California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 3 km SSE of Round Valley, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 3 km SSE of Round Valley, California on Thu, Jan 24, 1985, 9:49 PM PST (05:49 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 10 km SW of Aspen Springs, California. This one was a foreshock.

West Bishop forecastMore in California

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-01-25 05:49:53 UTC
Depth
4.2 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.392° N, 118.573° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
87°
Stations used
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.510 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15194 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 1.68 km SW of Swall Meadows, California · 15194 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 1.614 km NNW of Sunny Slopes, California · 15194 days ago · 22 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 2.010 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 15194 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 1.63 km NNW of Mesa, California · 15193 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 3.12 km W of Round Valley, California · 15193 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 1.72 km NW of Round Valley, California · 15193 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 1.75 km N of Round Valley, California · 15193 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 2.13 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 15193 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 1.64 km SSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15193 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 2.022 km S of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15192 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 2.25 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 15191 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 1.65 km N of Round Valley, California · 15191 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 2.84 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 15191 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 1.75 km NW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 15191 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 2.53 km N of Wilkerson, California · 15191 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 1.77 km ESE of Mono City, California · 15191 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.911 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 15190 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 2.025 km ENE of Mono City, California · 15190 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 1.523 km S of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15190 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  21. 1.62 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 15190 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  22. 2.26 km E of Swall Meadows, California · 15189 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  23. 1.78 km SW of Swall Meadows, California · 15189 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  24. 2.510 km E of Bass Lake, California · 15188 days ago · 31 km deep · 78 km away
  25. 2.14 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 15188 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  26. 1.611 km NW of Aspen Springs, California · 15188 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  27. 1.85 km S of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15188 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  28. 1.68 km SSW of Swall Meadows, California · 15188 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  29. 1.811 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15188 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  30. 2.16 km ESE of Swall Meadows, California · 15188 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  31. 2.36 km ESE of Swall Meadows, California · 15188 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  32. 1.830 km NW of Benton, California · 15188 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  33. 2.55 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15188 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  34. 1.8California-Nevada border region · 15188 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  35. 1.98 km SW of Swall Meadows, California · 15187 days ago · -1 km deep · 12 km away
  36. 1.68 km SSW of Swall Meadows, California · 15187 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  37. 1.75 km NNE of Round Valley, California · 15187 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  38. 1.51 km SW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 15186 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  39. 1.62 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 15186 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  40. 1.66 km SSW of Swall Meadows, California · 15186 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  41. 2.24 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 15186 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  42. 2.84 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 15186 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  43. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 15186 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  44. 1.82 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15186 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  45. 2.42 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15186 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  46. 1.82 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15186 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  47. 1.94 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 15185 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  48. 1.9California-Nevada border region · 15185 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  49. 1.87 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 15185 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  50. 2.31 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 15185 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  51. 1.932 km NW of Benton, California · 15185 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  52. 1.711 km NW of Aspen Springs, California · 15184 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  53. 2.04 km SSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15184 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  54. 1.96 km SSW of Swall Meadows, California · 15183 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  55. 1.84 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 15183 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  56. 1.69 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15183 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  57. 1.74 km NW of Round Valley, California · 15182 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  58. 1.812 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15182 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  59. 1.631 km ENE of Mono City, California · 15182 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  60. 1.65 km NW of Round Valley, California · 15182 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away

The first 60 of 200.

Earthquakes todayCalifornia earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc38737 (also filed as ci59492). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:31 AM UTC.