M1.7 earthquake 9km WSW of Idyllwild, CA
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 9km WSW of Idyllwild, CA on Thu, Nov 4, 1982, 9:15 AM PST (17:15 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M1.8 12km N of Borrego Springs, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (mc), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-11-04 17:15:07 UTC
- Depth
- 15.9 km (9.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 33.702° N, 116.807° W
- Region
- California
- 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
- 37°
- 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 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.812km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16005 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.65km NNW of Moreno Valley, CA · 16005 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.34km W of Anza, CA · 16005 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.12km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 16005 days ago · 17 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.69km E of Cabazon, CA · 16004 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.42km SW of Colton, CA · 16004 days ago · 17 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.510km NE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 16004 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.94km NE of La Verne, CA · 16004 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.65km WSW of Aguanga, CA · 16003 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.94km SW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 16003 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.05km N of Anza, CA · 16003 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.26km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16003 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.58km N of Cabazon, CA · 16003 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.38km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 16003 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.812km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 16003 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.74km WNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16003 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.011km NNE of Aguanga, CA · 16002 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.922km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16001 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.96km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 16001 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.52km SW of Garnet, CA · 16001 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.79km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 16000 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.22km E of Anza, CA · 16000 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.73km WNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15999 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.86km E of Cabazon, CA · 15999 days ago · 16 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.57km E of Cabazon, CA · 15999 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.810km ESE of Anza, CA · 15999 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.610km W of Garnet, CA · 15999 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.518km E of Lucerne Valley, CA · 15999 days ago · -2 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.617km NNE of Big Bear City, CA · 15999 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.17km NNE of Crestline, CA · 15998 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.86km SW of Beaumont, CA · 15998 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.513km SSW of Lucerne Valley, CA · 15998 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.72km E of Anza, CA · 15997 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.55km W of Anza, CA · 15997 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.69km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 15997 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.713km SSW of Lucerne Valley, CA · 15997 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.016km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15997 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.814km SE of Anza, CA · 15996 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.67km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15996 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.810km W of Garnet, CA · 15996 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.47km S of Yucca Valley, CA · 15995 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.75km SW of Salton City, CA · 15995 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.711km E of Joshua Tree, CA · 15994 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.66km SSE of Mentone, CA · 15993 days ago · 17 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.05km SSW of Redlands, CA · 15993 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.97km ESE of Cabazon, CA · 15993 days ago · 16 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.78km ESE of Cabazon, CA · 15993 days ago · 18 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.914km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15993 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.816km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 15993 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.815km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15993 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.913km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15993 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.210km NNE of Thousand Palms, CA · 15992 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.510km NNE of Thousand Palms, CA · 15992 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.418km S of Big Bear City, CA · 15991 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.59km NE of Thousand Palms, CA · 15991 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.04km W of Aguanga, CA · 15991 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.515km SE of Anza, CA · 15991 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.26km SE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15991 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.313km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15990 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.55km S of Redlands, CA · 15990 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
The first 60 of 200.
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci503282. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:57 PM UTC.