M3.0 earthquake 26km SSE of Blythe, CA
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 26km SSE of Blythe, CA on Fri, Oct 22, 1982, 12:02 PM PDT (19:02 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.0 (Mc), minor
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-10-22 19:02:47 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 33.385° N, 114.523° 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
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 279°, poorly surrounded by stations
- 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: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci509593. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:25 PM UTC.