California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 0 km NNE of Round Valley, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 0 km NNE of Round Valley, California on Mon, Apr 29, 1985, 1:12 AM PDT (08:12 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 5 km SE of Swall Meadows, 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
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-04-29 08:12:11 UTC
Depth
4.3 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.420° N, 118.587° 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
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
72°
Stations used
25

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. 1.64 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 15115 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 3.45 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 15115 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 1.729 km ENE of Mono City, California · 15115 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 2.64 km N of Round Valley, California · 15115 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 2.04 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 15115 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 1.611 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15115 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 1.914 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15115 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 15114 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 1.64 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 15114 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 2.020 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 15113 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 2.54 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 15113 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 3.34 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 15113 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 1.94 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 15113 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 2.015 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15113 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 1.67 km E of Swall Meadows, California · 15112 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 1.74 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 15112 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 1.614 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15111 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 1.611 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15111 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 2.11 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 15110 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 1.62 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 15110 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 2.325 km E of Mono City, California · 15110 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  22. 1.55 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 15110 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  23. 3.35 km NNE of Round Valley, California · 15110 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  24. 2.04 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 15109 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  25. 2.74 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 15109 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  26. 2.14 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 15109 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  27. 1.72 km W of Round Valley, California · 15109 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  28. 2.22 km NW of Round Valley, California · 15108 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 2.331 km NW of Benton, California · 15108 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  30. 3.77 km NNW of Mesa, California · 15108 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  31. 1.67 km N of Mesa, California · 15108 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  32. 1.57 km N of Mesa, California · 15108 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  33. 1.65 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 15107 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  34. 2.36 km E of Swall Meadows, California · 15107 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  35. 1.87 km N of Mesa, California · 15106 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  36. 1.925 km E of Mono City, California · 15106 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  37. 2.01 km SE of Round Valley, California · 15105 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  38. 1.613 km ENE of Mono City, California · 15105 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  39. 2.031 km ENE of Mono City, California · 15105 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  40. 2.04 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 15105 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  41. 2.01 km SW of Swall Meadows, California · 15104 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  42. 1.57 km N of Mesa, California · 15104 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  43. 1.928 km NW of Benton, California · 15104 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  44. 1.85 km NW of Round Valley, California · 15103 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  45. 1.611 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15103 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  46. 1.612 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15103 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  47. 2.23 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 15102 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  48. 1.51 km N of Round Valley, California · 15102 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  49. 1.64 km NW of Round Valley, California · 15102 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  50. 2.332 km NW of Benton, California · 15102 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  51. 2.216 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15102 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  52. 1.95 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 15102 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  53. 1.55 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 15102 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  54. 2.84 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 15102 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  55. 2.24 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 15101 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  56. 1.831 km ENE of Mono City, California · 15101 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  57. 2.51 km NNW of Mesa, California · 15101 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  58. 2.55 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 15101 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  59. 2.55 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 15101 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  60. 2.35 km SE of Swall Meadows, CA · 15101 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away

The first 60 of 200.

Earthquakes todayCalifornia earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc46759. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:53 PM UTC.