California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 4 km WNW of Round Valley, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 4 km WNW of Round Valley, California on Wed, May 8, 1985, 9:46 PM PDT (04:46 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 1 km SE of Round Valley, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-05-09 04:46:07 UTC
Depth
4.1 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.434° N, 118.632° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
68°
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. 2.01 km SE of Round Valley, California · 15106 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 1.613 km ENE of Mono City, California · 15105 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 2.031 km ENE of Mono City, California · 15105 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 2.04 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 15105 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 2.01 km SW of Swall Meadows, California · 15104 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 1.57 km N of Mesa, California · 15104 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 1.928 km NW of Benton, California · 15104 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 1.85 km NW of Round Valley, California · 15103 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.611 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15103 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 1.612 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15103 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 2.23 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 15103 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 1.51 km N of Round Valley, California · 15103 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 1.64 km NW of Round Valley, California · 15103 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 2.332 km NW of Benton, California · 15102 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 2.216 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15102 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 1.95 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 15102 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 1.55 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 15102 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 2.84 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 15102 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 2.24 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 15102 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 1.831 km ENE of Mono City, California · 15102 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 2.51 km NNW of Mesa, California · 15101 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  22. 2.55 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 15101 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  23. 2.55 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 15101 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  24. 2.35 km SE of Swall Meadows, CA · 15101 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  25. 2.36 km N of Round Valley, California · 15101 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  26. 2.04 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 15101 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  27. 1.612 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 15101 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  28. 1.64 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 15101 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  29. 1.915 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 15101 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  30. 1.98 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15100 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  31. 2.48 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15100 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  32. 1.712 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 15100 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  33. 1.98 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15100 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  34. 1.62 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 15100 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  35. 1.69 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 15100 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  36. 1.512 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 15100 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  37. 1.912 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 15100 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  38. 1.62 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15100 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  39. 1.613 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15099 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  40. 1.54 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 15099 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  41. 1.64 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 15099 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  42. 2.111 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 15099 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  43. 2.22 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 15099 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  44. 3.34 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 15099 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  45. 1.74 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 15099 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  46. 1.94 km SSW of Swall Meadows, California · 15098 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  47. 1.7California-Nevada border region · 15098 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  48. 1.60 km NE of Round Valley, California · 15098 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  49. 2.34 km N of Round Valley, California · 15098 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  50. 2.85 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 15098 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  51. 2.55 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 15098 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  52. 1.55 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 15098 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  53. 2.33 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 15098 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  54. 1.72 km WNW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15097 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  55. 1.711 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15097 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  56. 1.94 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 15097 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  57. 1.61 km ESE of Round Valley, California · 15096 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  58. 2.24 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 15095 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  59. 2.44 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 15095 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  60. 1.911 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15094 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc47497. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:55 PM UTC.