M1.9 earthquake 14km W of Imperial, CA

Magnitude

1.9 (mc), micro

Local time

Wed, Oct 3, 1984, 6:04 AM PDT

UTC

1984-10-03 13:04:50 UTC

Depth

8.7 km (5.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.824° N, 115.713° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

177°

Stations used

0

• Seeley, CaliforniaPopulation 1,739. Forecast4 kmNNW
• Imperial, CaliforniaPopulation 17,095. Forecast14 kmW
• Mexicali, MexicoPopulation 1,032,686. Forecast33 kmNW

After

1. 1.813km WSW of Imperial, CAWed, Oct 3, 6:07 AM PDT · 15337 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
2. 1.810km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CAWed, Oct 3, 12:47 PM PDT · 15337 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
3. 1.59km WSW of Salton City, CAThu, Oct 4, 2:37 AM PDT · 15336 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
4. 1.825km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Oct 4, 6:21 AM PDT · 15336 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
5. 1.722km ESE of Julian, CAThu, Oct 4, 9:31 PM PDT · 15335 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
6. 1.920km ESE of Julian, CAFri, Oct 5, 2:23 AM PDT · 15335 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
7. 1.821km ESE of Julian, CAFri, Oct 5, 7:27 AM PDT · 15335 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
8. 2.625km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAFri, Oct 5, 8:02 AM PDT · 15335 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
9. 1.66km NE of Imperial, CAFri, Oct 5, 9:15 AM PDT · 15335 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
10. 2.021km ESE of Julian, CAFri, Oct 5, 11:03 AM PDT · 15335 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
11. 1.621km ESE of Julian, CAFri, Oct 5, 12:53 PM PDT · 15335 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
12. 2.021km ESE of Julian, CAFri, Oct 5, 1:10 PM PDT · 15335 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
13. 2.012km NNE of Borrego Springs, CAFri, Oct 5, 8:51 PM PDT · 15334 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
14. 1.620km ESE of Julian, CASat, Oct 6, 1:06 AM PDT · 15334 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
15. 2.246km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXSat, Oct 6, 6:50 AM PDT · 15334 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
16. 2.325km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CASat, Oct 6, 11:36 AM PDT · 15334 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
17. 1.820km W of Westmorland, CASat, Oct 6, 12:00 PM PDT · 15334 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
18. 2.212km SW of Borrego Springs, CASat, Oct 6, 6:03 PM PDT · 15334 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
19. 2.252km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXSat, Oct 6, 7:07 PM PDT · 15333 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
20. 2.522km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CASat, Oct 6, 8:20 PM PDT · 15333 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
21. 2.848km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXSat, Oct 6, 9:24 PM PDT · 15333 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
22. 2.246km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXSat, Oct 6, 9:34 PM PDT · 15333 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
23. 2.547km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXSun, Oct 7, 12:06 AM PDT · 15333 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
24. 1.822km ESE of Julian, CASun, Oct 7, 1:06 AM PDT · 15333 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
25. 1.79km WSW of Salton City, CASun, Oct 7, 6:59 AM PDT · 15333 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
26. 1.99km WSW of Salton City, CASun, Oct 7, 8:43 AM PDT · 15333 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
27. 3.010km WSW of Salton City, CASun, Oct 7, 8:44 AM PDT · 15333 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
28. 2.561km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSun, Oct 7, 9:47 AM PDT · 15333 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
29. 1.95km W of Ocotillo, CASun, Oct 7, 2:40 PM PDT · 15333 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
30. 1.721km ESE of Julian, CASun, Oct 7, 2:57 PM PDT · 15333 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
31. 1.621km ESE of Julian, CAMon, Oct 8, 1:01 AM PDT · 15332 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
32. 1.922km ESE of Julian, CAMon, Oct 8, 3:19 AM PDT · 15332 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
33. 1.66km WSW of Ocotillo, CAMon, Oct 8, 6:47 AM PDT · 15332 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
34. 2.558km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MXMon, Oct 8, 8:36 AM PDT · 15332 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
35. 1.610km WSW of Salton City, CAMon, Oct 8, 9:42 PM PDT · 15331 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
36. 2.08km W of Progreso, B.C., MXTue, Oct 9, 7:03 AM PDT · 15331 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
37. 1.821km ESE of Julian, CATue, Oct 9, 10:26 AM PDT · 15331 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
38. 2.724km WSW of Westmorland, CAWed, Oct 10, 12:13 AM PDT · 15330 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
39. 2.211km NNE of Borrego Springs, CAWed, Oct 10, 4:10 AM PDT · 15330 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
40. 1.612km NNE of Borrego Springs, CAWed, Oct 10, 4:11 AM PDT · 15330 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
41. 1.725km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CAWed, Oct 10, 7:41 AM PDT · 15330 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
42. 1.616km WNW of Westmorland, CAWed, Oct 10, 7:41 AM PDT · 15330 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
43. 4.512km NE of Julian, CAWed, Oct 10, 2:22 PM PDT · 15330 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
44. 2.512km NE of Julian, CAWed, Oct 10, 2:26 PM PDT · 15330 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
45. 2.710km NE of Julian, CAWed, Oct 10, 2:26 PM PDT · 15330 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
46. 1.512km NE of Julian, CAWed, Oct 10, 2:41 PM PDT · 15330 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
47. 1.712km NE of Julian, CAWed, Oct 10, 2:55 PM PDT · 15330 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
48. 1.613km NE of Julian, CAWed, Oct 10, 3:53 PM PDT · 15330 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
49. 1.914km SW of Borrego Springs, CAWed, Oct 10, 5:06 PM PDT · 15330 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
50. 1.725km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CAWed, Oct 10, 6:46 PM PDT · 15329 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
51. 1.913km NE of Julian, CAWed, Oct 10, 6:52 PM PDT · 15329 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
52. 1.714km NE of Julian, CAWed, Oct 10, 9:21 PM PDT · 15329 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
53. 2.24km W of Bombay Beach, CAWed, Oct 10, 10:34 PM PDT · 15329 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
54. 2.04km W of Bombay Beach, CAWed, Oct 10, 10:35 PM PDT · 15329 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
55. 2.332km SSE of Campo, CAThu, Oct 11, 8:06 AM PDT · 15329 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
56. 1.921km ESE of Julian, CAThu, Oct 11, 11:43 AM PDT · 15329 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
57. 2.311km NE of Julian, CAThu, Oct 11, 4:12 PM PDT · 15329 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
58. 2.170km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MXFri, Oct 12, 1:03 AM PDT · 15328 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
59. 1.620km ESE of Julian, CAFri, Oct 12, 8:37 AM PDT · 15328 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
60. 1.614km NE of Borrego Springs, CAFri, Oct 12, 9:06 AM PDT · 15328 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away

