California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 11km WSW of Garnet, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 11km WSW of Garnet, CA on Wed, Feb 3, 1982, 3:38 AM PST (11:38 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 11km NNW of Ocotillo Wells, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-02-03 11:38:04 UTC
Depth
12.8 km (7.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.876° N, 116.660° 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
73°
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 105 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.98km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 16310 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 1.79km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 16310 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 1.67km NE of Nuevo, CA · 16310 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 1.711km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 16309 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 1.92km W of Devore, CA · 16309 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.54km NE of Fontana, CA · 16309 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.610km NNW of Anza, CA · 16308 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 1.96km WNW of Mira Loma, CA · 16308 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.911km WSW of Oasis, CA · 16308 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 1.96km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16308 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 1.71km ENE of Winchester, CA · 16308 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 2.16km NW of Mira Loma, CA · 16308 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.617km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 16307 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 2.623km ESE of Anza, CA · 16306 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 2.110km SW of Salton City, CA · 16306 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 1.62km WSW of San Bernardino, CA · 16306 days ago · 18 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 2.612km SE of Anza, CA · 16305 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 1.911km N of Banning, CA · 16305 days ago · 19 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 2.05km SSE of Wrightwood, CA · 16305 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 1.619km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16305 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 1.63km NE of Calimesa, CA · 16304 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away
  22. 2.24km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 16304 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  23. 2.210km ENE of Villa Park, CA · 16304 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 2.39km S of Idyllwild, CA · 16304 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away
  25. 1.63km NNE of Colton, CA · 16304 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  26. 1.86km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 16304 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  27. 2.17km ENE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 16304 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  28. 1.810km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 16303 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away
  29. 1.86km NW of San Jacinto, CA · 16303 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
  30. 1.62km WSW of Calimesa, CA · 16303 days ago · 17 km deep · 40 km away
  31. 1.77km E of Morongo Valley, CA · 16302 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  32. 1.98km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16302 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  33. 1.514km NE of Coachella, CA · 16302 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  34. 1.832km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 16301 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  35. 1.67km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 16301 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  36. 2.36km E of Yucaipa, CA · 16301 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
  37. 2.39km WSW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 16301 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  38. 2.520km SW of La Quinta, CA · 16300 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  39. 1.620km SW of La Quinta, CA · 16300 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  40. 1.63km WNW of Cabazon, CA · 16300 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  41. 1.92km S of Loma Linda, CA · 16300 days ago · 18 km deep · 58 km away
  42. 1.520km ESE of Anza, CA · 16300 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  43. 1.722km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 16299 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  44. 1.710km SSE of Yucca Valley, CA · 16299 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  45. 2.48km S of Lytle Creek, CA · 16299 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  46. 1.720km SW of La Quinta, CA · 16298 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  47. 2.116km ESE of Anza, CA · 16298 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  48. 1.922km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 16298 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  49. 1.63km SSE of Devore, CA · 16297 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  50. 3.14km WSW of San Bernardino, CA · 16297 days ago · 17 km deep · 67 km away
  51. 1.71km SW of Loma Linda, CA · 16297 days ago · 17 km deep · 59 km away
  52. 1.94km WNW of Anza, CA · 16296 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  53. 1.917km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16296 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  54. 1.76km S of Salton City, CA · 16296 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  55. 2.16km S of Salton City, CA · 16296 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  56. 2.45km S of Salton City, CA · 16296 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  57. 1.65km S of Salton City, CA · 16296 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  58. 2.35km S of Salton City, CA · 16296 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  59. 2.16km ESE of Yucaipa, CA · 16296 days ago · 23 km deep · 33 km away
  60. 2.16km E of Yucaipa, CA · 16296 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away

The first 60 of 179.

Before

  1. 1.510km WSW of Garnet, CA · 16310 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.78km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 16310 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.810km N of Anza, CA · 16310 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 1.64km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 16310 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 2.84km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 16310 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 1.78km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 16311 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 2.08km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 16311 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 2.08km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 16311 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 2.15km W of Anza, CA · 16311 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 2.911km NE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 16311 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 1.723km ESE of Anza, CA · 16311 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 1.610km NE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 16311 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 2.336km NW of Desert Center, CA · 16311 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 3.123km ESE of Anza, CA · 16311 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 2.04km NE of Julian, CA · 16312 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.62km N of San Jacinto, CA · 16312 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 1.66km WSW of Running Springs, CA · 16312 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 1.811km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16312 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 2.72km NNE of San Jacinto, CA · 16313 days ago · 17 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 1.83km SE of Lytle Creek, CA · 16313 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci105359. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:58 PM UTC.