California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 21km S of Amboy, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 21km S of Amboy, CA on Fri, Oct 8, 1982, 9:15 PM PDT (04:15 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 4km ENE of Big Bear City, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-10-09 04:15:01 UTC
Depth
4.9 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.367° N, 115.738° 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.

Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
141°
Stations used
0

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 59 in the 60 days after this one and 45 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.612km ENE of Thermal, CA · 16054 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.911km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 16054 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 1.712km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 16053 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 1.612km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 16053 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 1.618km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 16051 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 1.710km SE of Big Bear City, CA · 16051 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 2.84km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 16047 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.65km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 16047 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.732km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 16047 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 1.85km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 16045 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.512km ENE of Coachella, CA · 16041 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.526km NW of Desert Center, CA · 16040 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 1.825km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 16038 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 1.512km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 16038 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 2.15km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 16037 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.69km SSE of Yucca Valley, CA · 16037 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 1.85km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 16036 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 2.14km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 16036 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.74km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 16036 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 2.05km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 16036 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 2.112km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 16035 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  22. 2.010km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 16034 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 2.226km NW of Desert Center, CA · 16030 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  24. 1.715km E of Lucerne Valley, CA · 16030 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 1.715km E of Lucerne Valley, CA · 16030 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 2.526km NW of Desert Center, CA · 16029 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  27. 1.726km NW of Desert Center, CA · 16029 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  28. 2.526km NW of Desert Center, CA · 16029 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  29. 1.912km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 16028 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  30. 1.712km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 16025 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 1.711km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 16025 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 4.18km W of Morongo Valley, CA · 16022 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  33. 1.623km ENE of Thermal, CA · 16022 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  34. 1.515km ESE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 16021 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  35. 1.68km W of Morongo Valley, CA · 16020 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  36. 1.98km W of Morongo Valley, CA · 16020 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  37. 1.814km NE of Indio, CA · 16018 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  38. 2.29km NW of Garnet, CA · 16018 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  39. 1.68km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 16016 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  40. 1.88km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 16016 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  41. 2.43km NNW of Morongo Valley, CA · 16014 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  42. 2.88km W of Morongo Valley, CA · 16013 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  43. 2.015km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 16013 days ago · -1 km deep · 53 km away
  44. 2.58km W of Morongo Valley, CA · 16012 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  45. 1.628km WSW of Amboy, CA · 16012 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  46. 2.124km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 16010 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  47. 1.928km WSW of Amboy, CA · 16006 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  48. 1.528km WSW of Amboy, CA · 16003 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  49. 2.38km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 16003 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  50. 1.812km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 16003 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  51. 1.96km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 16001 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  52. 2.52km SW of Garnet, CA · 16001 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  53. 1.610km W of Garnet, CA · 15999 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  54. 1.518km E of Lucerne Valley, CA · 15999 days ago · -2 km deep · 95 km away
  55. 1.617km NNE of Big Bear City, CA · 15999 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  56. 1.624km W of Amboy, CA · 15998 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  57. 1.67km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15996 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  58. 1.810km W of Garnet, CA · 15996 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  59. 2.47km S of Yucca Valley, CA · 15995 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 1.912km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 16055 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 2.212km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 16055 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 2.012km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 16055 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 2.013km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 16055 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 2.312km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 16055 days ago · -1 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 2.012km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 16055 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 2.311km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 16055 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 2.612km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 16055 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 2.712km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 16055 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 2.611km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 16055 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 2.211km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 16055 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 2.512km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 16055 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 1.911km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 16055 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 2.011km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 16055 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 1.912km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 16056 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 2.012km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 16056 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 2.110km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 16059 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 2.216km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 16059 days ago · -1 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 2.516km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 16059 days ago · -1 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 1.921km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 16060 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci511141. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:23 PM UTC.