M2.1 earthquake 24km ENE of Pine Valley, CA

Magnitude

2.1 (mc), micro

Local time

Tue, Dec 20, 1983, 5:20 AM PST

UTC

1983-12-20 13:20:49 UTC

Depth

1.2 km (0.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.909° N, 116.290° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.8 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

86°

Stations used

13

• Pine Valley, CaliforniaPopulation 1,510. Forecast24 kmENE
• Alpine, CaliforniaPopulation 14,236. Forecast45 kmE
• El Cajon, CaliforniaPopulation 103,679. Forecast64 kmENE
• Tijuana, MexicoPopulation 1,922,523. Forecast81 kmNE

After

1. 2.96km SW of Salton City, CATue, Dec 20, 3:49 PM PST · 15625 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
2. 1.95km SW of Salton City, CAWed, Dec 21, 3:11 AM PST · 15624 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
3. 2.712km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAWed, Dec 21, 8:50 AM PST · 15624 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
4. 2.06km N of Borrego Springs, CAWed, Dec 21, 11:32 AM PST · 15624 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
5. 2.110km NE of Indio, CAWed, Dec 21, 10:27 PM PST · 15623 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
6. 1.911km NE of Indio, CAWed, Dec 21, 11:09 PM PST · 15623 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
7. 2.45km S of Idyllwild, CAWed, Dec 21, 11:24 PM PST · 15623 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
8. 2.126km ENE of Pine Valley, CAWed, Dec 21, 11:58 PM PST · 15623 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
9. 1.94km W of Progreso, B.C., MXThu, Dec 22, 11:16 PM PST · 15622 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
10. 1.92km W of Borrego Springs, CAFri, Dec 23, 12:29 PM PST · 15622 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
11. 1.63km WNW of Borrego Springs, CAFri, Dec 23, 3:16 PM PST · 15622 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
12. 1.68km S of Brawley, CAFri, Dec 23, 9:32 PM PST · 15621 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
13. 2.011km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CASat, Dec 24, 12:24 AM PST · 15621 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
14. 1.811km SW of Salton City, CASat, Dec 24, 12:28 AM PST · 15621 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
15. 2.016km ESE of Julian, CASat, Dec 24, 9:42 AM PST · 15621 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
16. 2.83km W of Brawley, CASat, Dec 24, 1:43 PM PST · 15621 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
17. 1.73km E of Mexicali, B.C., MXSat, Dec 24, 1:47 PM PST · 15621 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
18. 1.76km NW of Anza, CASat, Dec 24, 4:57 PM PST · 15621 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
19. 1.926km ENE of Pine Valley, CASun, Dec 25, 6:04 AM PST · 15620 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
20. 1.75km SW of Salton City, CASun, Dec 25, 1:57 PM PST · 15620 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
21. 1.926km ENE of Pine Valley, CAMon, Dec 26, 9:23 AM PST · 15619 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
22. 1.73km S of Idyllwild, CAMon, Dec 26, 10:20 AM PST · 15619 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
23. 1.813km WNW of Calipatria, CAMon, Dec 26, 2:47 PM PST · 15619 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
24. 2.536km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXMon, Dec 26, 8:59 PM PST · 15618 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
25. 1.97km N of Borrego Springs, CAMon, Dec 26, 10:21 PM PST · 15618 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
26. 2.16km NE of Lake Henshaw, CATue, Dec 27, 9:39 AM PST · 15618 days ago · 19 km deep · 57 km away
27. 3.211km NE of Indio, CATue, Dec 27, 1:34 PM PST · 15618 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
28. 2.641km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXTue, Dec 27, 7:04 PM PST · 15617 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
29. 2.539km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXWed, Dec 28, 2:11 AM PST · 15617 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
30. 2.148km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXWed, Dec 28, 3:19 PM PST · 15617 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
31. 2.42km WNW of Borrego Springs, CAWed, Dec 28, 4:32 PM PST · 15617 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
32. 2.025km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CAWed, Dec 28, 10:28 PM PST · 15616 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
33. 1.910km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CAWed, Dec 28, 10:53 PM PST · 15616 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
34. 2.210km NE of Indio, CAThu, Dec 29, 12:15 AM PST · 15616 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
35. 2.012km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Dec 29, 6:26 AM PST · 15616 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
36. 1.57km SW of Holtville, CAFri, Dec 30, 5:17 AM PST · 15615 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
37. 2.28km S of Brawley, CAFri, Dec 30, 4:42 PM PST · 15615 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
38. 3.111km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAFri, Dec 30, 6:09 PM PST · 15615 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
39. 1.62km E of Bombay Beach, CASat, Dec 31, 1:52 AM PST · 15614 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
40. 1.611km ESE of Anza, CASat, Dec 31, 10:31 AM PST · 15614 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
41. 2.06km WSW of Borrego Springs, CASat, Dec 31, 5:30 PM PST · 15614 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
42. 2.126km ENE of Pine Valley, CASat, Dec 31, 9:31 PM PST · 15613 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
43. 2.110km SW of Idyllwild, CASun, Jan 1, 3:10 AM PST · 15613 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
44. 1.513km NW of Anza, CAMon, Jan 2, 12:25 AM PST · 15612 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
45. 1.919km NNW of Borrego Springs, CAMon, Jan 2, 11:32 AM PST · 15612 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
46. 1.720km SSW of La Quinta, CAMon, Jan 2, 2:46 PM PST · 15612 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away
47. 1.612km ENE of Palomar Observatory, CAMon, Jan 2, 3:34 PM PST · 15612 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
48. 1.912km SE of Anza, CAMon, Jan 2, 3:43 PM PST · 15612 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
49. 1.86km WNW of Imperial Beach, CAMon, Jan 2, 8:14 PM PST · 15611 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
50. 1.99km S of Idyllwild, CAMon, Jan 2, 9:52 PM PST · 15611 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
51. 2.113km N of Borrego Springs, CATue, Jan 3, 5:26 AM PST · 15611 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
52. 2.010km NNE of Borrego Springs, CATue, Jan 3, 11:23 PM PST · 15610 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
53. 2.111km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CAWed, Jan 4, 4:19 AM PST · 15610 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
54. 1.711km NE of Coachella, CAWed, Jan 4, 7:36 AM PST · 15610 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
55. 1.615km N of Borrego Springs, CAWed, Jan 4, 12:04 PM PST · 15610 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
56. 1.98km ENE of Imperial, CAWed, Jan 4, 3:51 PM PST · 15610 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
57. 3.17km N of Imperial, CAThu, Jan 5, 8:26 AM PST · 15609 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
58. 1.87km SSW of Brawley, CAThu, Jan 5, 9:04 AM PST · 15609 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
59. 2.415km SE of Anza, CAThu, Jan 5, 10:56 AM PST · 15609 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
60. 2.27km N of Imperial, CAThu, Jan 5, 11:49 AM PST · 15609 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away

