California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 20km SW of La Quinta, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 20km SW of La Quinta, CA on Sat, Feb 13, 1982, 3:46 AM PST (11:46 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 22km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-02-13 11:46:30 UTC
Depth
8.9 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.517° N, 116.439° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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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: 189 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.922km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16270 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.318km NNE of Warner Springs, CA · 16270 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 2.110km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16270 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 2.22km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 16270 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 2.14km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 16270 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.69km N of Cabazon, CA · 16270 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 1.72km ESE of Loma Linda, CA · 16269 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.818km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16269 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 2.112km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 16269 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 1.99km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 16269 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 2.120km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16269 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 1.821km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16269 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 1.719km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16268 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 1.918km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 16268 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 1.74km E of Yucca Valley, CA · 16268 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 2.612km SE of Anza, CA · 16268 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 2.04km E of Yucca Valley, CA · 16268 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 2.315km NE of Indio, CA · 16267 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 2.315km NE of Indio, CA · 16267 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 1.98km NE of Thousand Palms, CA · 16267 days ago · -1 km deep · 41 km away
  21. 2.84km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 16267 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  22. 2.323km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16266 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 1.721km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 16266 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  24. 1.510km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16266 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  25. 1.71km SSE of Anza, CA · 16265 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  26. 1.818km NNE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 16265 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  27. 1.712km WNW of Morongo Valley, CA · 16265 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  28. 2.65km NNW of Big Bear City, CA · 16265 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  29. 2.16km SSE of Mentone, CA · 16265 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  30. 1.815km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16265 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  31. 1.64km NNW of San Jacinto, CA · 16265 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
  32. 1.515km NE of Indio, CA · 16265 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  33. 1.721km ESE of Julian, CA · 16264 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  34. 2.112km NE of Julian, CA · 16264 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  35. 2.221km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16264 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  36. 1.96km NE of Moreno Valley, CA · 16264 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away
  37. 1.95km E of Cabazon, CA · 16263 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  38. 2.613km NE of Thousand Palms, CA · 16261 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  39. 1.813km NE of Thousand Palms, CA · 16261 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  40. 2.227km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16260 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  41. 1.85km NNE of Thousand Palms, CA · 16260 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  42. 1.95km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 16260 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  43. 2.018km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16259 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  44. 1.710km NNW of Anza, CA · 16259 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  45. 2.23km ESE of Highland, CA · 16258 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  46. 2.63km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 16258 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  47. 2.216km SE of Anza, CA · 16258 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  48. 2.621km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 16258 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  49. 1.84km E of Yucca Valley, CA · 16258 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  50. 1.53km E of Yucca Valley, CA · 16258 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  51. 2.110km NE of Coachella, CA · 16257 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  52. 1.921km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 16257 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  53. 2.510km NE of Indio, CA · 16257 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  54. 1.718km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16257 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  55. 1.79km ESE of Palomar Observatory, CA · 16257 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
  56. 1.74km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16257 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  57. 2.07km NNE of Banning, CA · 16257 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  58. 2.29km NE of Indio, CA · 16256 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  59. 2.034km NNE of North Shore, CA · 16256 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  60. 1.921km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 16256 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away

The first 60 of 189.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci105779. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:32 PM UTC.