M2.7 earthquake 2km NE of Temecula, CA

Magnitude

2.7 (Mh), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Sat, Aug 20, 1983, 10:54 AM PDT

UTC

1983-08-20 17:54:14 UTC

Depth

17.2 km (10.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.510° N, 117.134° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.20

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

152°

Stations used

0

• Temecula, CaliforniaPopulation 110,003. Forecast2 kmNE
• San Diego, CaliforniaPopulation 1,404,452. Forecast88 kmN

After

1. 1.56km ESE of Yucaipa, CASat, Aug 20, 11:13 AM PDT · 15748 days ago · 17 km deep · 58 km away
2. 1.811km WNW of Morongo Valley, CAMon, Aug 22, 7:27 AM PDT · 15746 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
3. 1.76km ESE of San Juan Capistrano, CAMon, Aug 22, 6:01 PM PDT · 15746 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
4. 2.13km NNE of Lytle Creek, CAMon, Aug 22, 8:28 PM PDT · 15746 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
5. 2.024km NE of Pine Valley, CATue, Aug 23, 8:17 AM PDT · 15745 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
6. 2.14km NNE of Moreno Valley, CATue, Aug 23, 11:42 AM PDT · 15745 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
7. 1.816km S of Joshua Tree, CATue, Aug 23, 1:07 PM PDT · 15745 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
8. 2.010km SW of Morongo Valley, CATue, Aug 23, 5:18 PM PDT · 15745 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
9. 1.918km NNW of Morongo Valley, CAWed, Aug 24, 4:40 AM PDT · 15745 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
10. 2.35km ENE of Morongo Valley, CAThu, Aug 25, 6:38 PM PDT · 15743 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
11. 1.51km SSE of Redlands, CAThu, Aug 25, 11:38 PM PDT · 15743 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
12. 2.34km WNW of National City, CAThu, Aug 25, 11:59 PM PDT · 15743 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
13. 2.03km ESE of Coronado, CAFri, Aug 26, 5:34 AM PDT · 15743 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
14. 1.86km ENE of Running Springs, CAFri, Aug 26, 7:30 AM PDT · 15742 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
15. 1.61km N of Colton, CAFri, Aug 26, 2:05 PM PDT · 15742 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
16. 2.11km ESE of Redlands, CAFri, Aug 26, 2:27 PM PDT · 15742 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
17. 2.31km ESE of Redlands, CAFri, Aug 26, 2:39 PM PDT · 15742 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
18. 2.22km SE of Redlands, CAFri, Aug 26, 2:40 PM PDT · 15742 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
19. 1.81km ESE of Redlands, CAFri, Aug 26, 2:48 PM PDT · 15742 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
20. 2.119km NNE of Indio, CAFri, Aug 26, 3:49 PM PDT · 15742 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
21. 2.09km NNW of Cabazon, CAFri, Aug 26, 5:05 PM PDT · 15742 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
22. 1.819km NNE of Indio, CAFri, Aug 26, 5:41 PM PDT · 15742 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
23. 2.25km NNW of Banning, CASat, Aug 27, 12:13 PM PDT · 15741 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
24. 1.95km N of Banning, CASat, Aug 27, 7:46 PM PDT · 15741 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
25. 2.17km SSE of Lucerne Valley, CASun, Aug 28, 12:53 AM PDT · 15741 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
26. 1.68km NE of Cabazon, CASun, Aug 28, 7:32 PM PDT · 15740 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
27. 2.07km S of Yucca Valley, CAMon, Aug 29, 10:19 AM PDT · 15739 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
28. 2.18km S of Yucca Valley, CAMon, Aug 29, 10:22 AM PDT · 15739 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
29. 2.110km E of Yorba Linda, CAMon, Aug 29, 1:33 PM PDT · 15739 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
30. 1.815km NNE of Thousand Palms, CATue, Aug 30, 12:10 AM PDT · 15739 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
31. 1.523km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, Aug 30, 6:19 AM PDT · 15738 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
32. 2.215km N of Borrego Springs, CATue, Aug 30, 10:57 PM PDT · 15738 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
33. 2.112km NE of Julian, CAThu, Sep 1, 7:52 AM PDT · 15736 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
34. 2.46km NE of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Sep 1, 7:08 PM PDT · 15736 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
35. 1.710km NNW of Anza, CAFri, Sep 2, 3:39 AM PDT · 15736 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
36. 1.85km SW of Idyllwild, CAFri, Sep 2, 9:06 AM PDT · 15735 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
37. 1.96km ESE of Valle Vista, CAFri, Sep 2, 10:31 AM PDT · 15735 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away
38. 1.84km S of Idyllwild, CAFri, Sep 2, 10:58 AM PDT · 15735 days ago · 17 km deep · 44 km away
39. 2.56km NE of Borrego Springs, CASat, Sep 3, 11:00 AM PDT · 15734 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
40. 2.110km S of Idyllwild, CASun, Sep 4, 8:11 AM PDT · 15733 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
41. 2.318km N of Borrego Springs, CASun, Sep 4, 11:56 AM PDT · 15733 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
42. 1.76km SE of Yucaipa, CAMon, Sep 5, 8:51 AM PDT · 15732 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
43. 1.62km NW of Loma Linda, CATue, Sep 6, 6:28 PM PDT · 15731 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
44. 2.08km NNE of Nuevo, CATue, Sep 6, 10:46 PM PDT · 15731 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
45. 1.69km NE of Indio, CAWed, Sep 7, 11:50 PM PDT · 15730 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
46. 2.09km NE of Indio, CAThu, Sep 8, 3:27 AM PDT · 15730 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
47. 1.812km N of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Sep 8, 6:49 PM PDT · 15729 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
48. 1.93km NNW of Fontana, CAFri, Sep 9, 12:56 PM PDT · 15728 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
49. 1.92km NNE of Anza, CAFri, Sep 9, 7:45 PM PDT · 15728 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
50. 1.85km SE of Big Bear Lake, CASat, Sep 10, 12:32 AM PDT · 15728 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
51. 1.59km NNE of Banning, CASat, Sep 10, 12:52 PM PDT · 15727 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
52. 2.19km NNE of Banning, CASat, Sep 10, 12:52 PM PDT · 15727 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
53. 1.74km SSE of Lake Henshaw, CASat, Sep 10, 5:54 PM PDT · 15727 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
54. 1.55km SSW of Lake Henshaw, CASat, Sep 10, 11:43 PM PDT · 15727 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away
55. 1.511km NE of Cabazon, CASun, Sep 11, 2:53 PM PDT · 15726 days ago · 18 km deep · 67 km away
56. 1.54km N of Desert Hot Springs, CAMon, Sep 12, 12:04 AM PDT · 15726 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
57. 1.617km NW of Morongo Valley, CAMon, Sep 12, 4:55 AM PDT · 15726 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
58. 3.70km E of Loma Linda, CAMon, Sep 12, 5:08 AM PDT · 15726 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
59. 1.66km ENE of Moreno Valley, CAMon, Sep 12, 6:47 AM PDT · 15725 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
60. 2.11km S of San Bernardino, CAMon, Sep 12, 10:36 AM PDT · 15725 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away

