California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 5km W of Devore, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 5km W of Devore, CA on Sat, Feb 26, 1983, 6:27 AM PST (14:27 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 6km SSE of Yucca Valley, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-02-26 14:27:23 UTC
Depth
9.8 km (6.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.217° N, 117.454° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
63°
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: 122 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.16km SSE of Yucca Valley, CA · 15909 days ago · -1 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.74km N of Fontana, CA · 15908 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 2.12km NNW of Huntington Beach, CA · 15908 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 1.77km S of Yucca Valley, CA · 15908 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.64km WSW of Garnet, CA · 15908 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 2.622km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 15907 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.75km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 15907 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 2.012km NE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 15907 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 1.56km NNE of Yucca Valley, CA · 15906 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.822km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 15906 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.722km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 15906 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 2.310km NE of Aguanga, CA · 15906 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.66km SSW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 15905 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 2.46km S of Big Bear Lake, CA · 15905 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 1.65km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15905 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 1.83km NNE of Fontana, CA · 15904 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 2.09km S of Banning, CA · 15904 days ago · 16 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 1.710km NNW of Anza, CA · 15904 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 1.73km E of Colton, CA · 15904 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 1.510km S of Lake Hughes, CA · 15904 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  21. 2.16km SE of Temecula, CA · 15904 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 2.14km WNW of Willowbrook, CA · 15904 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 1.96km S of Big Bear City, CA · 15903 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  24. 1.86km W of Anza, CA · 15903 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  25. 1.95km NW of Calimesa, CA · 15901 days ago · 16 km deep · 40 km away
  26. 1.66km S of Big Bear Lake, CA · 15901 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  27. 1.79km W of Morongo Valley, CA · 15901 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  28. 2.29km NNE of Idyllwild, CA · 15900 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  29. 2.08km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15900 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  30. 1.98km E of Cabazon, CA · 15898 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  31. 2.22km NNE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 15898 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
  32. 1.58km NE of Nuevo, CA · 15898 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  33. 2.63km N of Corona, CA · 15897 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  34. 2.521km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 15897 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  35. 2.05km N of Fontana, CA · 15896 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  36. 2.37km SSW of Littlerock, CA · 15896 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  37. 2.410km S of Big Bear Lake, CA · 15895 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  38. 2.08km WSW of Oak Hills, CA · 15893 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  39. 2.14km NE of La Verne, CA · 15893 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  40. 1.76km SSE of Idyllwild, CA · 15893 days ago · 17 km deep · 91 km away
  41. 2.56km S of Lytle Creek, CA · 15892 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  42. 2.317km ENE of Barstow, CA · 15892 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  43. 2.24km NNE of Fontana, CA · 15891 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  44. 2.012km W of Anza, CA · 15891 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  45. 1.910km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 15891 days ago · 17 km deep · 69 km away
  46. 2.04km SE of Devore, CA · 15890 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  47. 2.67km SSW of Littlerock, CA · 15890 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  48. 2.50km NW of Silver Lake, CA · 15889 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  49. 1.510km N of Cabazon, CA · 15888 days ago · 18 km deep · 64 km away
  50. 2.53km SSW of South Whittier, CA · 15888 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  51. 2.11km E of Loma Linda, CA · 15888 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away
  52. 2.48km N of Anza, CA · 15888 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  53. 2.78km NE of Phelan, CA · 15887 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  54. 2.312km WSW of Lucerne Valley, CA · 15887 days ago · -1 km deep · 39 km away
  55. 1.511km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 15887 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  56. 2.22km NNE of Loma Linda, CA · 15886 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  57. 2.311km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15886 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  58. 2.12km WNW of Lennox, CA · 15886 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  59. 1.84km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15886 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away
  60. 2.09km NNW of Anza, CA · 15886 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci1100923. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 9:24 PM UTC.