California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 28km ESE of Campo, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 28km ESE of Campo, CA on Sat, Jan 30, 1982, 1:57 PM PST (21:57 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 5km ENE of Lake Henshaw, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-01-30 21:57:19 UTC
Depth
5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.473° N, 116.218° 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
214°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
0

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 143 in the 60 days after this one and 42 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 143.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci105224. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:40 PM UTC.