California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 10km W of Garnet, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 10km W of Garnet, CA on Fri, Dec 3, 1982, 4:09 PM PST (00:09 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 4km N of Fontana, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-12-04 00:09:53 UTC
Depth
1.9 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.895° N, 116.648° 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
51°
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: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 147 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.518km E of Lucerne Valley, CA · 16006 days ago · -2 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 1.617km NNE of Big Bear City, CA · 16006 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 2.17km NNE of Crestline, CA · 16006 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 1.624km W of Amboy, CA · 16005 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.86km SW of Beaumont, CA · 16005 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 1.513km SSW of Lucerne Valley, CA · 16005 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 1.72km E of Anza, CA · 16005 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 1.55km W of Anza, CA · 16004 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 2.69km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 16004 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 1.713km SSW of Lucerne Valley, CA · 16004 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 1.814km SE of Anza, CA · 16004 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 1.67km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 16003 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 1.810km W of Garnet, CA · 16003 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  14. 2.47km S of Yucca Valley, CA · 16003 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 2.75km SW of Salton City, CA · 16002 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 1.735km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 16002 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 2.711km E of Joshua Tree, CA · 16002 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 2.66km SSE of Mentone, CA · 16001 days ago · 17 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 2.05km SSW of Redlands, CA · 16001 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 1.97km ESE of Cabazon, CA · 16001 days ago · 16 km deep · 7 km away
  21. 1.78km ESE of Cabazon, CA · 16001 days ago · 18 km deep · 6 km away
  22. 2.914km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16000 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  23. 1.816km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 16000 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  24. 1.815km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16000 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  25. 1.913km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16000 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  26. 2.210km NNE of Thousand Palms, CA · 15999 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  27. 1.510km NNE of Thousand Palms, CA · 15999 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  28. 2.418km S of Big Bear City, CA · 15999 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  29. 1.59km NE of Thousand Palms, CA · 15999 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  30. 2.04km W of Aguanga, CA · 15998 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  31. 1.515km SE of Anza, CA · 15998 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  32. 2.26km SE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15998 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  33. 2.313km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15997 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  34. 1.55km S of Redlands, CA · 15997 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  35. 1.67km SW of Warner Springs, CA · 15997 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  36. 1.86km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15997 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  37. 2.110km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15997 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  38. 2.110km W of Anza, CA · 15997 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  39. 2.84km SW of Cabazon, CA · 15997 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
  40. 2.415km SE of Anza, CA · 15996 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  41. 1.812km N of Cabazon, CA · 15996 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  42. 2.29km SSW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 15996 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  43. 2.86km E of Lake Henshaw, CA · 15996 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  44. 2.05km NNW of Banning, CA · 15996 days ago · 16 km deep · 24 km away
  45. 1.81km WNW of Loma Linda, CA · 15995 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away
  46. 1.71km SSW of Lucerne Valley, CA · 15995 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  47. 1.87km W of Lucerne Valley, CA · 15995 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  48. 1.713km SE of Anza, CA · 15994 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  49. 2.14km WNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15994 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
  50. 2.811km NNE of Aguanga, CA · 15993 days ago · -1 km deep · 43 km away
  51. 1.73km SSE of Morongo Valley, CA · 15993 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  52. 2.78km NE of Banning, CA · 15993 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  53. 1.816km SE of Anza, CA · 15993 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  54. 1.68km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15993 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away
  55. 1.824km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 15992 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  56. 2.012km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15992 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  57. 1.75km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 15992 days ago · 16 km deep · 23 km away
  58. 1.95km SSE of Yucca Valley, CA · 15992 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  59. 1.92km ENE of Anza, CA · 15992 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  60. 1.816km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 15992 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away

The first 60 of 200.

Before

  1. 1.810km ESE of Anza, CA · 16006 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 1.57km E of Cabazon, CA · 16006 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 1.86km E of Cabazon, CA · 16006 days ago · 16 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 1.73km WNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16007 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 2.22km E of Anza, CA · 16007 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 1.79km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 16007 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 2.52km SW of Garnet, CA · 16008 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 1.96km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 16008 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 1.922km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16008 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 2.011km NNE of Aguanga, CA · 16009 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 1.74km WNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16010 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.812km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 16010 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 2.38km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 16010 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 1.58km N of Cabazon, CA · 16010 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 2.26km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16010 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 2.05km N of Anza, CA · 16010 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 1.94km SW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 16010 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 1.528km WSW of Amboy, CA · 16010 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 1.65km WSW of Aguanga, CA · 16010 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 1.510km NE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 16011 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci503835. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:44 AM UTC.