The first 60 of 188.

Before

1. 2.513km WSW of Imperial, CAWed, Oct 3, 3:58 AM PDT · 15337 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
2. 2.669km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MXTue, Oct 2, 10:48 PM PDT · 15337 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
3. 1.621km ESE of Julian, CATue, Oct 2, 9:03 PM PDT · 15337 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
4. 1.914km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MXTue, Oct 2, 5:23 PM PDT · 15338 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
5. 1.924km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, Oct 2, 7:48 AM PDT · 15338 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
6. 2.317km NNW of Ocotillo, CATue, Oct 2, 5:12 AM PDT · 15338 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
7. 1.95km WSW of Ocotillo, CAMon, Oct 1, 9:47 AM PDT · 15339 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
8. 2.613km SE of Puebla, B.C., MXSun, Sep 30, 11:46 PM PDT · 15339 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
9. 1.810km SE of Puebla, B.C., MXSun, Sep 30, 3:41 PM PDT · 15340 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
10. 3.611km SE of Puebla, B.C., MXSun, Sep 30, 2:16 PM PDT · 15340 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
11. 2.120km ESE of Julian, CASun, Sep 30, 10:57 AM PDT · 15340 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
12. 1.722km ESE of Julian, CASun, Sep 30, 6:09 AM PDT · 15340 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
13. 1.610km N of Borrego Springs, CASun, Sep 30, 6:06 AM PDT · 15340 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
14. 1.916km NE of Borrego Springs, CASun, Sep 30, 3:33 AM PDT · 15340 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
15. 1.821km ESE of Julian, CASun, Sep 30, 2:27 AM PDT · 15340 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
16. 1.821km ESE of Julian, CASat, Sep 29, 9:53 PM PDT · 15340 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
17. 1.721km ESE of Julian, CASat, Sep 29, 7:28 PM PDT · 15340 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
18. 1.620km ESE of Julian, CASat, Sep 29, 3:54 PM PDT · 15341 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
19. 1.821km ESE of Julian, CASat, Sep 29, 12:26 PM PDT · 15341 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
20. 1.821km ESE of Julian, CAFri, Sep 28, 7:15 PM PDT · 15341 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci51621. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:39 PM UTC.