California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 19km NNE of Pine Valley, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 19km NNE of Pine Valley, CA on Fri, Jul 5, 1985, 11:20 AM PDT (18:20 UTC), 1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 8km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-07-05 18:20:29 UTC
Depth
0.6 km (0.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.968° N, 116.423° W
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
100°
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 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.69km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15027 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.510km NE of Aguanga, CA · 15027 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.98km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15027 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 2.13km W of Palomar Observatory, CA · 15026 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 1.98km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15026 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 2.38km SW of Holtville, CA · 15026 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.68km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15026 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 1.77km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15026 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.611km NNW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15026 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 1.822km ESE of Julian, CA · 15026 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 1.88km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15025 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.79km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15025 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 2.010km WSW of Anza, CA · 15025 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 1.612km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15024 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 1.513km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15024 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 1.721km ESE of Julian, CA · 15023 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 1.626km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15023 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 1.810km WSW of Anza, CA · 15023 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 1.817km ESE of Julian, CA · 15023 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 1.611km NE of Aguanga, CA · 15022 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 1.88km SE of Winchester, CA · 15022 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  22. 2.04km SSE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 15022 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  23. 1.611km W of Anza, CA · 15022 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  24. 1.811km W of Anza, CA · 15022 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  25. 1.821km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15022 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  26. 2.217km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 15022 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  27. 2.010km WSW of Anza, CA · 15022 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  28. 1.910km W of Anza, CA · 15022 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  29. 1.616km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15021 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  30. 1.818km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15021 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  31. 1.69km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15021 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  32. 1.820km ESE of Julian, CA · 15021 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  33. 2.022km ESE of Julian, CA · 15021 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  34. 1.717km E of Julian, CA · 15021 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  35. 1.921km ESE of Julian, CA · 15021 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  36. 1.912km WSW of Salton City, CA · 15020 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  37. 1.810km SW of Salton City, CA · 15020 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  38. 2.313km ESE of Julian, CA · 15020 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
  39. 2.35km WSW of Anza, CA · 15020 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  40. 1.77km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15020 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  41. 2.07km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15020 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  42. 1.619km ESE of Julian, CA · 15019 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  43. 1.521km E of Julian, CA · 15019 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  44. 1.815km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15019 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  45. 2.021km ESE of Julian, CA · 15018 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  46. 1.89km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15018 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  47. 1.821km ESE of Julian, CA · 15018 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  48. 2.37km W of Ocotillo, CA · 15018 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  49. 1.620km ESE of Julian, CA · 15018 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  50. 1.89km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15018 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  51. 1.920km ESE of Julian, CA · 15018 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  52. 1.66km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15018 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  53. 1.821km ESE of Julian, CA · 15018 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  54. 1.610km W of Anza, CA · 15018 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  55. 2.412km NE of Indio, CA · 15018 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  56. 2.121km ESE of Julian, CA · 15017 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  57. 1.921km ESE of Julian, CA · 15017 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  58. 1.616km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15017 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  59. 1.511km W of Anza, CA · 15016 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  60. 1.51km N of El Centro, CA · 15016 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci69621. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:17 PM UTC.