California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 3km SW of Garnet, CA

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 3km SW of Garnet, CA on Tue, Jan 26, 1982, 12:15 AM PST (08:15 UTC), 8 km (5 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
1.7 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-01-26 08:15:09 UTC
Depth
8.3 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.884° N, 116.567° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
55°
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: 175 in the 60 days after this one and 80 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.610km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16317 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 1.910km ENE of Aguanga, CA · 16317 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 2.35km NNW of Mentone, CA · 16317 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.812km N of Cabazon, CA · 16317 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 1.78km NE of Cabazon, CA · 16317 days ago · 17 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 2.136km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 16316 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 1.86km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16315 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 1.88km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 16315 days ago · 18 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 1.618km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16315 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 1.97km N of Big Bear Lake, CA · 16314 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 1.68km NNW of Cabazon, CA · 16314 days ago · 17 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 2.010km S of Salton City, CA · 16314 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.17km N of Moreno Valley, CA · 16314 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 1.811km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16314 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 2.23km NNW of Loma Linda, CA · 16314 days ago · 16 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 1.91km N of Loma Linda, CA · 16314 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 1.915km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16313 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 2.44km SW of Aguanga, CA · 16313 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 2.05km ENE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 16313 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 2.413km SE of Anza, CA · 16312 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 2.14km NE of Rancho Cucamonga, CA · 16312 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  22. 1.83km SE of Lytle Creek, CA · 16312 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  23. 2.72km NNE of San Jacinto, CA · 16312 days ago · 17 km deep · 37 km away
  24. 1.811km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16311 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  25. 1.66km WSW of Running Springs, CA · 16311 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  26. 1.62km N of San Jacinto, CA · 16311 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
  27. 2.04km NE of Julian, CA · 16311 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  28. 3.123km ESE of Anza, CA · 16311 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  29. 2.336km NW of Desert Center, CA · 16311 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  30. 1.610km NE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 16310 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  31. 1.723km ESE of Anza, CA · 16310 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  32. 2.911km NE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 16310 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  33. 2.15km W of Anza, CA · 16310 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  34. 2.08km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 16310 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  35. 2.08km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 16310 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  36. 1.78km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 16310 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  37. 2.84km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 16310 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  38. 1.64km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 16310 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  39. 1.810km N of Anza, CA · 16309 days ago · 14 km deep · 29 km away
  40. 1.78km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 16309 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  41. 1.510km WSW of Garnet, CA · 16309 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  42. 1.511km WSW of Garnet, CA · 16309 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  43. 1.98km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 16309 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  44. 1.79km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 16309 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  45. 1.67km NE of Nuevo, CA · 16309 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
  46. 1.711km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 16309 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
  47. 1.92km W of Devore, CA · 16308 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  48. 1.925km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16308 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  49. 1.54km NE of Fontana, CA · 16308 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  50. 1.610km NNW of Anza, CA · 16308 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
  51. 1.96km WNW of Mira Loma, CA · 16308 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  52. 1.911km WSW of Oasis, CA · 16308 days ago · 16 km deep · 61 km away
  53. 1.96km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16307 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  54. 1.71km ENE of Winchester, CA · 16307 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  55. 2.16km NW of Mira Loma, CA · 16307 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  56. 1.617km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 16306 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  57. 2.623km ESE of Anza, CA · 16306 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  58. 2.110km SW of Salton City, CA · 16305 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  59. 1.62km WSW of San Bernardino, CA · 16305 days ago · 18 km deep · 74 km away
  60. 2.612km SE of Anza, CA · 16305 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away

The first 60 of 175.

Before

  1. 1.84km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16318 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 3.011km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16318 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.73km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 16318 days ago · 19 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 1.711km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16318 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.69km NNW of Anza, CA · 16319 days ago · 16 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 2.012km ENE of Thermal, CA · 16319 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 2.59km S of Borrego Springs, CA · 16319 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.520km NW of Yucca Valley, CA · 16319 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 2.510km NNW of Anza, CA · 16319 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 2.78km SSE of Palomar Observatory, CA · 16320 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 1.720km ESE of Julian, CA · 16320 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.93km NNE of Lytle Creek, CA · 16320 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.82km WSW of Loma Linda, CA · 16322 days ago · 18 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 2.15km N of Bombay Beach, CA · 16322 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 1.65km NNE of San Bernardino, CA · 16323 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 2.39km S of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16323 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 2.04km SSE of Banning, CA · 16323 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 2.210km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16323 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 1.76km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 16324 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 2.523km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 16324 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci105010. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 7:31 PM UTC.