California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 2km S of Devore, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 2km S of Devore, CA on Wed, Nov 16, 1983, 5:16 PM PST (01:16 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 2km NNW of Muscoy, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-11-17 01:16:12 UTC
Depth
12.0 km (7.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.207° N, 117.401° 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: 105 in the 60 days after this one and 133 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.82km NW of Highland, CA · 15652 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 1.92km NW of Highland, CA · 15652 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 1.76km SSW of Redlands, CA · 15652 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 1.96km S of Redlands, CA · 15651 days ago · 14 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 3.16km SSW of Redlands, CA · 15651 days ago · 14 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 1.75km S of Banning, CA · 15650 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 1.98km ESE of Valle Vista, CA · 15650 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 1.62km ESE of Loma Linda, CA · 15650 days ago · 16 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 1.52km NW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15650 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.93km ESE of Loma Linda, CA · 15650 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 1.77km NNW of Banning, CA · 15650 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 2.019km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 15650 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.87km ENE of Nuevo, CA · 15649 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 1.87km NNE of Crestline, CA · 15649 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 1.72km SW of San Jacinto, CA · 15649 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 1.54km SE of Rancho Cucamonga, CA · 15649 days ago · 15 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 1.83km W of Banning, CA · 15648 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 2.623km SW of Barstow, CA · 15648 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 1.67km SSW of Redlands, CA · 15646 days ago · 16 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 2.42km SW of San Juan Capistrano, CA · 15646 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 1.53km NNE of Fontana, CA · 15645 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  22. 1.93km N of Fontana, CA · 15645 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  23. 2.214km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 15644 days ago · -2 km deep · 61 km away
  24. 2.014km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 15644 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  25. 1.63km NW of Altadena, CA · 15644 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  26. 2.41km ESE of Loma Linda, CA · 15644 days ago · 16 km deep · 23 km away
  27. 1.69km SW of Lytle Creek, CA · 15644 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  28. 2.01km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 15642 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away
  29. 2.17km SSW of Littlerock, CA · 15642 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  30. 2.110km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15642 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  31. 1.85km WSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15642 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  32. 2.313km NW of Barstow, CA · 15642 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  33. 1.79km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15642 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
  34. 2.20km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 15641 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away
  35. 1.71km SSW of Loma Linda, CA · 15641 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away
  36. 1.82km S of Garnet, CA · 15641 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  37. 1.67km N of Cabazon, CA · 15640 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  38. 2.04km NNW of Signal Hill, CA · 15640 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  39. 1.611km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15638 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  40. 1.911km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15638 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  41. 2.438km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 15638 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  42. 2.02km NE of Anza, CA · 15638 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  43. 2.15km NW of Banning, CA · 15638 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  44. 1.86km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 15637 days ago · 17 km deep · 28 km away
  45. 1.88km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 15634 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
  46. 2.234km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 15634 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  47. 1.69km NE of Moreno Valley, CA · 15633 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
  48. 1.77km E of Cabazon, CA · 15633 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  49. 2.112km WNW of Lakeland Village, CA · 15633 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  50. 1.75km S of Cabazon, CA · 15632 days ago · 16 km deep · 67 km away
  51. 1.513km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 15632 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  52. 2.36km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15632 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  53. 2.42km SE of Yorba Linda, CA · 15632 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  54. 1.72km SSE of Yucca Valley, CA · 15631 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  55. 1.59km N of Cabazon, CA · 15630 days ago · 16 km deep · 62 km away
  56. 1.98km S of Redlands, CA · 15630 days ago · 16 km deep · 31 km away
  57. 1.812km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15630 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  58. 1.77km ENE of San Jacinto, CA · 15629 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  59. 1.94km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15629 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  60. 1.99km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15628 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away

The first 60 of 105.

Before

  1. 1.74km W of Huntington Beach, CA · 15653 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.911km NNE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 15654 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 2.75km NNW of Big Bear City, CA · 15655 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 2.13km ENE of Loma Linda, CA · 15655 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 1.93km NE of Loma Linda, CA · 15655 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 1.910km WNW of Garnet, CA · 15655 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 1.78km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15655 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 2.71km ENE of Laguna Niguel, CA · 15657 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 2.22km NE of Laguna Niguel, CA · 15657 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.62km SSE of Muscoy, CA · 15658 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 1.73km ENE of Loma Linda, CA · 15658 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 1.711km W of Anza, CA · 15658 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.22km ENE of Colton, CA · 15659 days ago · 14 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 2.44km SE of Yorba Linda, CA · 15659 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 2.73km WNW of Big Bear City, CA · 15659 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 1.86km WSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15659 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 1.79km NNE of Pala, CA · 15659 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 2.56km WSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15660 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 1.64km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 15660 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 2.04km ESE of Loma Linda, CA · 15660 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci22494. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 12:31 PM UTC.