California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 3 km NNW of Round Valley, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 3 km NNW of Round Valley, California on Mon, Mar 4, 1985, 10:48 PM PST (06:48 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 5 km NNW of Round Valley, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-03-05 06:48:36 UTC
Depth
12.0 km (7.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.451° N, 118.603° 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
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
57°
Stations used
27

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. 2.95 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 15154 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.93 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 15154 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.28 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15153 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 1.914 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15153 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 1.61 km E of Bishop, California · 15153 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 1.94 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 15153 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.830 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 15153 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 1.64 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15153 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 1.73 km NW of Round Valley, California · 15152 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.711 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15152 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 2.111 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15152 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 1.64 km NW of Round Valley, California · 15152 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.630 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 15152 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 2.14 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 15151 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 1.55 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 15151 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 3.02 km NE of Round Valley, California · 15151 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 1.62 km NE of Round Valley, California · 15151 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 3.36 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15151 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 1.72 km NE of Round Valley, California · 15151 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 2.331 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 15151 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  21. 1.713 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15150 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  22. 1.917 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 15150 days ago · 21 km deep · 74 km away
  23. 2.15 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 15150 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 1.66 km ENE of Wilkerson, California · 15150 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  25. 1.730 km NW of Benton, California · 15150 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  26. 1.513 km WNW of Benton, California · 15150 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  27. 1.54 km N of Round Valley, California · 15150 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  28. 1.7California-Nevada border region · 15150 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  29. 1.53 km NW of Round Valley, California · 15150 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 1.55 km NW of Round Valley, California · 15149 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 1.94 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 15149 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 2.020 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 15149 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away
  33. 1.64 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 15148 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  34. 1.64 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 15148 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  35. 2.22 km NW of Mesa, California · 15148 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  36. 1.92 km NE of Round Valley, California · 15148 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  37. 1.54 km ENE of Mesa, California · 15148 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  38. 2.38 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15148 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  39. 1.78 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15148 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  40. 2.015 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15147 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  41. 2.24 km NW of Round Valley, California · 15147 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 2.15 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 15147 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 1.65 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 15147 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  44. 1.712 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15147 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  45. 1.58 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15146 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  46. 2.28 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15146 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  47. 1.99 km WSW of Round Valley, California · 15145 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  48. 1.64 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 15145 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  49. 2.19 km WSW of Round Valley, California · 15145 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  50. 1.819 km NW of Benton, California · 15144 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  51. 2.55 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 15144 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  52. 1.55 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 15144 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  53. 1.85 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 15144 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  54. 2.65 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 15144 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  55. 1.65 km N of Round Valley, California · 15143 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  56. 2.26 km ESE of Swall Meadows, California · 15143 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  57. 2.25 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 15143 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  58. 1.65 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 15143 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  59. 1.521 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 15143 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  60. 1.73 km WSW of Round Valley, California · 15143 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc42823. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:23 AM UTC.