California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 5km SW of Ocotillo, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 5km SW of Ocotillo, CA on Wed, Mar 17, 1982, 7:51 PM PST (03:51 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 12km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1982-03-18 03:51:26 UTC
Depth
5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.699° N, 116.029° 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
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
215°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 145 in the 60 days after this one and 76 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.018km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16268 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 3.134km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 16268 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 2.216km SE of Anza, CA · 16267 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.621km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 16266 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.718km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16265 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 1.79km ESE of Palomar Observatory, CA · 16265 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.74km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16265 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 1.921km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 16265 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 1.813km WSW of Salton City, CA · 16264 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 4.512km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16264 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 2.612km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16264 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 2.014km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16264 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 2.412km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16264 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 4.111km NNW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16264 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 2.711km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16264 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 2.412km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16264 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 2.112km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16264 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 2.111km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16264 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 1.711km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16264 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 1.711km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16264 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  21. 1.811km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16264 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  22. 2.513km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16264 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  23. 1.57km WSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16264 days ago · 19 km deep · 49 km away
  24. 1.811km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16264 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  25. 1.811km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16264 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  26. 1.912km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16264 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  27. 1.610km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16264 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  28. 1.812km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16264 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  29. 2.021km SW of Westmorland, CA · 16264 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  30. 1.811km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16264 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  31. 3.112km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16264 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  32. 1.611km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16263 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  33. 2.012km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16263 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  34. 2.214km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16263 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  35. 2.316km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 16263 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  36. 2.013km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16262 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  37. 2.512km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16262 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  38. 2.316km SE of Anza, CA · 16262 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  39. 1.95km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16261 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  40. 2.83km SW of Brawley, CA · 16261 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  41. 1.83km SSW of Brawley, CA · 16261 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  42. 1.922km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 16261 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  43. 1.93km SW of Brawley, CA · 16261 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  44. 2.03km SW of Brawley, CA · 16261 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  45. 1.64km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16261 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  46. 1.68km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16261 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  47. 1.82km WSW of Brawley, CA · 16260 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  48. 2.866km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16258 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  49. 3.727km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16257 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  50. 1.714km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16257 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  51. 2.19km ESE of Palomar Observatory, CA · 16256 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  52. 2.126km ENE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 16255 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  53. 3.240km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16255 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  54. 2.840km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16255 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  55. 2.840km E of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 16255 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  56. 3.323km SE of Campo, CA · 16254 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  57. 2.539km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16253 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  58. 1.624km ESE of Anza, CA · 16252 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  59. 2.512km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 16251 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  60. 2.014km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16251 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away

The first 60 of 145.

Before

  1. 1.67km ENE of Imperial, CA · 16269 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 2.227km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16269 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 2.78km WSW of Holtville, CA · 16269 days ago · 16 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 2.17km W of Holtville, CA · 16270 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 2.68km WSW of Holtville, CA · 16270 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 3.38km WSW of Holtville, CA · 16270 days ago · 16 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 2.09km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16271 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 1.68km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16272 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 2.221km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16272 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 2.112km NE of Julian, CA · 16272 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 1.721km ESE of Julian, CA · 16273 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 1.815km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16273 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.721km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 16274 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 2.323km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16274 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 2.09km NE of Imperial, CA · 16275 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 2.69km ENE of Imperial, CA · 16275 days ago · 16 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 2.015km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 16276 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 1.918km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 16277 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 1.719km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16277 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 1.821km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16277 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away

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