M1.6 earthquake 26km ENE of Pine Valley, CA

Magnitude

1.6 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Fri, Jul 12, 1985, 3:00 PM PDT

UTC

1985-07-12 22:00:42 UTC

Depth

5.4 km (3.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.899° N, 116.261° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

87°

Stations used

0

• Pine Valley, CaliforniaPopulation 1,510. Forecast26 kmENE
• Alpine, CaliforniaPopulation 14,236. Forecast48 kmE
• El Cajon, CaliforniaPopulation 103,679. Forecast66 kmE
• Mexicali, MexicoPopulation 1,032,686. Forecast81 kmWNW

After

1. 2.225km SSE of Ocotillo, CAFri, Jul 12, 5:36 PM PDT · 15055 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
2. 1.910km SE of Progreso, B.C., MXFri, Jul 12, 6:20 PM PDT · 15055 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
3. 1.85km NE of Anza, CASat, Jul 13, 2:49 AM PDT · 15055 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
4. 2.64km NW of National City, CASat, Jul 13, 5:13 AM PDT · 15055 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
5. 1.711km ENE of Borrego Springs, CASat, Jul 13, 7:49 AM PDT · 15055 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
6. 1.75km SW of Salton City, CASat, Jul 13, 6:03 PM PDT · 15054 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
7. 1.523km ENE of Thermal, CASat, Jul 13, 6:20 PM PDT · 15054 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
8. 1.89km SSW of Idyllwild, CASat, Jul 13, 8:11 PM PDT · 15054 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
9. 1.620km E of Julian, CASun, Jul 14, 6:21 AM PDT · 15054 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
10. 1.522km SSW of La Quinta, CASun, Jul 14, 1:25 PM PDT · 15054 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
11. 2.411km SSE of Bombay Beach, CASun, Jul 14, 3:26 PM PDT · 15054 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
12. 1.56km NE of Anza, CASun, Jul 14, 4:50 PM PDT · 15053 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
13. 1.514km E of Julian, CASun, Jul 14, 5:02 PM PDT · 15053 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
14. 2.212km SSE of Bombay Beach, CASun, Jul 14, 6:43 PM PDT · 15053 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
15. 1.712km SSE of Bombay Beach, CASun, Jul 14, 7:12 PM PDT · 15053 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
16. 1.510km SSE of Bombay Beach, CASun, Jul 14, 7:58 PM PDT · 15053 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
17. 2.536km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSun, Jul 14, 9:09 PM PDT · 15053 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
18. 2.021km ESE of Julian, CAMon, Jul 15, 1:44 AM PDT · 15053 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
19. 1.821km ESE of Julian, CAMon, Jul 15, 1:56 AM PDT · 15053 days ago · -1 km deep · 18 km away
20. 1.821km ESE of Julian, CAMon, Jul 15, 6:41 PM PDT · 15052 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
21. 1.521km ESE of Julian, CAMon, Jul 15, 6:42 PM PDT · 15052 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
22. 2.021km ESE of Julian, CAMon, Jul 15, 9:17 PM PDT · 15052 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
23. 1.721km ESE of Anza, CATue, Jul 16, 8:34 AM PDT · 15052 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
24. 1.89km W of Anza, CAWed, Jul 17, 5:20 AM PDT · 15051 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
25. 1.913km ESE of Julian, CAWed, Jul 17, 11:24 AM PDT · 15051 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
26. 1.916km ESE of Anza, CAWed, Jul 17, 2:39 PM PDT · 15051 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
27. 1.916km NE of Borrego Springs, CAWed, Jul 17, 4:44 PM PDT · 15050 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
28. 1.87km N of Anza, CAThu, Jul 18, 9:57 AM PDT · 15050 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
29. 1.719km NE of Pine Valley, CAFri, Jul 19, 4:07 AM PDT · 15049 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
30. 2.015km W of Imperial, CAFri, Jul 19, 8:50 AM PDT · 15049 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
31. 1.615km WNW of Ocotillo, CAFri, Jul 19, 1:39 PM PDT · 15049 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
32. 1.55km WSW of Aguanga, CAFri, Jul 19, 3:21 PM PDT · 15049 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
33. 1.519km ESE of Anza, CAFri, Jul 19, 5:40 PM PDT · 15048 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
34. 2.45km S of Idyllwild, CASat, Jul 20, 11:31 AM PDT · 15048 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
35. 1.814km N of Borrego Springs, CASat, Jul 20, 8:50 PM PDT · 15047 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
36. 1.714km N of Borrego Springs, CASat, Jul 20, 9:03 PM PDT · 15047 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
37. 1.814km N of Borrego Springs, CASat, Jul 20, 11:17 PM PDT · 15047 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
38. 1.79km S of Idyllwild, CASun, Jul 21, 12:20 AM PDT · 15047 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
39. 2.022km E of Julian, CASun, Jul 21, 6:45 AM PDT · 15047 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
40. 1.77km SSE of Idyllwild, CAMon, Jul 22, 12:06 AM PDT · 15046 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
41. 1.910km S of Idyllwild, CAMon, Jul 22, 7:56 AM PDT · 15046 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
42. 1.714km ESE of Julian, CAMon, Jul 22, 11:04 AM PDT · 15046 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
43. 2.318km SSE of Progreso, B.C., MXMon, Jul 22, 3:31 PM PDT · 15046 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
44. 1.93km NW of National City, CAMon, Jul 22, 9:55 PM PDT · 15045 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
45. 1.74km NNW of National City, CAMon, Jul 22, 10:53 PM PDT · 15045 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
46. 1.79km SSW of Idyllwild, CATue, Jul 23, 2:23 AM PDT · 15045 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
47. 1.722km SSW of La Quinta, CATue, Jul 23, 6:13 AM PDT · 15045 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
48. 1.923km SSW of La Quinta, CATue, Jul 23, 7:09 AM PDT · 15045 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
49. 1.821km ESE of Campo, CAWed, Jul 24, 5:47 AM PDT · 15044 days ago · 17 km deep · 43 km away
50. 1.719km ESE of Anza, CAWed, Jul 24, 12:06 PM PDT · 15044 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
51. 1.87km SSE of Idyllwild, CAWed, Jul 24, 2:32 PM PDT · 15044 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
52. 1.911km NE of Aguanga, CAThu, Jul 25, 4:18 AM PDT · 15043 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
53. 1.722km E of Julian, CAThu, Jul 25, 5:28 PM PDT · 15042 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
54. 1.611km NE of Aguanga, CAFri, Jul 26, 6:26 AM PDT · 15042 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
55. 2.318km W of Westmorland, CAFri, Jul 26, 8:50 AM PDT · 15042 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
56. 1.823km SSW of La Quinta, CAFri, Jul 26, 10:29 AM PDT · 15042 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
57. 1.62km ENE of Anza, CAFri, Jul 26, 3:59 PM PDT · 15042 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
58. 1.55km SSW of Brawley, CAFri, Jul 26, 6:52 PM PDT · 15041 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
59. 1.813km WNW of Anza, CAFri, Jul 26, 10:17 PM PDT · 15041 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
60. 2.05km W of Aguanga, CAFri, Jul 26, 10:23 PM PDT · 15041 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away

