M1.7 earthquake 9km SW of Morongo Valley, CA
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 9km SW of Morongo Valley, CA on Sat, Apr 24, 1982, 2:16 PM PST (22:16 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M1.9 22km ESE of Anza, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (mc), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-04-24 22:16:52 UTC
- Depth
- 13.3 km (8.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 33.983° N, 116.644° 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
- 37°
- 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: 178 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.610km S of Idyllwild, CA · 16181 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.922km ESE of Anza, CA · 16181 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.821km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 16180 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.011km SE of Anza, CA · 16179 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.823km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 16179 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.723km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 16179 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.221km ESE of Anza, CA · 16179 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.813km NE of Thousand Palms, CA · 16178 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.25km NW of Lucerne Valley, CA · 16178 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.715km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16178 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.522km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 16178 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.625km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 16177 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.09km WSW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 16177 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.84km NW of Julian, CA · 16177 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.616km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 16177 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.720km S of Amboy, CA · 16177 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.12km NNW of Banning, CA · 16177 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.711km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16177 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.02km S of Loma Linda, CA · 16177 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.615km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16177 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.67km S of Idyllwild, CA · 16176 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.68km NNE of Banning, CA · 16176 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.79km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 16176 days ago · 19 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.717km E of Anza, CA · 16176 days ago · 16 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.82km SW of Loma Linda, CA · 16176 days ago · 17 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.012km N of Banning, CA · 16175 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.621km NE of Thermal, CA · 16175 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.737km SW of Ludlow, CA · 16175 days ago · -1 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.618km N of Indio, CA · 16174 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.037km SW of Ludlow, CA · 16174 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.834km NNE of North Shore, CA · 16173 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.84km NNW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 16173 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.37km NE of Running Springs, CA · 16173 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.18km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 16173 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.734km NNE of North Shore, CA · 16172 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.94km E of Yucca Valley, CA · 16172 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.811km W of Anza, CA · 16172 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.85km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 16171 days ago · 16 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.617km NNE of Indio, CA · 16171 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.712km ESE of Anza, CA · 16171 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.024km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 16170 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.81km SSW of Anza, CA · 16170 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
- 3.00km SW of Anza, CA · 16170 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.31km N of Anza, CA · 16170 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.81km NNE of Anza, CA · 16170 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.91km NE of Anza, CA · 16170 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.91km NNE of Anza, CA · 16170 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.22km NNE of Anza, CA · 16170 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
- 3.01km S of Anza, CA · 16170 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.50km WNW of Anza, CA · 16170 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.91km E of Anza, CA · 16170 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.84km ENE of Anza, CA · 16170 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.81km NNE of Anza, CA · 16170 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.62km NNE of Anza, CA · 16170 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
- 3.41km S of Anza, CA · 16170 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.72km NE of Anza, CA · 16170 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.92km E of Anza, CA · 16170 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.71km NNE of Anza, CA · 16170 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.00km NNE of Anza, CA · 16170 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.91km N of Anza, CA · 16170 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
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