California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 26km ENE of Pine Valley, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 26km ENE of Pine Valley, CA on Mon, Dec 19, 1983, 5:38 PM PST (01:38 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 6km NNE of Lake Henshaw, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-12-20 01:38:25 UTC
Depth
5.4 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.950° N, 116.298° 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, 14.1 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
78°
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: 194 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.26km NNE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 15588 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 1.98km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15588 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 2.528km NE of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 15588 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.718km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15588 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 2.216km ESE of Julian, CA · 15588 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 2.28km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15588 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 1.86km SSE of Idyllwild, CA · 15588 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 1.99km NE of Aguanga, CA · 15588 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.58km NE of Idyllwild, CA · 15587 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 2.28km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15586 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 1.98km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15586 days ago · 17 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 1.86km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15586 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 1.77km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15586 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 1.812km SSW of Salton City, CA · 15586 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 1.810km W of Anza, CA · 15585 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 1.98km WSW of Anza, CA · 15585 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 1.726km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15584 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 1.720km ESE of Anza, CA · 15584 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 1.615km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15584 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 2.016km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15584 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  21. 1.821km ESE of Anza, CA · 15584 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  22. 1.917km SW of Oasis, CA · 15584 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  23. 1.62km E of Anza, CA · 15584 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 2.05km WSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15584 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 1.913km E of Aguanga, CA · 15583 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 1.921km ESE of Julian, CA · 15583 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  27. 2.015km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15583 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  28. 2.016km SW of Oasis, CA · 15583 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  29. 2.013km SE of Anza, CA · 15583 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  30. 2.625km SE of Campo, CA · 15582 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  31. 1.810km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15582 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  32. 2.123km WSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15582 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
  33. 2.016km N of Warner Springs, CA · 15582 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  34. 1.68km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15582 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
  35. 2.320km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15581 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  36. 1.810km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15581 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  37. 1.917km ESE of Anza, CA · 15581 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  38. 1.618km SSW of Oasis, CA · 15580 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  39. 2.911km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15580 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  40. 2.610km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15580 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  41. 2.110km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15580 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  42. 1.914km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 15579 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  43. 2.412km WSW of Salton City, CA · 15579 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  44. 1.811km ENE of Indio, CA · 15579 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  45. 2.28km NW of Anza, CA · 15579 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  46. 1.711km ENE of Indio, CA · 15579 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  47. 1.815km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15578 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  48. 1.96km SSE of Idyllwild, CA · 15578 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
  49. 2.544km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15578 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  50. 2.840km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15578 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  51. 2.18km NE of Aguanga, CA · 15578 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  52. 1.68km E of North Shore, CA · 15578 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  53. 2.25km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15577 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  54. 2.121km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15577 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  55. 1.910km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15577 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  56. 1.818km E of Julian, CA · 15577 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  57. 2.07km SSE of Idyllwild, CA · 15577 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away
  58. 1.916km SE of Anza, CA · 15577 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  59. 2.09km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15577 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  60. 1.912km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15577 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away

The first 60 of 194.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci27417. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:31 PM UTC.