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M2.6 earthquake 3 km NE of Swall Meadows, California

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 3 km NE of Swall Meadows, California on Thu, Feb 28, 1985, 6:01 AM PST (14:01 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 4 km NNW of Round Valley, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-02-28 14:01:32 UTC
Depth
2.3 km (1.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.527° N, 118.616° 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
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
32°
Stations used
40

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. 1.615 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15157 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 1.611 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 15157 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 1.815 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15157 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 1.54 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15156 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 1.75 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 15156 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 2.46 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15156 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 1.54 km N of Round Valley, California · 15156 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 2.48 km SW of Wilkerson, California · 15156 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 2.12 km NW of Round Valley, California · 15156 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 5.14 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 15156 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 2.04 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 15156 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 2.94 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 15156 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 2.35 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 15156 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 1.95 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 15156 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 2.14 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 15156 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 3.84 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 15156 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 1.84 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 15156 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 3.63 km NW of Round Valley, California · 15156 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 1.74 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 15156 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 2.83 km NW of Round Valley, California · 15156 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  21. 1.84 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 15156 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  22. 3.54 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 15156 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  23. 2.04 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 15156 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  24. 1.73 km NW of Round Valley, California · 15156 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  25. 1.55 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 15156 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  26. 1.64 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 15156 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  27. 1.64 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 15156 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  28. 1.84 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 15155 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  29. 1.75 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 15155 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  30. 2.53 km NW of Round Valley, California · 15155 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  31. 2.04 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 15155 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  32. 1.75 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 15155 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  33. 2.42 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 15155 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  34. 2.24 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 15155 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  35. 2.25 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 15155 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  36. 1.7California-Nevada border region · 15155 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  37. 2.3California-Nevada border region · 15155 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  38. 1.74 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 15155 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  39. 1.75 km N of Round Valley, California · 15155 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  40. 1.8California-Nevada border region · 15155 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  41. 1.76 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15155 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  42. 1.75 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 15155 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  43. 1.75 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 15154 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  44. 2.111 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 15154 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  45. 1.61 km SW of Mesa, California · 15154 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  46. 1.63 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 15154 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  47. 1.84 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 15154 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  48. 2.95 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 15154 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  49. 1.93 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 15154 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  50. 2.28 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15153 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  51. 1.914 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15153 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  52. 1.61 km E of Bishop, California · 15153 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  53. 1.94 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 15153 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  54. 1.830 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 15153 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  55. 1.64 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15153 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  56. 1.73 km NW of Round Valley, California · 15152 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  57. 1.711 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15152 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  58. 2.111 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15152 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  59. 1.64 km NW of Round Valley, California · 15152 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  60. 1.630 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 15152 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc42423 (also filed as ci61797). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:31 AM UTC.