California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 11km SSW of Salton City, CA

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 11km SSW of Salton City, CA on Fri, Jul 5, 1985, 7:52 AM PDT (14:52 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 10km WSW of Anza, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-07-05 14:52:57 UTC
Depth
-0.1 km (-0.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.212° N, 116.010° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
90°
Stations used
0

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 180 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.010km WSW of Anza, CA · 15021 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.910km W of Anza, CA · 15021 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.616km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15021 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 1.818km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15021 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 1.69km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15021 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.820km ESE of Julian, CA · 15020 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 1.616km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 15020 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 2.022km ESE of Julian, CA · 15020 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 2.215km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 15020 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 1.717km E of Julian, CA · 15020 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 1.921km ESE of Julian, CA · 15020 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 1.912km WSW of Salton City, CA · 15019 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 1.810km SW of Salton City, CA · 15019 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 1.824km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15019 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.824km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15019 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 2.313km ESE of Julian, CA · 15019 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 2.35km WSW of Anza, CA · 15019 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 1.77km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15019 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 2.07km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15019 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 1.619km ESE of Julian, CA · 15018 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  21. 1.521km E of Julian, CA · 15018 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
  22. 1.815km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15018 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  23. 2.021km ESE of Julian, CA · 15018 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  24. 1.89km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15018 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  25. 1.821km ESE of Julian, CA · 15018 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  26. 2.37km W of Ocotillo, CA · 15018 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  27. 1.620km ESE of Julian, CA · 15018 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  28. 1.514km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15018 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  29. 1.89km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15017 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  30. 1.920km ESE of Julian, CA · 15017 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  31. 1.66km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15017 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  32. 1.821km ESE of Julian, CA · 15017 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  33. 1.610km W of Anza, CA · 15017 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  34. 2.412km NE of Indio, CA · 15017 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  35. 2.311km ESE of Cabazon, CA · 15016 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  36. 1.66km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15016 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  37. 1.76km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15016 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  38. 2.121km ESE of Julian, CA · 15016 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  39. 1.921km ESE of Julian, CA · 15016 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  40. 2.17km NNE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15016 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  41. 1.616km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15016 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  42. 1.96km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15016 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  43. 1.511km W of Anza, CA · 15016 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  44. 1.75km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15016 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  45. 1.51km N of El Centro, CA · 15015 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  46. 1.511km WNW of Niland, CA · 15015 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  47. 1.97km NNE of Westmorland, CA · 15015 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  48. 2.07km W of Anza, CA · 15015 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  49. 1.822km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15015 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  50. 1.721km E of Julian, CA · 15014 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  51. 2.46km SSW of Salton City, CA · 15014 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  52. 1.521km ESE of Anza, CA · 15014 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  53. 1.513km WNW of Anza, CA · 15014 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  54. 1.913km WNW of Anza, CA · 15013 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  55. 1.68km SSE of Palomar Observatory, CA · 15013 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  56. 1.95km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 15013 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  57. 2.010km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15013 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  58. 1.74km SSE of Idyllwild, CA · 15012 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  59. 2.217km SSW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15012 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  60. 1.911km WSW of Anza, CA · 15012 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci69607. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:31 PM UTC.