California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 1km WSW of Garnet, CA

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 1km WSW of Garnet, CA on Sun, Aug 15, 1982, 2:50 PM PDT (21:50 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 5km SW of Salton City, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1982-08-15 21:50:15 UTC
Depth
10.8 km (6.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.898° N, 116.555° 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
38°
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: 196 in the 60 days after this one and 121 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.816km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16118 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 2.626km NW of Desert Center, CA · 16117 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 2.50km SE of Anza, CA · 16117 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 2.326km NW of Desert Center, CA · 16117 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.526km NW of Desert Center, CA · 16117 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.814km SE of Anza, CA · 16117 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 1.74km WNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16117 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.626km NW of Desert Center, CA · 16117 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.52km NNE of Muscoy, CA · 16117 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 1.92km N of Muscoy, CA · 16117 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 2.07km S of Idyllwild, CA · 16117 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 1.91km ENE of Anza, CA · 16117 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 1.929km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 16116 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 1.67km NNW of Garnet, CA · 16115 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 2.38km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16115 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 2.017km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 16115 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 1.918km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 16115 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 2.126km NW of Desert Center, CA · 16114 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 1.78km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 16114 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 1.63km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16114 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  21. 1.921km ESE of Anza, CA · 16114 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  22. 1.721km ESE of Anza, CA · 16114 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  23. 3.35km W of Borrego Springs, CA · 16112 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  24. 2.14km WNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16112 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  25. 2.24km WNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16112 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  26. 2.54km W of Borrego Springs, CA · 16112 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  27. 1.93km W of Borrego Springs, CA · 16112 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  28. 2.11km N of Anza, CA · 16111 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  29. 1.512km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16111 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  30. 1.74km W of Borrego Springs, CA · 16111 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  31. 2.120km ESE of Anza, CA · 16111 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  32. 2.54km W of Borrego Springs, CA · 16111 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  33. 1.77km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 16110 days ago · 16 km deep · 21 km away
  34. 1.736km SW of Ludlow, CA · 16110 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  35. 1.617km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 16110 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
  36. 2.55km N of Banning, CA · 16110 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
  37. 1.518km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 16109 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  38. 2.09km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 16109 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
  39. 2.614km SE of Anza, CA · 16109 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  40. 1.99km NNE of Banning, CA · 16109 days ago · 17 km deep · 30 km away
  41. 2.111km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16108 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  42. 1.62km ENE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 16108 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  43. 2.35km NNE of Murrieta, CA · 16108 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  44. 1.88km SSW of Lucerne Valley, CA · 16108 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  45. 2.410km SE of Big Bear City, CA · 16108 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  46. 1.67km NW of Aguanga, CA · 16108 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  47. 1.619km S of Joshua Tree, CA · 16108 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  48. 1.514km SE of Anza, CA · 16107 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  49. 1.95km W of Fontana, CA · 16107 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
  50. 1.814km SE of Anza, CA · 16107 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  51. 1.94km W of Borrego Springs, CA · 16107 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  52. 1.912km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 16107 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  53. 1.814km SW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 16107 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  54. 1.75km SW of Salton City, CA · 16107 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  55. 1.61km NW of Colton, CA · 16107 days ago · 17 km deep · 74 km away
  56. 3.55km SW of Salton City, CA · 16107 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  57. 1.94km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 16106 days ago · 18 km deep · 27 km away
  58. 2.013km N of Warner Springs, CA · 16106 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  59. 1.65km E of Cabazon, CA · 16106 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  60. 1.916km NNW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 16105 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away

The first 60 of 196.

Before

  1. 1.718km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16118 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 1.818km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16118 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 1.518km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16118 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 1.85km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16118 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.712km E of Yucaipa, CA · 16119 days ago · 19 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 1.91km ENE of Anza, CA · 16119 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 1.93km WNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16119 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.84km WNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16119 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 1.75km ENE of Banning, CA · 16119 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 1.711km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16119 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 1.811km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16119 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 3.010km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16119 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 2.92km N of Muscoy, CA · 16119 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 1.69km SSW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 16119 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 2.014km E of Julian, CA · 16119 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 1.626km NW of Desert Center, CA · 16120 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 1.712km SE of Anza, CA · 16120 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 2.118km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16121 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 2.121km ESE of Anza, CA · 16121 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 2.14km NE of San Bernardino, CA · 16121 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci506588. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:31 AM UTC.