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M1.9 earthquake 7km ENE of Moreno Valley, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 7km ENE of Moreno Valley, CA on Sat, Sep 11, 1982, 9:53 PM PDT (04:53 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 7km S of Idyllwild, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-09-12 04:53:11 UTC
Depth
15.8 km (9.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.953° N, 117.165° 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
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: 199 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.84km NE of Banning, CA · 16065 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 1.72km ESE of Cabazon, CA · 16064 days ago · 17 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 1.614km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16064 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.82km NNW of Rancho Cucamonga, CA · 16063 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 1.85km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 16063 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 1.710km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 16063 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.79km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 16063 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 1.824km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 16063 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 1.97km S of Idyllwild, CA · 16063 days ago · 16 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 1.88km W of Adelanto, CA · 16063 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 1.812km NNE of Thousand Palms, CA · 16063 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 2.520km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 16063 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 1.78km SSW of Beaumont, CA · 16063 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 1.74km WNW of Anza, CA · 16063 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 1.610km NE of Cabazon, CA · 16062 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 1.75km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 16062 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 1.89km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 16062 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 1.614km SE of Anza, CA · 16061 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 1.78km S of Idyllwild, CA · 16061 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 1.98km S of Idyllwild, CA · 16061 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
  21. 2.39km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 16061 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  22. 2.010km WSW of Anza, CA · 16060 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  23. 1.921km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 16060 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  24. 2.78km W of Palomar Observatory, CA · 16060 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  25. 2.17km W of Palomar Observatory, CA · 16059 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  26. 1.79km NNW of Anza, CA · 16059 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  27. 2.110km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 16059 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  28. 2.56km NE of Nuevo, CA · 16058 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
  29. 1.63km SW of Banning, CA · 16057 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
  30. 1.75km NE of Cabazon, CA · 16057 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  31. 1.56km NE of Cabazon, CA · 16057 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
  32. 1.516km SE of Anza, CA · 16056 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  33. 2.012km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 16056 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  34. 1.912km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 16056 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  35. 2.011km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 16056 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  36. 1.911km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 16056 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  37. 2.512km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 16056 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  38. 2.211km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 16056 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  39. 2.611km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 16056 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  40. 2.712km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 16056 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  41. 2.612km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 16056 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  42. 2.311km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 16056 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  43. 2.012km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 16056 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  44. 2.312km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 16055 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
  45. 2.013km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 16055 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  46. 1.624km ESE of Anza, CA · 16055 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  47. 2.012km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 16055 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  48. 2.212km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 16055 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  49. 1.912km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 16055 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  50. 1.911km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 16054 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  51. 1.716km ESE of Anza, CA · 16054 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  52. 1.712km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 16054 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  53. 1.78km WSW of Lucerne Valley, CA · 16053 days ago · -1 km deep · 52 km away
  54. 1.612km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 16053 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  55. 1.93km SE of Redlands, CA · 16053 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  56. 1.64km WNW of Fontana, CA · 16052 days ago · 15 km deep · 35 km away
  57. 2.64km SSE of Charter Oak, CA · 16052 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  58. 1.94km SSE of Charter Oak, CA · 16052 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  59. 1.71km ENE of Walnut, CA · 16052 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  60. 2.04km NW of Diamond Bar, CA · 16052 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away

The first 60 of 199.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci507621. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:33 PM UTC.