M1.6 earthquake 1km E of Cabazon, CA
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 1km E of Cabazon, CA on Sun, Jan 23, 1983, 2:58 AM PST (10:58 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.9 4km SSE of Lytle Creek, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (Mc), micro
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-01-23 10:58:52 UTC
- Depth
- 17.3 km (10.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 33.916° N, 116.773° W
- Region
- California
- 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.
- Location uncertainty
- About 0.5 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 45°
- Stations used
- 17
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 195 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.624km NE of Thermal, CA · 15957 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.828km WSW of Amboy, CA · 15956 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.66km SW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 15956 days ago · 18 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.99km SE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15956 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.98km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15956 days ago · 14 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.51km ESE of Anza, CA · 15956 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.96km NNE of Fontana, CA · 15956 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.26km WSW of Lytle Creek, CA · 15956 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.814km SE of Anza, CA · 15955 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.811km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15955 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.719km ESE of Anza, CA · 15955 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.010km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 15955 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.99km WNW of Lake Henshaw, CA · 15954 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.81km NE of Anza, CA · 15954 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.516km ENE of Yucaipa, CA · 15953 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.227km WSW of Amboy, CA · 15953 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.527km WSW of Amboy, CA · 15953 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.79km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 15953 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.41km NNE of Loma Linda, CA · 15953 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.214km SE of Anza, CA · 15953 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.022km NE of Thermal, CA · 15953 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.510km NE of Aguanga, CA · 15953 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.321km NE of Thermal, CA · 15953 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.022km NE of Thermal, CA · 15953 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.621km NE of Thermal, CA · 15953 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.923km ESE of Anza, CA · 15952 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.16km NE of Cabazon, CA · 15952 days ago · 16 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.822km NE of Thermal, CA · 15952 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.622km NE of Thermal, CA · 15952 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.322km NE of Thermal, CA · 15952 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.922km ESE of Anza, CA · 15952 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.328km WSW of Amboy, CA · 15951 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.010km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15951 days ago · 14 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.113km SE of Anza, CA · 15951 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.75km NNW of Cabazon, CA · 15951 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.528km WSW of Amboy, CA · 15951 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.327km WSW of Amboy, CA · 15951 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.028km WSW of Amboy, CA · 15951 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.627km WSW of Amboy, CA · 15951 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.13km ESE of Ontario, CA · 15951 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.84km SSE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 15951 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.76km SSW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 15951 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.827km WSW of Amboy, CA · 15951 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.928km WSW of Amboy, CA · 15951 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.628km WSW of Amboy, CA · 15951 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.528km WSW of Amboy, CA · 15951 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.124km NE of Thermal, CA · 15951 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.127km WSW of Amboy, CA · 15950 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.227km WSW of Amboy, CA · 15950 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.01km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 15950 days ago · 16 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.928km WSW of Amboy, CA · 15950 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.611km WSW of Anza, CA · 15950 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.511km WSW of Anza, CA · 15950 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.718km ESE of Anza, CA · 15950 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.311km WSW of Anza, CA · 15950 days ago · -1 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.15km N of Fontana, CA · 15950 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.327km WSW of Amboy, CA · 15950 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.523km NE of Indio, CA · 15950 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.036km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15949 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.91km WNW of Julian, CA · 15949 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
The first 60 of 175.
Before
- 2.327km WSW of Amboy, CA · 15957 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.916km ENE of Yucaipa, CA · 15957 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.922km ESE of Anza, CA · 15957 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.38km ESE of Yorba Linda, CA · 15957 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.510km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 15957 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.99km NE of Cabazon, CA · 15958 days ago · 16 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.111km WSW of Anza, CA · 15958 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
- 3.29km WSW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 15958 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.028km WSW of Amboy, CA · 15958 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.810km WSW of Anza, CA · 15958 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.910km WSW of Anza, CA · 15958 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.916km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15958 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.516km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15958 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.116km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15958 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.316km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15959 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.46km N of San Dimas, CA · 15959 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.821km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15959 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.623km NE of Thermal, CA · 15959 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.524km NE of Thermal, CA · 15959 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.624km NE of Thermal, CA · 15959 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
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