M2.7 earthquake 8km NE of Banning, CA
A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 8km NE of Banning, CA on Thu, Dec 16, 1982, 3:19 PM PST (23:19 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.8 18km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.7 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-12-16 23:19:57 UTC
- Depth
- 8.7 km (5.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 33.983° N, 116.829° W
- Region
- California
- 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
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 24°
- 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: 179 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.94km NNE of Fontana, CA · 15955 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.317km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 15954 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.28km NW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15954 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.823km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 15954 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.33km SE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 15953 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.82km WNW of Devore, CA · 15953 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.93km NW of Devore, CA · 15953 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.73km SSW of Aguanga, CA · 15953 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.514km SE of Anza, CA · 15953 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.64km N of Fontana, CA · 15952 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.94km N of Fontana, CA · 15952 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.517km SSW of Oasis, CA · 15952 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.214km E of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15952 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.818km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 15952 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.516km NW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15951 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.715km NW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15951 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.724km NE of Thermal, CA · 15951 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.823km NE of Thermal, CA · 15951 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.524km NE of Thermal, CA · 15951 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.03km SSW of Aguanga, CA · 15951 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.39km ESE of Coto De Caza, CA · 15951 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.524km NE of Thermal, CA · 15951 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.018km E of Big Bear City, CA · 15951 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.624km NE of Thermal, CA · 15951 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.524km NE of Thermal, CA · 15951 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.623km NE of Thermal, CA · 15951 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.821km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15950 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.46km N of San Dimas, CA · 15950 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.316km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15950 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.116km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15950 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.516km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15950 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.916km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15950 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.910km WSW of Anza, CA · 15950 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.810km WSW of Anza, CA · 15950 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.028km WSW of Amboy, CA · 15950 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.29km WSW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 15949 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.111km WSW of Anza, CA · 15949 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.99km NE of Cabazon, CA · 15949 days ago · 16 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.510km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 15949 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.38km ESE of Yorba Linda, CA · 15949 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.922km ESE of Anza, CA · 15949 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.916km ENE of Yucaipa, CA · 15949 days ago · 13 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.327km WSW of Amboy, CA · 15949 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.61km E of Cabazon, CA · 15948 days ago · 17 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.624km NE of Thermal, CA · 15948 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.828km WSW of Amboy, CA · 15948 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.66km SW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 15948 days ago · 18 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.99km SE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15948 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.98km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15948 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.51km ESE of Anza, CA · 15947 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.96km NNE of Fontana, CA · 15947 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.26km WSW of Lytle Creek, CA · 15947 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.814km SE of Anza, CA · 15947 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.811km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15946 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.719km ESE of Anza, CA · 15946 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.010km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 15946 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.99km WNW of Lake Henshaw, CA · 15946 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.81km NE of Anza, CA · 15945 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.516km ENE of Yucaipa, CA · 15945 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.227km WSW of Amboy, CA · 15945 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
The first 60 of 179.
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