California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 2km WSW of Garnet, CA

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 2km WSW of Garnet, CA on Wed, Feb 24, 1982, 4:11 PM PST (00:11 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 21km N of Yucca Valley, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-02-25 00:11:54 UTC
Depth
11.9 km (7.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.895° N, 116.564° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
56°
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: 173 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.921km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 16257 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 2.510km NE of Indio, CA · 16256 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 1.79km ESE of Palomar Observatory, CA · 16256 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.74km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16256 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.07km NNE of Banning, CA · 16256 days ago · 14 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 2.29km NE of Indio, CA · 16256 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 2.034km NNE of North Shore, CA · 16256 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 1.810km SW of Anza, CA · 16256 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 1.813km WSW of Salton City, CA · 16255 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 4.512km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16255 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 2.612km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16255 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.014km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16255 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.412km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16255 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 4.111km NNW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16255 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 2.711km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16255 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 2.412km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16255 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 2.112km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16255 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 2.111km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16255 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.711km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16255 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 1.711km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16255 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 1.811km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16255 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 2.513km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16255 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  23. 1.57km WSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16255 days ago · 19 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 1.811km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16255 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 1.811km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16255 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 1.912km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16255 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 1.610km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16255 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  28. 1.812km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16255 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  29. 1.811km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16255 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 3.112km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16255 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 2.112km E of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 16255 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  32. 1.611km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16255 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  33. 1.912km SE of Anza, CA · 16254 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  34. 2.012km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16254 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  35. 2.214km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16254 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  36. 2.316km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 16254 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  37. 1.72km ESE of Highland, CA · 16254 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  38. 2.013km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16254 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  39. 2.512km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16254 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  40. 2.316km SE of Anza, CA · 16253 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  41. 1.59km N of Anza, CA · 16253 days ago · 14 km deep · 31 km away
  42. 1.711km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 16253 days ago · 19 km deep · 22 km away
  43. 1.95km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16252 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  44. 2.28km E of Yucaipa, CA · 16252 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
  45. 1.64km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16252 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  46. 1.68km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16252 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  47. 2.01km ENE of Winchester, CA · 16251 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  48. 1.76km SW of Joshua Tree, CA · 16251 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  49. 1.86km SW of Joshua Tree, CA · 16250 days ago · -1 km deep · 29 km away
  50. 1.86km SW of Joshua Tree, CA · 16250 days ago · -1 km deep · 30 km away
  51. 1.55km SW of Joshua Tree, CA · 16250 days ago · -1 km deep · 30 km away
  52. 1.611km SE of Anza, CA · 16250 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  53. 2.64km NE of Cabazon, CA · 16250 days ago · 14 km deep · 19 km away
  54. 1.72km SE of Lytle Creek, CA · 16250 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  55. 1.616km NW of Morongo Valley, CA · 16250 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  56. 2.52km WSW of Rialto, CA · 16250 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  57. 2.96km S of Redlands, CA · 16250 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  58. 2.36km SW of Joshua Tree, CA · 16249 days ago · -1 km deep · 30 km away
  59. 2.52km NNE of Loma Linda, CA · 16249 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  60. 2.310km SE of Yucca Valley, CA · 16249 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away

The first 60 of 173.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci106337. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:16 PM UTC.