M1.8 earthquake 5km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 5km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA on Fri, Nov 26, 1982, 4:20 PM PST (00:20 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.8 6km E of Lake Henshaw, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.8 (mc), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-11-27 00:20:47 UTC
- Depth
- 4.5 km (2.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 33.303° N, 115.718° 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
- 82°
- 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: 196 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.86km E of Lake Henshaw, CA · 15988 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.610km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15988 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.819km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15988 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.98km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15987 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.79km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15987 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.19km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15987 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.713km SE of Anza, CA · 15987 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.14km WNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15986 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.816km SE of Anza, CA · 15986 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.012km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15985 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.92km ENE of Anza, CA · 15985 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.18km WSW of Calipatria, CA · 15985 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.06km SW of Salton City, CA · 15984 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.211km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15984 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.814km SE of Anza, CA · 15983 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.111km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15983 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.819km ESE of Anza, CA · 15983 days ago · 16 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.915km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15983 days ago · -1 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.94km W of Borrego Springs, CA · 15982 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.411km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15982 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.619km ESE of Anza, CA · 15982 days ago · 18 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.215km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15982 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.916km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15982 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.66km SSE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15981 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.012km SE of Anza, CA · 15981 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.214km SE of Anza, CA · 15980 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.05km SW of Salton City, CA · 15980 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.414km SE of Anza, CA · 15979 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.25km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15979 days ago · 21 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.714km ESE of Anza, CA · 15979 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.84km W of Anza, CA · 15978 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.822km ENE of Coachella, CA · 15978 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.121km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15978 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.918km ESE of Anza, CA · 15977 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.51km N of Palm Springs, CA · 15976 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.69km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15975 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.86km W of Anza, CA · 15974 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.916km SE of Anza, CA · 15974 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.911km SSE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15974 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.86km SW of Salton City, CA · 15973 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.09km SSW of Holtville, CA · 15973 days ago · 18 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.74km SSE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 15972 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.815km SE of Anza, CA · 15972 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.914km SE of Anza, CA · 15971 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.822km NE of Thermal, CA · 15971 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.522km NE of Thermal, CA · 15971 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.023km NE of Thermal, CA · 15971 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.823km NE of Thermal, CA · 15971 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.012km SE of Anza, CA · 15971 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.223km NE of Thermal, CA · 15971 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.98km SW of Salton City, CA · 15971 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.723km NE of Thermal, CA · 15970 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.19km SW of Holtville, CA · 15970 days ago · 16 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.56km SSW of Salton City, CA · 15970 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.015km SE of Anza, CA · 15970 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.523km NE of Thermal, CA · 15970 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.715km SE of Anza, CA · 15969 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.53km S of Ocotillo, CA · 15969 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.524km NE of Thermal, CA · 15969 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.123km NE of Thermal, CA · 15969 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
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