M2.0 earthquake 24km NE of Pine Valley, CA
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 24km NE of Pine Valley, CA on Tue, Aug 23, 1983, 8:17 AM PDT (15:17 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
- 2.0 (Mh), micro
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-08-23 15:17:28 UTC
- Depth
- 5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.943° N, 116.318° 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
- ±0.47
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 97°
- 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: 170 in the 60 days after this one and 62 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.34km WNW of National City, CA · 15743 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.03km ESE of Coronado, CA · 15742 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.910km N of Westmorland, CA · 15742 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 · 15740 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.85km S of Brawley, CA · 15740 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.34km S of Brawley, CA · 15740 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.523km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15738 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 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 · 73 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 · 15736 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.46km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15736 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 · 15735 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.96km ESE of Valle Vista, CA · 15735 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.84km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15735 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.049km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15735 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.922km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15735 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.014km E of Ocotillo, CA · 15735 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.56km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15734 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.110km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15733 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.318km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15733 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.553km SSE of Campo, CA · 15733 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 · 43 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 · 15729 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.78km SSW of Holtville, CA · 15728 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.92km NNE of Anza, CA · 15728 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.74km SSE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 15727 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.55km SSW of Lake Henshaw, CA · 15727 days ago · 16 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.239km NNE of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 15727 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.59km SSW of Holtville, CA · 15726 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.923km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15726 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.96km E of Westmorland, CA · 15725 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.53km NE of Anza, CA · 15725 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.026km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15725 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.59km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 15724 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.945km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15724 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.847km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15724 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.110km ENE of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 15723 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.911km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15723 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.049km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15723 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.54km NNE of Julian, CA · 15722 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.610km SW of Anza, CA · 15721 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.63km SSW of Aguanga, CA · 15721 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.43km E of Coronado, CA · 15721 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.41km S of Brawley, CA · 15720 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.720km NE of Coachella, CA · 15720 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.113km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 15720 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.620km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15719 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.512km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15719 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.125km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15719 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.512km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15718 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.012km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15718 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.016km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15718 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.06km SSW of North Shore, CA · 15718 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
The first 60 of 170.
Before
- 1.916km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 15747 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.68km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15747 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.69km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15747 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.58km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15747 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.08km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15747 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.47km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15747 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.927km NNE of Ocotillo, CA · 15748 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.72km NE of Temecula, CA · 15748 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.78km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15749 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.98km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15749 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.96km S of Brawley, CA · 15750 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.048km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15750 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.822km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15750 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.111km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15750 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.722km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15751 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.815km ENE of Coachella, CA · 15752 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.222km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15752 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.012km NNE of Aguanga, CA · 15752 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.716km ESE of Julian, CA · 15753 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.024km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 15754 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
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