California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 17km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 17km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA on Mon, Aug 23, 1982, 8:10 AM PDT (15:10 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 7km ENE of Moreno Valley, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-08-23 15:10:44 UTC
Depth
-0.3 km (-0.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.890° N, 116.231° 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
41°
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: 199 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.97km ENE of Moreno Valley, CA · 16082 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 2.722km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 16081 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 1.57km SSE of Idyllwild, CA · 16081 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 2.520km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16081 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 2.020km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16081 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.87km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16080 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 1.824km NE of Thermal, CA · 16080 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 1.83km WNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16080 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 2.14km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16080 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 1.77km NE of Indio, CA · 16080 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 1.614km SE of Anza, CA · 16080 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 1.94km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16080 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 1.524km NE of Thermal, CA · 16079 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 1.516km NE of Coachella, CA · 16079 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 2.25km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16079 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 1.94km SW of Salton City, CA · 16079 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 1.71km ESE of Anza, CA · 16079 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 1.615km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16078 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 2.21km NE of Anza, CA · 16078 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 1.74km W of Anza, CA · 16078 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 2.59km SW of Salton City, CA · 16078 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  22. 2.514km SE of Anza, CA · 16078 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  23. 2.014km SE of Anza, CA · 16078 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  24. 1.75km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 16078 days ago · 18 km deep · 51 km away
  25. 1.93km WNW of Anza, CA · 16078 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  26. 1.717km SSW of Oasis, CA · 16078 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  27. 1.89km NE of Thermal, CA · 16077 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  28. 2.16km WNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16077 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  29. 1.75km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 16076 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  30. 1.74km WNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16076 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  31. 1.819km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 16076 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  32. 2.411km WSW of Anza, CA · 16075 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  33. 1.614km SE of Anza, CA · 16075 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  34. 1.710km W of Anza, CA · 16075 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  35. 1.511km W of Anza, CA · 16075 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  36. 2.126km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 16075 days ago · -1 km deep · 54 km away
  37. 2.011km S of Lucerne Valley, CA · 16075 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  38. 1.98km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 16075 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  39. 2.117km ESE of Julian, CA · 16074 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  40. 1.65km S of Banning, CA · 16074 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  41. 2.111km WSW of Anza, CA · 16074 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  42. 1.623km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16074 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  43. 2.23km ESE of Loma Linda, CA · 16074 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  44. 1.814km SE of Anza, CA · 16074 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  45. 1.55km SW of Salton City, CA · 16073 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  46. 2.27km W of Anza, CA · 16073 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  47. 2.16km E of Temecula, CA · 16072 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  48. 1.614km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16072 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  49. 1.77km NE of Indio, CA · 16072 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  50. 2.07km NE of Indio, CA · 16071 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  51. 1.810km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16071 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  52. 2.17km SSE of Hemet, CA · 16071 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  53. 2.51km SSW of Anza, CA · 16071 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  54. 1.720km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16071 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  55. 1.74km NNE of Banning, CA · 16071 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  56. 2.22km ESE of Loma Linda, CA · 16070 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  57. 2.12km E of Loma Linda, CA · 16070 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  58. 1.96km WNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16070 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
  59. 2.416km SW of Ludlow, CA · 16070 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  60. 2.25km SW of Salton City, CA · 16070 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away

The first 60 of 199.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci506849. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:27 PM UTC.