California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 7 km WNW of Round Valley, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 7 km WNW of Round Valley, California on Sun, Jan 27, 1985, 5:46 PM PST (01:46 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 4 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-01-28 01:46:54 UTC
Depth
2.2 km (1.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.441° N, 118.669° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.25
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
76°
Stations used
30

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. 2.14 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 15188 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 1.611 km NW of Aspen Springs, California · 15188 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 1.85 km S of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15188 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 1.68 km SSW of Swall Meadows, California · 15188 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.811 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15188 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 2.16 km ESE of Swall Meadows, California · 15188 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 2.36 km ESE of Swall Meadows, California · 15188 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 1.830 km NW of Benton, California · 15188 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 2.55 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15187 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 1.8California-Nevada border region · 15187 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 1.98 km SW of Swall Meadows, California · 15187 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 1.68 km SSW of Swall Meadows, California · 15187 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.75 km NNE of Round Valley, California · 15187 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 1.51 km SW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 15186 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 1.62 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 15186 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 1.66 km SSW of Swall Meadows, California · 15186 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.24 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 15186 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 2.84 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 15186 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 15186 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 1.82 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15186 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  21. 2.42 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15186 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  22. 1.82 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15185 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  23. 1.94 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 15185 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  24. 1.9California-Nevada border region · 15185 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  25. 1.87 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 15185 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  26. 2.31 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 15185 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  27. 1.932 km NW of Benton, California · 15185 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  28. 1.711 km NW of Aspen Springs, California · 15184 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  29. 2.04 km SSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15184 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  30. 1.96 km SSW of Swall Meadows, California · 15183 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 1.84 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 15183 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  32. 1.69 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15182 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  33. 1.74 km NW of Round Valley, California · 15182 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  34. 1.812 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15182 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  35. 1.631 km ENE of Mono City, California · 15182 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  36. 1.65 km NW of Round Valley, California · 15182 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  37. 1.62 km SSW of Swall Meadows, California · 15182 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  38. 1.611 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15181 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  39. 2.63 km NE of Swall Meadows, California · 15181 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  40. 1.93 km NE of Swall Meadows, California · 15181 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  41. 1.68 km E of Mono City, California · 15181 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  42. 1.812 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15180 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  43. 3.22 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 15180 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  44. 1.92 km N of Round Valley, California · 15179 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  45. 1.88 km SSW of Swall Meadows, California · 15179 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away
  46. 2.08 km SSW of Swall Meadows, California · 15179 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  47. 2.62 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 15179 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  48. 2.22 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 15179 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  49. 1.94 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 15178 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  50. 2.96 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 15178 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  51. 1.66 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 15178 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  52. 2.96 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 15178 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  53. 1.79 km E of Mono City, California · 15177 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  54. 1.53 km N of Round Valley, California · 15177 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  55. 1.66 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 15177 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  56. 1.96 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 15177 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  57. 1.63 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 15176 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  58. 1.95 km S of Swall Meadows, California · 15176 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  59. 2.411 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15176 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  60. 1.830 km NW of Benton, California · 15176 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc39059. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:23 AM UTC.