The first 60 of 193.

Before

1. 1.87km NNE of Aguanga, CATue, Dec 20, 1:30 AM PST · 15625 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
2. 2.225km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CAMon, Dec 19, 11:13 PM PST · 15625 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
3. 1.826km ENE of Pine Valley, CAMon, Dec 19, 5:38 PM PST · 15626 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
4. 2.122km WNW of Ocotillo, CAMon, Dec 19, 5:30 PM PST · 15626 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
5. 3.526km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAMon, Dec 19, 5:15 PM PST · 15626 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
6. 1.617km W of Salton City, CAMon, Dec 19, 4:48 AM PST · 15626 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
7. 2.22km NE of Palomar Observatory, CASun, Dec 18, 10:55 PM PST · 15626 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
8. 2.09km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CASun, Dec 18, 8:42 PM PST · 15626 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
9. 2.323km WSW of Westmorland, CASun, Dec 18, 1:12 PM PST · 15627 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
10. 3.015km SSW of Ocotillo, CASun, Dec 18, 12:51 PM PST · 15627 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
11. 2.36km WSW of Progreso, B.C., MXSun, Dec 18, 6:32 AM PST · 15627 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
12. 2.32km W of Progreso, B.C., MXSun, Dec 18, 6:31 AM PST · 15627 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
13. 2.024km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CASun, Dec 18, 4:37 AM PST · 15627 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
14. 2.34km S of Pine Valley, CASat, Dec 17, 10:22 PM PST · 15627 days ago · 14 km deep · 27 km away
15. 2.441km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXSat, Dec 17, 9:26 AM PST · 15628 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
16. 2.216km ESE of Julian, CASat, Dec 17, 4:19 AM PST · 15628 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
17. 2.35km NE of North Shore, CAFri, Dec 16, 11:43 PM PST · 15628 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
18. 1.59km N of Westmorland, CAFri, Dec 16, 10:31 PM PST · 15628 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
19. 1.64km SSW of Idyllwild, CAFri, Dec 16, 6:16 AM PST · 15629 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away
20. 1.712km W of Anza, CAFri, Dec 16, 12:40 AM PST · 15629 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci27465. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:47 PM UTC.