California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 10km NNE of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 10km NNE of Cabazon, CA on Wed, Sep 1, 1982, 12:00 PM PDT (19:00 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 10km NE of Borrego Springs, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-09-01 19:00:44 UTC
Depth
12.7 km (7.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.001° N, 116.740° 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
From location
Station coverage gap
92°
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: 197 in the 60 days after this one and 134 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.07km WNW of Lytle Creek, CA · 16097 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.714km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 16097 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.840km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 16097 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 1.724km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 16096 days ago · -1 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 1.54km WNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16096 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.99km ESE of Palomar Observatory, CA · 16096 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 2.74km W of Borrego Springs, CA · 16096 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.44km W of Anza, CA · 16095 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 2.01km NNE of Yucaipa, CA · 16095 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 1.84km WNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16095 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 1.54km NE of Yucaipa, CA · 16094 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 1.57km SSE of Big Bear City, CA · 16094 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 3.04km W of Aguanga, CA · 16094 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 2.322km ESE of Anza, CA · 16093 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 1.93km W of Aguanga, CA · 16093 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 1.93km WNW of Aguanga, CA · 16092 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 1.611km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 16092 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 1.914km N of Warner Springs, CA · 16091 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 1.89km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 16091 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 2.510km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 16090 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  21. 1.511km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16090 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 2.08km N of Big Bear Lake, CA · 16090 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  23. 1.74km ENE of Banning, CA · 16090 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  24. 1.63km SE of Yucaipa, CA · 16090 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  25. 1.621km SW of La Quinta, CA · 16090 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  26. 1.64km NE of Banning, CA · 16090 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  27. 1.910km S of Idyllwild, CA · 16090 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
  28. 2.921km ESE of Anza, CA · 16089 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  29. 1.94km E of Calimesa, CA · 16089 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away
  30. 1.517km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16089 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  31. 2.515km SSW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 16088 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  32. 2.06km W of Garnet, CA · 16088 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  33. 2.216km N of Indio, CA · 16087 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  34. 2.034km NNE of North Shore, CA · 16087 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  35. 1.97km ENE of Moreno Valley, CA · 16087 days ago · 16 km deep · 40 km away
  36. 1.79km ESE of Coto De Caza, CA · 16086 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  37. 2.722km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 16086 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  38. 1.57km SSE of Idyllwild, CA · 16086 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away
  39. 1.87km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16085 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  40. 1.824km NE of Thermal, CA · 16085 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  41. 1.83km WNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16085 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  42. 1.77km NE of Indio, CA · 16085 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  43. 1.614km SE of Anza, CA · 16085 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  44. 1.524km NE of Thermal, CA · 16084 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  45. 1.516km NE of Coachella, CA · 16084 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  46. 1.71km ESE of Anza, CA · 16084 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  47. 1.615km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16083 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  48. 2.21km NE of Anza, CA · 16083 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  49. 1.74km W of Anza, CA · 16083 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  50. 2.514km SE of Anza, CA · 16083 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  51. 2.014km SE of Anza, CA · 16083 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  52. 1.75km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 16083 days ago · 18 km deep · 34 km away
  53. 1.93km WNW of Anza, CA · 16083 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  54. 1.717km SSW of Oasis, CA · 16083 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  55. 1.89km NE of Thermal, CA · 16083 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  56. 2.16km WNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16082 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  57. 1.75km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 16081 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away
  58. 1.74km WNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16081 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  59. 1.819km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 16081 days ago · -1 km deep · 61 km away
  60. 2.411km WSW of Anza, CA · 16080 days ago · -1 km deep · 52 km away

The first 60 of 197.

Before

  1. 1.76km S of Idyllwild, CA · 16098 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 2.34km W of Borrego Springs, CA · 16098 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 2.014km SE of Anza, CA · 16098 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 2.11km NE of Wrightwood, CA · 16098 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.712km SE of Anza, CA · 16098 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 2.86km E of Lake Henshaw, CA · 16098 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.816km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 16099 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 1.712km SE of Anza, CA · 16099 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 2.08km NE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 16099 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 2.03km NNE of Moreno Valley, CA · 16100 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 2.37km S of Idyllwild, CA · 16100 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 2.72km ESE of Ontario, CA · 16100 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 1.83km WNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16100 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 1.64km S of Lake Henshaw, CA · 16100 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 1.93km W of Lytle Creek, CA · 16101 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 1.912km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16102 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 2.03km SW of San Bernardino, CA · 16102 days ago · 17 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 1.916km NNW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 16102 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 2.612km S of Barstow, CA · 16102 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 1.65km E of Cabazon, CA · 16102 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci507253. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 10:48 PM UTC.