California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 23km NE of Pine Valley, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 23km NE of Pine Valley, CA on Thu, Nov 17, 1983, 3:42 AM PST (11:42 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 12km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-11-17 11:42:18 UTC
Depth
5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.937° N, 116.327° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 14.9 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
82°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 191 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.617km NE of Coachella, CA · 15629 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.726km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 15629 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.96km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15629 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 2.212km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15629 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 2.211km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15629 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 1.511km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15629 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 2.017km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15629 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 1.57km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15628 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 2.012km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15628 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 1.611km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15628 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 2.212km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15628 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 1.732km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15628 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.011km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15627 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 2.510km WSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 15627 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.911km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15626 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 2.511km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15626 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 1.611km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15626 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 1.97km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15626 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 2.111km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15626 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 2.212km SE of Anza, CA · 15625 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 2.812km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15625 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
  22. 2.25km SSW of Salton City, CA · 15625 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  23. 1.815km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15625 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  24. 2.121km ESE of Anza, CA · 15624 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  25. 2.010km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15624 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  26. 1.55km S of Salton City, CA · 15624 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  27. 1.96km S of Salton City, CA · 15623 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  28. 1.822km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 15623 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  29. 1.611km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15623 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  30. 1.79km N of Anza, CA · 15623 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 2.111km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15623 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  32. 1.622km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15622 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  33. 2.224km ESE of Anza, CA · 15622 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  34. 1.823km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 15622 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  35. 1.911km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15622 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  36. 2.015km E of Julian, CA · 15621 days ago · 15 km deep · 18 km away
  37. 1.751km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15621 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  38. 2.311km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15621 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  39. 1.712km W of Anza, CA · 15621 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  40. 1.64km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15621 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away
  41. 1.59km N of Westmorland, CA · 15620 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  42. 2.35km NE of North Shore, CA · 15620 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  43. 2.216km ESE of Julian, CA · 15620 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  44. 2.441km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15620 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  45. 2.34km S of Pine Valley, CA · 15619 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away
  46. 2.024km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15619 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  47. 2.32km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15619 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  48. 2.36km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15619 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  49. 3.015km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 15619 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  50. 2.323km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15619 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  51. 2.09km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15618 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  52. 2.22km NE of Palomar Observatory, CA · 15618 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  53. 1.617km W of Salton City, CA · 15618 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  54. 3.526km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15617 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  55. 2.122km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 15617 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
  56. 1.826km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 15617 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  57. 2.225km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15617 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  58. 1.87km NNE of Aguanga, CA · 15617 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  59. 2.124km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 15617 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  60. 2.96km SW of Salton City, CA · 15617 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away

The first 60 of 191.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci22521. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:33 AM UTC.