California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 13km W of Imperial, CA

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 13km W of Imperial, CA on Thu, Dec 1, 1983, 10:34 AM PST (18:34 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 11km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-12-01 18:34:59 UTC
Depth
9.5 km (5.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.826° N, 115.702° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
102°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 195 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.710km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15630 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 2.711km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15630 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 2.112km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15630 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.87km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15630 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.511km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15630 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 1.810km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15630 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 1.511km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15630 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 1.910km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15630 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 2.010km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15630 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 1.912km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15630 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 2.111km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15630 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 2.210km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15630 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 3.111km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15630 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 2.312km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15630 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 1.510km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15630 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 2.011km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15630 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 2.210km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15630 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 1.911km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15630 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 2.311km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15629 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 1.710km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15629 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  21. 2.010km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15629 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  22. 1.726km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 15629 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  23. 1.96km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15629 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 2.212km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15629 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  25. 2.211km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15629 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  26. 1.511km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15629 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  27. 2.017km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15628 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  28. 1.57km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15628 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  29. 2.012km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15628 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
  30. 1.611km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15628 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  31. 2.212km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15628 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  32. 2.07km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15627 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  33. 1.57km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15627 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  34. 2.053km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15627 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  35. 2.011km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15627 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  36. 2.510km WSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15627 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  37. 1.911km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15626 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  38. 2.511km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15626 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  39. 1.611km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15626 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  40. 2.111km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15626 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  41. 2.812km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15625 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  42. 2.25km SSW of Salton City, CA · 15625 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  43. 1.815km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15625 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  44. 2.010km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15624 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  45. 1.55km S of Salton City, CA · 15624 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  46. 1.96km S of Salton City, CA · 15623 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  47. 1.822km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 15623 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  48. 1.611km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15623 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  49. 2.111km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15623 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  50. 1.622km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15622 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  51. 2.224km ESE of Anza, CA · 15622 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  52. 1.823km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 15622 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  53. 1.911km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15622 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  54. 2.015km E of Julian, CA · 15621 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  55. 1.751km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15621 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  56. 2.311km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15621 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  57. 2.511km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 15621 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  58. 1.59km N of Westmorland, CA · 15620 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
  59. 2.35km NE of North Shore, CA · 15620 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  60. 2.216km ESE of Julian, CA · 15620 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away

The first 60 of 195.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci25721. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:41 AM UTC.