California earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 21km ENE of Pine Valley, CA

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 21km ENE of Pine Valley, CA on Tue, Mar 2, 1982, 8:16 PM PST (04:16 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 4km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-03-03 04:16:06 UTC
Depth
5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.920° N, 116.342° 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
112°
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: 170 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.14km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16273 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 1.722km SW of Westmorland, CA · 16273 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 1.811km NE of Indio, CA · 16273 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.616km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16273 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 1.98km ENE of El Centro, CA · 16272 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 2.48km NE of Indio, CA · 16272 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.612km SE of Anza, CA · 16272 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 3.110km SE of Julian, CA · 16272 days ago · 14 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 2.112km NE of Coachella, CA · 16272 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.94km E of Julian, CA · 16272 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 2.520km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16271 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 1.810km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16271 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 1.719km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16270 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 2.221km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16270 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 1.98km NNE of Julian, CA · 16270 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 1.612km W of Anza, CA · 16270 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 1.922km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16270 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 2.318km NNE of Warner Springs, CA · 16269 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 2.110km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16269 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 1.818km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16269 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  21. 2.112km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 16269 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  22. 1.99km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 16269 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 2.120km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16269 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  24. 1.821km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16268 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  25. 1.719km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16268 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  26. 1.918km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 16268 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  27. 2.612km SE of Anza, CA · 16268 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  28. 2.84km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 16266 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  29. 2.69km ENE of Imperial, CA · 16266 days ago · 16 km deep · 80 km away
  30. 2.09km NE of Imperial, CA · 16266 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  31. 2.323km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16266 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  32. 1.721km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 16265 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 1.510km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16265 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  34. 1.71km SSE of Anza, CA · 16265 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  35. 1.815km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16264 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  36. 1.721km ESE of Julian, CA · 16264 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  37. 2.112km NE of Julian, CA · 16264 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  38. 2.221km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16263 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  39. 2.914km WSW of Imperial Beach, CA · 16261 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  40. 3.38km WSW of Holtville, CA · 16261 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
  41. 2.68km WSW of Holtville, CA · 16261 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  42. 2.17km W of Holtville, CA · 16261 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  43. 2.78km WSW of Holtville, CA · 16260 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
  44. 2.227km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16260 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  45. 1.67km ENE of Imperial, CA · 16260 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  46. 1.95km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 16260 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  47. 2.018km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16259 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  48. 1.710km NNW of Anza, CA · 16258 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  49. 2.216km SE of Anza, CA · 16258 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  50. 2.621km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 16257 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  51. 2.110km NE of Coachella, CA · 16257 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  52. 2.510km NE of Indio, CA · 16256 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  53. 1.718km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16256 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  54. 1.79km ESE of Palomar Observatory, CA · 16256 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  55. 1.74km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16256 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  56. 2.29km NE of Indio, CA · 16256 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  57. 1.921km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 16256 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  58. 1.810km SW of Anza, CA · 16256 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  59. 1.813km WSW of Salton City, CA · 16255 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  60. 4.512km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16255 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away

The first 60 of 170.

Before

  1. 1.65km W of Anza, CA · 16275 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 1.918km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16275 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 1.621km ESE of Anza, CA · 16275 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.88km NE of Imperial, CA · 16275 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.88km NNE of Imperial, CA · 16275 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 2.68km NNE of Imperial, CA · 16275 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 1.610km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 16275 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 2.28km S of Brawley, CA · 16275 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 1.812km SE of Anza, CA · 16277 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 1.911km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16277 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 1.915km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 16277 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 1.99km NE of Indio, CA · 16278 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 2.02km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 16278 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 2.34km N of Imperial, CA · 16279 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 2.020km S of Borrego Springs, CA · 16279 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 1.712km SE of Anza, CA · 16280 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 1.610km WSW of Anza, CA · 16280 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci106719. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:36 PM UTC.