M1.5 earthquake 18km SSW of Oasis, CA

Magnitude

1.5 (mc), micro

Local time

Fri, May 13, 1983, 3:11 PM PDT

UTC

1983-05-13 22:11:40 UTC

Depth

8.6 km (5.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.312° N, 116.173° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

62°

Stations used

17

• Desert Shores, CaliforniaPopulation 1,104. Forecast16 kmSW
• Coachella, CaliforniaPopulation 44,635. Forecast41 kmS
• Escondido, CaliforniaPopulation 151,038. Forecast88 kmENE
• Mexicali, MexicoPopulation 1,032,686. Forecast101 kmNW

After

1. 1.79km W of Calipatria, CAFri, May 13, 3:40 PM PDT · 15846 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
2. 1.610km W of Anza, CAFri, May 13, 8:20 PM PDT · 15846 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
3. 1.810km WNW of Calipatria, CASat, May 14, 12:16 AM PDT · 15845 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
4. 1.613km SE of Anza, CASat, May 14, 4:36 AM PDT · 15845 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
5. 1.911km WNW of Calipatria, CASat, May 14, 8:12 AM PDT · 15845 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
6. 1.714km N of Cabazon, CASat, May 14, 9:19 AM PDT · 15845 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
7. 1.912km NW of Ocotillo Wells, CASat, May 14, 7:26 PM PDT · 15845 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
8. 1.510km W of Calipatria, CASat, May 14, 8:07 PM PDT · 15845 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
9. 1.610km SW of Morongo Valley, CASun, May 15, 3:02 AM PDT · 15844 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
10. 1.810km W of Anza, CASun, May 15, 3:07 AM PDT · 15844 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
11. 1.511km N of Borrego Springs, CASun, May 15, 8:19 PM PDT · 15844 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
12. 1.78km NNE of Borrego Springs, CAMon, May 16, 1:39 AM PDT · 15843 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
13. 1.510km NE of Aguanga, CAMon, May 16, 5:00 AM PDT · 15843 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
14. 1.510km WNW of Calipatria, CATue, May 17, 2:28 AM PDT · 15842 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
15. 2.15km ENE of Banning, CATue, May 17, 3:40 AM PDT · 15842 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
16. 1.525km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, May 17, 8:57 PM PDT · 15841 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
17. 1.69km S of Yucca Valley, CAWed, May 18, 1:06 AM PDT · 15841 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
18. 1.610km WNW of Calipatria, CAWed, May 18, 3:27 PM PDT · 15841 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
19. 1.56km W of Anza, CAWed, May 18, 4:44 PM PDT · 15841 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
20. 2.010km WNW of Calipatria, CAWed, May 18, 5:20 PM PDT · 15841 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
21. 1.516km SE of Anza, CAWed, May 18, 5:25 PM PDT · 15841 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
22. 1.510km WNW of Calipatria, CAWed, May 18, 5:34 PM PDT · 15841 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
23. 3.15km S of Anza, CAThu, May 19, 4:05 AM PDT · 15840 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
24. 1.720km ESE of Anza, CAFri, May 20, 1:05 AM PDT · 15839 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
25. 1.913km SE of Anza, CAFri, May 20, 3:58 AM PDT · 15839 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
26. 2.016km W of Imperial, CAFri, May 20, 4:41 AM PDT · 15839 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
27. 1.714km W of Imperial, CAFri, May 20, 4:48 AM PDT · 15839 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
28. 1.726km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAFri, May 20, 11:34 AM PDT · 15839 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
29. 1.88km WSW of Holtville, CAFri, May 20, 4:14 PM PDT · 15839 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
30. 2.25km SW of Idyllwild, CASat, May 21, 4:30 AM PDT · 15838 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
31. 1.98km SW of Holtville, CASat, May 21, 5:33 AM PDT · 15838 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
32. 2.38km SW of Holtville, CASat, May 21, 5:39 AM PDT · 15838 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
33. 1.98km SW of Holtville, CASat, May 21, 5:42 AM PDT · 15838 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
34. 1.98km SW of Holtville, CASat, May 21, 5:42 AM PDT · 15838 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
35. 1.68km SW of Holtville, CASat, May 21, 5:46 AM PDT · 15838 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
36. 2.610km S of Holtville, CASat, May 21, 5:48 AM PDT · 15838 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
37. 1.88km NNW of Borrego Springs, CAMon, May 23, 12:44 AM PDT · 15836 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
38. 1.919km SW of La Quinta, CAMon, May 23, 6:57 AM PDT · 15836 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
39. 1.76km SW of Banning, CAMon, May 23, 2:24 PM PDT · 15836 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
40. 2.25km SE of Ocotillo, CAMon, May 23, 5:55 PM PDT · 15836 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
41. 1.510km W of Calipatria, CAMon, May 23, 7:13 PM PDT · 15836 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
42. 2.912km WNW of Calipatria, CAMon, May 23, 7:42 PM PDT · 15836 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
43. 3.116km NE of Coachella, CATue, May 24, 12:03 AM PDT · 15835 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
44. 1.710km W of Calipatria, CATue, May 24, 1:10 AM PDT · 15835 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
45. 2.423km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, May 24, 6:08 AM PDT · 15835 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
46. 1.623km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, May 24, 6:30 AM PDT · 15835 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
47. 2.311km W of Calipatria, CATue, May 24, 12:21 PM PDT · 15835 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
48. 1.510km W of Calipatria, CATue, May 24, 6:01 PM PDT · 15835 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
49. 2.212km WNW of Calipatria, CATue, May 24, 6:22 PM PDT · 15835 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
50. 2.14km SE of Garnet, CATue, May 24, 6:32 PM PDT · 15835 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
51. 1.523km ESE of Anza, CATue, May 24, 7:48 PM PDT · 15835 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
52. 1.623km ESE of Anza, CATue, May 24, 7:48 PM PDT · 15835 days ago · 14 km deep · 31 km away
53. 1.811km W of Calipatria, CATue, May 24, 8:11 PM PDT · 15835 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
54. 1.613km W of Morongo Valley, CATue, May 24, 9:07 PM PDT · 15834 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
55. 1.82km N of Desert Hot Springs, CAWed, May 25, 12:41 AM PDT · 15834 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
56. 1.511km NNE of Banning, CAWed, May 25, 4:29 AM PDT · 15834 days ago · 18 km deep · 100 km away
57. 1.76km E of Yucca Valley, CAWed, May 25, 3:28 PM PDT · 15834 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
58. 1.58km ENE of Cabazon, CAWed, May 25, 5:27 PM PDT · 15834 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
59. 2.21km SSE of San Jacinto, CAWed, May 25, 5:36 PM PDT · 15834 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
60. 1.713km NNE of Cabazon, CAWed, May 25, 5:37 PM PDT · 15834 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away

