California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 12km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 12km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA on Sun, May 2, 1982, 11:21 PM PDT (06:21 UTC), 14 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 1km SSW of Anza, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1982-05-03 06:21:35 UTC
Depth
13.5 km (8.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.021° N, 116.713° 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
93°
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: 153 in the 60 days after this one and 110 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.817km E of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 16226 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 1.816km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 16226 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 1.621km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 16225 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.810km S of Idyllwild, CA · 16225 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 1.89km S of Idyllwild, CA · 16225 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 2.017km N of Indio, CA · 16225 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 1.66km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 16225 days ago · 17 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 1.67km ESE of North Shore, CA · 16224 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.020km ESE of Anza, CA · 16224 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 1.728km NNW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 16224 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 2.013km N of Cabazon, CA · 16224 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 2.019km ESE of Anza, CA · 16224 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 2.120km ESE of Anza, CA · 16224 days ago · 18 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 2.014km S of Anza, CA · 16223 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 1.78km SW of Calimesa, CA · 16222 days ago · 17 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 2.010km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16222 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 2.46km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 16222 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 1.69km N of Cabazon, CA · 16220 days ago · 16 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 1.64km NNW of Big Bear City, CA · 16220 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 1.915km NE of Indio, CA · 16219 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  21. 1.610km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 16219 days ago · 14 km deep · 40 km away
  22. 1.83km SSE of Calimesa, CA · 16219 days ago · 20 km deep · 31 km away
  23. 1.74km NNW of Banning, CA · 16218 days ago · 16 km deep · 17 km away
  24. 1.820km ESE of Anza, CA · 16218 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  25. 1.53km ENE of Colton, CA · 16218 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  26. 1.75km W of Anza, CA · 16217 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  27. 1.919km WSW of Barstow, CA · 16217 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  28. 1.94km NW of Devore, CA · 16216 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  29. 1.621km E of Big Bear City, CA · 16215 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  30. 1.812km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16215 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  31. 1.64km ESE of Loma Linda, CA · 16215 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
  32. 1.720km E of Big Bear City, CA · 16215 days ago · -1 km deep · 29 km away
  33. 1.823km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 16214 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  34. 2.213km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 16214 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  35. 2.17km NNW of Garnet, CA · 16214 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  36. 2.113km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 16214 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  37. 1.66km ENE of Running Springs, CA · 16212 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  38. 1.66km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 16211 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
  39. 1.89km NW of Aguanga, CA · 16210 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  40. 1.810km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 16210 days ago · 17 km deep · 9 km away
  41. 1.57km NW of Anza, CA · 16210 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  42. 2.120km SW of La Quinta, CA · 16210 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  43. 1.813km W of Morongo Valley, CA · 16210 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  44. 1.610km SSW of Lucerne Valley, CA · 16209 days ago · -1 km deep · 46 km away
  45. 2.716km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16209 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  46. 1.711km W of Anza, CA · 16209 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  47. 1.58km NNE of Banning, CA · 16208 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
  48. 1.818km N of Cabazon, CA · 16208 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  49. 1.818km N of Cabazon, CA · 16208 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  50. 1.619km N of Cabazon, CA · 16208 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  51. 1.816km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 16208 days ago · -1 km deep · 37 km away
  52. 2.117km N of Cabazon, CA · 16208 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  53. 1.916km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 16208 days ago · -1 km deep · 37 km away
  54. 1.617km N of Cabazon, CA · 16208 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  55. 1.617km N of Cabazon, CA · 16207 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  56. 2.517km N of Cabazon, CA · 16207 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  57. 2.212km ENE of Thermal, CA · 16207 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  58. 1.617km N of Cabazon, CA · 16207 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  59. 1.617km N of Cabazon, CA · 16207 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  60. 2.423km NE of Thermal, CA · 16207 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away

The first 60 of 153.

Before

  1. 1.634km NNE of North Shore, CA · 16226 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 1.618km NNW of Morongo Valley, CA · 16227 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 1.72km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 16227 days ago · 18 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 1.614km SE of Anza, CA · 16227 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 2.314km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16227 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.416km NNW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16227 days ago · 18 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 2.318km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16227 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.610km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 16228 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 2.89km NNE of La Verne, CA · 16229 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 2.39km NNE of La Verne, CA · 16229 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 2.06km SSW of Redlands, CA · 16229 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 2.00km WSW of Loma Linda, CA · 16230 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 2.34km WNW of Devore, CA · 16230 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 1.75km NW of Calimesa, CA · 16230 days ago · 17 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 1.610km N of Indio, CA · 16230 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 1.58km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 16230 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 1.87km ESE of Moreno Valley, CA · 16230 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 2.010km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16231 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 1.84km WNW of Muscoy, CA · 16232 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 1.64km WNW of Muscoy, CA · 16232 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci530012. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:47 AM UTC.