California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 17km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 17km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA on Wed, Aug 18, 1982, 1:48 PM PDT (20:48 UTC), 2 km (1 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
2.0 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1982-08-18 20:48:44 UTC
Depth
1.9 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.985° N, 116.261° 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
36°
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: 199 in the 60 days after this one and 119 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.918km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 16118 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.126km NW of Desert Center, CA · 16118 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.78km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 16117 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 1.63km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16117 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.921km ESE of Anza, CA · 16117 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.721km ESE of Anza, CA · 16117 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 3.35km W of Borrego Springs, CA · 16115 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 2.14km WNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16115 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 2.24km WNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16115 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.54km W of Borrego Springs, CA · 16115 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.93km W of Borrego Springs, CA · 16115 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 2.11km N of Anza, CA · 16115 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 1.512km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16115 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 1.74km W of Borrego Springs, CA · 16114 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 2.120km ESE of Anza, CA · 16114 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 2.54km W of Borrego Springs, CA · 16114 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 1.98km S of Bombay Beach, CA · 16114 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.77km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 16114 days ago · 16 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 1.736km SW of Ludlow, CA · 16113 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 1.617km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 16113 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  21. 2.55km N of Banning, CA · 16113 days ago · 17 km deep · 57 km away
  22. 1.518km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 16113 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  23. 2.09km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 16113 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  24. 2.614km SE of Anza, CA · 16112 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  25. 1.99km NNE of Banning, CA · 16112 days ago · 17 km deep · 55 km away
  26. 2.111km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16112 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  27. 1.62km ENE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 16112 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  28. 2.35km NNE of Murrieta, CA · 16112 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  29. 1.88km SSW of Lucerne Valley, CA · 16111 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  30. 2.410km SE of Big Bear City, CA · 16111 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  31. 1.67km NW of Aguanga, CA · 16111 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  32. 1.619km S of Joshua Tree, CA · 16111 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  33. 1.514km SE of Anza, CA · 16111 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  34. 1.814km SE of Anza, CA · 16111 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  35. 1.94km W of Borrego Springs, CA · 16111 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  36. 1.912km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 16111 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  37. 1.814km SW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 16111 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  38. 1.75km SW of Salton City, CA · 16110 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  39. 1.61km NW of Colton, CA · 16110 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away
  40. 3.55km SW of Salton City, CA · 16110 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  41. 1.94km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 16110 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away
  42. 2.013km N of Warner Springs, CA · 16110 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  43. 1.65km E of Cabazon, CA · 16109 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  44. 1.916km NNW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 16109 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
  45. 2.03km SW of San Bernardino, CA · 16109 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
  46. 1.912km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16108 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  47. 1.715km S of Salton City, CA · 16108 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  48. 1.64km S of Lake Henshaw, CA · 16107 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  49. 1.83km WNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16107 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  50. 2.37km S of Idyllwild, CA · 16107 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  51. 2.03km NNE of Moreno Valley, CA · 16106 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  52. 2.08km NE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 16106 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  53. 1.712km SE of Anza, CA · 16106 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  54. 1.816km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 16106 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  55. 2.55km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16106 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  56. 1.55km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16105 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  57. 2.86km E of Lake Henshaw, CA · 16105 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  58. 1.712km SE of Anza, CA · 16105 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  59. 2.014km SE of Anza, CA · 16105 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  60. 2.34km W of Borrego Springs, CA · 16105 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away

The first 60 of 199.

Before

  1. 2.38km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16118 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 1.67km NNW of Garnet, CA · 16118 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 1.929km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 16119 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.91km ENE of Anza, CA · 16120 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 2.07km S of Idyllwild, CA · 16120 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 1.626km NW of Desert Center, CA · 16120 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 1.74km WNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16120 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.814km SE of Anza, CA · 16121 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 1.526km NW of Desert Center, CA · 16121 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 2.326km NW of Desert Center, CA · 16121 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 2.50km SE of Anza, CA · 16121 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 2.626km NW of Desert Center, CA · 16121 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 2.816km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16121 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 1.71km WSW of Garnet, CA · 16121 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 1.718km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16121 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 1.818km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16121 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 1.518km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16121 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 1.85km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16122 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 1.712km E of Yucaipa, CA · 16122 days ago · 19 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 1.91km ENE of Anza, CA · 16122 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci506701. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:40 PM UTC.