California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 26km ENE of Pine Valley, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 26km ENE of Pine Valley, CA on Sun, Dec 25, 1983, 6:04 AM PST (14:04 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 11km NE of Indio, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-12-25 14:04:06 UTC
Depth
2.0 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.943° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
80°
Stations used
17

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 160 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.75km SW of Salton City, CA · 15619 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 1.926km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 15619 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.73km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15619 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.813km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 15618 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 2.536km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15618 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.97km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15618 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 2.16km NE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 15618 days ago · 19 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 3.211km NE of Indio, CA · 15617 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 2.539km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15617 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 2.148km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15616 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.42km WNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15616 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 2.025km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15616 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.910km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15616 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 2.210km NE of Indio, CA · 15616 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 2.012km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15616 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 1.57km SW of Holtville, CA · 15615 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 2.28km S of Brawley, CA · 15614 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 3.111km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15614 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 1.62km E of Bombay Beach, CA · 15614 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 1.611km ESE of Anza, CA · 15614 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 2.06km WSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15613 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  22. 2.126km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 15613 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  23. 2.110km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 15613 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  24. 1.513km NW of Anza, CA · 15612 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  25. 1.919km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15611 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  26. 1.720km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 15611 days ago · 16 km deep · 62 km away
  27. 1.612km ENE of Palomar Observatory, CA · 15611 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  28. 1.912km SE of Anza, CA · 15611 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  29. 1.86km WNW of Imperial Beach, CA · 15611 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  30. 1.99km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15611 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  31. 2.113km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15611 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  32. 2.010km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15610 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  33. 2.111km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15610 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  34. 1.711km NE of Coachella, CA · 15610 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  35. 1.615km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15609 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  36. 1.98km ENE of Imperial, CA · 15609 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  37. 3.17km N of Imperial, CA · 15609 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  38. 1.87km SSW of Brawley, CA · 15609 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  39. 2.415km SE of Anza, CA · 15608 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  40. 2.27km N of Imperial, CA · 15608 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  41. 1.922km ESE of Anza, CA · 15608 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  42. 1.98km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 15608 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  43. 2.415km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15608 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  44. 1.912km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 15608 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  45. 1.68km WSW of Holtville, CA · 15608 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  46. 2.025km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15608 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  47. 2.09km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15608 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  48. 2.09km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15608 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  49. 2.17km WNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15608 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  50. 2.08km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15607 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away
  51. 2.18km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15607 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
  52. 1.719km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15607 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  53. 2.17km S of Warner Springs, CA · 15607 days ago · 16 km deep · 45 km away
  54. 2.019km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15607 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  55. 1.919km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15606 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  56. 2.14km N of Julian, CA · 15606 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  57. 1.612km WSW of Salton City, CA · 15606 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  58. 1.838km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15606 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  59. 2.628km NE of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 15606 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  60. 2.52km N of Chula Vista, CA · 15606 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away

The first 60 of 194.

Before

  1. 1.76km NW of Anza, CA · 15620 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.73km E of Mexicali, B.C., MX · 15620 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 2.83km W of Brawley, CA · 15620 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 2.016km ESE of Julian, CA · 15621 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 1.811km SW of Salton City, CA · 15621 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 2.011km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15621 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 1.68km S of Brawley, CA · 15621 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.63km WNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15621 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 1.92km W of Borrego Springs, CA · 15621 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 1.94km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 15622 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 1.87km WSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15622 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.126km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 15623 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 2.45km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15623 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 1.911km NE of Indio, CA · 15623 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 2.110km NE of Indio, CA · 15623 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 2.06km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15623 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 2.712km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15624 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 1.95km SW of Salton City, CA · 15624 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 2.96km SW of Salton City, CA · 15624 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 2.124km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 15625 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci27768. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:20 AM UTC.