California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 21km NE of Pine Valley, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 21km NE of Pine Valley, CA on Sun, Mar 21, 1982, 1:39 PM PST (21:39 UTC), 5 km (3 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
Local time
UTC
1982-03-21 21:39:59 UTC
Depth
5.4 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.925° N, 116.345° 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
85°
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: 149 in the 60 days after this one and 36 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.810km SW of Anza, CA · 16256 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 1.813km WSW of Salton City, CA · 16256 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 4.512km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16256 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 2.612km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16256 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 2.014km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16256 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 2.412km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16256 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 4.111km NNW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16256 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 2.711km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16256 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 2.412km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16256 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 2.112km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16256 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 2.111km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16256 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 1.711km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16256 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 1.711km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16256 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 1.811km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16256 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 2.513km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16256 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 1.57km WSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16256 days ago · 19 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 1.811km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16256 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 1.811km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16256 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 1.912km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16256 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 1.610km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16256 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  21. 1.812km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16256 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  22. 2.021km SW of Westmorland, CA · 16255 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  23. 1.811km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16255 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  24. 3.112km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16255 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  25. 1.611km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16255 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  26. 1.912km SE of Anza, CA · 16255 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  27. 2.012km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16255 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  28. 2.214km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16255 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  29. 2.316km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 16255 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  30. 2.013km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16254 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  31. 2.512km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16254 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  32. 2.316km SE of Anza, CA · 16254 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  33. 1.59km N of Anza, CA · 16254 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  34. 1.95km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16253 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  35. 2.83km SW of Brawley, CA · 16253 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  36. 1.83km SSW of Brawley, CA · 16253 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  37. 1.922km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 16253 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  38. 1.93km SW of Brawley, CA · 16253 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  39. 2.03km SW of Brawley, CA · 16253 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  40. 1.64km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16252 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  41. 1.68km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16252 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  42. 1.82km WSW of Brawley, CA · 16252 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  43. 1.611km SE of Anza, CA · 16251 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  44. 1.85km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 16248 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  45. 3.727km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16248 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  46. 1.714km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16248 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  47. 2.19km ESE of Palomar Observatory, CA · 16248 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  48. 2.126km ENE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 16247 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  49. 1.612km SE of Anza, CA · 16246 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  50. 3.323km SE of Campo, CA · 16246 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  51. 1.624km ESE of Anza, CA · 16244 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  52. 2.11km WSW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 16243 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  53. 2.014km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16243 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  54. 1.84km W of Borrego Springs, CA · 16242 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  55. 1.924km SW of Westmorland, CA · 16241 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  56. 2.62km WNW of Aguanga, CA · 16240 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  57. 1.84km WNW of Anza, CA · 16240 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  58. 1.821km ESE of Anza, CA · 16239 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away
  59. 1.921km ESE of Anza, CA · 16239 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away
  60. 2.218km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16239 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away

The first 60 of 149.

Before

  1. 2.29km NE of Indio, CA · 16257 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.74km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16257 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 1.79km ESE of Palomar Observatory, CA · 16257 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.718km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16257 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 2.510km NE of Indio, CA · 16257 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 2.110km NE of Coachella, CA · 16257 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.621km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 16258 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 2.216km SE of Anza, CA · 16258 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 1.710km NNW of Anza, CA · 16259 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 2.018km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16260 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 1.95km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 16260 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 1.67km ENE of Imperial, CA · 16260 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 2.227km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16261 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 2.78km WSW of Holtville, CA · 16261 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 2.17km W of Holtville, CA · 16261 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 2.68km WSW of Holtville, CA · 16261 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 3.38km WSW of Holtville, CA · 16261 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 2.914km WSW of Imperial Beach, CA · 16262 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 2.221km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16264 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  20. 2.112km NE of Julian, CA · 16264 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci527584. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:21 AM UTC.