California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 11 km SW of Walker, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 11 km SW of Walker, California on Sun, Jun 23, 1985, 9:06 AM PDT (16:06 UTC), 1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 14 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-06-23 16:06:28 UTC
Depth
0.7 km (0.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.449° N, 119.576° 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 1.5 km horizontally, 6.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
175°
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.914 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 15066 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.632 km E of Mono City, California · 15066 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.828 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 15065 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 2.015 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 15062 days ago · 18 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.731 km NW of Benton, California · 15061 days ago · -2 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.730 km NW of Benton, California · 15061 days ago · -2 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.731 km NW of Benton, California · 15061 days ago · -2 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.830 km NW of Benton, California · 15061 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 2.46 km SE of Markleeville, California · 15059 days ago · -2 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 2.124 km W of Bridgeport, California · 15055 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 1.532 km NW of Benton, California · 15053 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 1.930 km NW of Benton, California · 15052 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 2.016 km ENE of Mono City, California · 15051 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 1.825 km E of Mono City, California · 15045 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 1.917 km ENE of Wawona, California · 15040 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 2.32 km WSW of Mesa Vista, California · 15038 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 1.60 km SW of Mesa Vista, California · 15038 days ago · -1 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 1.531 km NW of Benton, California · 15035 days ago · -1 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 2.844km S of Hawthorne, NV · 15034 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 1.820 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 15033 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 2.1California-Nevada border region · 15024 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  22. 1.59 km N of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15022 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 1.736 km E of Mono City, California · 15021 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 1.915 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 15020 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  25. 1.65 km NW of Bridgeport, California · 15018 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  26. 1.61 km NE of Mesa Vista, California · 15013 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  27. 1.536 km E of Mono City, California · 15010 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 2.630 km ENE of Mono City, California · 15068 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 1.628 km NW of Benton, California · 15070 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.914 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 15070 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.631 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 15077 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 2.220 km SE of Yosemite Valley, California · 15077 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.723 km NW of Benton, California · 15080 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 2.634 km NW of Benton, California · 15080 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 2.634 km NW of Benton, California · 15084 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.531 km ENE of Mono City, California · 15089 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 2.62 km SE of Yosemite Valley, California · 15091 days ago · 19 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1129180. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 12:27 AM UTC.