California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 5km NW of Garnet, CA

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 5km NW of Garnet, CA on Sun, Dec 26, 1982, 12:53 AM PST (08:53 UTC), 14 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 1km NNE of Loma Linda, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-12-26 08:53:33 UTC
Depth
13.5 km (8.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.938° N, 116.585° 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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Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
34°
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 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.010km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 15946 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 1.99km WNW of Lake Henshaw, CA · 15946 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.81km NE of Anza, CA · 15945 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 1.516km ENE of Yucaipa, CA · 15945 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 2.227km WSW of Amboy, CA · 15945 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.527km WSW of Amboy, CA · 15945 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.79km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 15945 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 2.41km NNE of Loma Linda, CA · 15945 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 2.73km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15945 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 2.214km SE of Anza, CA · 15944 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 2.022km NE of Thermal, CA · 15944 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 1.510km NE of Aguanga, CA · 15944 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 2.321km NE of Thermal, CA · 15944 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 2.022km NE of Thermal, CA · 15944 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 1.621km NE of Thermal, CA · 15944 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 1.923km ESE of Anza, CA · 15944 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 2.16km NE of Cabazon, CA · 15944 days ago · 16 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 2.822km NE of Thermal, CA · 15944 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 2.622km NE of Thermal, CA · 15944 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 2.322km NE of Thermal, CA · 15944 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  21. 1.922km ESE of Anza, CA · 15943 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  22. 2.328km WSW of Amboy, CA · 15943 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 2.010km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15943 days ago · 14 km deep · 6 km away
  24. 2.113km SE of Anza, CA · 15942 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  25. 2.75km NNW of Cabazon, CA · 15942 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
  26. 1.528km WSW of Amboy, CA · 15942 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  27. 2.327km WSW of Amboy, CA · 15942 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 2.028km WSW of Amboy, CA · 15942 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  29. 2.627km WSW of Amboy, CA · 15942 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
  30. 2.13km ESE of Ontario, CA · 15942 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  31. 1.84km SSE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 15942 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  32. 1.76km SSW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 15942 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  33. 1.827km WSW of Amboy, CA · 15942 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  34. 1.928km WSW of Amboy, CA · 15942 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  35. 2.628km WSW of Amboy, CA · 15942 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  36. 1.528km WSW of Amboy, CA · 15942 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  37. 2.124km NE of Thermal, CA · 15942 days ago · -1 km deep · 62 km away
  38. 2.127km WSW of Amboy, CA · 15942 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  39. 2.227km WSW of Amboy, CA · 15942 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  40. 2.01km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 15942 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
  41. 1.928km WSW of Amboy, CA · 15941 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  42. 1.611km WSW of Anza, CA · 15941 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  43. 1.511km WSW of Anza, CA · 15941 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  44. 1.718km ESE of Anza, CA · 15941 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  45. 2.311km WSW of Anza, CA · 15941 days ago · -1 km deep · 50 km away
  46. 2.15km N of Fontana, CA · 15941 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  47. 2.327km WSW of Amboy, CA · 15941 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
  48. 1.523km NE of Indio, CA · 15941 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  49. 2.036km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15940 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  50. 1.91km WNW of Julian, CA · 15940 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
  51. 2.028km WSW of Amboy, CA · 15940 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  52. 2.94km SSE of Lytle Creek, CA · 15940 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  53. 1.95km SSE of Idyllwild, CA · 15940 days ago · 16 km deep · 29 km away
  54. 1.54km SW of Salton City, CA · 15940 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  55. 1.95km SW of Salton City, CA · 15940 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  56. 1.75km W of Anza, CA · 15940 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  57. 2.19km W of Morongo Valley, CA · 15940 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  58. 1.95km SW of Salton City, CA · 15940 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  59. 1.63km SE of Beaumont, CA · 15939 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
  60. 1.716km N of Indio, CA · 15939 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away

The first 60 of 179.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci500556. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:30 PM UTC.