M1.9 earthquake 24km NE of Pine Valley, CA

Magnitude

1.9 (mc), micro

Local time

Thu, Oct 6, 1983, 5:04 PM PDT

UTC

1983-10-07 00:04:28 UTC

Depth

5.4 km (3.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.946° N, 116.318° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.8 km horizontally, 15.3 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

144°

Stations used

12

• Pine Valley, CaliforniaPopulation 1,510. Forecast24 kmNE
• Alpine, CaliforniaPopulation 14,236. Forecast44 kmENE
• El Cajon, CaliforniaPopulation 103,679. Forecast62 kmENE
• Tijuana, MexicoPopulation 1,922,523. Forecast81 kmNE

After

1. 2.410km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Oct 6, 8:50 PM PDT · 15697 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
2. 1.75km NNE of Westmorland, CAFri, Oct 7, 8:12 AM PDT · 15697 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
3. 2.748km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXFri, Oct 7, 3:21 PM PDT · 15696 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
4. 1.87km W of Anza, CASat, Oct 8, 3:12 AM PDT · 15696 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
5. 1.922km ESE of Anza, CASat, Oct 8, 2:03 PM PDT · 15695 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
6. 2.18km S of Idyllwild, CASat, Oct 8, 2:48 PM PDT · 15695 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
7. 2.07km E of Ocotillo Wells, CASun, Oct 9, 2:21 AM PDT · 15695 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
8. 2.450km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXSun, Oct 9, 2:51 AM PDT · 15695 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
9. 2.017km WSW of Oasis, CASun, Oct 9, 4:48 AM PDT · 15695 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
10. 1.920km ESE of Julian, CASun, Oct 9, 5:17 AM PDT · 15695 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
11. 1.810km NNE of Aguanga, CAMon, Oct 10, 1:23 AM PDT · 15694 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
12. 1.78km NE of Imperial, CAMon, Oct 10, 4:27 PM PDT · 15693 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
13. 1.88km SSW of Bombay Beach, CATue, Oct 11, 12:50 AM PDT · 15693 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
14. 1.83km W of Borrego Springs, CATue, Oct 11, 6:21 AM PDT · 15693 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
15. 2.741km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MXTue, Oct 11, 11:35 AM PDT · 15692 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
16. 1.89km SW of Idyllwild, CATue, Oct 11, 6:35 PM PDT · 15692 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
17. 2.215km SE of Anza, CATue, Oct 11, 9:07 PM PDT · 15692 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
18. 1.89km SW of Idyllwild, CAWed, Oct 12, 2:56 AM PDT · 15692 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
19. 2.67km NNE of Lake Henshaw, CAWed, Oct 12, 3:37 AM PDT · 15692 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
20. 2.59km NNE of Lake Henshaw, CAWed, Oct 12, 3:37 AM PDT · 15692 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
21. 1.911km WSW of Salton City, CAWed, Oct 12, 3:59 PM PDT · 15691 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
22. 2.121km ENE of Thermal, CAWed, Oct 12, 9:27 PM PDT · 15691 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
23. 1.85km SE of Bombay Beach, CAWed, Oct 12, 10:57 PM PDT · 15691 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
24. 1.711km WSW of Salton City, CAThu, Oct 13, 1:02 AM PDT · 15691 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
25. 1.611km WSW of Salton City, CAThu, Oct 13, 1:02 AM PDT · 15691 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
26. 2.012km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Oct 13, 2:49 AM PDT · 15691 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
27. 2.013km WSW of Salton City, CAThu, Oct 13, 4:13 AM PDT · 15691 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
28. 1.93km WSW of Cathedral City, CAThu, Oct 13, 2:27 PM PDT · 15690 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
29. 1.82km SSW of Westmorland, CAFri, Oct 14, 10:33 AM PDT · 15689 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
30. 1.82km NW of Bonita, CASat, Oct 15, 1:12 AM PDT · 15689 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
31. 2.33km SE of Brawley, CASat, Oct 15, 9:05 AM PDT · 15689 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
32. 1.74km SE of Brawley, CASat, Oct 15, 10:05 AM PDT · 15688 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
33. 2.42km SE of Brawley, CASat, Oct 15, 10:29 AM PDT · 15688 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
34. 2.23km SE of Brawley, CASat, Oct 15, 10:55 AM PDT · 15688 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
35. 2.326km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSat, Oct 15, 5:38 PM PDT · 15688 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
36. 1.913km SE of Anza, CASat, Oct 15, 6:11 PM PDT · 15688 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
37. 2.15km SW of Idyllwild, CASat, Oct 15, 10:26 PM PDT · 15688 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
38. 1.93km ENE of Anza, CASat, Oct 15, 11:29 PM PDT · 15688 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
39. 1.59km SW of Holtville, CASun, Oct 16, 7:27 PM PDT · 15687 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
40. 3.228km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXMon, Oct 17, 9:30 AM PDT · 15687 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
41. 1.86km S of Salton City, CAMon, Oct 17, 12:47 PM PDT · 15686 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
42. 2.64km S of Salton City, CAMon, Oct 17, 4:50 PM PDT · 15686 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
43. 2.010km NE of Borrego Springs, CAMon, Oct 17, 10:35 PM PDT · 15686 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
44. 2.210km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, Oct 18, 10:07 AM PDT · 15685 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
45. 2.019km ESE of Anza, CATue, Oct 18, 4:33 PM PDT · 15685 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
46. 2.414km NNE of Pine Valley, CATue, Oct 18, 9:06 PM PDT · 15685 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
47. 1.74km SSE of Idyllwild, CATue, Oct 18, 9:23 PM PDT · 15685 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
48. 1.83km N of Brawley, CAWed, Oct 19, 1:05 AM PDT · 15685 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
49. 2.05km NW of Aguanga, CAWed, Oct 19, 3:56 AM PDT · 15685 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
50. 1.819km N of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Oct 20, 3:44 AM PDT · 15684 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
51. 1.96km S of Salton City, CAThu, Oct 20, 7:18 AM PDT · 15684 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
52. 2.114km NE of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Oct 20, 8:55 PM PDT · 15683 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
53. 2.210km SW of La Jolla, CAThu, Oct 20, 9:04 PM PDT · 15683 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
54. 2.18km SSW of Holtville, CAFri, Oct 21, 11:50 AM PDT · 15682 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
55. 2.49km SSW of Holtville, CAFri, Oct 21, 11:58 AM PDT · 15682 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
56. 1.99km S of Idyllwild, CAFri, Oct 21, 1:53 PM PDT · 15682 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
57. 2.022km ESE of Anza, CAFri, Oct 21, 10:30 PM PDT · 15682 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
58. 1.923km WSW of Westmorland, CASun, Oct 23, 12:13 AM PDT · 15681 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
59. 2.09km S of Idyllwild, CASun, Oct 23, 3:57 AM PDT · 15681 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
60. 2.011km NNE of Borrego Springs, CASun, Oct 23, 8:28 AM PDT · 15681 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away

