California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 25km ENE of Pine Valley, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 25km ENE of Pine Valley, CA on Sun, Nov 20, 1983, 2:25 AM PST (10:25 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 11km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-11-20 10:25:06 UTC
Depth
0.9 km (0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.940° N, 116.299° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
80°
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: 192 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.611km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15626 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 1.97km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15626 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.111km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15626 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 2.212km SE of Anza, CA · 15625 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 2.812km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15625 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 2.25km SSW of Salton City, CA · 15625 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 1.815km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15625 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 2.121km ESE of Anza, CA · 15625 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 2.010km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15624 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 1.55km S of Salton City, CA · 15624 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 1.96km S of Salton City, CA · 15624 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 1.822km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 15624 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 1.611km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15623 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 1.79km N of Anza, CA · 15623 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 2.111km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15623 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 1.622km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15622 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 2.224km ESE of Anza, CA · 15622 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 1.823km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 15622 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 1.911km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15622 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 2.015km E of Julian, CA · 15622 days ago · 15 km deep · 19 km away
  21. 1.751km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15622 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 2.311km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15622 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  23. 1.712km W of Anza, CA · 15622 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 1.64km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15621 days ago · 18 km deep · 95 km away
  25. 1.59km N of Westmorland, CA · 15621 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 2.35km NE of North Shore, CA · 15621 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  27. 2.216km ESE of Julian, CA · 15620 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  28. 2.441km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15620 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  29. 2.34km S of Pine Valley, CA · 15620 days ago · 14 km deep · 28 km away
  30. 2.024km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15619 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  31. 2.32km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15619 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  32. 2.36km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15619 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  33. 3.015km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 15619 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  34. 2.323km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15619 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  35. 2.09km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15619 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  36. 2.22km NE of Palomar Observatory, CA · 15619 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  37. 1.617km W of Salton City, CA · 15618 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  38. 3.526km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15618 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  39. 2.122km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 15618 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  40. 1.826km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 15618 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  41. 2.225km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15618 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 1.87km NNE of Aguanga, CA · 15618 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  43. 2.124km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 15617 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  44. 2.96km SW of Salton City, CA · 15617 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  45. 1.95km SW of Salton City, CA · 15616 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  46. 2.712km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15616 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  47. 2.06km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15616 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  48. 2.110km NE of Indio, CA · 15616 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  49. 1.911km NE of Indio, CA · 15616 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  50. 2.45km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15616 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  51. 2.126km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 15616 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  52. 1.87km WSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15615 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  53. 1.94km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15615 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  54. 1.92km W of Borrego Springs, CA · 15614 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  55. 1.63km WNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15614 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  56. 1.68km S of Brawley, CA · 15614 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  57. 2.011km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15614 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  58. 1.811km SW of Salton City, CA · 15614 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  59. 2.016km ESE of Julian, CA · 15613 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  60. 2.83km W of Brawley, CA · 15613 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci23009. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:30 PM UTC.