California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 9km NE of Thousand Palms, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 9km NE of Thousand Palms, CA on Sat, Dec 11, 1982, 1:58 AM PST (09:58 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.6 24km NE of Thermal, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-12-11 09:58:55 UTC
Depth
0.1 km (0.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.890° N, 116.333° 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
141°
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 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.624km NE of Thermal, CA · 15966 days ago · -1 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 1.96km SSW of Cabazon, CA · 15966 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 1.613km NE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 15966 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 1.812km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 15966 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.812km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 15966 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 1.923km NE of Thermal, CA · 15965 days ago · -1 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 1.922km NE of Thermal, CA · 15965 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 1.723km NE of Thermal, CA · 15965 days ago · -1 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 1.97km S of Redlands, CA · 15965 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 1.90km N of Cabazon, CA · 15964 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 1.62km E of San Jacinto, CA · 15964 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 2.412km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 15964 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 1.722km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15963 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 1.713km SE of Anza, CA · 15963 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 1.812km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 15963 days ago · 16 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 1.810km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15963 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 1.64km SE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 15962 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 1.63km E of Yucca Valley, CA · 15962 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 2.223km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15962 days ago · -1 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 1.51km E of Anza, CA · 15961 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  21. 1.612km NNE of Banning, CA · 15961 days ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away
  22. 1.811km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15961 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
  23. 1.91km ESE of Anza, CA · 15961 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  24. 2.314km W of Morongo Valley, CA · 15961 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  25. 1.75km WNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15961 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  26. 1.513km SE of Anza, CA · 15960 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  27. 1.73km WNW of Anza, CA · 15960 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  28. 1.824km NE of Thermal, CA · 15960 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  29. 1.523km NE of Thermal, CA · 15960 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  30. 1.824km NE of Thermal, CA · 15960 days ago · -1 km deep · 39 km away
  31. 1.722km NE of Thermal, CA · 15960 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  32. 2.812km SE of Anza, CA · 15960 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  33. 1.63km S of Loma Linda, CA · 15960 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  34. 1.519km ESE of Anza, CA · 15960 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away
  35. 1.99km NNE of Banning, CA · 15959 days ago · 17 km deep · 50 km away
  36. 1.78km NNE of Big Bear City, CA · 15959 days ago · -1 km deep · 64 km away
  37. 1.59km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15958 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  38. 1.711km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15958 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  39. 2.29km NE of Aguanga, CA · 15958 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  40. 1.910km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15958 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  41. 2.222km NE of Thermal, CA · 15958 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  42. 2.55km SW of Lucerne Valley, CA · 15957 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  43. 1.623km NE of Thermal, CA · 15957 days ago · -1 km deep · 38 km away
  44. 1.70km SW of Temecula, CA · 15956 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  45. 1.58km ENE of Running Springs, CA · 15956 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  46. 3.114km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15956 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  47. 1.612km NNE of Aguanga, CA · 15955 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  48. 1.52km SW of Loma Linda, CA · 15955 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  49. 1.616km SW of Oasis, CA · 15955 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  50. 3.028km WSW of Amboy, CA · 15955 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  51. 1.610km W of Anza, CA · 15955 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  52. 2.317km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 15954 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
  53. 2.28km NW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15954 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  54. 1.823km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 15954 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  55. 2.33km SE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 15953 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  56. 1.73km SSW of Aguanga, CA · 15953 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  57. 2.514km SE of Anza, CA · 15953 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  58. 1.517km SSW of Oasis, CA · 15952 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  59. 2.214km E of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15952 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  60. 2.818km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 15952 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci504048. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:51 PM UTC.