California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 18km SSW of Oasis, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 18km SSW of Oasis, CA on Sun, May 29, 1983, 12:29 AM PDT (07:29 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 5km SSW of Niland, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1983-05-29 07:29:41 UTC
Depth
11.2 km (7.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.324° N, 116.196° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
40°
Stations used
31

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 185 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.721km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 15835 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 1.86km W of Palm Springs, CA · 15835 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.716km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15835 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 1.84km SSW of Brawley, CA · 15833 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 2.05km S of Brawley, CA · 15833 days ago · 16 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.05km SE of Westmorland, CA · 15833 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 1.614km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15833 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 2.219km NW of Desert Center, CA · 15832 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 1.611km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15831 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 1.934km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15831 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 1.715km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15830 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 1.716km S of Joshua Tree, CA · 15830 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 1.94km NE of Banning, CA · 15829 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.612km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15829 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 1.616km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 15829 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 1.511km WSW of Garnet, CA · 15829 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 1.69km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 15828 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 1.74km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15827 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 1.512km NE of Thousand Palms, CA · 15827 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 1.911km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15826 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  21. 1.517km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15825 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
  22. 1.913km N of Pine Valley, CA · 15825 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  23. 1.721km ESE of Anza, CA · 15825 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  24. 1.69km NE of Aguanga, CA · 15824 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  25. 1.713km NNW of Bombay Beach, CA · 15824 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  26. 1.69km N of Cabazon, CA · 15824 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 1.95km N of Banning, CA · 15824 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 1.76km NE of Cabazon, CA · 15822 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  29. 1.65km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15822 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  30. 2.03km WSW of Brawley, CA · 15821 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
  31. 1.67km SSW of Cabazon, CA · 15821 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  32. 1.88km SW of Holtville, CA · 15821 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  33. 2.011km SW of Salton City, CA · 15820 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  34. 3.016km ENE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15820 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  35. 2.517km ESE of Anza, CA · 15819 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
  36. 1.56km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15819 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  37. 1.69km NNW of Anza, CA · 15819 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
  38. 2.012km WSW of Salton City, CA · 15818 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  39. 1.813km WSW of Salton City, CA · 15818 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  40. 1.815km ENE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15817 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  41. 2.111km SE of Yucca Valley, CA · 15817 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  42. 1.511km SE of Yucca Valley, CA · 15817 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  43. 1.52km W of Brawley, CA · 15816 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  44. 2.210km NE of Aguanga, CA · 15816 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  45. 2.48km NNW of Cabazon, CA · 15816 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  46. 2.18km WSW of Holtville, CA · 15814 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  47. 1.611km WSW of Anza, CA · 15814 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  48. 1.57km NE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15813 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  49. 1.726km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15813 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  50. 1.67km E of North Shore, CA · 15813 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  51. 2.412km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15812 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  52. 1.67km E of Cabazon, CA · 15812 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  53. 1.614km SE of Anza, CA · 15811 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  54. 1.615km N of Warner Springs, CA · 15811 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  55. 2.211km SE of Yucca Valley, CA · 15811 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  56. 1.814km SE of Anza, CA · 15811 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  57. 1.96km SW of Joshua Tree, CA · 15810 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  58. 1.511km NE of Aguanga, CA · 15810 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  59. 1.512km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15810 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  60. 2.110km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15810 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away

The first 60 of 190.

Before

  1. 1.62km ESE of Anza, CA · 15836 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 1.922km SSE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15836 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.64km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15837 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 1.620km ESE of Anza, CA · 15837 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 1.510km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15837 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 1.59km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15837 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 1.610km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15837 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 1.810km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15837 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 2.410km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15837 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 3.69km NW of Anza, CA · 15837 days ago · 16 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 3.720km ESE of Anza, CA · 15838 days ago · 14 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 2.220km ESE of Anza, CA · 15838 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 1.713km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 15839 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 2.21km SSE of San Jacinto, CA · 15839 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 1.58km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 15839 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 1.76km E of Yucca Valley, CA · 15839 days ago · -1 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 1.511km NNE of Banning, CA · 15839 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.82km N of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15839 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 1.613km W of Morongo Valley, CA · 15839 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 1.811km W of Calipatria, CA · 15839 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci1108744. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:41 PM UTC.