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M1.6 earthquake 18km NNW of Morongo Valley, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 18km NNW of Morongo Valley, CA on Sat, May 1, 1982, 11:09 PM PDT (06:09 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.6 21km NE of Thermal, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-05-02 06:09:31 UTC
Depth
4.1 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.210° N, 116.622° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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
101°
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: 190 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.621km NE of Thermal, CA · 16175 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 1.737km SW of Ludlow, CA · 16175 days ago · -1 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 1.618km N of Indio, CA · 16174 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 2.037km SW of Ludlow, CA · 16174 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 1.834km NNE of North Shore, CA · 16173 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.84km NNW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 16173 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 2.37km NE of Running Springs, CA · 16173 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 2.18km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 16172 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 1.734km NNE of North Shore, CA · 16172 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 2.94km E of Yucca Valley, CA · 16172 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 1.811km W of Anza, CA · 16171 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 2.85km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 16171 days ago · 16 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 1.617km NNE of Indio, CA · 16171 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 1.712km ESE of Anza, CA · 16171 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 2.024km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 16170 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 4.81km SSW of Anza, CA · 16170 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 3.00km SW of Anza, CA · 16170 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 2.31km N of Anza, CA · 16170 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 1.81km NNE of Anza, CA · 16170 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 1.91km NE of Anza, CA · 16170 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  21. 1.91km NNE of Anza, CA · 16170 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  22. 4.22km NNE of Anza, CA · 16170 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  23. 3.01km S of Anza, CA · 16170 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  24. 2.50km WNW of Anza, CA · 16170 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 1.91km E of Anza, CA · 16170 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  26. 2.84km ENE of Anza, CA · 16170 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  27. 1.81km NNE of Anza, CA · 16170 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  28. 2.62km NNE of Anza, CA · 16170 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  29. 3.41km S of Anza, CA · 16170 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  30. 1.72km NE of Anza, CA · 16170 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  31. 1.92km E of Anza, CA · 16170 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  32. 1.71km NNE of Anza, CA · 16170 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  33. 2.00km NNE of Anza, CA · 16170 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  34. 1.91km N of Anza, CA · 16170 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  35. 1.91km ENE of Anza, CA · 16170 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  36. 1.61km ENE of Anza, CA · 16170 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  37. 1.51km NE of Anza, CA · 16170 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  38. 1.52km NNE of Anza, CA · 16170 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  39. 1.92km ENE of Anza, CA · 16170 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  40. 1.52km NNE of Anza, CA · 16170 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  41. 2.41km SE of Anza, CA · 16170 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  42. 1.91km ESE of Anza, CA · 16170 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  43. 1.81km NNE of Anza, CA · 16170 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  44. 1.61km NE of Anza, CA · 16170 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  45. 1.51km NE of Anza, CA · 16170 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  46. 1.61km E of Anza, CA · 16170 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  47. 1.81km ENE of Anza, CA · 16170 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  48. 1.61km E of Anza, CA · 16170 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  49. 1.94km ENE of Anza, CA · 16170 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  50. 1.81km NNW of Anza, CA · 16170 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  51. 1.61km SE of Anza, CA · 16170 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  52. 2.42km SE of Anza, CA · 16170 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  53. 3.16km WSW of Beaumont, CA · 16170 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  54. 2.16km WSW of Beaumont, CA · 16170 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
  55. 1.71km NE of Anza, CA · 16170 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  56. 1.61km NE of Anza, CA · 16170 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  57. 1.51km E of Anza, CA · 16170 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  58. 1.52km NE of Anza, CA · 16170 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  59. 1.71km ENE of Anza, CA · 16170 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  60. 1.61km NE of Anza, CA · 16170 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci529976. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:28 PM UTC.