California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 8km NE of Imperial, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 8km NE of Imperial, CA on Sat, May 8, 1982, 5:11 AM PDT (12:11 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 11km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-05-08 12:11:01 UTC
Depth
13.8 km (8.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.906° N, 115.521° 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
79°
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: 81 in the 60 days after this one and 50 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.211km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16206 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 2.311km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16206 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 2.31km N of Brawley, CA · 16204 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 2.12km NNW of Brawley, CA · 16204 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 2.03km NNW of Brawley, CA · 16204 days ago · 15 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 2.415km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16204 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 2.67km S of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 16203 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.812km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16203 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.010km S of Holtville, CA · 16202 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 2.08km SSW of Holtville, CA · 16202 days ago · 17 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 2.520km ESE of Julian, CA · 16201 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.63km W of Brawley, CA · 16200 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 2.130km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16200 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 2.716km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16197 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 1.624km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16196 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 2.212km ENE of Thermal, CA · 16195 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.717km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16194 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 2.716km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16194 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.617km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16194 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 1.74km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16193 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 1.821km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 16192 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  22. 2.33km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16192 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  23. 2.74km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 16191 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 1.69km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16191 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 1.612km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16190 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  26. 2.639km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16190 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  27. 2.05km W of Borrego Springs, CA · 16188 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 2.314km WNW of Imperial, CA · 16187 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  29. 2.27km SSE of Brawley, CA · 16185 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
  30. 1.52km NW of Brawley, CA · 16185 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
  31. 1.70km WSW of Brawley, CA · 16185 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
  32. 2.212km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16184 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  33. 3.311km WNW of Niland, CA · 16183 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  34. 1.815km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16183 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  35. 1.58km WSW of Salton City, CA · 16182 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  36. 1.715km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16178 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  37. 2.711km SSE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16177 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  38. 1.711km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16177 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  39. 1.615km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16177 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  40. 2.014km E of Julian, CA · 16176 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  41. 3.26km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16176 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  42. 2.141km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16171 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  43. 1.615km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16169 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  44. 2.114km SSE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16169 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  45. 1.74km WNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16169 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  46. 2.311km N of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16169 days ago · 14 km deep · 31 km away
  47. 2.452km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16169 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  48. 1.615km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16169 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  49. 2.115km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 16168 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  50. 2.823km NNW of Ocotillo, CA · 16167 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  51. 1.94km WSW of Brawley, CA · 16166 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
  52. 1.67km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 16166 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  53. 1.612km WSW of Salton City, CA · 16165 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  54. 1.720km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16165 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  55. 2.47km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 16165 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  56. 2.17km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 16165 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  57. 1.77km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 16165 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  58. 1.67km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 16164 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  59. 2.38km NNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16163 days ago · 16 km deep · 29 km away
  60. 2.314km WSW of Heber, CA · 16162 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away

The first 60 of 81.

Before

  1. 1.93km W of Brawley, CA · 16208 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 2.111km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16209 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 2.320km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16209 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 2.312km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16209 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 2.320km SSE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16212 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 1.67km ESE of North Shore, CA · 16212 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 2.08km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 16213 days ago · 20 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 2.57km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 16214 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 2.314km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16215 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 2.416km NNW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16215 days ago · 18 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 2.318km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16215 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 2.68km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 16216 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 1.711km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16216 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 2.226km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16217 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 2.56km SW of Salton City, CA · 16217 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 2.313km ESE of North Shore, CA · 16218 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 2.010km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16219 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 1.55km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 16220 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 2.53km SW of Brawley, CA · 16221 days ago · 14 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 1.916km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16222 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci530365. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:33 PM UTC.