M1.6 earthquake 21km ENE of Pine Valley, CA

Magnitude

1.6 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Sat, Oct 5, 1985, 4:25 PM PDT

UTC

1985-10-05 23:25:13 UTC

Depth

5.4 km (3.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.922° N, 116.342° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

85°

Stations used

0

• Pine Valley, CaliforniaPopulation 1,510. Forecast21 kmENE
• Alpine, CaliforniaPopulation 14,236. Forecast41 kmENE
• El Cajon, CaliforniaPopulation 103,679. Forecast60 kmENE
• Tijuana, MexicoPopulation 1,922,523. Forecast78 kmNE

After

1. 2.115km W of Imperial, CASat, Oct 5, 8:36 PM PDT · 14972 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
2. 2.219km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MXSat, Oct 5, 9:50 PM PDT · 14971 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
3. 1.68km NE of Imperial, CASun, Oct 6, 11:47 AM PDT · 14971 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
4. 1.77km WSW of Anza, CASun, Oct 6, 12:39 PM PDT · 14971 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
5. 1.67km NNE of Imperial, CASun, Oct 6, 4:37 PM PDT · 14971 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
6. 1.716km ESE of Julian, CAMon, Oct 7, 2:22 AM PDT · 14970 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
7. 1.613km WNW of Anza, CAMon, Oct 7, 2:59 AM PDT · 14970 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
8. 2.117km ESE of Julian, CAMon, Oct 7, 5:01 AM PDT · 14970 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
9. 1.514km ENE of Indio, CAMon, Oct 7, 6:40 AM PDT · 14970 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
10. 1.710km SW of Salton City, CAMon, Oct 7, 9:52 AM PDT · 14970 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
11. 1.610km WSW of Anza, CATue, Oct 8, 12:40 AM PDT · 14969 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
12. 1.816km E of Anza, CATue, Oct 8, 2:39 AM PDT · 14969 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
13. 1.818km NNE of Warner Springs, CATue, Oct 8, 3:36 AM PDT · 14969 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
14. 1.72km SE of Lake Henshaw, CATue, Oct 8, 3:08 PM PDT · 14969 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
15. 1.921km ENE of Pine Valley, CATue, Oct 8, 6:40 PM PDT · 14969 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
16. 1.511km S of Idyllwild, CAWed, Oct 9, 10:50 PM PDT · 14967 days ago · 17 km deep · 88 km away
17. 1.69km SW of Idyllwild, CAWed, Oct 9, 10:55 PM PDT · 14967 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
18. 1.621km ESE of Anza, CAThu, Oct 10, 12:00 AM PDT · 14967 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
19. 1.67km SE of Bombay Beach, CAThu, Oct 10, 10:00 PM PDT · 14966 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
20. 1.618km ESE of Anza, CAFri, Oct 11, 3:02 AM PDT · 14966 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
21. 1.717km ESE of Anza, CAFri, Oct 11, 5:42 AM PDT · 14966 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
22. 1.811km WSW of Anza, CAFri, Oct 11, 6:59 PM PDT · 14966 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
23. 1.86km N of Borrego Springs, CASat, Oct 12, 4:43 PM PDT · 14965 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
24. 1.914km ENE of Indio, CASun, Oct 13, 12:55 AM PDT · 14964 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
25. 1.76km N of Borrego Springs, CASun, Oct 13, 1:08 AM PDT · 14964 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
26. 1.95km N of Borrego Springs, CASun, Oct 13, 1:09 AM PDT · 14964 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
27. 1.716km NE of Borrego Springs, CASun, Oct 13, 2:54 AM PDT · 14964 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
28. 1.85km N of Borrego Springs, CASun, Oct 13, 6:58 AM PDT · 14964 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
29. 1.58km N of Borrego Springs, CASun, Oct 13, 8:22 PM PDT · 14964 days ago · 25 km deep · 46 km away
30. 2.85km NNW of Borrego Springs, CASun, Oct 13, 8:23 PM PDT · 14964 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
31. 1.66km N of Borrego Springs, CASun, Oct 13, 8:27 PM PDT · 14964 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
32. 1.813km N of Borrego Springs, CAMon, Oct 14, 12:38 AM PDT · 14963 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
33. 2.110km S of Valle Vista, CAMon, Oct 14, 9:05 AM PDT · 14963 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
34. 2.09km ENE of Heber, CAMon, Oct 14, 9:49 AM PDT · 14963 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
35. 1.69km S of Idyllwild, CAMon, Oct 14, 11:14 AM PDT · 14963 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
36. 1.68km SSW of Idyllwild, CAMon, Oct 14, 3:54 PM PDT · 14963 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
37. 1.52km WSW of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 14, 4:03 PM PDT · 14963 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
38. 2.32km WNW of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 14, 4:03 PM PDT · 14963 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
39. 2.13km W of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 14, 4:04 PM PDT · 14963 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
40. 2.12km WSW of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 14, 4:04 PM PDT · 14963 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
41. 3.17km SSW of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 14, 8:16 PM PDT · 14963 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
42. 1.97km SSW of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 14, 10:15 PM PDT · 14962 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
43. 2.57km SSW of Brawley, CAMon, Oct 14, 10:26 PM PDT · 14962 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
44. 1.511km WSW of Anza, CATue, Oct 15, 2:39 AM PDT · 14962 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
45. 2.628km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXTue, Oct 15, 5:43 AM PDT · 14962 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
46. 2.210km E of Mexicali, B.C., MXTue, Oct 15, 5:50 AM PDT · 14962 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
47. 2.127km WSW of Westmorland, CATue, Oct 15, 8:54 AM PDT · 14962 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
48. 2.328km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXTue, Oct 15, 10:28 AM PDT · 14962 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
49. 1.67km SSW of Brawley, CATue, Oct 15, 11:15 PM PDT · 14961 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
50. 1.78km WSW of Idyllwild, CATue, Oct 15, 11:51 PM PDT · 14961 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
51. 2.014km NNE of Pine Valley, CATue, Oct 15, 11:58 PM PDT · 14961 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
52. 1.616km ESE of Anza, CAWed, Oct 16, 12:45 PM PDT · 14961 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
53. 1.97km W of Borrego Springs, CAWed, Oct 16, 4:21 PM PDT · 14961 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
54. 1.64km S of Idyllwild, CAWed, Oct 16, 4:54 PM PDT · 14961 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
55. 1.78km SE of Bombay Beach, CAWed, Oct 16, 6:42 PM PDT · 14961 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
56. 1.98km SSE of Bombay Beach, CAWed, Oct 16, 6:57 PM PDT · 14961 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
57. 1.58km SSE of Bombay Beach, CAWed, Oct 16, 6:57 PM PDT · 14961 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
58. 2.08km SE of Bombay Beach, CAWed, Oct 16, 7:00 PM PDT · 14961 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
59. 2.78km SE of Bombay Beach, CAWed, Oct 16, 7:00 PM PDT · 14961 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
60. 2.88km N of Imperial, CAWed, Oct 16, 7:05 PM PDT · 14961 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away

