M1.8 earthquake 21km ENE of Pine Valley, CA
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 21km ENE of Pine Valley, CA on Wed, Sep 25, 1985, 2:37 AM PDT (09:37 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.2 7km SSW of Brawley, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.8 (Mc), micro
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-09-25 09:37:37 UTC
- Depth
- 5.4 km (3.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.922° N, 116.340° 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
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 91°
- 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: 186 in the 60 days after this one and 154 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.642km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14982 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.510km NE of Julian, CA · 14981 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.233km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14981 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.34km E of Coronado, CA · 14981 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.028km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14981 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.132km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14980 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.817km ESE of Julian, CA · 14980 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.030km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14980 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.72km NE of Anza, CA · 14980 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.824km ESE of Anza, CA · 14980 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.811km NW of Anza, CA · 14980 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.922km ESE of Anza, CA · 14980 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.88km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 14980 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.016km SW of Oasis, CA · 14980 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.118km N of Ocotillo, CA · 14980 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.518km NE of Thermal, CA · 14979 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.83km ENE of Anza, CA · 14979 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.54km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 14979 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.53km NE of Anza, CA · 14979 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.88km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 14979 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.611km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 14979 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.98km SW of Holtville, CA · 14978 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.510km ESE of Anza, CA · 14978 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.77km WNW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 14978 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.017km ESE of Julian, CA · 14978 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.534km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14978 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.37km W of Borrego Springs, CA · 14978 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.87km W of Borrego Springs, CA · 14978 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.912km SW of Salton City, CA · 14978 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.055km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14978 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.610km S of Idyllwild, CA · 14978 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.55km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14977 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.610km WNW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 14976 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.810km WNW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 14976 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.710km WNW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 14976 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.910km WNW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 14976 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.78km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 14975 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.619km ESE of Anza, CA · 14975 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.918km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14975 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.99km WSW of Aguanga, CA · 14975 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.67km SW of Aguanga, CA · 14975 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.69km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 14974 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.79km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 14974 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.19km NE of Vista, CA · 14974 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.515km S of Salton City, CA · 14973 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.916km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14973 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.13km SW of Brawley, CA · 14973 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.810km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14973 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.714km SSE of Anza, CA · 14972 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.622km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 14972 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.04km WNW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 14972 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.534km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14972 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.821km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 14971 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.64km NNW of Ocotillo, CA · 14971 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.621km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 14971 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
- 2.115km W of Imperial, CA · 14971 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.219km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14971 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.68km NE of Imperial, CA · 14970 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.77km WSW of Anza, CA · 14970 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.67km NNE of Imperial, CA · 14970 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
The first 60 of 186.
Before
- 2.211km WSW of Anza, CA · 14982 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.84km N of Aguanga, CA · 14982 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.717km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 14982 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.86km SSE of Idyllwild, CA · 14982 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.714km ENE of Indio, CA · 14983 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.64km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14983 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.117km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 14983 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.016km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 14983 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.011km WSW of Anza, CA · 14983 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.720km ESE of Anza, CA · 14983 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.914km S of Salton City, CA · 14983 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.814km S of Salton City, CA · 14983 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.810km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 14983 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.820km E of Julian, CA · 14984 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.56km N of Aguanga, CA · 14984 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.131km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14984 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.88km SW of Aguanga, CA · 14984 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.334km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14984 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.22km NE of Anza, CA · 14984 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.716km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14984 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci119897. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:16 AM UTC.