California earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 22km WSW of Westmorland, CA

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 22km WSW of Westmorland, CA on Sun, Jan 17, 1982, 2:04 AM PST (10:04 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 21km WSW of Westmorland, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-01-17 10:04:18 UTC
Depth
6.5 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.939° N, 115.822° 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
85°
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: 151 in the 60 days after this one and 36 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.921km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16319 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.512km SE of Anza, CA · 16319 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.35km S of Salton City, CA · 16319 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 2.18km SW of Holtville, CA · 16319 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 2.847km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16318 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 2.249km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16318 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 2.020km NE of Warner Springs, CA · 16317 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 1.822km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 16317 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 2.413km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 16317 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 2.448km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16317 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 2.210km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16316 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 2.39km S of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16316 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 2.15km N of Bombay Beach, CA · 16315 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 1.926km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16313 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 1.66km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 16313 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 1.720km ESE of Julian, CA · 16313 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 2.59km S of Borrego Springs, CA · 16312 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 2.012km ENE of Thermal, CA · 16312 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 2.218km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16312 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 1.711km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16311 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  21. 1.918km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16311 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  22. 3.011km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16311 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  23. 1.84km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16310 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  24. 2.225km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16309 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  25. 1.86km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16308 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  26. 2.09km SW of Holtville, CA · 16308 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  27. 1.618km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16307 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  28. 2.010km S of Salton City, CA · 16307 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  29. 1.811km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16307 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  30. 1.915km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16306 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  31. 2.028km ESE of Campo, CA · 16306 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  32. 2.05km ENE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 16305 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
  33. 2.413km SE of Anza, CA · 16305 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  34. 2.318km SW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16304 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  35. 2.04km NE of Julian, CA · 16304 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  36. 3.123km ESE of Anza, CA · 16303 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  37. 2.28km NNW of Holtville, CA · 16303 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  38. 2.110km NNW of Holtville, CA · 16303 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  39. 2.06km NE of Imperial, CA · 16303 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  40. 1.96km ESE of Imperial, CA · 16303 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  41. 1.723km ESE of Anza, CA · 16303 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  42. 2.48km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16302 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  43. 3.314km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16302 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  44. 1.925km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16301 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  45. 1.911km WSW of Oasis, CA · 16300 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away
  46. 1.918km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16300 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  47. 1.96km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16300 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  48. 2.613km WSW of Imperial, CA · 16300 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
  49. 2.018km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16299 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  50. 2.623km ESE of Anza, CA · 16298 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  51. 2.110km SW of Salton City, CA · 16298 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  52. 2.612km SE of Anza, CA · 16298 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  53. 1.86km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 16297 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  54. 1.619km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16297 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  55. 1.718km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16297 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  56. 2.419km E of Brawley, CA · 16295 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  57. 1.514km NE of Coachella, CA · 16294 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  58. 1.716km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 16292 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  59. 2.520km SW of La Quinta, CA · 16292 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  60. 1.620km SW of La Quinta, CA · 16292 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away

The first 60 of 151.

Before

  1. 1.820km ESE of Anza, CA · 16319 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.920km ESE of Anza, CA · 16319 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.926km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16320 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 2.219km ESE of Anza, CA · 16320 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.818km SE of Salton City, CA · 16321 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 2.310km SSE of Anza, CA · 16321 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 2.650km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 16322 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 2.222km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16322 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.68km SW of Holtville, CA · 16323 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 2.017km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16324 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 1.89km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16325 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 1.926km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16325 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 1.76km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 16326 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 1.76km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 16327 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 2.114km NE of Coachella, CA · 16328 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 1.812km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 16328 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 1.911km SW of Salton City, CA · 16329 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 1.69km N of Westmorland, CA · 16330 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 1.93km N of Julian, CA · 16331 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 1.910km ESE of North Shore, CA · 16331 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci104721. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:01 PM UTC.