M1.7 earthquake 5km NNW of Pacoima, CA
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 5km NNW of Pacoima, CA on Sat, Mar 9, 1985, 11:39 PM PST (07:39 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M1.8 6km WSW of Devore, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (mc), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-03-10 07:39:53 UTC
- Depth
- 5.7 km (3.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.325° N, 118.450° W
- Region
- California
- 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.
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 107°
- 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: 91 in the 60 days after this one and 72 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.610km NNE of Sunland, CA · 15171 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.86km WSW of Devore, CA · 15170 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.08km WNW of Palos Verdes Estates, CA · 15170 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.02km SE of El Monte, CA · 15170 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.013km W of Ojai, CA · 15170 days ago · 22 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.913km W of Ojai, CA · 15170 days ago · 22 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.65km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 15168 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.63km NNE of Sierra Madre, CA · 15167 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.611km WSW of Palos Verdes Estates, CA · 15167 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.09km SSE of Wrightwood, CA · 15167 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.51km ESE of Valencia, CA · 15165 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.78km SE of Las Flores, CA · 15164 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.17km SE of Las Flores, CA · 15163 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.64km SW of Mira Loma, CA · 15162 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.34km SE of Frazier Park, CA · 15161 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.27km WSW of Tehachapi, CA · 15159 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.616km NE of Grapevine, CA · 15158 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.44km N of Fontana, CA · 15156 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.017km WNW of Malibu, CA · 15155 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.815km SSW of Tehachapi, CA · 15154 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.54km W of Frazier Park, CA · 15152 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.49km SE of Leona Valley, CA · 15151 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.57km SSW of Devore, CA · 15151 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.922km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 15148 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.14km NE of Santa Paula, CA · 15148 days ago · 24 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.64km NE of Santa Paula, CA · 15148 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.65km NNE of Santa Paula, CA · 15148 days ago · 17 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.72km WSW of Monterey Park, CA · 15148 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.55km N of Lytle Creek, CA · 15146 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.915km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 15146 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.65km S of Chino, CA · 15144 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.57km N of Fontana, CA · 15144 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.615km N of Grapevine, CA · 15143 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.82km ENE of Seal Beach, CA · 15143 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
- 3.412km WNW of Malibu, CA · 15143 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.412km WNW of Malibu, CA · 15143 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.820km W of Palos Verdes Estates, CA · 15143 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.014km WNW of Malibu, CA · 15142 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.01km N of La Habra, CA · 15142 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
- 3.012km WNW of Malibu, CA · 15142 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.913km WNW of Malibu, CA · 15142 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.914km WNW of Malibu, CA · 15141 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.24km W of Lakewood, CA · 15141 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.52km SE of Costa Mesa, CA · 15141 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.81km E of Artesia, CA · 15140 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.66km SSW of Tehachapi, CA · 15140 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.04km NNE of Fontana, CA · 15140 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.44km N of Fontana, CA · 15140 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.53km NNE of Fontana, CA · 15140 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.62km NW of Frazier Park, CA · 15139 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.62km NNE of West Hills, CA · 15138 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.83km NNE of Lytle Creek, CA · 15138 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.54km SE of Ontario, CA · 15138 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.04km ESE of Ontario, CA · 15138 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.92km NNW of Frazier Park, CA · 15137 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.88km WSW of Frazier Park, CA · 15136 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.51km SSW of East Los Angeles, CA · 15136 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.97km SW of Malibu Beach, CA · 15135 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.64km NNE of Fontana, CA · 15134 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.510km NW of Grapevine, CA · 15134 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
The first 60 of 91.
Before
- 1.61km W of Mira Loma, CA · 15172 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.614km W of Palos Verdes Estates, CA · 15172 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.113km W of Palos Verdes Estates, CA · 15173 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.413km W of Palos Verdes Estates, CA · 15173 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.910km WSW of Hermosa Beach, CA · 15173 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.711km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 15173 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.14km W of San Joaquin Hills, CA · 15174 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.326km S of Malibu, CA · 15175 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.39km WSW of Corona, CA · 15175 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.85km SSW of Lytle Creek, CA · 15176 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.116km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 15176 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.617km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 15176 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.915km SW of Thousand Oaks, CA · 15177 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.028km WSW of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA · 15177 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.33km NNW of Baldwin Park, CA · 15177 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
- 3.27km SE of Las Flores, CA · 15177 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.621km WSW of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA · 15178 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.711km SE of Tehachapi, CA · 15178 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.41km ENE of Marina del Rey, CA · 15180 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.87km WSW of Devore, CA · 15180 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci62331. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:28 PM UTC.