California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 4 km SE of Swall Meadows, California

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 4 km SE of Swall Meadows, California on Sun, May 26, 1985, 12:12 AM PDT (07:12 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 2 km NW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-05-26 07:12:47 UTC
Depth
9.5 km (5.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.475° N, 118.608° 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
±0.28
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
48°
Stations used
41

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 174 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.911 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15095 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 1.82 km NW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 15094 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 2.52 km NW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 15094 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 1.62 km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 15094 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 1.72 km S of Swall Meadows, California · 15094 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 2.35 km NW of Round Valley, California · 15094 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 1.65 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 15093 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.25 km NW of Round Valley, California · 15093 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 1.94 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 15093 days ago · 11 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 2.23 km S of Swall Meadows, California · 15093 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 3.32 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 15093 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 2.91 km W of Round Valley, California · 15093 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 2.12 km NW of Round Valley, California · 15092 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 3.412 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15092 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 2.24 km N of Round Valley, California · 15092 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 1.84 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 15092 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.011 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 15091 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 2.62 km SE of Yosemite Valley, California · 15091 days ago · 19 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 2.011 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15091 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 2.44 km S of Swall Meadows, California · 15089 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  21. 1.531 km ENE of Mono City, California · 15089 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 1.74 km NW of Round Valley, California · 15089 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 1.94 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 15089 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 2.17 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15087 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  25. 2.06km SE of Independence, CA · 15087 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  26. 1.74 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 15087 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 1.813 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15087 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  28. 1.95 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 15087 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 1.626 km E of Fish Camp, California · 15087 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  30. 2.45 km S of Swall Meadows, California · 15086 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  31. 1.723 km ENE of Fish Camp, California · 15085 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  32. 1.63 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 15085 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  33. 2.634 km NW of Benton, California · 15084 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  34. 2.315 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 15084 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  35. 2.53 km ESE of Big Creek, California · 15083 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  36. 2.44 km N of Round Valley, California · 15083 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  37. 1.71 km S of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15083 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  38. 2.910 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 15082 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  39. 1.811 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15082 days ago · -1 km deep · 27 km away
  40. 1.910 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 15082 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  41. 1.83 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 15081 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 1.912 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 15081 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  43. 2.634 km NW of Benton, California · 15080 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  44. 1.723 km NW of Benton, California · 15080 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  45. 1.53 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 15079 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  46. 2.213 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 15079 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  47. 1.710 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 15079 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  48. 1.78 km E of Swall Meadows, California · 15079 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  49. 1.814 km NNW of Benton, California · 15079 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  50. 2.18 km E of Swall Meadows, California · 15079 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  51. 1.76 km E of Swall Meadows, California · 15079 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  52. 1.78 km E of Swall Meadows, California · 15078 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  53. 1.68 km E of Swall Meadows, California · 15078 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  54. 1.68 km E of Swall Meadows, California · 15078 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  55. 2.16 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15078 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  56. 2.0California-Nevada border region · 15078 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  57. 1.56 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 15078 days ago · -2 km deep · 19 km away
  58. 3.28 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15078 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  59. 2.914km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 15078 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  60. 2.38 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15078 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away

The first 60 of 174.

Before

  1. 2.24 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 15095 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.61 km ESE of Round Valley, California · 15096 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 1.94 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 15097 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.711 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15097 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 1.72 km WNW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15097 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 2.33 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 15098 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 1.55 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 15098 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.55 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 15098 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.85 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 15098 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.34 km N of Round Valley, California · 15098 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.60 km NE of Round Valley, California · 15098 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 1.7California-Nevada border region · 15098 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 1.94 km SSW of Swall Meadows, California · 15098 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 1.74 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 15099 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  15. 3.34 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 15099 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  16. 2.22 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 15099 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 2.111 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 15099 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 1.64 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 15099 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 1.54 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 15099 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
  20. 1.613 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15099 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc48396 (also filed as ci67157). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:43 PM UTC.