California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 4km W of Garnet, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 4km W of Garnet, CA on Sun, Mar 7, 1982, 12:37 PM PST (20:37 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 1km ENE of Winchester, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-03-07 20:37:29 UTC
Depth
7.2 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.899° N, 116.591° 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
28°
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: 165 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.68km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16252 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 2.01km ENE of Winchester, CA · 16252 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 1.76km SW of Joshua Tree, CA · 16251 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 1.86km SW of Joshua Tree, CA · 16251 days ago · -1 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 1.86km SW of Joshua Tree, CA · 16251 days ago · -1 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 1.55km SW of Joshua Tree, CA · 16251 days ago · -1 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 1.611km SE of Anza, CA · 16251 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 2.64km NE of Cabazon, CA · 16251 days ago · 14 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 1.72km SE of Lytle Creek, CA · 16251 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.616km NW of Morongo Valley, CA · 16251 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 2.52km WSW of Rialto, CA · 16250 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 2.96km S of Redlands, CA · 16250 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 2.36km SW of Joshua Tree, CA · 16250 days ago · -1 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 2.52km NNE of Loma Linda, CA · 16249 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 2.310km SE of Yucca Valley, CA · 16249 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 1.85km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 16249 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 2.27km N of Idyllwild, CA · 16248 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 2.84km E of Yucca Valley, CA · 16248 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 1.74km E of Yucca Valley, CA · 16248 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 2.64km E of Yucca Valley, CA · 16248 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  21. 3.24km E of Yucca Valley, CA · 16248 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  22. 1.74km E of Yucca Valley, CA · 16248 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  23. 1.84km E of Running Springs, CA · 16248 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  24. 2.19km ESE of Palomar Observatory, CA · 16248 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  25. 1.92km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 16248 days ago · 16 km deep · 62 km away
  26. 2.35km ESE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 16248 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  27. 2.26km S of Redlands, CA · 16247 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  28. 2.56km S of Redlands, CA · 16247 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  29. 2.36km S of Redlands, CA · 16247 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  30. 1.64km E of Yucca Valley, CA · 16246 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  31. 1.511km S of Big Bear City, CA · 16246 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  32. 1.612km SE of Anza, CA · 16246 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  33. 2.64km E of Yucca Valley, CA · 16246 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  34. 1.53km E of Yucca Valley, CA · 16245 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
  35. 1.86km S of Redlands, CA · 16245 days ago · 17 km deep · 57 km away
  36. 2.13km E of Yucca Valley, CA · 16245 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  37. 1.817km E of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 16244 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  38. 1.624km ESE of Anza, CA · 16244 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  39. 2.17km E of Lucerne Valley, CA · 16243 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  40. 2.11km WSW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 16243 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  41. 2.014km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16243 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  42. 1.79km SSW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 16243 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  43. 2.133km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 16242 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  44. 1.84km W of Borrego Springs, CA · 16242 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  45. 1.817km SE of Big Bear City, CA · 16241 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  46. 2.415km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 16241 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  47. 2.01km ENE of Winchester, CA · 16241 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  48. 2.62km WNW of Aguanga, CA · 16240 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  49. 1.84km WNW of Anza, CA · 16240 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  50. 2.06km S of Mentone, CA · 16240 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  51. 1.821km ESE of Anza, CA · 16239 days ago · 16 km deep · 46 km away
  52. 1.921km ESE of Anza, CA · 16239 days ago · 16 km deep · 46 km away
  53. 2.218km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16239 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  54. 2.028km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 16239 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  55. 1.66km E of North Shore, CA · 16238 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  56. 1.811km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 16238 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  57. 2.02km E of Muscoy, CA · 16238 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  58. 2.02km E of Muscoy, CA · 16238 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  59. 1.817km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16238 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
  60. 2.016km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16238 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away

The first 60 of 165.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci106906. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 5:15 AM UTC.