California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 8km NNE of Indio, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 8km NNE of Indio, CA on Sat, Feb 19, 1983, 10:33 AM PST (18:33 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 9km SSE of Yucca Valley, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1983-02-19 18:33:13 UTC
Depth
2.1 km (1.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.785° N, 116.183° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
86°
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: 190 in the 60 days after this one and 187 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.813km SE of Anza, CA · 15931 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 1.66km W of Anza, CA · 15931 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 1.717km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15930 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 2.317km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15930 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.214km SE of Anza, CA · 15930 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 1.713km SE of Anza, CA · 15929 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 2.16km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 15929 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 1.56km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 15929 days ago · 16 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 2.110km S of Banning, CA · 15928 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 2.316km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15928 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 1.622km NE of Thermal, CA · 15928 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 1.622km NE of Thermal, CA · 15928 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 2.05km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15928 days ago · 16 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 2.41km ESE of Anza, CA · 15928 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 1.86km ESE of Valle Vista, CA · 15928 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 1.65km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15927 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 1.517km SSW of Oasis, CA · 15927 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 1.714km SE of Anza, CA · 15927 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 1.912km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15927 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 1.73km E of Julian, CA · 15927 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 2.112km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15926 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 1.610km NW of Garnet, CA · 15926 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  23. 2.112km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 15926 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  24. 2.422km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 15926 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  25. 1.719km ESE of Anza, CA · 15926 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  26. 1.911km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 15926 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  27. 1.711km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15926 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  28. 1.511km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15924 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away
  29. 1.76km NNE of Banning, CA · 15924 days ago · 18 km deep · 65 km away
  30. 1.68km N of Banning, CA · 15924 days ago · 16 km deep · 67 km away
  31. 2.64km NE of Temecula, CA · 15924 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  32. 2.15km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 15924 days ago · 16 km deep · 100 km away
  33. 1.820km ESE of Anza, CA · 15924 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  34. 1.611km NW of Garnet, CA · 15923 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  35. 1.67km W of Anza, CA · 15923 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  36. 1.615km E of Julian, CA · 15923 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  37. 1.85km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15923 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  38. 2.021km NE of Thermal, CA · 15922 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  39. 1.713km SW of La Quinta, CA · 15922 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  40. 1.721km ENE of Thermal, CA · 15921 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  41. 1.84km SSE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 15921 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  42. 2.26km WNW of Pala, CA · 15921 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  43. 2.412km SE of Anza, CA · 15921 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  44. 1.922km NE of Thermal, CA · 15920 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  45. 1.922km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15920 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  46. 2.725km ESE of Julian, CA · 15920 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  47. 1.814km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 15920 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  48. 2.76km SSE of Yucca Valley, CA · 15920 days ago · -1 km deep · 37 km away
  49. 1.94km NE of Westmorland, CA · 15920 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  50. 1.62km S of Redlands, CA · 15919 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  51. 1.75km SW of Aguanga, CA · 15919 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  52. 2.67km SSE of Yucca Valley, CA · 15918 days ago · -1 km deep · 37 km away
  53. 2.67km SSE of Yucca Valley, CA · 15918 days ago · -1 km deep · 36 km away
  54. 1.914km SW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15918 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  55. 1.922km ENE of Thermal, CA · 15918 days ago · -1 km deep · 23 km away
  56. 2.16km SSE of Yucca Valley, CA · 15918 days ago · -1 km deep · 38 km away
  57. 1.820km ENE of Thermal, CA · 15918 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  58. 1.511km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15918 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  59. 2.04km WNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15918 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  60. 1.611km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15918 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away

The first 60 of 190.

Before

  1. 1.813km SE of Anza, CA · 15932 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 1.84km W of Borrego Springs, CA · 15932 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 2.05km W of Borrego Springs, CA · 15932 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.522km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15932 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.111km NW of Julian, CA · 15932 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.90km NNE of Anza, CA · 15932 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 2.89km ENE of Nuevo, CA · 15933 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.822km NE of Thermal, CA · 15933 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 1.723km NE of Thermal, CA · 15933 days ago · -1 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 1.522km NE of Thermal, CA · 15933 days ago · -1 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 1.98km NNE of Indio, CA · 15933 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 1.87km SSW of Salton City, CA · 15933 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 1.819km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15933 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 2.320km W of Westmorland, CA · 15933 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.922km NE of Thermal, CA · 15934 days ago · -1 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 1.86km WNW of Lake Henshaw, CA · 15934 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 1.621km ESE of Anza, CA · 15934 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 2.020km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15934 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 1.511km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15934 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 1.920km ESE of Anza, CA · 15934 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away

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