California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 16km SW of Oasis, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 16km SW of Oasis, CA on Sun, Jan 16, 1983, 5:58 AM PST (13:58 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 5km SW of Salton City, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-01-16 13:58:41 UTC
Depth
5.4 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.355° N, 116.212° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 8.4 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
56°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 192 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.95km SW of Salton City, CA · 15940 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 1.820km ENE of Brawley, CA · 15939 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.63km SE of Beaumont, CA · 15939 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.716km N of Indio, CA · 15939 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 1.617km ESE of Anza, CA · 15939 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 1.716km N of Indio, CA · 15939 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 1.516km N of Indio, CA · 15939 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 1.616km NNE of Indio, CA · 15939 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 1.516km N of Indio, CA · 15938 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 2.119km E of Brawley, CA · 15938 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.912km ESE of Alpine, CA · 15937 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 1.58km SW of Salton City, CA · 15937 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 2.04km W of Borrego Springs, CA · 15937 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 3.49km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 15936 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 1.613km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 15936 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 1.613km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 15936 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.613km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 15936 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 2.022km NE of Thermal, CA · 15936 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 1.811km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 15935 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 1.811km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15935 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  21. 1.66km WSW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 15935 days ago · 18 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 1.612km NE of Joshua Tree, CA · 15934 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 1.717km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 15934 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  24. 2.211km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15934 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  25. 2.111km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15934 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  26. 1.521km NE of Thermal, CA · 15934 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  27. 2.311km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15934 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  28. 2.67km E of Campo, CA · 15934 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  29. 2.18km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15934 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  30. 1.88km NNW of Aguanga, CA · 15933 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  31. 2.16km NE of Yucca Valley, CA · 15933 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  32. 1.911km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 15933 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  33. 1.64km ENE of Beaumont, CA · 15933 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  34. 1.64km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15933 days ago · 17 km deep · 61 km away
  35. 1.88km SSW of Salton City, CA · 15933 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  36. 1.512km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 15933 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  37. 1.99km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15932 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  38. 1.815km NW of Yucca Valley, CA · 15932 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  39. 1.95km W of Anza, CA · 15930 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  40. 1.513km SE of Anza, CA · 15929 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  41. 1.810km NNW of Anza, CA · 15928 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  42. 1.54km WNW of Anza, CA · 15928 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  43. 1.83km N of Morongo Valley, CA · 15928 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  44. 1.526km NE of Coachella, CA · 15928 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  45. 1.811km NW of Idyllwild, CA · 15928 days ago · 16 km deep · 74 km away
  46. 1.712km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15928 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  47. 1.87km SSW of Salton City, CA · 15928 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  48. 2.518km ESE of Anza, CA · 15927 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
  49. 1.818km ESE of Anza, CA · 15927 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  50. 2.04km E of Julian, CA · 15927 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  51. 2.18km SSW of Cabazon, CA · 15926 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away
  52. 1.68km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15925 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  53. 1.623km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15925 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  54. 2.15km N of Banning, CA · 15925 days ago · 19 km deep · 91 km away
  55. 2.28km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15925 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
  56. 1.718km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15925 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  57. 1.920km ESE of Anza, CA · 15924 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  58. 1.511km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15924 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  59. 1.515km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 15924 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  60. 1.916km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 15924 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci502452. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:27 PM UTC.