M1.7 earthquake 26km ENE of Pine Valley, CA

Magnitude

1.7 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Thu, Dec 8, 1983, 6:31 AM PST

UTC

1983-12-08 14:31:25 UTC

Depth

2.5 km (1.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.943° N, 116.297° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.7 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

97°

Stations used

9

• Pine Valley, CaliforniaPopulation 1,510. Forecast26 kmENE
• Alpine, CaliforniaPopulation 14,236. Forecast45 kmENE
• El Cajon, CaliforniaPopulation 103,679. Forecast64 kmENE
• Tijuana, MexicoPopulation 1,922,523. Forecast82 kmNE

After

1. 1.96km NNW of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Dec 8, 8:22 AM PST · 15638 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
2. 2.212km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Dec 8, 9:33 AM PST · 15638 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
3. 2.211km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Dec 8, 1:42 PM PST · 15637 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
4. 1.511km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Dec 8, 2:43 PM PST · 15637 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
5. 2.017km N of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Dec 8, 3:51 PM PST · 15637 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
6. 1.57km N of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Dec 8, 6:29 PM PST · 15637 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
7. 2.012km SSW of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Dec 8, 7:09 PM PST · 15637 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away
8. 1.611km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Dec 8, 8:57 PM PST · 15637 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
9. 2.212km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CAFri, Dec 9, 3:15 AM PST · 15637 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
10. 1.732km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXFri, Dec 9, 5:03 AM PST · 15637 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
11. 2.011km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CASat, Dec 10, 3:45 AM PST · 15636 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
12. 2.510km WSW of Puebla, B.C., MXSat, Dec 10, 2:40 PM PST · 15635 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
13. 1.911km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CASun, Dec 11, 12:27 AM PST · 15635 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
14. 2.511km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CASun, Dec 11, 2:02 AM PST · 15635 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
15. 1.611km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CASun, Dec 11, 3:12 AM PST · 15635 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
16. 1.97km SSW of Idyllwild, CASun, Dec 11, 5:23 AM PST · 15635 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
17. 2.111km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CASun, Dec 11, 7:01 AM PST · 15635 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
18. 2.212km SE of Anza, CAMon, Dec 12, 2:08 AM PST · 15634 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
19. 2.812km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CAMon, Dec 12, 6:08 AM PST · 15634 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
20. 2.25km SSW of Salton City, CAMon, Dec 12, 8:58 AM PST · 15634 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
21. 1.815km NNW of Borrego Springs, CAMon, Dec 12, 1:13 PM PST · 15633 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
22. 2.121km ESE of Anza, CAMon, Dec 12, 4:32 PM PST · 15633 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
23. 2.010km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, Dec 13, 8:49 AM PST · 15633 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
24. 1.55km S of Salton City, CATue, Dec 13, 2:27 PM PST · 15632 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
25. 1.96km S of Salton City, CATue, Dec 13, 5:11 PM PST · 15632 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
26. 1.822km WNW of Ocotillo, CATue, Dec 13, 5:35 PM PST · 15632 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
27. 1.611km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CAWed, Dec 14, 3:42 AM PST · 15632 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
28. 1.79km N of Anza, CAWed, Dec 14, 11:32 AM PST · 15631 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
29. 2.111km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAWed, Dec 14, 12:38 PM PST · 15631 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
30. 1.622km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Dec 15, 5:16 AM PST · 15631 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
31. 2.224km ESE of Anza, CAThu, Dec 15, 9:15 AM PST · 15631 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
32. 1.823km NE of Pine Valley, CAThu, Dec 15, 11:40 AM PST · 15630 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
33. 1.911km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Dec 15, 1:39 PM PST · 15630 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
34. 2.015km E of Julian, CAThu, Dec 15, 4:36 PM PST · 15630 days ago · 15 km deep · 19 km away
35. 1.751km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXThu, Dec 15, 10:32 PM PST · 15630 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
36. 2.311km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Dec 15, 11:12 PM PST · 15630 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
37. 1.712km W of Anza, CAFri, Dec 16, 12:40 AM PST · 15630 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
38. 1.64km SSW of Idyllwild, CAFri, Dec 16, 6:16 AM PST · 15630 days ago · 18 km deep · 95 km away
39. 1.59km N of Westmorland, CAFri, Dec 16, 10:31 PM PST · 15629 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
40. 2.35km NE of North Shore, CAFri, Dec 16, 11:43 PM PST · 15629 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
41. 2.216km ESE of Julian, CASat, Dec 17, 4:19 AM PST · 15629 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
42. 2.441km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSat, Dec 17, 9:26 AM PST · 15629 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
43. 2.34km S of Pine Valley, CASat, Dec 17, 10:22 PM PST · 15628 days ago · 14 km deep · 28 km away
44. 2.024km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CASun, Dec 18, 4:37 AM PST · 15628 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
45. 2.32km W of Progreso, B.C., MXSun, Dec 18, 6:31 AM PST · 15628 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
46. 2.36km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MXSun, Dec 18, 6:32 AM PST · 15628 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
47. 3.015km SSW of Ocotillo, CASun, Dec 18, 12:51 PM PST · 15627 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
48. 2.323km WSW of Westmorland, CASun, Dec 18, 1:12 PM PST · 15627 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
49. 2.09km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CASun, Dec 18, 8:42 PM PST · 15627 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
50. 2.22km NE of Palomar Observatory, CASun, Dec 18, 10:55 PM PST · 15627 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
51. 1.617km W of Salton City, CAMon, Dec 19, 4:48 AM PST · 15627 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
52. 3.526km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAMon, Dec 19, 5:15 PM PST · 15626 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
53. 2.122km WNW of Ocotillo, CAMon, Dec 19, 5:30 PM PST · 15626 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
54. 1.826km ENE of Pine Valley, CAMon, Dec 19, 5:38 PM PST · 15626 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
55. 2.225km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CAMon, Dec 19, 11:13 PM PST · 15626 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
56. 1.87km NNE of Aguanga, CATue, Dec 20, 1:30 AM PST · 15626 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
57. 2.124km ENE of Pine Valley, CATue, Dec 20, 5:20 AM PST · 15626 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
58. 2.96km SW of Salton City, CATue, Dec 20, 3:49 PM PST · 15625 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
59. 1.95km SW of Salton City, CAWed, Dec 21, 3:11 AM PST · 15625 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
60. 2.712km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAWed, Dec 21, 8:50 AM PST · 15625 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away

