California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 36km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 36km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA on Mon, Aug 9, 1982, 4:53 PM PDT (23:53 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 2km N of Muscoy, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1982-08-09 23:53:03 UTC
Depth
2.1 km (1.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.442° N, 116.438° 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
80°
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: 148 in the 60 days after this one and 58 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.07km WNW of San Jacinto, CA · 16127 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 2.13km S of Idyllwild, CA · 16126 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.65km N of Moreno Valley, CA · 16125 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 2.216km S of Joshua Tree, CA · 16125 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 2.04km NE of San Bernardino, CA · 16125 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.14km NE of San Bernardino, CA · 16125 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.626km NW of Desert Center, CA · 16124 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.69km SSW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 16123 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 2.92km N of Muscoy, CA · 16123 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.75km ENE of Banning, CA · 16123 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 1.712km E of Yucaipa, CA · 16122 days ago · 19 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 1.71km WSW of Garnet, CA · 16121 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 2.626km NW of Desert Center, CA · 16121 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 2.326km NW of Desert Center, CA · 16121 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.526km NW of Desert Center, CA · 16121 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.626km NW of Desert Center, CA · 16121 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.52km NNE of Muscoy, CA · 16121 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 1.92km N of Muscoy, CA · 16120 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 2.07km S of Idyllwild, CA · 16120 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.929km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 16119 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  21. 1.67km NNW of Garnet, CA · 16119 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  22. 2.017km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 16118 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  23. 1.918km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 16118 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  24. 2.126km NW of Desert Center, CA · 16118 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  25. 1.78km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 16118 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  26. 1.77km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 16114 days ago · 16 km deep · 59 km away
  27. 1.736km SW of Ludlow, CA · 16114 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  28. 1.617km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 16114 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  29. 2.55km N of Banning, CA · 16113 days ago · 17 km deep · 66 km away
  30. 1.518km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 16113 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  31. 2.09km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 16113 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  32. 1.99km NNE of Banning, CA · 16112 days ago · 17 km deep · 62 km away
  33. 1.62km ENE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 16112 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  34. 1.88km SSW of Lucerne Valley, CA · 16112 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  35. 2.410km SE of Big Bear City, CA · 16112 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  36. 1.619km S of Joshua Tree, CA · 16111 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  37. 1.920km SSE of Fort Irwin, CA · 16111 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  38. 1.912km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 16111 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  39. 1.814km SW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 16111 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  40. 1.61km NW of Colton, CA · 16110 days ago · 17 km deep · 91 km away
  41. 1.94km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 16110 days ago · 18 km deep · 86 km away
  42. 1.65km E of Cabazon, CA · 16109 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  43. 2.612km S of Barstow, CA · 16109 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  44. 1.916km NNW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 16109 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
  45. 2.03km SW of San Bernardino, CA · 16109 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away
  46. 2.220km S of Fort Irwin, CA · 16107 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  47. 2.37km S of Idyllwild, CA · 16107 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  48. 2.03km NNE of Moreno Valley, CA · 16107 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  49. 2.122km ENE of Fort Irwin, CA · 16107 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  50. 2.08km NE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 16106 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  51. 1.816km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 16106 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  52. 1.76km S of Idyllwild, CA · 16105 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away
  53. 1.610km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 16104 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  54. 1.714km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 16104 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  55. 1.840km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 16104 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  56. 1.724km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 16103 days ago · -1 km deep · 15 km away
  57. 2.01km NNE of Yucaipa, CA · 16103 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  58. 2.115km ENE of Barstow, CA · 16102 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  59. 1.54km NE of Yucaipa, CA · 16102 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
  60. 2.031km NW of Ludlow, CA · 16101 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away

The first 60 of 148.

Before

  1. 1.62km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 16129 days ago · 18 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 2.118km NW of Yucca Valley, CA · 16129 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 1.840km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 16130 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 1.74km SE of Running Springs, CA · 16131 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 2.04km ESE of Running Springs, CA · 16132 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 1.613km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 16132 days ago · 17 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 1.910km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 16132 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 1.53km ENE of Anza, CA · 16134 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.75km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 16135 days ago · 16 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 1.612km N of Big Bear City, CA · 16136 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 1.517km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 16136 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 1.72km NW of San Bernardino, CA · 16136 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 1.518km NW of Yucca Valley, CA · 16136 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 1.78km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 16137 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 2.18km NE of Barstow, CA · 16138 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 1.67km ENE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 16139 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 1.95km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 16139 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 2.829km SE of Fort Irwin, CA · 16139 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 1.82km SE of Colton, CA · 16140 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 1.92km NNE of Muscoy, CA · 16140 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci506344. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:27 AM UTC.