California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 2km S of Garnet, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 2km S of Garnet, CA on Mon, Nov 28, 1983, 11:08 AM PST (19:08 UTC), 11 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
1.8 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1983-11-28 19:08:52 UTC
Depth
11.3 km (7.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.886° N, 116.548° 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, 1.1 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
71°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 180 in the 60 days after this one and 140 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.934km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15649 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 1.634km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15648 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.67km N of Cabazon, CA · 15648 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 2.531km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15648 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 2.211km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15648 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.530km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15648 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 2.15km S of Salton City, CA · 15647 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.632km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15647 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 2.331km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15647 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 1.611km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15646 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 1.911km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15646 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 2.112km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15646 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 2.438km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 15646 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 2.02km NE of Anza, CA · 15646 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 2.15km NW of Banning, CA · 15646 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 1.86km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 15646 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 1.73km S of Salton City, CA · 15645 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 1.911km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15644 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 2.712km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15644 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 2.312km ESE of Anza, CA · 15644 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  21. 1.617km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15643 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 1.88km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 15643 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
  23. 2.234km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 15642 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  24. 1.612km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15642 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 1.812km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15642 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 2.211km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15642 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 3.011km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15642 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  28. 2.011km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15642 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  29. 2.112km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15642 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 1.512km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15642 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 2.811km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15641 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  32. 3.111km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15641 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  33. 1.811km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15641 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  34. 2.010km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15641 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  35. 1.69km NE of Moreno Valley, CA · 15641 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  36. 2.012km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15641 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  37. 1.710km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15641 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  38. 1.511km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15641 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  39. 1.612km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15641 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  40. 2.111km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15641 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  41. 2.111km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15641 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  42. 2.211km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15641 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  43. 1.77km E of Cabazon, CA · 15641 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  44. 2.112km WNW of Lakeland Village, CA · 15641 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  45. 1.818km NNE of Thousand Palms, CA · 15641 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  46. 2.15km S of Salton City, CA · 15641 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  47. 3.111km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15641 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  48. 2.012km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15641 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  49. 1.912km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15641 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  50. 1.712km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15641 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  51. 2.412km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15641 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  52. 2.212km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15641 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  53. 2.112km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15641 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  54. 1.717km NNE of Thousand Palms, CA · 15641 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  55. 1.811km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15641 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  56. 1.610km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15641 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  57. 1.910km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15641 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  58. 1.710km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15641 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  59. 1.75km S of Cabazon, CA · 15641 days ago · 16 km deep · 23 km away
  60. 2.711km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15641 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away

The first 60 of 180.

Before

  1. 1.71km SSW of Loma Linda, CA · 15649 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 2.20km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 15649 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.79km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15650 days ago · 16 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 1.85km WSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15650 days ago · 14 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 2.021km ESE of Anza, CA · 15650 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 2.110km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15650 days ago · 14 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 2.01km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 15651 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 2.722km ESE of Anza, CA · 15651 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 2.29km NE of Indio, CA · 15652 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 2.210km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15652 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 2.41km ESE of Loma Linda, CA · 15652 days ago · 16 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 2.014km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 15653 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 2.214km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 15653 days ago · -2 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 1.911km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15653 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 1.811km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15653 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.93km N of Fontana, CA · 15653 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 1.53km NNE of Fontana, CA · 15654 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 1.67km SSW of Redlands, CA · 15655 days ago · 16 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 1.83km W of Banning, CA · 15656 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 1.54km SE of Rancho Cucamonga, CA · 15657 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away

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