M1.9 earthquake 3km NNW of Colton, CA
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 3km NNW of Colton, CA on Sat, Oct 30, 1982, 11:15 AM PDT (18:15 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.3 8km SSW of Lytle Creek, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.9 (mc), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-10-30 18:15:49 UTC
- Depth
- 17.2 km (10.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.103° N, 117.325° 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
- 42°
- 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: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.712km W of Anza, CA · 16025 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.38km SSW of Lytle Creek, CA · 16025 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.712km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 16025 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.66km NNW of Banning, CA · 16025 days ago · 20 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.88km SSW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 16025 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.612km W of Anza, CA · 16025 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.812km NNE of Aguanga, CA · 16025 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.412km NNE of Aguanga, CA · 16025 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.712km W of Anza, CA · 16025 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.711km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 16024 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.87km W of Anza, CA · 16024 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.63km ESE of Cabazon, CA · 16024 days ago · 17 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.84km W of Devore, CA · 16024 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.123km NE of Lake Los Angeles, CA · 16024 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.74km NE of Banning, CA · 16023 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.54km SSE of Long Beach, CA · 16023 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.88km WSW of Corona, CA · 16023 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.012km W of Anza, CA · 16023 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.18km W of Morongo Valley, CA · 16022 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.55km NW of Corona, CA · 16022 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.617km N of Cabazon, CA · 16022 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.25km SSE of Palomar Observatory, CA · 16022 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.515km ESE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 16021 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.614km S of Anza, CA · 16021 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.65km S of Idyllwild, CA · 16020 days ago · 17 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.11km WSW of Loma Linda, CA · 16020 days ago · 15 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.68km W of Morongo Valley, CA · 16020 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.98km W of Morongo Valley, CA · 16020 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.91km NE of Lakewood, CA · 16020 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.13km NW of Loma Linda, CA · 16018 days ago · 16 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.29km NW of Garnet, CA · 16018 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.17km E of Calimesa, CA · 16017 days ago · 17 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.85km W of Anza, CA · 16017 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.66km S of Anza, CA · 16017 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.72km E of Anza, CA · 16017 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.63km ENE of Anza, CA · 16017 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.96km ESE of Valle Vista, CA · 16016 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.68km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 16016 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.88km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 16016 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.98km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 16016 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.912km SE of Anza, CA · 16016 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.55km W of Anza, CA · 16016 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.014km S of Anza, CA · 16016 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.97km SSW of Littlerock, CA · 16016 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.94km W of Anza, CA · 16015 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.02km ENE of Anza, CA · 16015 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.614km SE of Anza, CA · 16015 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.218km N of Cabazon, CA · 16014 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.44km SW of Signal Hill, CA · 16014 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.14km W of Anza, CA · 16014 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.711km N of Banning, CA · 16014 days ago · 17 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.43km NNW of Morongo Valley, CA · 16014 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.88km W of Morongo Valley, CA · 16013 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.43km N of Diamond Bar, CA · 16013 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.411km NNE of Banning, CA · 16012 days ago · 19 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.48km ESE of Coto De Caza, CA · 16012 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.210km S of Idyllwild, CA · 16012 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.912km NNE of Aguanga, CA · 16012 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.74km W of Anza, CA · 16012 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.58km W of Morongo Valley, CA · 16012 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
The first 60 of 198.
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