California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 4km S of Garnet, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 4km S of Garnet, CA on Sun, Apr 29, 1984, 10:05 AM PDT (17:05 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 6km ENE of Cabazon, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-04-29 17:05:05 UTC
Depth
10.1 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.871° N, 116.539° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
0°
Stations used
0

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 186 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.06km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 15452 days ago · 13 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 1.68km SSE of Idyllwild, CA · 15451 days ago · 16 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 1.87km W of Garnet, CA · 15451 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 1.823km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 15451 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 1.61km NNE of Loma Linda, CA · 15451 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 1.58km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15451 days ago · 14 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 1.511km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 15451 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 1.65km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 15451 days ago · 14 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 1.83km S of Loma Linda, CA · 15451 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 2.017km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15450 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 1.716km NW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15450 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 2.010km NNW of Anza, CA · 15450 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 1.717km ESE of Julian, CA · 15450 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.81km NW of Lake Henshaw, CA · 15450 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 1.97km SSE of Big Bear City, CA · 15450 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 2.27km SSE of Big Bear City, CA · 15450 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 1.84km SSW of Loma Linda, CA · 15450 days ago · 17 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 1.69km NE of Aguanga, CA · 15450 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 2.03km N of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 15450 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 1.86km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15449 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 1.910km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15449 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  22. 1.914km NW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 15449 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  23. 1.915km ESE of Anza, CA · 15449 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
  24. 1.93km NNW of Colton, CA · 15448 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  25. 1.612km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15448 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  26. 1.914km SSE of Anza, CA · 15448 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  27. 1.717km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15448 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  28. 1.919km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15448 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  29. 2.28km NE of Moreno Valley, CA · 15448 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  30. 2.211km E of Big Bear City, CA · 15447 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  31. 1.512km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15447 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 2.28km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15447 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  33. 1.55km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15447 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  34. 1.86km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15447 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  35. 1.66km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15447 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  36. 1.712km E of Anza, CA · 15447 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  37. 1.64km NNW of Fontana, CA · 15447 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  38. 2.72km NW of Muscoy, CA · 15446 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  39. 2.118km ESE of Anza, CA · 15446 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
  40. 1.69km WSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15446 days ago · 14 km deep · 31 km away
  41. 1.89km ESE of Valle Vista, CA · 15446 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
  42. 2.021km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 15446 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  43. 1.714km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15445 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  44. 1.91km N of Colton, CA · 15445 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away
  45. 1.722km ESE of Anza, CA · 15445 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  46. 1.824km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 15445 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  47. 2.010km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15445 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  48. 1.87km SSE of Big Bear City, CA · 15445 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  49. 1.514km SW of Lucerne Valley, CA · 15445 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  50. 1.75km SSE of Idyllwild, CA · 15445 days ago · 18 km deep · 24 km away
  51. 1.816km ESE of Anza, CA · 15444 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  52. 3.012km NNE of Indio, CA · 15444 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  53. 1.711km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 15444 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  54. 2.112km NNE of Indio, CA · 15444 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  55. 2.26km ENE of Yucaipa, CA · 15443 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  56. 2.72km ENE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 15443 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  57. 1.711km NNE of Indio, CA · 15443 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  58. 3.925km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 15443 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  59. 2.426km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 15443 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  60. 1.527km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 15443 days ago · -1 km deep · 58 km away

The first 60 of 186.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci38270. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:31 PM UTC.