California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 5km NNE of Beaumont, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 5km NNE of Beaumont, CA on Fri, Oct 7, 1983, 3:41 AM PDT (10:41 UTC), 17 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 7km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1983-10-07 10:41:24 UTC
Depth
16.7 km (10.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.972° N, 116.958° 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
0°
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: 175 in the 60 days after this one and 114 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.82km W of Loma Linda, CA · 15700 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 2.02km ESE of Loma Linda, CA · 15700 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 1.77km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 15700 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 1.87km W of Anza, CA · 15700 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 2.12km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 15699 days ago · 17 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 1.922km ESE of Anza, CA · 15699 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 2.18km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15699 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 1.618km NNE of Joshua Tree, CA · 15699 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 1.523km SSE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15699 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 2.017km WSW of Oasis, CA · 15699 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 2.47km NE of Nuevo, CA · 15698 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 2.025km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 15698 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 1.810km NNE of Aguanga, CA · 15698 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 1.92km SSW of Ontario, CA · 15698 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 1.77km N of Moreno Valley, CA · 15698 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 2.012km S of Joshua Tree, CA · 15697 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 1.83km W of Borrego Springs, CA · 15696 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 2.52km WSW of Yorba Linda, CA · 15696 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 2.14km N of Running Springs, CA · 15696 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 1.67km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15696 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  21. 2.14km N of Running Springs, CA · 15696 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  22. 1.712km S of Joshua Tree, CA · 15696 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  23. 1.89km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 15696 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
  24. 1.812km S of Joshua Tree, CA · 15696 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  25. 2.012km S of Joshua Tree, CA · 15696 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  26. 2.215km SE of Anza, CA · 15696 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  27. 1.82km SE of Cabazon, CA · 15696 days ago · 16 km deep · 19 km away
  28. 2.11km SE of Muscoy, CA · 15696 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  29. 1.89km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 15696 days ago · 16 km deep · 34 km away
  30. 1.91km SSE of Muscoy, CA · 15696 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  31. 1.61km SSW of Muscoy, CA · 15696 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  32. 2.67km NNE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 15696 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  33. 2.59km NNE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 15696 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  34. 2.00km SE of Muscoy, CA · 15695 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  35. 1.96km NNE of Moreno Valley, CA · 15695 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
  36. 2.09km NW of San Jacinto, CA · 15695 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  37. 2.21km SSE of Muscoy, CA · 15695 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  38. 2.121km ENE of Thermal, CA · 15695 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  39. 2.02km SSE of Muscoy, CA · 15695 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  40. 1.51km SE of Muscoy, CA · 15695 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  41. 1.85km NNE of Moreno Valley, CA · 15694 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
  42. 2.14km SSE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 15694 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  43. 1.93km WSW of Cathedral City, CA · 15694 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  44. 2.07km N of Beaumont, CA · 15694 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  45. 1.61km S of Muscoy, CA · 15694 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  46. 1.84km WSW of Joshua Tree, CA · 15694 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  47. 1.94km NNE of Muscoy, CA · 15693 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  48. 2.02km WNW of Cabazon, CA · 15693 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away
  49. 1.89km S of Yucca Valley, CA · 15692 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  50. 1.712km NNE of Banning, CA · 15692 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away
  51. 1.913km SE of Anza, CA · 15692 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  52. 1.99km S of Yucca Valley, CA · 15692 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  53. 2.15km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 15692 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
  54. 1.93km ENE of Anza, CA · 15692 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  55. 2.44km NE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 15692 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  56. 2.03km NE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 15692 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  57. 1.94km NE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 15691 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  58. 1.94km NE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 15691 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  59. 1.64km NE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 15691 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  60. 1.54km NE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 15691 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away

The first 60 of 175.

Before

  1. 3.15km NNE of Beaumont, CA · 15701 days ago · 15 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.05km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 15701 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 2.026km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 15701 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 2.42km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 15701 days ago · 17 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 1.97km N of Big Bear City, CA · 15701 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 2.06km ESE of Morongo Valley, CA · 15701 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 2.02km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 15701 days ago · 18 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 1.86km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 15701 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 1.74km E of Palomar Observatory, CA · 15701 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 1.616km ESE of Big Bear City, CA · 15702 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 2.138km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 15702 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 1.78km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 15702 days ago · 16 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 2.26km SW of Beaumont, CA · 15702 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 2.522km ESE of Anza, CA · 15702 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 1.97km E of Running Springs, CA · 15703 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 1.98km NE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15703 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 2.212km NW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15703 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 1.56km S of Lake Henshaw, CA · 15703 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 2.825km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 15703 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 1.915km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 15704 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci17721. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:02 AM UTC.