California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 12km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 12km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA on Mon, Nov 29, 1982, 9:14 PM PST (05:14 UTC), 15 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 23km NE of Thermal, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-11-30 05:14:27 UTC
Depth
15.4 km (9.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.995° N, 116.693° 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
42°
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: 193 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.223km NE of Thermal, CA · 15969 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 1.923km NE of Thermal, CA · 15969 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 2.022km NE of Thermal, CA · 15969 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.923km NE of Thermal, CA · 15969 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.86km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15969 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 1.523km NE of Thermal, CA · 15969 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 2.58km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 15968 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 1.623km NE of Thermal, CA · 15968 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.923km NE of Thermal, CA · 15968 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 2.523km NE of Thermal, CA · 15968 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 1.95km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 15968 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 2.09km WSW of Beaumont, CA · 15968 days ago · 16 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 1.523km NE of Thermal, CA · 15968 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 1.623km NE of Thermal, CA · 15968 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 1.623km NE of Thermal, CA · 15968 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 2.123km NE of Thermal, CA · 15968 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 1.78km W of Palomar Observatory, CA · 15968 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 1.712km SE of Anza, CA · 15967 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 1.523km NE of Thermal, CA · 15967 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 3.023km NE of Thermal, CA · 15967 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  21. 3.323km NE of Thermal, CA · 15967 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  22. 1.923km NE of Thermal, CA · 15967 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
  23. 1.523km NE of Thermal, CA · 15967 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 2.823km NE of Thermal, CA · 15967 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  25. 1.522km NE of Thermal, CA · 15967 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  26. 1.77km W of Anza, CA · 15967 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  27. 1.724km NE of Thermal, CA · 15967 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
  28. 2.114km SE of Anza, CA · 15967 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  29. 2.023km NE of Thermal, CA · 15967 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  30. 1.512km E of North Shore, CA · 15967 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  31. 1.623km NE of Thermal, CA · 15967 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  32. 1.723km NE of Thermal, CA · 15967 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  33. 1.522km NE of Thermal, CA · 15967 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  34. 2.023km NE of Thermal, CA · 15967 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
  35. 2.023km NE of Thermal, CA · 15967 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  36. 1.522km NE of Thermal, CA · 15967 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  37. 1.523km NE of Thermal, CA · 15967 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  38. 2.823km NE of Thermal, CA · 15967 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  39. 1.722km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15967 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  40. 2.013km SE of Anza, CA · 15967 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  41. 1.723km NE of Thermal, CA · 15967 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  42. 2.222km ESE of Anza, CA · 15967 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  43. 1.723km ESE of Anza, CA · 15967 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  44. 1.89km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 15967 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  45. 1.76km N of Beaumont, CA · 15966 days ago · 16 km deep · 25 km away
  46. 2.723km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15966 days ago · -1 km deep · 61 km away
  47. 1.522km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15966 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  48. 1.723km NE of Thermal, CA · 15966 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
  49. 2.318km NNE of Banning, CA · 15966 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  50. 1.922km NE of Thermal, CA · 15966 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  51. 1.522km NE of Thermal, CA · 15966 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  52. 2.322km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15966 days ago · -1 km deep · 61 km away
  53. 2.523km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15966 days ago · -1 km deep · 61 km away
  54. 1.624km NE of Thermal, CA · 15966 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
  55. 1.96km SSW of Cabazon, CA · 15966 days ago · 15 km deep · 18 km away
  56. 1.613km NE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 15966 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  57. 1.812km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 15966 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  58. 1.812km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 15966 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  59. 1.923km NE of Thermal, CA · 15966 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
  60. 1.922km NE of Thermal, CA · 15965 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci511347. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 1:01 AM UTC.