The first 60 of 191.

Before

1. 2.011km WNW of Calipatria, CAFri, May 13, 5:31 AM PDT · 15846 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
2. 1.81km E of Anza, CAFri, May 13, 12:23 AM PDT · 15846 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
3. 1.510km W of Calipatria, CAThu, May 12, 9:18 PM PDT · 15846 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
4. 1.511km W of Calipatria, CAThu, May 12, 5:39 PM PDT · 15847 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
5. 2.010km W of Calipatria, CAThu, May 12, 2:45 PM PDT · 15847 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
6. 1.810km W of Calipatria, CAThu, May 12, 1:38 AM PDT · 15847 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
7. 1.912km W of Calipatria, CAThu, May 12, 12:25 AM PDT · 15847 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
8. 2.411km WNW of Calipatria, CAWed, May 11, 11:46 PM PDT · 15847 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
9. 2.811km W of Calipatria, CAWed, May 11, 7:23 PM PDT · 15848 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
10. 1.710km WNW of Calipatria, CAWed, May 11, 3:01 PM PDT · 15848 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
11. 2.011km W of Calipatria, CAWed, May 11, 12:37 PM PDT · 15848 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
12. 1.710km W of Calipatria, CAWed, May 11, 12:31 PM PDT · 15848 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
13. 2.010km WNW of Calipatria, CAWed, May 11, 3:22 AM PDT · 15848 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
14. 1.717km ENE of Borrego Springs, CAWed, May 11, 12:34 AM PDT · 15848 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
15. 2.211km W of Calipatria, CAWed, May 11, 12:11 AM PDT · 15848 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
16. 1.510km WNW of Calipatria, CATue, May 10, 11:12 PM PDT · 15848 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
17. 2.010km WNW of Calipatria, CATue, May 10, 11:04 PM PDT · 15848 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
18. 1.610km WNW of Calipatria, CATue, May 10, 10:15 PM PDT · 15848 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
19. 1.510km WNW of Calipatria, CATue, May 10, 9:42 PM PDT · 15848 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
20. 1.611km W of Calipatria, CATue, May 10, 8:47 PM PDT · 15848 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci1107607. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:14 PM UTC.