California earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 7km SSW of Devore, CA

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 7km SSW of Devore, CA on Tue, Mar 29, 1983, 6:27 AM PST (14:27 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 9km NW of Anza, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1983-03-29 14:27:15 UTC
Depth
5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.166° N, 117.435° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
34°
Stations used
84

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 117 in the 60 days after this one and 78 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 117.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci1103885 (also filed as usp0001u1s). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:54 AM UTC.