California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 22km NE of Pine Valley, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 22km NE of Pine Valley, CA on Thu, May 2, 1985, 6:27 AM PDT (13:27 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.7 11km WSW of Anza, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-05-02 13:27:58 UTC
Depth
3.1 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.967° N, 116.370° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
104°
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: 182 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.711km WSW of Anza, CA · 15084 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 1.84km W of Brawley, CA · 15083 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 1.74km SSE of Idyllwild, CA · 15083 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.611km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15083 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 1.715km SE of Anza, CA · 15082 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 1.810km SW of Anza, CA · 15082 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 2.06km WNW of Lake Henshaw, CA · 15082 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 1.54km WNW of Anza, CA · 15081 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.57km SW of Salton City, CA · 15081 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 1.87km WNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15081 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 1.712km S of Salton City, CA · 15080 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 1.913km NE of Julian, CA · 15080 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 1.628km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 15080 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 1.716km SE of Anza, CA · 15080 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 1.822km ESE of Julian, CA · 15080 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 1.77km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 15079 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 1.85km WNW of Lake Henshaw, CA · 15079 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 1.715km W of Salton City, CA · 15079 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 2.217km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15079 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 2.116km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15078 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  21. 1.67km N of North Shore, CA · 15078 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 2.011km ENE of Julian, CA · 15078 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  23. 1.99km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15078 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 1.58km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 15078 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
  25. 1.911km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15077 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  26. 1.77km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15077 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  27. 2.020km ESE of Julian, CA · 15077 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  28. 2.26km NE of Calexico, CA · 15076 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  29. 1.722km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 15076 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  30. 1.92km SSW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 15076 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 1.59km NE of Indio, CA · 15076 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  32. 2.128km NE of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 15076 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  33. 2.08km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 15075 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  34. 1.56km SSE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15075 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
  35. 1.913km SSE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15075 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  36. 2.69km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15075 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  37. 1.611km W of Calipatria, CA · 15075 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  38. 1.720km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15075 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  39. 2.16km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 15074 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
  40. 1.64km N of Aguanga, CA · 15073 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  41. 1.912km W of Anza, CA · 15073 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  42. 1.810km ENE of Indio, CA · 15073 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  43. 2.111km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15073 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  44. 2.210km ENE of Indio, CA · 15073 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  45. 1.810km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 15073 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  46. 1.58km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 15073 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  47. 1.87km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15073 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  48. 1.610km W of Anza, CA · 15073 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  49. 2.43km NNW of National City, CA · 15073 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  50. 1.77km ESE of Valle Vista, CA · 15073 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  51. 1.626km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15072 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  52. 1.920km ESE of Julian, CA · 15072 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  53. 1.85km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15072 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  54. 1.719km ESE of Julian, CA · 15072 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  55. 3.73km E of Coronado, CA · 15072 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  56. 2.34km SSW of Coronado, CA · 15072 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  57. 2.43km NNW of National City, CA · 15072 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  58. 2.02km NNW of National City, CA · 15072 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  59. 2.04km NW of National City, CA · 15072 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  60. 2.92km ESE of Coronado, CA · 15072 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away

The first 60 of 182.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci65443. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:20 PM UTC.