M1.8 earthquake 21km ENE of Pine Valley, CA
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 21km ENE of Pine Valley, CA on Sat, Oct 5, 1985, 3:16 PM PDT (22:16 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M1.8 13km ENE of Indio, 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
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-10-05 22:16:18 UTC
- Depth
- 5.4 km (3.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.925° N, 116.343° 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
- 85°
- 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: 185 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.616km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14948 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.612km W of Anza, CA · 14948 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.813km ENE of Indio, CA · 14947 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.78km ESE of Valle Vista, CA · 14947 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.618km ESE of Anza, CA · 14947 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.99km S of Idyllwild, CA · 14946 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.533km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14946 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.74km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 14945 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.514km ENE of Indio, CA · 14945 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.811km W of Anza, CA · 14945 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.521km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 14944 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.84km SE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 14944 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.68km W of Holtville, CA · 14944 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.83km W of National City, CA · 14944 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.89km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14944 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.117km ESE of Anza, CA · 14944 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.612km W of Niland, CA · 14944 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.616km SSW of Oasis, CA · 14944 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.610km NNW of Anza, CA · 14943 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.711km SW of Salton City, CA · 14943 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.211km NE of Aguanga, CA · 14943 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.65km NNW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 14943 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.511km W of Anza, CA · 14943 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.69km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 14942 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.050km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14942 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.75km SE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 14942 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.87km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 14942 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.811km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 14941 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.722km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 14941 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.910km S of Idyllwild, CA · 14941 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.834km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14941 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.611km ESE of Julian, CA · 14941 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.15km SE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 14941 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.820km ESE of Anza, CA · 14940 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.21km SSW of Lake Henshaw, CA · 14940 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.719km ESE of Anza, CA · 14940 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
- 3.010km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 14940 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.56km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 14940 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.618km ESE of Anza, CA · 14940 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.71km SSW of Lake Henshaw, CA · 14939 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.617km WSW of La Quinta, CA · 14939 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.02km SSE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 14938 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
- 3.13km W of Brawley, CA · 14937 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.77km NE of Anza, CA · 14937 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.75km WSW of Brawley, CA · 14936 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.550km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 14936 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.919km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14935 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.614km N of Ocotillo, CA · 14935 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.61km S of Lake Henshaw, CA · 14935 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.622km ESE of Anza, CA · 14935 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.46km SSW of Salton City, CA · 14935 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.93km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14934 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.712km WSW of Imperial, CA · 14934 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.411km S of Borrego Springs, CA · 14934 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.610km S of Borrego Springs, CA · 14934 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.99km SSW of Holtville, CA · 14933 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.56km N of Aguanga, CA · 14933 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.73km W of Brawley, CA · 14933 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.14km S of Idyllwild, CA · 14933 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.83km SW of Imperial, CA · 14933 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
The first 60 of 185.
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