The first 60 of 185.

Before

1. 1.64km NNW of Ocotillo, CASat, Oct 5, 4:02 PM PDT · 14972 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
2. 1.821km ENE of Pine Valley, CASat, Oct 5, 3:16 PM PDT · 14972 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
3. 2.534km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSat, Oct 5, 9:40 AM PDT · 14972 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
4. 2.04km WNW of Palomar Observatory, CASat, Oct 5, 12:35 AM PDT · 14972 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
5. 1.622km SSW of La Quinta, CAFri, Oct 4, 4:48 PM PDT · 14973 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
6. 1.714km SSE of Anza, CAFri, Oct 4, 12:09 PM PDT · 14973 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
7. 1.810km SW of Puebla, B.C., MXThu, Oct 3, 5:08 PM PDT · 14974 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
8. 2.13km SW of Brawley, CAThu, Oct 3, 4:47 PM PDT · 14974 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
9. 1.916km SW of Puebla, B.C., MXThu, Oct 3, 4:06 PM PDT · 14974 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
10. 1.515km S of Salton City, CAThu, Oct 3, 12:37 PM PDT · 14974 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
11. 2.19km NE of Vista, CAThu, Oct 3, 6:22 AM PDT · 14974 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
12. 1.79km SSW of Idyllwild, CAThu, Oct 3, 3:06 AM PDT · 14974 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
13. 1.69km SSW of Idyllwild, CAWed, Oct 2, 4:54 PM PDT · 14975 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
14. 1.67km SW of Aguanga, CAWed, Oct 2, 10:44 AM PDT · 14975 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
15. 1.99km WSW of Aguanga, CAWed, Oct 2, 10:02 AM PDT · 14975 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
16. 1.918km NNE of Borrego Springs, CATue, Oct 1, 8:28 PM PDT · 14976 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
17. 1.619km ESE of Anza, CATue, Oct 1, 2:06 PM PDT · 14976 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
18. 1.78km SW of Idyllwild, CATue, Oct 1, 11:40 AM PDT · 14976 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
19. 1.910km WNW of Palomar Observatory, CATue, Oct 1, 6:05 AM PDT · 14976 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
20. 1.710km WNW of Palomar Observatory, CATue, Oct 1, 3:21 AM PDT · 14976 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci122072. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:13 PM UTC.