California earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 6 km ESE of Swall Meadows, California

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 6 km ESE of Swall Meadows, California on Wed, Jan 16, 1985, 4:39 PM PST (00:39 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 3 km W of Round Valley, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-01-17 00:39:17 UTC
Depth
6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.492° N, 118.569° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.30
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
42°
Stations used
39

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. 1.512 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15209 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 1.56 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15209 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 2.11 km E of Round Valley, California · 15208 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 2.26 km ESE of Swall Meadows, California · 15208 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.65 km N of Round Valley, California · 15208 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 2.36 km N of Round Valley, California · 15208 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.56 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15208 days ago · -2 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 2.13 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 15208 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 1.76 km N of Mesa, California · 15208 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.73 km W of Round Valley, California · 15207 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 2.73 km W of Round Valley, California · 15207 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 2.11 km SW of Mesa, California · 15207 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 1.711 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15207 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 1.711 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15207 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 2.112 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15207 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 2.112 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15207 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 2.43 km W of Round Valley, California · 15207 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 1.93 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 15207 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 1.74 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 15206 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 1.512 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15206 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  21. 1.83 km W of Round Valley, California · 15205 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  22. 1.65 km ESE of Swall Meadows, California · 15205 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 3.15 km NW of Round Valley, California · 15205 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  24. 1.95 km NW of Round Valley, California · 15204 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  25. 1.611 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15204 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  26. 2.80 km S of Round Valley, California · 15204 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  27. 1.60 km S of Round Valley, California · 15204 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  28. 1.50 km SSW of Round Valley, California · 15204 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  29. 2.40 km S of Round Valley, California · 15204 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  30. 1.55 km NW of Round Valley, California · 15204 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  31. 2.04 km NW of Round Valley, California · 15204 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  32. 1.81 km WSW of Mesa, California · 15204 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  33. 1.810 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 15203 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
  34. 1.930 km ENE of Mono City, California · 15203 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  35. 2.7California-Nevada border region · 15203 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  36. 1.85 km SSW of Swall Meadows, California · 15203 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  37. 1.68 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15203 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  38. 2.27 km ESE of Swall Meadows, California · 15203 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  39. 2.26 km S of Swall Meadows, California · 15203 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  40. 2.62 km N of Round Valley, California · 15203 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  41. 1.911km ESE of Independence, CA · 15202 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  42. 2.110 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15202 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  43. 1.57 km E of Big Pine, California · 15201 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  44. 1.83 km SSE of Round Valley, California · 15201 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  45. 2.54 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 15201 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  46. 2.03 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 15200 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  47. 1.62 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15200 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  48. 1.62 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15200 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  49. 1.61 km SSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15200 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  50. 1.612 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 15200 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  51. 1.913 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15200 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  52. 2.26 km N of Round Valley, California · 15199 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  53. 1.64 km NW of Round Valley, California · 15199 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  54. 2.64 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 15198 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  55. 1.611 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 15198 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  56. 1.95 km SSW of Swall Meadows, California · 15198 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  57. 1.55 km N of Round Valley, California · 15198 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  58. 2.67 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15197 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  59. 1.730 km ENE of Mono City, California · 15197 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  60. 1.96 km E of Swall Meadows, California · 15196 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc37680 (also filed as ci58640). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:17 PM UTC.