California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 14km NE of Coachella, CA

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 14km NE of Coachella, CA on Fri, Jan 8, 1982, 5:42 AM PST (13:42 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 4km E of Yucca Valley, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1982-01-08 13:42:37 UTC
Depth
5.1 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.770° N, 116.065° 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
105°
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 68 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.17km S of Joshua Tree, CA · 16336 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 1.76km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 16336 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.76km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 16335 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 1.59km N of Anza, CA · 16335 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.910km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16335 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 2.04km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 16335 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 1.811km N of Morongo Valley, CA · 16334 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 1.812km WSW of Anza, CA · 16334 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 1.926km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16333 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.89km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16333 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 2.14km WNW of Anza, CA · 16333 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 2.017km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16333 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.712km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 16332 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 1.53km ESE of Calimesa, CA · 16332 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.82km NE of Yucaipa, CA · 16332 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 2.59km SSW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 16332 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 2.425km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 16332 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 1.86km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 16332 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 2.222km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16331 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 2.310km SSE of Anza, CA · 16330 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  21. 1.817km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 16330 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  22. 2.511km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 16330 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  23. 1.818km SE of Salton City, CA · 16330 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  24. 2.219km ESE of Anza, CA · 16329 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
  25. 1.926km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16328 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 1.920km ESE of Anza, CA · 16328 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  27. 1.820km ESE of Anza, CA · 16328 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  28. 2.922km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16328 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  29. 2.921km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16328 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  30. 1.85km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 16328 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
  31. 2.512km SE of Anza, CA · 16328 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  32. 2.35km S of Salton City, CA · 16327 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  33. 2.020km NE of Warner Springs, CA · 16326 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  34. 1.822km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 16326 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away
  35. 2.523km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 16326 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  36. 1.76km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 16326 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  37. 2.210km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16325 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  38. 2.04km SSE of Banning, CA · 16324 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  39. 2.39km S of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16324 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  40. 2.15km N of Bombay Beach, CA · 16324 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  41. 1.926km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16322 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  42. 1.66km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 16321 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  43. 1.720km ESE of Julian, CA · 16321 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  44. 2.78km SSE of Palomar Observatory, CA · 16321 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  45. 2.510km NNW of Anza, CA · 16321 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  46. 1.520km NW of Yucca Valley, CA · 16321 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  47. 2.59km S of Borrego Springs, CA · 16321 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  48. 2.012km ENE of Thermal, CA · 16321 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  49. 2.69km NNW of Anza, CA · 16320 days ago · 16 km deep · 61 km away
  50. 2.218km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16320 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  51. 1.711km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16320 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  52. 1.73km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 16320 days ago · 19 km deep · 62 km away
  53. 1.918km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16319 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  54. 3.011km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16319 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  55. 1.84km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16319 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  56. 1.73km SW of Garnet, CA · 16319 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  57. 1.610km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16319 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  58. 1.910km ENE of Aguanga, CA · 16319 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  59. 1.812km N of Cabazon, CA · 16319 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  60. 1.78km NE of Cabazon, CA · 16318 days ago · 17 km deep · 65 km away

The first 60 of 179.

Before

  1. 1.812km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 16337 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 1.82km NNW of Big Bear City, CA · 16337 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 1.911km SW of Salton City, CA · 16338 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 1.827km SSE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 16338 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 2.04km WNW of Anza, CA · 16339 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 1.69km N of Westmorland, CA · 16339 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 2.211km W of Anza, CA · 16340 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.93km N of Julian, CA · 16340 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.910km ESE of North Shore, CA · 16340 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 1.69km NE of Coachella, CA · 16340 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 1.66km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16340 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 1.910km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 16340 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 2.321km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16342 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 1.610km NE of Cabazon, CA · 16342 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 1.911km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16342 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 2.325km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16342 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 2.126km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16342 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 2.53km S of Idyllwild, CA · 16344 days ago · 17 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 1.718km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16345 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 1.627km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 16345 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci152467. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:34 AM UTC.