California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 17km WSW of Oasis, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 17km WSW of Oasis, CA on Sun, Oct 9, 1983, 4:48 AM PDT (11:48 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 24km WSW of Westmorland, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1983-10-09 11:48:13 UTC
Depth
10.1 km (6.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.383° N, 116.258° 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.

Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
0°
Stations used
0

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 194 in the 60 days after this one and 103 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.920km ESE of Julian, CA · 15702 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 2.47km NE of Nuevo, CA · 15702 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.810km NNE of Aguanga, CA · 15701 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 2.012km S of Joshua Tree, CA · 15701 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 1.531km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 15700 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 1.78km NE of Imperial, CA · 15700 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.88km SSW of Bombay Beach, CA · 15700 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 1.83km W of Borrego Springs, CA · 15700 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 1.67km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15700 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 1.712km S of Joshua Tree, CA · 15700 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 1.89km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 15699 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.812km S of Joshua Tree, CA · 15699 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 2.012km S of Joshua Tree, CA · 15699 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 2.215km SE of Anza, CA · 15699 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 1.82km SE of Cabazon, CA · 15699 days ago · 16 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 1.89km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 15699 days ago · 16 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 2.67km NNE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 15699 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 2.59km NNE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 15699 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 1.911km WSW of Salton City, CA · 15698 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 2.09km NW of San Jacinto, CA · 15698 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 2.121km ENE of Thermal, CA · 15698 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  22. 1.85km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15698 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  23. 1.711km WSW of Salton City, CA · 15698 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  24. 1.611km WSW of Salton City, CA · 15698 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  25. 2.012km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15698 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  26. 2.013km WSW of Salton City, CA · 15698 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  27. 1.93km WSW of Cathedral City, CA · 15697 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  28. 2.07km N of Beaumont, CA · 15697 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  29. 1.84km WSW of Joshua Tree, CA · 15697 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  30. 1.82km SSW of Westmorland, CA · 15697 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  31. 2.02km WNW of Cabazon, CA · 15696 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
  32. 2.33km SE of Brawley, CA · 15696 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  33. 1.74km SE of Brawley, CA · 15696 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  34. 1.89km S of Yucca Valley, CA · 15696 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  35. 2.42km SE of Brawley, CA · 15696 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  36. 1.712km NNE of Banning, CA · 15696 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  37. 2.23km SE of Brawley, CA · 15696 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  38. 1.913km SE of Anza, CA · 15695 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  39. 1.99km S of Yucca Valley, CA · 15695 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  40. 2.15km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 15695 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  41. 1.93km ENE of Anza, CA · 15695 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  42. 1.86km S of Salton City, CA · 15694 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  43. 2.64km S of Salton City, CA · 15693 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  44. 1.67km SSW of Cabazon, CA · 15693 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  45. 2.010km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15693 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  46. 1.99km NNE of Banning, CA · 15693 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  47. 2.210km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15693 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  48. 2.05km NE of Cabazon, CA · 15692 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  49. 2.019km ESE of Anza, CA · 15692 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  50. 2.414km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 15692 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  51. 1.74km SSE of Idyllwild, CA · 15692 days ago · 17 km deep · 55 km away
  52. 1.83km N of Brawley, CA · 15692 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  53. 2.05km NW of Aguanga, CA · 15692 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  54. 1.819km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15691 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  55. 1.96km S of Salton City, CA · 15691 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  56. 2.114km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15690 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  57. 1.710km NE of Cabazon, CA · 15690 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  58. 1.810km NE of Cabazon, CA · 15690 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  59. 1.810km NE of Cabazon, CA · 15690 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  60. 1.810km WNW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15690 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away

The first 60 of 194.

Before

  1. 2.07km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15702 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 1.523km SSE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15702 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 2.18km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15702 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.922km ESE of Anza, CA · 15702 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 1.87km W of Anza, CA · 15703 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 1.75km NNE of Westmorland, CA · 15704 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 1.85km NNE of Beaumont, CA · 15704 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 3.15km NNE of Beaumont, CA · 15704 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 2.410km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15704 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 2.06km ESE of Morongo Valley, CA · 15704 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 1.924km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 15704 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 2.310km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15705 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 1.813km SW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15705 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 1.74km E of Palomar Observatory, CA · 15705 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 2.18km SW of Salton City, CA · 15705 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 1.78km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 15705 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 1.913km W of Salton City, CA · 15705 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 2.26km SW of Beaumont, CA · 15705 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 2.522km ESE of Anza, CA · 15706 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 1.98km NE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15706 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci17814. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:57 AM UTC.