California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 8km W of Morongo Valley, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 8km W of Morongo Valley, CA on Sat, Nov 13, 1982, 1:18 AM PST (09:18 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 17km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-11-13 09:18:03 UTC
Depth
6.7 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.054° N, 116.665° 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
48°
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: 196 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.017km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 15984 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 1.57km NE of Morongo Valley, CA · 15984 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 2.317km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 15984 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 2.117km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 15984 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 1.718km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 15984 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 1.618km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 15984 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 1.78km NE of Banning, CA · 15984 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 2.44km W of Aguanga, CA · 15984 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 1.73km NE of Moreno Valley, CA · 15984 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 1.710km W of Anza, CA · 15984 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 1.617km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 15984 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 1.814km SE of Anza, CA · 15983 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 1.76km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15983 days ago · 16 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 1.819km ESE of Anza, CA · 15983 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 1.915km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15983 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 2.94km W of Borrego Springs, CA · 15982 days ago · -1 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 1.718km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 15982 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 2.14km WNW of Aguanga, CA · 15982 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 2.619km ESE of Anza, CA · 15982 days ago · 18 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 1.93km NNE of Fontana, CA · 15982 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  21. 2.215km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15982 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 1.916km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15982 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 1.66km SSE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15981 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 2.34km SSW of Rancho Cucamonga, CA · 15981 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  25. 2.012km SE of Anza, CA · 15981 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  26. 1.510km WSW of Anza, CA · 15980 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  27. 3.214km SE of Anza, CA · 15980 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  28. 2.414km SE of Anza, CA · 15979 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  29. 2.010km N of Cabazon, CA · 15979 days ago · 16 km deep · 13 km away
  30. 1.714km ESE of Anza, CA · 15979 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  31. 2.629km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 15979 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  32. 1.84km W of Anza, CA · 15978 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  33. 1.822km ENE of Coachella, CA · 15978 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  34. 1.918km ESE of Anza, CA · 15977 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  35. 2.29km SSW of Lucerne Valley, CA · 15977 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  36. 1.94km N of Beaumont, CA · 15977 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
  37. 2.25km NW of Garnet, CA · 15977 days ago · 14 km deep · 15 km away
  38. 1.74km SSW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 15976 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  39. 1.51km N of Palm Springs, CA · 15976 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  40. 2.12km SW of San Bernardino, CA · 15976 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  41. 2.32km SW of San Bernardino, CA · 15976 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  42. 1.89km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 15976 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  43. 1.78km N of Rancho Cucamonga, CA · 15976 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  44. 2.45km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 15976 days ago · 14 km deep · 40 km away
  45. 1.810km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 15975 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  46. 1.69km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15975 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  47. 2.411km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15974 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  48. 1.86km W of Anza, CA · 15974 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  49. 1.916km SE of Anza, CA · 15974 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  50. 2.410km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 15974 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  51. 2.55km NNW of San Jacinto, CA · 15973 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  52. 1.610km NE of Nuevo, CA · 15973 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  53. 1.74km SSE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 15972 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  54. 1.815km SE of Anza, CA · 15972 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  55. 1.85km W of Devore, CA · 15971 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  56. 2.612km N of Banning, CA · 15971 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  57. 1.914km SE of Anza, CA · 15971 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  58. 1.822km NE of Thermal, CA · 15971 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  59. 1.522km NE of Thermal, CA · 15971 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  60. 2.023km NE of Thermal, CA · 15971 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci510281. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:40 PM UTC.