M2.0 earthquake 20km NNE of Pine Valley, CA
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 20km NNE of Pine Valley, CA on Tue, Mar 26, 1985, 11:15 AM PST (19:15 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.7 11km NNE of Aguanga, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.0 (Mc), micro
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-03-26 19:15:33 UTC
- Depth
- 4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.974° N, 116.421° 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
- 99°
- 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: 162 in the 60 days after this one and 176 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.911km W of Anza, CA · 15165 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.720km ESE of Julian, CA · 15165 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.54km NNE of Imperial Beach, CA · 15164 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.03km WNW of Chula Vista, CA · 15164 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.75km NNE of Imperial Beach, CA · 15164 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.65km E of Valle Vista, CA · 15164 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.611km NNE of Indio, CA · 15164 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.825km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15164 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.211km WSW of Anza, CA · 15164 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.621km ESE of Julian, CA · 15164 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.611km W of Anza, CA · 15163 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.010km SW of Pine Valley, CA · 15163 days ago · 17 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.66km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15163 days ago · 17 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.610km NNW of Julian, CA · 15162 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.011km WSW of Anza, CA · 15162 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.711km NE of Aguanga, CA · 15162 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.017km S of Salton City, CA · 15162 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.75km N of Aguanga, CA · 15162 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.34km N of Aguanga, CA · 15162 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.322km ESE of Julian, CA · 15162 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.94km N of Aguanga, CA · 15162 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.825km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15162 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.812km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 15161 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.113km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15160 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.625km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15160 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.514km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15160 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.811km W of Anza, CA · 15160 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.612km ESE of Anza, CA · 15160 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.020km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 15160 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.66km N of Aguanga, CA · 15159 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.610km E of Palomar Observatory, CA · 15159 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.220km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 15159 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
- 2.06km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15159 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.87km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15159 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.611km NE of Indio, CA · 15159 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.017km NE of Coachella, CA · 15158 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.610km W of Anza, CA · 15158 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.98km SSE of Idyllwild, CA · 15158 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.88km SE of Idyllwild, CA · 15158 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.624km ESE of Anza, CA · 15158 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.39km N of Lake Henshaw, CA · 15157 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.818km ESE of Anza, CA · 15157 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.66km S of Brawley, CA · 15157 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.711km W of Anza, CA · 15156 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.92km ESE of Anza, CA · 15155 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.77km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15155 days ago · 16 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.012km NNE of Idyllwild, CA · 15155 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.911km W of Anza, CA · 15155 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.911km NE of Aguanga, CA · 15155 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.76km WSW of Anza, CA · 15155 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.613km W of Anza, CA · 15155 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.612km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15154 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.726km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15154 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.59km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15154 days ago · 17 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.822km E of Julian, CA · 15154 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.85km SW of Alpine, CA · 15153 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.818km SW of La Quinta, CA · 15153 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.022km ESE of Julian, CA · 15153 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.812km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15153 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.910km N of Lake Henshaw, CA · 15153 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
The first 60 of 162.
Before
- 2.220km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 15165 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
- 2.312km W of Anza, CA · 15165 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.921km ESE of Julian, CA · 15165 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.510km W of Anza, CA · 15166 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.922km ESE of Anza, CA · 15166 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.711km W of Anza, CA · 15167 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.611km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15167 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.812km NE of Julian, CA · 15167 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.01km WSW of Ocotillo, CA · 15167 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.721km ESE of Julian, CA · 15167 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.511km NE of Aguanga, CA · 15167 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.87km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15167 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.013km W of Anza, CA · 15168 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.76km W of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15168 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.56km NE of Pala, CA · 15168 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.28km WNW of Coronado, CA · 15168 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.221km ESE of Julian, CA · 15168 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.616km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 15168 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.823km ESE of Anza, CA · 15168 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.021km ESE of Julian, CA · 15168 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
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