California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 4 km N of Round Valley, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 4 km N of Round Valley, California on Tue, Jan 1, 1985, 6:11 PM PST (02:11 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 31 km ENE of Mono City, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1985-01-02 02:11:00 UTC
Depth
7.8 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.460° N, 118.591° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
51°
Stations used
35

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.54 km S of Swall Meadows, California · 15249 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 1.74 km S of Swall Meadows, California · 15248 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 4.14 km S of Swall Meadows, California · 15248 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 2.44 km S of Swall Meadows, California · 15248 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 1.94 km S of Swall Meadows, California · 15248 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 2.04 km S of Swall Meadows, California · 15248 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 2.0California-Nevada border region · 15248 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 1.74 km S of Swall Meadows, California · 15248 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 1.84 km S of Swall Meadows, California · 15248 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 1.74 km S of Swall Meadows, California · 15248 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 2.35 km S of Swall Meadows, California · 15248 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 2.85 km S of Swall Meadows, California · 15248 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 2.04 km S of Swall Meadows, California · 15248 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 1.94 km S of Swall Meadows, California · 15248 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 1.719 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 15248 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 1.52 km SW of Mesa, California · 15248 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 1.62 km NW of Round Valley, California · 15248 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 1.84 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 15248 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 1.85 km S of Swall Meadows, California · 15248 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 2.64 km S of Swall Meadows, California · 15248 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 2.14 km S of Swall Meadows, California · 15248 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  22. 1.62 km NW of Round Valley, California · 15248 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 2.54 km S of Swall Meadows, California · 15248 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  24. 1.611 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15247 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  25. 2.16 km N of Round Valley, California · 15247 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  26. 1.73 km W of Round Valley, California · 15247 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  27. 1.54 km S of Swall Meadows, California · 15247 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  28. 2.64 km S of Swall Meadows, California · 15247 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  29. 2.84 km S of Swall Meadows, California · 15247 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  30. 2.15 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 15247 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 2.94 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 15247 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  32. 2.35 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15247 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  33. 2.76 km E of Swall Meadows, California · 15247 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  34. 2.16 km E of Swall Meadows, California · 15247 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  35. 1.77 km NW of Aspen Springs, California · 15247 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  36. 1.97 km E of Swall Meadows, California · 15247 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  37. 2.57 km E of Swall Meadows, California · 15246 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  38. 1.54 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 15246 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  39. 1.76 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 15246 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  40. 1.73 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 15246 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  41. 1.97 km E of Swall Meadows, CA · 15246 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  42. 1.65 km SSW of Swall Meadows, California · 15245 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  43. 2.22 km NW of Round Valley, California · 15245 days ago · 15 km deep · 4 km away
  44. 1.95 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 15245 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  45. 1.66 km E of Swall Meadows, California · 15245 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  46. 1.72 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 15245 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  47. 3.16 km ESE of Swall Meadows, California · 15245 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  48. 2.24 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 15244 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  49. 1.78 km SW of Swall Meadows, California · 15244 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  50. 1.66 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 15244 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  51. 1.87 km E of Swall Meadows, California · 15244 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  52. 1.75 km SSW of Swall Meadows, California · 15244 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  53. 2.13 km NNE of Round Valley, California · 15244 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  54. 1.62 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 15243 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  55. 1.53 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 15243 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  56. 2.15 km S of Swall Meadows, California · 15243 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  57. 3.018km NE of Independence, CA · 15243 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  58. 2.49 km S of Big Pine, California · 15243 days ago · 20 km deep · 50 km away
  59. 1.94 km S of Swall Meadows, California · 15243 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  60. 1.64 km S of Swall Meadows, California · 15243 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.227km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 15250 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 1.62 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 15250 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.25 km N of Round Valley, California · 15251 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.710 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15251 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 2.01 km SW of Round Valley, California · 15251 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 1.8California-Nevada border region · 15251 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.62 km W of Round Valley, California · 15251 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 1.95 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 15251 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.82 km SSW of Round Valley, California · 15251 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 1.86 km NNE of Round Valley, California · 15251 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.44 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 15251 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.0California-Nevada border region · 15251 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 2.55 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 15251 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 1.76 km E of Swall Meadows, California · 15251 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 1.94 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 15251 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 1.67 km E of Swall Meadows, California · 15251 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 1.94 km N of Round Valley, California · 15252 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.630 km NW of Benton, California · 15252 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 1.812 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15252 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 1.96 km E of Swall Meadows, California · 15252 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc35983 (also filed as ci57772). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:30 AM UTC.