M1.7 earthquake 6km WNW of Palomar Observatory, CA
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 6km WNW of Palomar Observatory, CA on Mon, Apr 19, 1982, 5:34 AM PST (13:34 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M1.7 17km NE of Borrego Springs, 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
- 1982-04-19 13:34:33 UTC
- Depth
- 11.1 km (6.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 33.378° N, 116.917° 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
- 88°
- 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: 195 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.617km N of Cabazon, CA · 16195 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.717km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16194 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.716km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16194 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.018km N of Cabazon, CA · 16194 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.617km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16194 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.814km SE of Anza, CA · 16194 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.74km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16193 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.04km W of Anza, CA · 16193 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.918km ESE of Anza, CA · 16193 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.819km ESE of Anza, CA · 16192 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.75km NNW of Cabazon, CA · 16192 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.611km NE of Indio, CA · 16192 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.821km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 16192 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.711km NE of Indio, CA · 16191 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.017km N of Cabazon, CA · 16191 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.76km N of Running Springs, CA · 16191 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.69km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16191 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.76km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 16191 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.611km ESE of Trabuco Canyon, CA · 16190 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.54km ENE of Banning, CA · 16190 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.612km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16190 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.97km NNW of Garnet, CA · 16190 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.56km NNW of Garnet, CA · 16190 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.37km NNW of Garnet, CA · 16190 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.54km S of Garnet, CA · 16189 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.77km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 16189 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.710km N of Foothill Ranch, CA · 16189 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.67km S of Cabazon, CA · 16188 days ago · 16 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.68km S of Cabazon, CA · 16188 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.918km ESE of Anza, CA · 16188 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.714km SE of Anza, CA · 16188 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.05km W of Borrego Springs, CA · 16188 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.910km ENE of Aguanga, CA · 16188 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.89km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 16187 days ago · 18 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.611km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 16187 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.89km NNW of Anza, CA · 16186 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.017km N of Cabazon, CA · 16186 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.72km S of San Jacinto, CA · 16185 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.54km N of Running Springs, CA · 16185 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.97km WSW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 16184 days ago · 16 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.212km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16184 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
- 3.29km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 16183 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.815km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16183 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.812km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 16182 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.58km WSW of Salton City, CA · 16182 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.86km SSE of Grand Terrace, CA · 16182 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.75km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 16181 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.610km S of Idyllwild, CA · 16181 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.922km ESE of Anza, CA · 16181 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.011km SE of Anza, CA · 16179 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.63km NNW of Villa Park, CA · 16179 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.61km W of Dana Point, CA · 16179 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.221km ESE of Anza, CA · 16179 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.813km NE of Thousand Palms, CA · 16178 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.715km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16178 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.522km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 16178 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.09km WSW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 16177 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.84km NW of Julian, CA · 16177 days ago · 16 km deep · 41 km away
- 3.12km NNW of Banning, CA · 16177 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.711km SSE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16177 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
The first 60 of 195.
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