M1.9 earthquake 5km SW of Salton City, CA
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 5km SW of Salton City, CA on Mon, Oct 18, 1982, 7:23 AM PDT (14:23 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.5 12km ENE of Coachella, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.9 (mc), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-10-18 14:23:01 UTC
- Depth
- 3.7 km (2.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 33.262° N, 115.987° 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
- 63°
- 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: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.512km ENE of Coachella, CA · 16042 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.96km ENE of Anza, CA · 16042 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.526km NW of Desert Center, CA · 16041 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.83km WSW of Brawley, CA · 16041 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.25km WSW of Anza, CA · 16041 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.65km SW of Salton City, CA · 16039 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
- 2.320km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16039 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.714km SE of Anza, CA · 16039 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.41km NE of Anza, CA · 16038 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.610km NNW of Anza, CA · 16038 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.920km ESE of Anza, CA · 16038 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.94km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 16037 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.69km SSE of Yucca Valley, CA · 16037 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.710km NNW of Anza, CA · 16037 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.810km NNW of Anza, CA · 16037 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.84km W of Anza, CA · 16036 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.71km ENE of Anza, CA · 16036 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.44km S of Idyllwild, CA · 16036 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.44km S of Idyllwild, CA · 16036 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.64km S of Idyllwild, CA · 16036 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.112km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 16036 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.612km SE of Anza, CA · 16036 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.710km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16035 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.621km SW of La Quinta, CA · 16035 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.622km ESE of Anza, CA · 16035 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.57km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 16034 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.66km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 16034 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.04km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16033 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.83km W of Anza, CA · 16032 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.910km ENE of Palomar Observatory, CA · 16032 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.54km W of Anza, CA · 16032 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.226km NW of Desert Center, CA · 16031 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.920km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 16031 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.022km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16031 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.822km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 16030 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.25km SSE of Palomar Observatory, CA · 16030 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.526km NW of Desert Center, CA · 16030 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.726km NW of Desert Center, CA · 16030 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.815km SE of Anza, CA · 16030 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.012km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16030 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.526km NW of Desert Center, CA · 16029 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.99km WSW of Salton City, CA · 16029 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.86km SW of Warner Springs, CA · 16029 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.96km E of Lake Henshaw, CA · 16029 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.96km SW of Warner Springs, CA · 16029 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.79km WSW of Idyllwild, CA · 16029 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.114km SE of Anza, CA · 16029 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.06km SW of Warner Springs, CA · 16029 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.79km N of Anza, CA · 16028 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.76km E of Lake Henshaw, CA · 16028 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.83km W of Anza, CA · 16028 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.56km E of Lake Henshaw, CA · 16028 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.04km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16028 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.69km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16028 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.77km SW of Warner Springs, CA · 16027 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.27km W of Anza, CA · 16026 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.59km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16026 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.319km ESE of Julian, CA · 16026 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.412km W of Anza, CA · 16026 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.912km W of Anza, CA · 16026 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
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