M1.8 earthquake 12km NE of Desert Center, CA

Magnitude

1.8 (mc), micro

Local time

Tue, Feb 23, 1982, 5:23 AM PST

UTC

1982-02-23 13:23:41 UTC

Depth

0.3 km (0.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.784° N, 115.298° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

78°

Stations used

0

• Mesa Verde, CaliforniaPopulation 1,023. Forecast56 kmWNW
• Blythe, CaliforniaPopulation 19,208. Forecast68 kmWNW
• Mexicali, MexicoPopulation 1,032,686. Forecast129 kmN

After

1. 1.919km ESE of Calipatria, CAWed, Feb 24, 7:55 PM PST · 16281 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
2. 1.99km NE of Indio, CASat, Feb 27, 7:31 AM PST · 16278 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
3. 1.911km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CASun, Feb 28, 2:43 AM PST · 16277 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
4. 2.28km S of Brawley, CATue, Mar 2, 2:08 AM PST · 16275 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
5. 2.68km NNE of Imperial, CATue, Mar 2, 5:17 AM PST · 16275 days ago · 16 km deep · 100 km away
6. 1.88km NNE of Imperial, CATue, Mar 2, 5:29 AM PST · 16275 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
7. 1.88km NE of Imperial, CATue, Mar 2, 6:50 AM PST · 16275 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
8. 1.623km ENE of Thermal, CAWed, Mar 3, 2:03 PM PST · 16274 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
9. 1.811km NE of Indio, CAThu, Mar 4, 4:42 AM PST · 16273 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
10. 2.48km NE of Indio, CAFri, Mar 5, 12:01 AM PST · 16272 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
11. 2.112km NE of Coachella, CAFri, Mar 5, 11:21 AM PST · 16272 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
12. 2.110km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CASun, Mar 7, 11:13 PM PST · 16269 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
13. 2.315km NE of Indio, CAWed, Mar 10, 11:29 AM PST · 16267 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
14. 2.315km NE of Indio, CAWed, Mar 10, 11:29 AM PST · 16267 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
15. 1.98km NE of Thousand Palms, CAWed, Mar 10, 4:29 PM PST · 16267 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
16. 1.818km NNE of Twentynine Palms, CAFri, Mar 12, 7:27 AM PST · 16265 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
17. 1.515km NE of Indio, CASat, Mar 13, 2:11 AM PST · 16264 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
18. 2.013km NE of Desert Center, CAMon, Mar 15, 4:54 PM PST · 16262 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
19. 2.613km NE of Thousand Palms, CATue, Mar 16, 10:43 AM PST · 16261 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
20. 1.813km NE of Thousand Palms, CATue, Mar 16, 3:48 PM PST · 16261 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
21. 2.110km NE of Coachella, CASat, Mar 20, 8:31 AM PST · 16257 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
22. 2.510km NE of Indio, CASat, Mar 20, 10:09 PM PST · 16256 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
23. 2.29km NE of Indio, CASun, Mar 21, 4:08 AM PST · 16256 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
24. 2.034km NNE of North Shore, CASun, Mar 21, 12:46 PM PST · 16256 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
25. 1.813km WSW of Salton City, CASun, Mar 21, 9:43 PM PST · 16256 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
26. 2.83km SW of Brawley, CAThu, Mar 25, 12:47 AM PST · 16252 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
27. 1.83km SSW of Brawley, CAThu, Mar 25, 1:01 AM PST · 16252 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
28. 1.93km SW of Brawley, CAThu, Mar 25, 5:21 AM PST · 16252 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
29. 2.03km SW of Brawley, CAThu, Mar 25, 5:21 AM PST · 16252 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
30. 1.82km WSW of Brawley, CAThu, Mar 25, 11:19 PM PST · 16251 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
31. 1.817km E of Desert Hot Springs, CAFri, Apr 2, 2:22 PM PST · 16244 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
32. 2.218km ENE of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Apr 8, 1:23 AM PST · 16238 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
33. 1.66km E of North Shore, CAThu, Apr 8, 11:14 AM PST · 16238 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
34. 1.817km NE of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Apr 8, 4:32 PM PST · 16238 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
35. 2.016km NE of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Apr 8, 4:32 PM PST · 16238 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
36. 2.218km W of Westmorland, CAFri, Apr 9, 1:42 PM PST · 16237 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
37. 1.912km SW of Salton City, CASat, Apr 10, 1:23 AM PST · 16236 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
38. 1.624km WNW of Westmorland, CASat, Apr 10, 7:17 AM PST · 16236 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
39. 1.623km NE of Thermal, CASat, Apr 10, 8:15 AM PST · 16236 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
40. 1.720km W of Westmorland, CASun, Apr 11, 4:55 AM PST · 16235 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
41. 2.117km E of Desert Hot Springs, CAWed, Apr 14, 9:54 PM PST · 16232 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
42. 2.06km W of Westmorland, CAWed, Apr 21, 8:58 AM PST · 16225 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
43. 1.811km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CAFri, Apr 23, 8:54 AM PST · 16223 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away

Before

1. 1.64km WSW of Brawley, CAMon, Feb 22, 4:05 AM PST · 16283 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
2. 1.911km SW of Westmorland, CASun, Feb 21, 2:39 PM PST · 16284 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
3. 1.99km SW of Brawley, CASun, Feb 21, 2:39 PM PST · 16284 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
4. 1.76km W of Westmorland, CASun, Feb 21, 5:28 AM PST · 16284 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
5. 1.818km NW of Desert Center, CAThu, Feb 18, 11:49 PM PST · 16286 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
6. 1.910km NE of Indio, CAThu, Feb 18, 2:06 AM PST · 16287 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
7. 1.726km WNW of Desert Center, CAWed, Feb 17, 10:31 AM PST · 16288 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
8. 2.35km S of Salton City, CAWed, Feb 17, 2:24 AM PST · 16288 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
9. 1.65km S of Salton City, CAWed, Feb 17, 1:45 AM PST · 16288 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
10. 2.45km S of Salton City, CAWed, Feb 17, 1:26 AM PST · 16288 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
11. 2.16km S of Salton City, CAWed, Feb 17, 12:24 AM PST · 16288 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
12. 1.76km S of Salton City, CAWed, Feb 17, 12:12 AM PST · 16288 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
13. 1.832km WNW of Desert Center, CAFri, Feb 12, 9:48 AM PST · 16293 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
14. 1.514km NE of Coachella, CAThu, Feb 11, 4:03 PM PST · 16294 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
15. 2.419km E of Brawley, CAWed, Feb 10, 12:59 PM PST · 16295 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
16. 1.86km SSE of Bombay Beach, CASun, Feb 7, 10:22 PM PST · 16297 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
17. 1.618km NW of Desert Center, CASun, Feb 7, 6:57 PM PST · 16298 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
18. 2.110km SW of Salton City, CASun, Feb 7, 4:03 AM PST · 16298 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
19. 1.911km WSW of Oasis, CAThu, Feb 4, 10:43 PM PST · 16300 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
20. 3.314km WSW of Westmorland, CAWed, Feb 3, 4:07 PM PST · 16302 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci106321. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:28 PM UTC.