M1.7 earthquake 24km ENE of Pine Valley, CA
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 24km ENE of Pine Valley, CA on Wed, Jul 31, 1985, 7:37 AM PDT (14:37 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M1.8 2km SSW of Lake Henshaw, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (mc), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-07-31 14:37:33 UTC
- Depth
- 5.4 km (3.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.932° N, 116.303° 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
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 86°
- 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
- 1.720km ESE of Anza, CA · 15002 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.621km E of Julian, CA · 15002 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.710km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15002 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.82km SSW of Lake Henshaw, CA · 15001 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.513km SE of Anza, CA · 15001 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.28km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15001 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.420km ENE of Coachella, CA · 15001 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.02km SSW of Lake Henshaw, CA · 15001 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.09km SE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15000 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.611km NE of Aguanga, CA · 15000 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.47km ENE of Imperial, CA · 15000 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.67km ENE of Imperial, CA · 15000 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.24km SSW of Westmorland, CA · 15000 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.57km ENE of Imperial, CA · 15000 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.77km ENE of Imperial, CA · 15000 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.97km NE of Imperial, CA · 15000 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.27km NE of Imperial, CA · 15000 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
- 3.17km NE of Imperial, CA · 15000 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.57km ENE of Imperial, CA · 15000 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.76km NE of Anza, CA · 15000 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.73km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 15000 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.812km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15000 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.511km WSW of Anza, CA · 15000 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.023km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14999 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.66km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 14999 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.714km ESE of Anza, CA · 14999 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.93km NW of National City, CA · 14999 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.710km S of Idyllwild, CA · 14999 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.616km SW of Oasis, CA · 14998 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.12km SSW of Lake Henshaw, CA · 14998 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.935km SSE of Campo, CA · 14998 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.113km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14997 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.011km NW of Anza, CA · 14997 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.240km SSE of Tecate, B.C., MX · 14997 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.65km WSW of Anza, CA · 14997 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.624km NE of Thermal, CA · 14996 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.810km N of Anza, CA · 14996 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.617km ESE of Julian, CA · 14996 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.79km ESE of Valle Vista, CA · 14996 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.722km ESE of Julian, CA · 14995 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.410km S of Idyllwild, CA · 14995 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.810km S of Idyllwild, CA · 14995 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.612km SW of Bombay Beach, CA · 14995 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.610km SW of Salton City, CA · 14995 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.022km ESE of Anza, CA · 14994 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.57km S of Valle Vista, CA · 14994 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.623km ESE of Anza, CA · 14994 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.75km W of Brawley, CA · 14994 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.626km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 14994 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.920km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14994 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.711km W of Anza, CA · 14994 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.811km W of Anza, CA · 14994 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.612km SE of Anza, CA · 14993 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.95km SSW of Salton City, CA · 14993 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.820km ESE of Anza, CA · 14993 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.634km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14993 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.034km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14993 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.132km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14993 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.07km S of Borrego Springs, CA · 14993 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.032km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 14993 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
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