California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 8km ENE of El Centro, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 8km ENE of El Centro, CA on Thu, Mar 4, 1982, 11:49 PM PST (07:49 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 12km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-03-05 07:49:24 UTC
Depth
14.2 km (8.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.824° N, 115.481° 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
104°
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: 117 in the 60 days after this one and 48 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.110km SE of Julian, CA · 16280 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 2.520km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16279 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 1.719km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16278 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 2.221km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16278 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 2.110km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16277 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 1.818km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16277 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 2.112km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 16277 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.120km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16277 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 1.821km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16277 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 1.719km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16276 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 1.918km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 16276 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 2.015km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 16275 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 2.17km SW of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 16275 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 2.69km ENE of Imperial, CA · 16274 days ago · 16 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 2.09km NE of Imperial, CA · 16274 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 2.323km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16274 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 1.721km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 16273 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.721km ESE of Julian, CA · 16272 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 2.221km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16271 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 1.68km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16271 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  21. 2.09km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16271 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  22. 3.38km WSW of Holtville, CA · 16269 days ago · 16 km deep · 5 km away
  23. 2.68km WSW of Holtville, CA · 16269 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  24. 2.17km W of Holtville, CA · 16269 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  25. 2.78km WSW of Holtville, CA · 16269 days ago · 16 km deep · 5 km away
  26. 2.227km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16268 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  27. 1.67km ENE of Imperial, CA · 16268 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  28. 1.95km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 16268 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  29. 2.018km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16267 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  30. 1.718km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16264 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  31. 1.74km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16264 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  32. 1.921km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 16264 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  33. 1.813km WSW of Salton City, CA · 16264 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  34. 4.512km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16263 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  35. 2.612km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16263 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  36. 2.014km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16263 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  37. 2.412km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16263 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  38. 4.111km NNW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16263 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  39. 2.711km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16263 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  40. 2.412km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16263 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  41. 2.112km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16263 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  42. 2.111km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16263 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  43. 1.711km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16263 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  44. 1.711km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16263 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  45. 1.811km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16263 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  46. 2.513km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16263 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  47. 1.57km WSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16263 days ago · 19 km deep · 74 km away
  48. 1.811km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16263 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  49. 1.811km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16263 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  50. 1.912km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16263 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  51. 1.610km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16263 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  52. 1.812km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16263 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  53. 2.021km SW of Westmorland, CA · 16263 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  54. 1.811km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16263 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  55. 3.112km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16263 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  56. 1.611km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16263 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  57. 2.012km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16262 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  58. 2.013km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16262 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  59. 2.512km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16262 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  60. 1.95km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16261 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away

The first 60 of 117.

Before

  1. 1.722km SW of Westmorland, CA · 16281 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 3.14km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16282 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 2.721km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16283 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.918km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16283 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 1.88km NE of Imperial, CA · 16283 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 1.88km NNE of Imperial, CA · 16283 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 2.68km NNE of Imperial, CA · 16283 days ago · 16 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 2.28km S of Brawley, CA · 16283 days ago · 15 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 2.314km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16284 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 1.911km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16285 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 1.915km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 16286 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 2.02km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 16287 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 2.34km N of Imperial, CA · 16287 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 2.020km S of Borrego Springs, CA · 16288 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 1.919km ESE of Calipatria, CA · 16289 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 1.64km WSW of Brawley, CA · 16291 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 1.816km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 16291 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 1.93km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16292 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 1.911km SW of Westmorland, CA · 16292 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 1.99km SW of Brawley, CA · 16292 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci106770. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:24 PM UTC.