M1.5 earthquake 27km WSW of Amboy, CA

Magnitude

1.5 (mh), micro

Local time

Wed, Jan 26, 1983, 6:01 PM PST

UTC

1983-01-27 02:01:37 UTC

Depth

5.1 km (3.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.484° N, 116.028° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.7 km horizontally, 15.4 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

136°

Stations used

7

• Twentynine Palms, CaliforniaPopulation 26,025. Forecast39 kmN
• Victorville, CaliforniaPopulation 122,225. Forecast116 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast209 kmENE

After

1. 2.022km NE of Thermal, CAThu, Jan 27, 9:30 AM PST · 15944 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
2. 2.321km NE of Thermal, CAThu, Jan 27, 12:26 PM PST · 15944 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
3. 2.022km NE of Thermal, CAThu, Jan 27, 12:28 PM PST · 15944 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
4. 1.621km NE of Thermal, CAThu, Jan 27, 1:42 PM PST · 15944 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
5. 2.16km NE of Cabazon, CAThu, Jan 27, 6:51 PM PST · 15944 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away
6. 2.822km NE of Thermal, CAThu, Jan 27, 10:51 PM PST · 15944 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
7. 2.622km NE of Thermal, CAFri, Jan 28, 12:20 AM PST · 15944 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
8. 2.322km NE of Thermal, CAFri, Jan 28, 1:47 AM PST · 15944 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
9. 2.328km WSW of Amboy, CAFri, Jan 28, 8:33 PM PST · 15943 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
10. 2.010km SSW of Morongo Valley, CAFri, Jan 28, 11:40 PM PST · 15943 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
11. 2.75km NNW of Cabazon, CASat, Jan 29, 5:09 AM PST · 15942 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
12. 1.528km WSW of Amboy, CASat, Jan 29, 5:25 AM PST · 15942 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
13. 2.327km WSW of Amboy, CASat, Jan 29, 5:25 AM PST · 15942 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
14. 2.028km WSW of Amboy, CASat, Jan 29, 5:31 AM PST · 15942 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
15. 2.627km WSW of Amboy, CASat, Jan 29, 10:04 AM PST · 15942 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
16. 1.76km SSW of Big Bear Lake, CASat, Jan 29, 12:20 PM PST · 15942 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
17. 1.827km WSW of Amboy, CASat, Jan 29, 1:55 PM PST · 15942 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
18. 1.928km WSW of Amboy, CASat, Jan 29, 2:00 PM PST · 15942 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
19. 2.628km WSW of Amboy, CASat, Jan 29, 2:20 PM PST · 15942 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
20. 1.528km WSW of Amboy, CASat, Jan 29, 2:40 PM PST · 15942 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
21. 2.124km NE of Thermal, CASat, Jan 29, 2:58 PM PST · 15942 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
22. 2.127km WSW of Amboy, CASat, Jan 29, 4:36 PM PST · 15942 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
23. 2.227km WSW of Amboy, CASat, Jan 29, 5:14 PM PST · 15942 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
24. 1.928km WSW of Amboy, CASun, Jan 30, 2:17 AM PST · 15942 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
25. 2.327km WSW of Amboy, CASun, Jan 30, 12:48 PM PST · 15941 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
26. 1.523km NE of Indio, CASun, Jan 30, 1:29 PM PST · 15941 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
27. 2.036km SE of Twentynine Palms, CAMon, Jan 31, 6:30 AM PST · 15940 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
28. 2.028km WSW of Amboy, CAMon, Jan 31, 6:32 AM PST · 15940 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
29. 2.19km W of Morongo Valley, CAMon, Jan 31, 11:54 PM PST · 15940 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
30. 1.716km N of Indio, CATue, Feb 1, 3:51 PM PST · 15939 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
31. 1.716km N of Indio, CATue, Feb 1, 7:52 PM PST · 15939 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
32. 1.516km N of Indio, CATue, Feb 1, 8:14 PM PST · 15939 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
33. 1.616km NNE of Indio, CATue, Feb 1, 8:18 PM PST · 15939 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
34. 1.516km N of Indio, CAWed, Feb 2, 4:06 AM PST · 15938 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
35. 2.510km WNW of Amboy, CAFri, Feb 4, 7:28 AM PST · 15936 days ago · -1 km deep · 20 km away
36. 2.727km WSW of Amboy, CAFri, Feb 4, 8:36 AM PST · 15936 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
37. 1.628km SSE of Ludlow, CAFri, Feb 4, 9:34 AM PST · 15936 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
38. 1.613km NNW of Joshua Tree, CAFri, Feb 4, 9:57 AM PST · 15936 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
39. 1.613km NNW of Joshua Tree, CAFri, Feb 4, 9:59 AM PST · 15936 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
40. 1.528km WSW of Amboy, CAFri, Feb 4, 10:03 AM PST · 15936 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
41. 1.613km NNW of Joshua Tree, CAFri, Feb 4, 10:12 AM PST · 15936 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
42. 2.527km WSW of Amboy, CAFri, Feb 4, 11:56 AM PST · 15936 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
43. 1.928km SSE of Ludlow, CAFri, Feb 4, 12:00 PM PST · 15936 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
44. 1.928km WSW of Amboy, CAFri, Feb 4, 12:25 PM PST · 15936 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
45. 2.022km NE of Thermal, CASat, Feb 5, 2:53 AM PST · 15936 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
46. 1.612km NE of Joshua Tree, CASun, Feb 6, 3:29 AM PST · 15934 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
47. 1.717km SSE of Joshua Tree, CASun, Feb 6, 8:07 AM PST · 15934 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
48. 1.521km NE of Thermal, CASun, Feb 6, 5:54 PM PST · 15934 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
49. 2.18km SW of Morongo Valley, CAMon, Feb 7, 1:26 AM PST · 15934 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
50. 2.16km NE of Yucca Valley, CAMon, Feb 7, 6:59 AM PST · 15933 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
51. 1.516km NW of Yucca Valley, CAMon, Feb 7, 4:03 PM PST · 15933 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
52. 1.512km NNE of Cabazon, CAMon, Feb 7, 5:06 PM PST · 15933 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
53. 1.65km NNW of Big Bear City, CAMon, Feb 7, 8:25 PM PST · 15933 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
54. 2.010km SE of Big Bear City, CATue, Feb 8, 10:25 AM PST · 15932 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
55. 1.815km NW of Yucca Valley, CATue, Feb 8, 12:03 PM PST · 15932 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
56. 1.924km NE of Lucerne Valley, CAWed, Feb 9, 7:12 AM PST · 15931 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
57. 1.915km E of Barstow, CAThu, Feb 10, 6:30 AM PST · 15930 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
58. 2.111km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CAThu, Feb 10, 10:11 PM PST · 15930 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
59. 2.127km WSW of Amboy, CAFri, Feb 11, 1:43 PM PST · 15929 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
60. 1.533km E of Barstow, CASat, Feb 12, 8:58 AM PST · 15928 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away

