M1.7 earthquake 24km NE of Pine Valley, CA
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 24km NE of Pine Valley, CA on Thu, Aug 11, 1983, 11:46 PM PDT (06:46 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.4 12km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (Mh), micro
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-08-12 06:46:26 UTC
- Depth
- 5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.943° N, 116.324° W
- Region
- California
- 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.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.09
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 80°
- 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: 153 in the 60 days after this one and 95 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.51km NNW of Anza, CA · 15757 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.917km ESE of Anza, CA · 15756 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.818km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15756 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.96km WNW of Anza, CA · 15755 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.13km SW of Brawley, CA · 15755 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.13km N of Brawley, CA · 15755 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.96km WNW of Anza, CA · 15755 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.024km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 15754 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.716km ESE of Julian, CA · 15753 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.012km NNE of Aguanga, CA · 15753 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.222km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15753 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.815km ENE of Coachella, CA · 15753 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.722km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15752 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.111km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15751 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.822km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15751 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.048km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15750 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.96km S of Brawley, CA · 15750 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.98km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15750 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.78km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15749 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.72km NE of Temecula, CA · 15749 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.927km NNE of Ocotillo, CA · 15749 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.47km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15748 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.08km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15748 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.58km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15748 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.69km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15748 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.68km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15748 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.916km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 15747 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.024km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 15746 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.34km WNW of National City, CA · 15743 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.03km ESE of Coronado, CA · 15743 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.910km N of Westmorland, CA · 15743 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.615km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 15742 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
- 3.02km S of Brawley, CA · 15741 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.85km S of Brawley, CA · 15741 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.34km S of Brawley, CA · 15741 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.523km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15739 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.215km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15738 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.84km S of Brawley, CA · 15738 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.326km SSE of Campo, CA · 15737 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.126km SSE of Campo, CA · 15737 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.112km NE of Julian, CA · 15737 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.46km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15737 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.710km NNW of Anza, CA · 15736 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.85km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 15736 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.96km ESE of Valle Vista, CA · 15736 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.84km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15736 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.049km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15736 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.922km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15736 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.014km E of Ocotillo, CA · 15735 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.56km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15735 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.110km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15734 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.318km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15734 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.553km SSE of Campo, CA · 15734 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.750km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15733 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.924km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15731 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.69km NE of Indio, CA · 15730 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.09km NE of Indio, CA · 15730 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.812km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15730 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.78km SSW of Holtville, CA · 15729 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.92km NNE of Anza, CA · 15729 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
The first 60 of 153.
Before
- 2.617km ESE of Anza, CA · 15757 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.418km ESE of Anza, CA · 15757 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.08km SW of Holtville, CA · 15757 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.75km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 15758 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.821km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 15758 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.622km NE of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 15758 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.66km WNW of Anza, CA · 15758 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.74km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15758 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.913km SW of Coronado, CA · 15761 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.724km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15762 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.14km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 15762 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.918km ESE of Anza, CA · 15764 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.722km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15764 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.612km NE of Indio, CA · 15766 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.220km SW of La Quinta, CA · 15767 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.716km ESE of Anza, CA · 15768 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.14km WSW of Brawley, CA · 15768 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.021km ESE of Anza, CA · 15770 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.611km WSW of Salton City, CA · 15770 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.612km SW of Salton City, CA · 15770 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci16455. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:55 PM UTC.