California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 23km NE of Thermal, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 23km NE of Thermal, CA on Wed, Jun 16, 1982, 6:04 AM PDT (13:04 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 13km NNE of Cabazon, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-06-16 13:04:49 UTC
Depth
1.1 km (0.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.765° N, 115.936° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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
90°
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: 197 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.313km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 16164 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 1.67km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 16164 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 1.620km ESE of Anza, CA · 16164 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 2.41km SE of Anza, CA · 16163 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 1.70km ESE of Anza, CA · 16163 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 1.59km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 16162 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 2.21km SE of Anza, CA · 16162 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.821km E of Julian, CA · 16162 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.71km NNE of Anza, CA · 16162 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.92km SSW of Lake Henshaw, CA · 16161 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.61km E of Anza, CA · 16161 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 1.720km S of Amboy, CA · 16161 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 2.11km E of Anza, CA · 16160 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 2.338km NW of Desert Center, CA · 16160 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 2.61km NNW of Anza, CA · 16160 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 1.70km N of Anza, CA · 16160 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 2.12km E of Anza, CA · 16159 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 1.70km SSE of Anza, CA · 16159 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 2.11km SE of Anza, CA · 16159 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 1.81km SE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 16159 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 1.911km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16159 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  22. 3.114km SE of Anza, CA · 16159 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  23. 1.91km NNE of Anza, CA · 16159 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  24. 1.612km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16159 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  25. 1.515km SSE of Anza, CA · 16159 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  26. 1.51km SE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 16158 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  27. 3.121km ESE of Anza, CA · 16158 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  28. 1.622km ESE of Anza, CA · 16158 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  29. 1.721km ESE of Anza, CA · 16158 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  30. 2.20km N of Anza, CA · 16158 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  31. 1.71km ESE of Anza, CA · 16157 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  32. 1.510km NE of Indio, CA · 16157 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  33. 1.934km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 16157 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  34. 1.83km NNE of Banning, CA · 16157 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  35. 1.86km NNE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 16157 days ago · 17 km deep · 91 km away
  36. 1.610km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 16157 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  37. 1.50km S of Anza, CA · 16156 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  38. 1.81km SE of San Jacinto, CA · 16156 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  39. 1.711km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 16156 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away
  40. 2.55km NNE of Yucca Valley, CA · 16156 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  41. 1.810km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 16156 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  42. 2.01km E of Anza, CA · 16155 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  43. 1.711km SSE of Yucca Valley, CA · 16155 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  44. 1.821km SW of La Quinta, CA · 16155 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  45. 1.512km SE of Cabazon, CA · 16155 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  46. 1.59km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 16154 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  47. 1.82km SW of Anza, CA · 16154 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  48. 1.912km W of Anza, CA · 16154 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  49. 1.61km SW of Anza, CA · 16154 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  50. 1.61km SSW of Anza, CA · 16154 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  51. 1.71km SW of Anza, CA · 16154 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  52. 2.61km SSW of Anza, CA · 16154 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  53. 1.79km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16153 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  54. 1.80km SW of Anza, CA · 16153 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  55. 1.70km S of Anza, CA · 16153 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  56. 1.824km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 16153 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  57. 2.012km SE of Anza, CA · 16153 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  58. 1.88km NE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 16152 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  59. 1.81km SSW of Anza, CA · 16151 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  60. 1.817km W of Westmorland, CA · 16151 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci532769. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:24 PM UTC.