The first 60 of 193.

Before

1. 2.310km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Oct 6, 12:28 PM PDT · 15697 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
2. 1.813km SW of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Oct 6, 6:03 AM PDT · 15698 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
3. 1.74km E of Palomar Observatory, CAThu, Oct 6, 6:02 AM PDT · 15698 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
4. 2.18km SW of Salton City, CAThu, Oct 6, 4:16 AM PDT · 15698 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
5. 1.78km SE of Valle Vista, CAWed, Oct 5, 5:06 PM PDT · 15698 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
6. 1.913km W of Salton City, CAWed, Oct 5, 4:37 PM PDT · 15698 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
7. 2.522km ESE of Anza, CAWed, Oct 5, 11:32 AM PDT · 15698 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
8. 1.811km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, Oct 4, 4:32 PM PDT · 15699 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
9. 1.56km S of Lake Henshaw, CATue, Oct 4, 12:03 PM PDT · 15699 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
10. 1.74km WSW of Brawley, CATue, Oct 4, 6:10 AM PDT · 15700 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
11. 2.511km WSW of Puebla, B.C., MXTue, Oct 4, 4:56 AM PDT · 15700 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
12. 1.937km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXMon, Oct 3, 11:38 PM PDT · 15700 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
13. 1.822km WSW of Westmorland, CAMon, Oct 3, 8:50 PM PDT · 15700 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
14. 1.523km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAMon, Oct 3, 8:12 PM PDT · 15700 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
15. 1.823km NE of Pine Valley, CAMon, Oct 3, 12:44 PM PDT · 15700 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
16. 2.020km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CAMon, Oct 3, 7:38 AM PDT · 15701 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
17. 1.72km W of Borrego Springs, CASun, Oct 2, 11:12 PM PDT · 15701 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
18. 1.910km S of Idyllwild, CASun, Oct 2, 6:23 AM PDT · 15702 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
19. 2.36km E of Lakeside, CASun, Oct 2, 4:22 AM PDT · 15702 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
20. 1.752km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXSun, Oct 2, 3:08 AM PDT · 15702 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci17513. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 4:17 AM UTC.