California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 12km ENE of Thermal, CA

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 12km ENE of Thermal, CA on Fri, May 21, 1982, 7:18 PM PDT (02:18 UTC), 9 km (6 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
2.2 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1982-05-22 02:18:08 UTC
Depth
9.3 km (5.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.680° N, 116.019° 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
From location
Station coverage gap
44°
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: 195 in the 60 days after this one and 93 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.617km N of Cabazon, CA · 16203 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.617km N of Cabazon, CA · 16203 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 2.423km NE of Thermal, CA · 16203 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 1.717km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16203 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 2.716km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16202 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 2.018km N of Cabazon, CA · 16202 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.617km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16202 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 1.814km SE of Anza, CA · 16202 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 1.74km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16201 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 2.04km W of Anza, CA · 16201 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 1.628km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 16201 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 1.918km ESE of Anza, CA · 16201 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 1.819km ESE of Anza, CA · 16201 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 1.75km NNW of Cabazon, CA · 16201 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 1.611km NE of Indio, CA · 16201 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 1.626km SSE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 16200 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 1.821km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 16200 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 1.711km NE of Indio, CA · 16200 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 2.017km N of Cabazon, CA · 16200 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 1.69km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16200 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  21. 1.54km ENE of Banning, CA · 16199 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 1.612km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16199 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  23. 1.97km NNW of Garnet, CA · 16199 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  24. 1.56km NNW of Garnet, CA · 16198 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  25. 2.37km NNW of Garnet, CA · 16198 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  26. 1.54km S of Garnet, CA · 16198 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  27. 2.67km S of Cabazon, CA · 16197 days ago · 16 km deep · 75 km away
  28. 1.68km S of Cabazon, CA · 16197 days ago · 18 km deep · 75 km away
  29. 1.918km ESE of Anza, CA · 16197 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  30. 1.714km SE of Anza, CA · 16197 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  31. 2.05km W of Borrego Springs, CA · 16196 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  32. 1.910km ENE of Aguanga, CA · 16196 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  33. 2.89km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 16196 days ago · 18 km deep · 70 km away
  34. 2.314km WNW of Imperial, CA · 16195 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  35. 1.611km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 16195 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  36. 1.89km NNW of Anza, CA · 16195 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  37. 1.712km WNW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 16195 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  38. 2.017km N of Cabazon, CA · 16194 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  39. 1.72km S of San Jacinto, CA · 16194 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  40. 2.27km SSE of Brawley, CA · 16194 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  41. 1.52km NW of Brawley, CA · 16194 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  42. 1.70km WSW of Brawley, CA · 16194 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  43. 1.97km WSW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 16193 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  44. 2.212km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16193 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  45. 3.29km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 16192 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  46. 3.311km WNW of Niland, CA · 16192 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  47. 1.815km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16191 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  48. 1.812km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 16191 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  49. 1.58km WSW of Salton City, CA · 16191 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  50. 1.75km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 16190 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  51. 1.610km S of Idyllwild, CA · 16189 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  52. 1.922km ESE of Anza, CA · 16189 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  53. 2.011km SE of Anza, CA · 16188 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  54. 1.823km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 16187 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  55. 1.723km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 16187 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  56. 2.221km ESE of Anza, CA · 16187 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  57. 1.813km NE of Thousand Palms, CA · 16187 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  58. 1.715km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16186 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  59. 1.522km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 16186 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  60. 1.625km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 16186 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away

The first 60 of 195.

Before

  1. 2.517km N of Cabazon, CA · 16203 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.617km N of Cabazon, CA · 16204 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.617km N of Cabazon, CA · 16204 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.916km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 16204 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 2.117km N of Cabazon, CA · 16204 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.816km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 16204 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 1.624km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16204 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 1.619km N of Cabazon, CA · 16205 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.818km N of Cabazon, CA · 16205 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.818km N of Cabazon, CA · 16205 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 1.58km NNE of Banning, CA · 16205 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 1.711km W of Anza, CA · 16205 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 2.716km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16205 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 1.813km W of Morongo Valley, CA · 16206 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 2.120km SW of La Quinta, CA · 16206 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 1.57km NW of Anza, CA · 16206 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 1.810km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 16206 days ago · 17 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 1.89km NW of Aguanga, CA · 16207 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 1.66km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 16207 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 1.63km W of Brawley, CA · 16209 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci531671. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:26 AM UTC.