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M2.9 earthquake 26km ENE of Pine Valley, CA

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 26km ENE of Pine Valley, CA on Mon, Nov 21, 1983, 10:28 AM PST (18:28 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 49km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1983-11-21 18:28:22 UTC
Depth
1.1 km (0.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.937° N, 116.290° 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, 1.1 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
81°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 193 in the 60 days after this one and 191 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.26km ESE of Imperial, CA · 15657 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 2.326km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 15656 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.73km SSW of Brawley, CA · 15655 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 2.38km W of Heber, CA · 15655 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 2.28km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 15654 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 1.811km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15654 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 1.911km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15654 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 1.628km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15654 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 2.827km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15654 days ago · 15 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 1.57km NE of Imperial, CA · 15654 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 1.627km NNE of Ocotillo, CA · 15654 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 2.742km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15653 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 2.210km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15653 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 2.29km NE of Indio, CA · 15653 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 2.722km ESE of Anza, CA · 15652 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 2.315km W of Imperial, CA · 15651 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 2.021km ESE of Anza, CA · 15651 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 1.85km WSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15651 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 1.88km SW of Holtville, CA · 15651 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 2.540km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15651 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 2.639km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15650 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 1.926km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 15650 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 2.749km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15649 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 2.211km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15649 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  25. 2.15km S of Salton City, CA · 15648 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  26. 1.610km S of Holtville, CA · 15648 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  27. 1.611km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15647 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  28. 2.413km W of Imperial, CA · 15647 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  29. 2.112km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15647 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  30. 2.02km NE of Anza, CA · 15647 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  31. 1.73km S of Salton City, CA · 15646 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  32. 1.911km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15645 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  33. 2.712km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15645 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  34. 2.312km ESE of Anza, CA · 15645 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  35. 2.625km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 15645 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 1.617km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15644 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  37. 1.76km E of Westmorland, CA · 15644 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  38. 1.88km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 15643 days ago · 17 km deep · 95 km away
  39. 3.749km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15643 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  40. 1.612km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15643 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  41. 1.812km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15643 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  42. 2.211km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15643 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  43. 3.011km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15643 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  44. 2.011km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15643 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  45. 2.112km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15643 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  46. 1.512km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15642 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  47. 2.550km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15642 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  48. 2.811km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15642 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  49. 3.111km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15642 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  50. 1.811km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15642 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  51. 2.010km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15642 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  52. 2.012km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15642 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  53. 1.710km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15642 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  54. 1.511km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15642 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  55. 1.612km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15642 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  56. 1.56km N of Brawley, CA · 15642 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  57. 2.04km NNW of Brawley, CA · 15642 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  58. 2.111km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15642 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  59. 2.111km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15642 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  60. 2.54km N of Brawley, CA · 15642 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away

The first 60 of 193.

Before

  1. 2.025km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 15658 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.525km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 15658 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.926km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 15658 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.011km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15659 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 1.98km ESE of Valle Vista, CA · 15659 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 2.024km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15659 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 1.67km S of Brawley, CA · 15660 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 1.76km NNW of Brawley, CA · 15661 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 2.517km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15661 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 1.86km NNW of Brawley, CA · 15661 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 2.47km SW of Holtville, CA · 15661 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.923km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 15661 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 2.08km SW of Holtville, CA · 15661 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 2.16km W of Brawley, CA · 15662 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 1.95km WSW of Brawley, CA · 15662 days ago · 17 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 1.86km WSW of Brawley, CA · 15662 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 2.06km WSW of Brawley, CA · 15662 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 1.55km WSW of Brawley, CA · 15662 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 2.018km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15662 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 2.020km ESE of Anza, CA · 15662 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away

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