The first 60 of 181.

Before

1. 1.824km WSW of Westmorland, CAFri, Jul 12, 9:27 AM PDT · 15056 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
2. 2.08km SE of Ocotillo, CAFri, Jul 12, 7:03 AM PDT · 15056 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
3. 2.311km W of Anza, CAFri, Jul 12, 4:05 AM PDT · 15056 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
4. 2.116km NNE of Pine Valley, CAFri, Jul 12, 3:37 AM PDT · 15056 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
5. 1.821km SSW of La Quinta, CAThu, Jul 11, 10:20 PM PDT · 15056 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
6. 1.618km ESE of Anza, CAThu, Jul 11, 11:34 AM PDT · 15057 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
7. 2.225km NNE of El Sauzal, B.C., MXWed, Jul 10, 7:46 PM PDT · 15057 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
8. 2.08km ESE of Ocotillo, CAWed, Jul 10, 7:06 PM PDT · 15057 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
9. 2.67km SE of Ocotillo, CAWed, Jul 10, 6:07 AM PDT · 15058 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
10. 1.611km SSW of Salton City, CAWed, Jul 10, 3:53 AM PDT · 15058 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
11. 1.812km ESE of Anza, CATue, Jul 9, 9:57 PM PDT · 15058 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
12. 1.76km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MXTue, Jul 9, 4:46 PM PDT · 15058 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
13. 1.86km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MXTue, Jul 9, 3:27 PM PDT · 15059 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
14. 1.723km ESE of Anza, CATue, Jul 9, 1:13 AM PDT · 15059 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
15. 1.621km ESE of Anza, CATue, Jul 9, 12:30 AM PDT · 15059 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
16. 1.816km S of La Quinta, CAMon, Jul 8, 5:39 PM PDT · 15059 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
17. 1.719km NNE of Ocotillo, CAMon, Jul 8, 5:22 PM PDT · 15059 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
18. 1.623km ESE of Anza, CASun, Jul 7, 2:46 PM PDT · 15061 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
19. 1.58km SE of Ocotillo, CASun, Jul 7, 5:41 AM PDT · 15061 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
20. 1.711km S of Idyllwild, CASun, Jul 7, 3:14 AM PDT · 15061 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci70349. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:59 AM UTC.