M1.6 earthquake 16km NW of Morongo Valley, CA
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 16km NW of Morongo Valley, CA on Sat, Mar 27, 1982, 8:36 AM PST (16:36 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M1.7 1km E of Redlands, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (mc), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-03-27 16:36:27 UTC
- Depth
- 5.9 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.159° N, 116.688° W
- Region
- California
- 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
- 60°
- 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: 156 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.71km E of Redlands, CA · 16237 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.80km ESE of Redlands, CA · 16237 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.81km ENE of Redlands, CA · 16237 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.01km E of Redlands, CA · 16237 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.79km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 16237 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.621km ESE of Anza, CA · 16237 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.61km E of Redlands, CA · 16237 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.61km E of Redlands, CA · 16237 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.623km NE of Thermal, CA · 16236 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.89km NE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 16236 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.69km NE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 16236 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.91km ENE of Redlands, CA · 16236 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.81km ENE of Redlands, CA · 16236 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.610km S of Idyllwild, CA · 16235 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.620km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16235 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.93km E of Yucca Valley, CA · 16234 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.715km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16234 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.42km NNE of Colton, CA · 16234 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.61km NE of Colton, CA · 16234 days ago · 18 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.912km NE of Yucaipa, CA · 16233 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.012km NE of Yucaipa, CA · 16233 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.52km NNW of Fontana, CA · 16233 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.610km NE of Cabazon, CA · 16232 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.622km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 16232 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.117km E of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 16232 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
- 3.02km N of San Jacinto, CA · 16232 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.62km N of San Jacinto, CA · 16231 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.95km S of Lucerne Valley, CA · 16231 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.25km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 16231 days ago · 16 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.111km NE of Yucaipa, CA · 16230 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.82km W of Palm Springs, CA · 16230 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.713km E of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 16229 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.913km E of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 16229 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.76km W of Beaumont, CA · 16229 days ago · 16 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.18km E of Running Springs, CA · 16228 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.819km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16228 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.68km ENE of Running Springs, CA · 16228 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.78km E of Running Springs, CA · 16228 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.14km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 16228 days ago · 16 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.713km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16228 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.815km NE of Barstow, CA · 16228 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.09km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 16228 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.76km WNW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 16227 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.04km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 16227 days ago · 16 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.824km ESE of Anza, CA · 16227 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.912km SE of Anza, CA · 16226 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.55km SSW of Banning, CA · 16226 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.94km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 16224 days ago · 17 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.97km S of Yucca Valley, CA · 16224 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.238km SW of Ludlow, CA · 16224 days ago · -1 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.63km ENE of Calimesa, CA · 16224 days ago · 15 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.610km NNE of Beaumont, CA · 16223 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.57km SSE of Idyllwild, CA · 16223 days ago · 16 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.79km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 16222 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.62km NE of Loma Linda, CA · 16222 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.719km ESE of Anza, CA · 16222 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.811km SE of Anza, CA · 16222 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.62km NNE of Chino Hills, CA · 16220 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.64km WNW of Muscoy, CA · 16220 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.84km WNW of Muscoy, CA · 16220 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
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