14869 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
2. 1.75km WSW of Anza, CATue, Jan 7, 1:28 AM PST · 14869 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
3. 2.18km N of Julian, CATue, Jan 7, 5:14 AM PST · 14868 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
4. 2.011km NW of Aguanga, CATue, Jan 7, 5:20 AM PST · 14868 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
5. 1.96km SSW of Banning, CATue, Jan 7, 6:10 AM PST · 14868 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
6. 1.84km SSW of Banning, CATue, Jan 7, 6:10 AM PST · 14868 days ago · 16 km deep · 26 km away
7. 2.08km NNE of Nuevo, CATue, Jan 7, 7:52 AM PST · 14868 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
8. 2.64km W of Yucaipa, CATue, Jan 7, 1:59 PM PST · 14868 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
9. 1.711km WNW of Garnet, CATue, Jan 7, 3:39 PM PST · 14868 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
10. 2.48km NNW of Fontana, CATue, Jan 7, 6:16 PM PST · 14868 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
11. 1.611km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, Jan 7, 8:49 PM PST · 14868 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
12. 1.66km SSW of Salton City, CATue, Jan 7, 11:08 PM PST · 14868 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
13. 2.29km SW of Salton City, CAWed, Jan 8, 4:39 PM PST · 14867 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
14. 1.611km SE of Anza, CAWed, Jan 8, 7:14 PM PST · 14867 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
15. 1.99km N of Rancho Cucamonga, CAWed, Jan 8, 8:54 PM PST · 14867 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
16. 1.85km WNW of Borrego Springs, CAWed, Jan 8, 11:58 PM PST · 14867 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
17. 1.81km ESE of Highland, CAThu, Jan 9, 5:32 AM PST · 14866 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
18. 2.69km SW of Salton City, CAThu, Jan 9, 6:23 AM PST · 14866 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
19. 1.612km W of Morongo Valley, CAThu, Jan 9, 8:10 AM PST · 14866 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
20. 2.622km ESE of Anza, CAThu, Jan 9, 10:34 AM PST · 14866 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
21. 2.09km N of Big Bear City, CAThu, Jan 9, 12:11 PM PST · 14866 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
22. 1.68km SSW of Idyllwild, CAThu, Jan 9, 2:39 PM PST · 14866 days ago · 17 km deep · 35 km away
23. 1.86km SSE of Big Bear City, CAFri, Jan 10, 6:44 AM PST · 14865 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
24. 1.74km WSW of Warner Springs, CAFri, Jan 10, 6:52 AM PST · 14865 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
25. 2.324km N of Yucca Valley, CAFri, Jan 10, 5:46 PM PST · 14865 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
26. 1.76km S of Morongo Valley, CAFri, Jan 10, 6:24 PM PST · 14865 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
27. 1.811km ENE of Indio, CAFri, Jan 10, 6:56 PM PST · 14865 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
28. 2.56km W of Palomar Observatory, CAFri, Jan 10, 7:03 PM PST · 14865 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
29. 1.69km SW of Morongo Valley, CASat, Jan 11, 2:10 AM PST · 14865 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
30. 2.019km NE of Thermal, CASat, Jan 11, 2:43 AM PST · 14865 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
31. 1.710km NNW of Cabazon, CASat, Jan 11, 3:40 AM PST · 14864 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
32. 1.519km NE of Thermal, CASat, Jan 11, 9:21 AM PST · 14864 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
33. 1.88km NNE of Borrego Springs, CASat, Jan 11, 10:28 AM PST · 14864 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
34. 1.63km SSW of Big Bear Lake, CASat, Jan 11, 3:38 PM PST · 14864 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
35. 1.720km ESE of Anza, CASat, Jan 11, 5:42 PM PST · 14864 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
36. 2.410km NNE of Yucaipa, CASat, Jan 11, 7:36 PM PST · 14864 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
37. 1.82km SSE of Loma Linda, CASun, Jan 12, 12:37 AM PST · 14864 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
38. 1.815km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CASun, Jan 12, 8:13 AM PST · 14863 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
39. 1.84km SW of Warner Springs, CASun, Jan 12, 12:40 PM PST · 14863 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
40. 1.812km NNE of Banning, CASun, Jan 12, 9:49 PM PST · 14863 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
41. 1.915km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CAMon, Jan 13, 12:02 AM PST · 14863 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
42. 2.415km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CAMon, Jan 13, 12:25 AM PST · 14863 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
43. 2.415km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CAMon, Jan 13, 3:57 AM PST · 14862 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
44. 1.817km SSW of Oasis, CAMon, Jan 13, 11:18 AM PST · 14862 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
45. 2.79km SW of Salton City, CAMon, Jan 13, 2:01 PM PST · 14862 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
46. 1.815km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CAMon, Jan 13, 2:22 PM PST · 14862 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
47. 2.316km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CAMon, Jan 13, 2:41 PM PST · 14862 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
48. 1.616km SE of Anza, CAMon, Jan 13, 10:15 PM PST · 14862 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
49. 1.63km SE of Banning, CATue, Jan 14, 12:48 AM PST · 14862 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away
50. 2.018km NNE of Warner Springs, CATue, Jan 14, 2:11 AM PST · 14862 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
51. 3.38km E of Cabazon, CATue, Jan 14, 5:12 AM PST · 14861 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
52. 2.110km NNW of Banning, CATue, Jan 14, 12:05 PM PST · 14861 days ago · 16 km deep · 26 km away
53. 2.05km ESE of Ontario, CATue, Jan 14, 8:02 PM PST · 14861 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
54. 1.710km S of Joshua Tree, CATue, Jan 14, 10:32 PM PST · 14861 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
55. 1.55km NE of Anza, CAWed, Jan 15, 2:01 AM PST · 14861 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
56. 1.64km WNW of Borrego Springs, CAWed, Jan 15, 3:21 AM PST · 14860 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
57. 1.911km SE of Anza, CAWed, Jan 15, 3:22 AM PST · 14860 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
58. 1.81km SSE of Anza, CAWed, Jan 15, 3:49 AM PST · 14860 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
59. 1.63km NNW of Aguanga, CAWed, Jan 15, 11:14 PM PST · 14860 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
60. 1.79km SW of Salton City, CAWed, Jan 15, 11:29 PM PST · 14860 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci133351. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:34 PM UTC.