The first 60 of 133.

Before

1. 2.227km WSW of Amboy, CAWed, Jan 26, 6:01 PM PST · 15945 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
2. 1.516km ENE of Yucaipa, CAWed, Jan 26, 4:39 PM PST · 15945 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
3. 2.010km NNE of Cabazon, CATue, Jan 25, 10:12 AM PST · 15946 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
4. 1.828km WSW of Amboy, CASun, Jan 23, 6:45 PM PST · 15948 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
5. 1.624km NE of Thermal, CASun, Jan 23, 3:38 PM PST · 15948 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
6. 1.61km E of Cabazon, CASun, Jan 23, 2:58 AM PST · 15949 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
7. 2.327km WSW of Amboy, CASat, Jan 22, 9:07 PM PST · 15949 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
8. 1.916km ENE of Yucaipa, CASat, Jan 22, 8:53 PM PST · 15949 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
9. 2.510km NNE of Cabazon, CASat, Jan 22, 6:31 PM PST · 15949 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
10. 1.99km NE of Cabazon, CASat, Jan 22, 3:34 PM PST · 15949 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
11. 2.028km WSW of Amboy, CASat, Jan 22, 1:31 AM PST · 15950 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
12. 1.623km NE of Thermal, CAFri, Jan 21, 1:06 AM PST · 15951 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
13. 1.524km NE of Thermal, CAFri, Jan 21, 12:58 AM PST · 15951 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
14. 1.624km NE of Thermal, CAFri, Jan 21, 12:22 AM PST · 15951 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
15. 2.018km E of Big Bear City, CAThu, Jan 20, 9:59 PM PST · 15951 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
16. 1.524km NE of Thermal, CAThu, Jan 20, 5:17 PM PST · 15951 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
17. 1.524km NE of Thermal, CAThu, Jan 20, 12:18 PM PST · 15951 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
18. 1.823km NE of Thermal, CAThu, Jan 20, 12:12 PM PST · 15951 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
19. 1.724km NE of Thermal, CAThu, Jan 20, 12:11 PM PST · 15951 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
20. 1.715km NW of Morongo Valley, CAThu, Jan 20, 11:54 AM PST · 15951 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci502995. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:31 PM UTC.