California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 12km ENE of Thermal, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 12km ENE of Thermal, CA on Sun, Jan 24, 1982, 11:41 AM PST (19:41 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 7km E of Lake Henshaw, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-01-24 19:41:57 UTC
Depth
8.1 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.675° N, 116.021° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
40°
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: 192 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.27km E of Lake Henshaw, CA · 16287 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 2.14km ENE of Yucca Valley, CA · 16287 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.85km ENE of Yucca Valley, CA · 16287 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 2.15km ESE of Valle Vista, CA · 16287 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.711km SW of Anza, CA · 16287 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 1.818km NW of Desert Center, CA · 16287 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 3.04km NW of Aguanga, CA · 16286 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 2.44km NW of Aguanga, CA · 16286 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.821km ESE of Anza, CA · 16286 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 1.723km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16286 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.823km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16286 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.98km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 16285 days ago · 17 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 1.67km NNW of Cabazon, CA · 16285 days ago · 18 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 1.615km ESE of Anza, CA · 16285 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 1.97km SSE of Idyllwild, CA · 16284 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 1.76km W of Westmorland, CA · 16284 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 1.99km SW of Brawley, CA · 16284 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.911km SW of Westmorland, CA · 16284 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 1.93km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16284 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 2.14km E of Yucca Valley, CA · 16284 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  21. 1.64km E of Yucca Valley, CA · 16284 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  22. 2.14km E of Yucca Valley, CA · 16284 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  23. 2.43km E of Yucca Valley, CA · 16284 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  24. 2.14km E of Yucca Valley, CA · 16284 days ago · -1 km deep · 60 km away
  25. 2.94km E of Yucca Valley, CA · 16284 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  26. 1.64km ENE of Yucca Valley, CA · 16283 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  27. 1.510km NNW of Anza, CA · 16283 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  28. 1.64km WSW of Brawley, CA · 16283 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  29. 3.04km E of Yucca Valley, CA · 16283 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  30. 1.64km E of Yucca Valley, CA · 16283 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  31. 2.34km E of Yucca Valley, CA · 16283 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  32. 1.811km NW of Garnet, CA · 16283 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  33. 1.814km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16283 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  34. 1.812km NE of Desert Center, CA · 16282 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  35. 1.72km WSW of Garnet, CA · 16281 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  36. 1.810km WSW of Anza, CA · 16281 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  37. 1.919km ESE of Calipatria, CA · 16281 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  38. 3.94km E of Yucca Valley, CA · 16281 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  39. 2.54km E of Yucca Valley, CA · 16281 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  40. 2.04km E of Yucca Valley, CA · 16281 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  41. 1.55km ENE of Yucca Valley, CA · 16280 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  42. 1.610km WSW of Anza, CA · 16280 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  43. 1.712km SE of Anza, CA · 16280 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  44. 2.15km N of Banning, CA · 16280 days ago · 18 km deep · 85 km away
  45. 1.74km E of Yucca Valley, CA · 16280 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  46. 1.92km ESE of Calimesa, CA · 16280 days ago · 16 km deep · 100 km away
  47. 2.020km S of Borrego Springs, CA · 16280 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  48. 1.72km WSW of Garnet, CA · 16280 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  49. 1.51km S of San Jacinto, CA · 16280 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  50. 1.74km E of Yucca Valley, CA · 16279 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  51. 2.34km N of Imperial, CA · 16279 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  52. 1.99km NE of Indio, CA · 16278 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  53. 2.54km E of Yucca Valley, CA · 16278 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  54. 2.44km E of Yucca Valley, CA · 16278 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  55. 2.14km E of Yucca Valley, CA · 16278 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  56. 2.04km E of Yucca Valley, CA · 16278 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  57. 1.911km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16277 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  58. 1.812km SE of Anza, CA · 16277 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  59. 1.74km ENE of Yucca Valley, CA · 16277 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  60. 2.44km E of Yucca Valley, CA · 16276 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away

The first 60 of 192.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci104962. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:47 PM UTC.