The first 60 of 174.

Before

1. 1.76km NE of Banning, CAFri, Aug 19, 10:21 PM PDT · 15749 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
2. 2.310km NNW of Cabazon, CAFri, Aug 19, 8:29 PM PDT · 15749 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
3. 2.010km NNW of Big Bear Lake, CAFri, Aug 19, 11:14 AM PDT · 15749 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
4. 1.87km S of Yucca Valley, CAThu, Aug 18, 3:59 AM PDT · 15751 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
5. 2.23km NNE of Fontana, CAWed, Aug 17, 7:29 AM PDT · 15751 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
6. 2.08km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CAWed, Aug 17, 5:46 AM PDT · 15752 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
7. 2.012km NNE of Aguanga, CATue, Aug 16, 8:10 AM PDT · 15752 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
8. 1.716km ESE of Julian, CATue, Aug 16, 12:42 AM PDT · 15753 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
9. 1.65km E of Yucaipa, CAMon, Aug 15, 4:53 AM PDT · 15754 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
10. 2.024km SSW of La Quinta, CASun, Aug 14, 10:57 PM PDT · 15754 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
11. 1.96km WNW of Anza, CASun, Aug 14, 12:45 PM PDT · 15754 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
12. 1.96km WNW of Anza, CASun, Aug 14, 4:10 AM PDT · 15755 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
13. 1.818km NNE of Borrego Springs, CASat, Aug 13, 1:46 PM PDT · 15755 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
14. 1.613km SSE of Joshua Tree, CASat, Aug 13, 7:39 AM PDT · 15755 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
15. 1.917km ESE of Anza, CASat, Aug 13, 6:19 AM PDT · 15755 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
16. 2.51km NNW of Anza, CAFri, Aug 12, 6:32 AM PDT · 15756 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
17. 1.724km NE of Pine Valley, CAThu, Aug 11, 11:46 PM PDT · 15757 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
18. 2.617km ESE of Anza, CAThu, Aug 11, 10:06 PM PDT · 15757 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
19. 2.418km ESE of Anza, CAThu, Aug 11, 10:06 PM PDT · 15757 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away
20. 1.75km SW of Idyllwild, CAThu, Aug 11, 5:03 PM PDT · 15757 days ago · 16 km deep · 42 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci24969. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:44 AM UTC.