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M1.9 earthquake 4 km SE of Swall Meadows, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 4 km SE of Swall Meadows, California on Sat, May 4, 1985, 12:35 AM PDT (07:35 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 1 km SE of Swall Meadows, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-05-04 07:35:18 UTC
Depth
9.9 km (6.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.473° N, 118.609° 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
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
48°
Stations used
32

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. 1.611 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15111 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 2.11 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 15111 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.62 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 15110 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 2.325 km E of Mono City, California · 15110 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 1.55 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 15110 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 3.35 km NNE of Round Valley, California · 15110 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 2.04 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 15109 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 2.74 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 15109 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 2.14 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 15109 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 1.72 km W of Round Valley, California · 15109 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 2.22 km NW of Round Valley, California · 15109 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 2.331 km NW of Benton, California · 15108 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 3.77 km NNW of Mesa, California · 15108 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 1.67 km N of Mesa, California · 15108 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 1.57 km N of Mesa, California · 15108 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 1.65 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 15108 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.36 km E of Swall Meadows, California · 15107 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 1.87 km N of Mesa, California · 15106 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 1.925 km E of Mono City, California · 15106 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 2.01 km SE of Round Valley, California · 15106 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  21. 1.613 km ENE of Mono City, California · 15105 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  22. 2.031 km ENE of Mono City, California · 15105 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  23. 2.04 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 15105 days ago · 11 km deep · 0 km away
  24. 2.01 km SW of Swall Meadows, California · 15104 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  25. 1.57 km N of Mesa, California · 15104 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  26. 1.928 km NW of Benton, California · 15104 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  27. 1.85 km NW of Round Valley, California · 15103 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  28. 1.611 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15103 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  29. 1.612 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15103 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  30. 2.23 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 15103 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 1.51 km N of Round Valley, California · 15103 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  32. 1.64 km NW of Round Valley, California · 15103 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  33. 2.332 km NW of Benton, California · 15102 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  34. 2.216 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15102 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  35. 1.95 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 15102 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 1.55 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 15102 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  37. 2.84 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 15102 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
  38. 2.24 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 15102 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  39. 1.831 km ENE of Mono City, California · 15102 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  40. 2.51 km NNW of Mesa, California · 15102 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  41. 2.55 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 15101 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  42. 2.55 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 15101 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
  43. 2.35 km SE of Swall Meadows, CA · 15101 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  44. 2.36 km N of Round Valley, California · 15101 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  45. 2.04 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 15101 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  46. 1.612 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 15101 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  47. 1.64 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 15101 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
  48. 1.915 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 15101 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  49. 1.98 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15101 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  50. 2.48 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15101 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  51. 1.712 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 15100 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  52. 1.98 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15100 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  53. 1.62 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 15100 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  54. 1.69 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 15100 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  55. 1.512 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 15100 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  56. 1.912 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 15100 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  57. 1.62 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15100 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  58. 1.613 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15099 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  59. 1.54 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 15099 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
  60. 1.64 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 15099 days ago · 7 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 nc47185. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:31 PM UTC.