California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 12km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 12km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA on Fri, May 3, 1985, 8:44 AM PDT (15:44 UTC), 12 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 6km SSE of Big Bear City, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-05-03 15:44:57 UTC
Depth
12.4 km (7.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.008° N, 116.704° 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
44°
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: 184 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.36km SSE of Big Bear City, CA · 15080 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 2.37km SSE of Big Bear City, CA · 15080 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 1.913km NE of Julian, CA · 15080 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.87km SSE of Big Bear City, CA · 15080 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 1.615km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15080 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 1.72km NE of Beaumont, CA · 15080 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 2.12km W of Big Bear City, CA · 15080 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 1.716km SE of Anza, CA · 15080 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.67km SSE of Big Bear City, CA · 15080 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 1.610km E of Yucaipa, CA · 15080 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 1.83km NNW of Big Bear City, CA · 15079 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 3.06km WNW of Lake Elsinore, CA · 15079 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 1.77km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 15079 days ago · 16 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 1.613km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 15079 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 2.57km SSE of Big Bear City, CA · 15079 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 2.16km NNE of Yorba Linda, CA · 15079 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.76km NE of Yorba Linda, CA · 15079 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 1.85km WNW of Lake Henshaw, CA · 15079 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 1.715km W of Salton City, CA · 15079 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 1.92km SSW of Loma Linda, CA · 15079 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  21. 2.217km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15079 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 2.116km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15078 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 1.87km SSE of Big Bear City, CA · 15078 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  24. 2.322km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 15078 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  25. 1.822km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 15078 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  26. 1.67km N of North Shore, CA · 15078 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  27. 2.011km ENE of Julian, CA · 15078 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 1.99km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15078 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
  29. 1.58km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 15078 days ago · 16 km deep · 36 km away
  30. 2.24km NNE of Fontana, CA · 15077 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  31. 1.67km ENE of Nuevo, CA · 15077 days ago · 14 km deep · 40 km away
  32. 1.911km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15077 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  33. 1.77km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15077 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  34. 1.52km ENE of Muscoy, CA · 15077 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  35. 1.63km NE of Menifee, CA · 15076 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  36. 1.59km NE of Indio, CA · 15076 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  37. 1.89km N of Banning, CA · 15075 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
  38. 1.56km SSE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15075 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  39. 2.03km SSW of San Bernardino, CA · 15075 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  40. 1.720km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15075 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  41. 1.66km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15075 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  42. 1.62km E of Cabazon, CA · 15075 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
  43. 1.97km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 15074 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
  44. 2.16km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 15074 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away
  45. 2.01km N of Loma Linda, CA · 15074 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  46. 1.91km N of Loma Linda, CA · 15074 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
  47. 1.81km ENE of Loma Linda, CA · 15074 days ago · 19 km deep · 51 km away
  48. 1.71km NE of Loma Linda, CA · 15073 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  49. 1.64km N of Aguanga, CA · 15073 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  50. 1.623km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15073 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  51. 1.912km W of Anza, CA · 15073 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  52. 2.07km SSE of Big Bear City, CA · 15073 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  53. 1.810km ENE of Indio, CA · 15073 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  54. 2.111km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15073 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  55. 2.210km ENE of Indio, CA · 15073 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  56. 1.810km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 15073 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  57. 1.58km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 15073 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  58. 1.87km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15073 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  59. 1.810km S of Cabazon, CA · 15073 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away
  60. 1.610km W of Anza, CA · 15073 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away

The first 60 of 184.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci65546. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:35 PM UTC.