California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 28km ENE of Pine Valley, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 28km ENE of Pine Valley, CA on Fri, Apr 16, 1982, 5:19 PM PST (01:19 UTC), 5 km (3 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
1.8 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-04-17 01:19:38 UTC
Depth
5.4 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.894° N, 116.243° 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: 150 in the 60 days after this one and 90 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.09km SSW of Holtville, CA · 16236 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 2.09km ENE of Heber, CA · 16236 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.819km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16235 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.713km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16235 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 2.09km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 16235 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.76km WNW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 16235 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.824km ESE of Anza, CA · 16234 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 1.912km SE of Anza, CA · 16234 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 1.85km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16233 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 2.130km SE of Campo, CA · 16233 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 2.06km W of Westmorland, CA · 16232 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 2.06km NE of Imperial, CA · 16232 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 1.811km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16230 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 2.121km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16230 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 1.84km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16230 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 1.57km SSE of Idyllwild, CA · 16230 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 2.210km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 16229 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 1.719km ESE of Anza, CA · 16229 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 1.811km SE of Anza, CA · 16229 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 1.916km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16229 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  21. 2.53km SW of Brawley, CA · 16228 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  22. 1.55km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 16228 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  23. 2.010km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16226 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  24. 2.313km ESE of North Shore, CA · 16225 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  25. 2.56km SW of Salton City, CA · 16224 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  26. 2.226km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16224 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  27. 1.711km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16223 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  28. 2.68km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 16223 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  29. 2.318km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16222 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  30. 2.416km NNW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16222 days ago · 18 km deep · 43 km away
  31. 2.314km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16222 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  32. 1.614km SE of Anza, CA · 16222 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  33. 2.57km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 16221 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  34. 1.621km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 16220 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  35. 1.810km S of Idyllwild, CA · 16220 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  36. 1.89km S of Idyllwild, CA · 16220 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  37. 2.08km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 16220 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
  38. 1.67km ESE of North Shore, CA · 16219 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  39. 2.020km ESE of Anza, CA · 16219 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  40. 2.019km ESE of Anza, CA · 16219 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  41. 2.120km ESE of Anza, CA · 16219 days ago · 18 km deep · 70 km away
  42. 2.320km SSE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16219 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  43. 2.014km S of Anza, CA · 16218 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  44. 2.010km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16217 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  45. 2.312km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16217 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  46. 2.320km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16216 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  47. 2.111km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16216 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  48. 1.93km W of Brawley, CA · 16216 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  49. 2.08km NE of Imperial, CA · 16216 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  50. 1.610km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 16214 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  51. 1.820km ESE of Anza, CA · 16213 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  52. 2.211km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16213 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  53. 2.311km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16213 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  54. 1.75km W of Anza, CA · 16212 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  55. 2.31km N of Brawley, CA · 16211 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  56. 2.12km NNW of Brawley, CA · 16211 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  57. 2.03km NNW of Brawley, CA · 16211 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  58. 2.415km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 16211 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  59. 1.812km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16210 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  60. 2.010km S of Holtville, CA · 16209 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away

The first 60 of 150.

Before

  1. 2.315km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16239 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 2.66km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 16241 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 1.715km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16241 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.620km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16242 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 1.610km S of Idyllwild, CA · 16242 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.427km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 16242 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.720km W of Westmorland, CA · 16243 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 1.624km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 16244 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 2.356km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16244 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.912km SW of Salton City, CA · 16244 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 1.621km ESE of Anza, CA · 16244 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 2.218km W of Westmorland, CA · 16244 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 1.96km NE of Imperial, CA · 16244 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 1.79km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 16244 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.96km S of Borrego Springs, CA · 16245 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 1.95km S of Borrego Springs, CA · 16245 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 2.016km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16245 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 1.817km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16245 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 1.66km E of North Shore, CA · 16245 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 2.218km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16246 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci528855. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:20 AM UTC.