California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 5km NNW of Mentone, CA

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 5km NNW of Mentone, CA on Tue, Jan 26, 1982, 10:35 AM PST (18:35 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 4km NW of Aguanga, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-01-26 18:35:38 UTC
Depth
10.9 km (6.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.106° N, 117.163° 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
41°
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: 158 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.14km ENE of Yucca Valley, CA · 16287 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 1.85km ENE of Yucca Valley, CA · 16287 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 2.15km ESE of Valle Vista, CA · 16287 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.711km SW of Anza, CA · 16287 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 3.04km NW of Aguanga, CA · 16286 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.44km NW of Aguanga, CA · 16286 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 1.821km ESE of Anza, CA · 16286 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.58km S of Pearblossum, CA · 16286 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 2.238km SW of Ludlow, CA · 16286 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 2.11km N of Loma Linda, CA · 16285 days ago · 15 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 1.98km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 16285 days ago · 17 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 1.86km NE of Running Springs, CA · 16285 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 1.67km NNW of Cabazon, CA · 16285 days ago · 18 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 1.615km ESE of Anza, CA · 16285 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 1.97km SSE of Idyllwild, CA · 16285 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 1.63km SW of San Bernardino, CA · 16284 days ago · 19 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 1.84km SSW of Calimesa, CA · 16284 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 2.14km E of Yucca Valley, CA · 16284 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 1.64km E of Yucca Valley, CA · 16284 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 2.14km E of Yucca Valley, CA · 16284 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  21. 2.43km E of Yucca Valley, CA · 16284 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 2.14km E of Yucca Valley, CA · 16284 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  23. 2.94km E of Yucca Valley, CA · 16284 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  24. 1.64km ENE of Yucca Valley, CA · 16284 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  25. 1.510km NNW of Anza, CA · 16284 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 3.04km E of Yucca Valley, CA · 16283 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  27. 1.64km E of Yucca Valley, CA · 16283 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  28. 2.34km E of Yucca Valley, CA · 16283 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  29. 3.64km NNW of Colton, CA · 16283 days ago · 20 km deep · 15 km away
  30. 2.02km WSW of Loma Linda, CA · 16283 days ago · 16 km deep · 13 km away
  31. 1.811km NW of Garnet, CA · 16283 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  32. 1.66km N of Moreno Valley, CA · 16283 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  33. 1.94km W of Orange, CA · 16282 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  34. 1.68km SW of Woodcrest, CA · 16282 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  35. 1.73km SSE of Devore, CA · 16281 days ago · 14 km deep · 23 km away
  36. 1.72km WSW of Garnet, CA · 16281 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  37. 1.66km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 16281 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  38. 1.810km WSW of Anza, CA · 16281 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  39. 3.94km E of Yucca Valley, CA · 16281 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  40. 2.54km E of Yucca Valley, CA · 16281 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  41. 2.04km E of Yucca Valley, CA · 16281 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  42. 2.234km E of Barstow, CA · 16281 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  43. 1.55km ENE of Yucca Valley, CA · 16280 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  44. 1.610km WSW of Anza, CA · 16280 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  45. 1.712km SE of Anza, CA · 16280 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  46. 2.15km N of Banning, CA · 16280 days ago · 18 km deep · 30 km away
  47. 1.74km E of Yucca Valley, CA · 16280 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  48. 1.92km ESE of Calimesa, CA · 16280 days ago · 16 km deep · 18 km away
  49. 1.72km WSW of Garnet, CA · 16280 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  50. 1.51km S of San Jacinto, CA · 16280 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  51. 1.74km E of Yucca Valley, CA · 16279 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  52. 1.53km W of Devore, CA · 16279 days ago · 14 km deep · 28 km away
  53. 1.73km WNW of Yucaipa, CA · 16279 days ago · 17 km deep · 11 km away
  54. 1.99km NE of Indio, CA · 16278 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  55. 2.54km E of Yucca Valley, CA · 16278 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  56. 2.44km E of Yucca Valley, CA · 16278 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  57. 2.14km E of Yucca Valley, CA · 16278 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  58. 2.64km S of Highland, CA · 16278 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  59. 2.04km E of Yucca Valley, CA · 16278 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  60. 2.24km S of Highland, CA · 16278 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away

The first 60 of 158.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci105031. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:26 PM UTC.