The first 60 of 192.

Before

1. 1.617km NE of Coachella, CAThu, Dec 8, 5:57 AM PST · 15638 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
2. 2.010km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAWed, Dec 7, 3:44 PM PST · 15638 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
3. 1.710km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAWed, Dec 7, 3:34 PM PST · 15638 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
4. 2.311km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAWed, Dec 7, 3:12 PM PST · 15638 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
5. 1.911km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CAWed, Dec 7, 2:42 PM PST · 15638 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
6. 2.210km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAWed, Dec 7, 11:23 AM PST · 15638 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
7. 2.011km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAWed, Dec 7, 11:23 AM PST · 15638 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
8. 1.510km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAWed, Dec 7, 10:35 AM PST · 15638 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
9. 2.312km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAWed, Dec 7, 7:21 AM PST · 15639 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
10. 3.111km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAWed, Dec 7, 7:19 AM PST · 15639 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
11. 2.210km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CAWed, Dec 7, 4:13 AM PST · 15639 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
12. 2.111km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAWed, Dec 7, 3:31 AM PST · 15639 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
13. 1.912km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAWed, Dec 7, 2:53 AM PST · 15639 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
14. 2.010km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CAWed, Dec 7, 1:54 AM PST · 15639 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
15. 1.910km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAWed, Dec 7, 1:26 AM PST · 15639 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
16. 1.511km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CAWed, Dec 7, 12:20 AM PST · 15639 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
17. 1.810km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, Dec 6, 11:29 PM PST · 15639 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
18. 1.511km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, Dec 6, 11:24 PM PST · 15639 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
19. 1.87km NNE of Borrego Springs, CATue, Dec 6, 10:41 PM PST · 15639 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
20. 2.112km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, Dec 6, 10:11 PM PST · 15639 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci26751. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:16 AM UTC.