California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 17km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 17km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA on Thu, Mar 22, 1984, 12:17 AM PST (08:17 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 7km E of Borrego Springs, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-03-22 08:17:36 UTC
Depth
2.5 km (1.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.991° N, 116.261° 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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Reviewed by a seismologist.

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: 194 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.55km NE of Wildomar, CA · 15493 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.37km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 15493 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.07km S of Loma Linda, CA · 15492 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.66km NW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15492 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 2.623km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 15492 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 1.75km E of Ludlow, CA · 15491 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 2.110km SSE of Hesperia, CA · 15491 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.023km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 15491 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 1.923km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 15491 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 2.117km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 15491 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 1.710km NNE of Indio, CA · 15491 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 1.86km N of Beaumont, CA · 15491 days ago · 18 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 2.610km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15491 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.510km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15490 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 2.114km SE of Anza, CA · 15490 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 2.014km SE of Anza, CA · 15490 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 2.09km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15490 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.57km WNW of Lake Henshaw, CA · 15490 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.910km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15490 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 2.610km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15490 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 2.017km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 15490 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 2.06km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15489 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  23. 1.510km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15489 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  24. 1.99km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15489 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  25. 1.66km NW of Lake Henshaw, CA · 15489 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 2.011km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15489 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  27. 1.67km WSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15489 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  28. 1.74km NE of Moreno Valley, CA · 15489 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  29. 2.026km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 15488 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  30. 2.926km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 15488 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  31. 2.03km W of Borrego Springs, CA · 15488 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  32. 1.96km NNW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 15488 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  33. 2.114km SE of Anza, CA · 15488 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  34. 2.110km S of Salton City, CA · 15488 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  35. 1.76km NW of Big Bear City, CA · 15488 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  36. 1.57km WNW of Lake Henshaw, CA · 15487 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  37. 1.510km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15487 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  38. 1.65km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15487 days ago · 16 km deep · 53 km away
  39. 1.96km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 15487 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
  40. 1.96km NW of Big Bear City, CA · 15487 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  41. 1.911km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15487 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  42. 2.09km E of Yucaipa, CA · 15487 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  43. 2.19km E of Yucaipa, CA · 15487 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  44. 1.712km NE of Cabazon, CA · 15486 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
  45. 2.12km SW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15486 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  46. 2.56km N of Running Springs, CA · 15486 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  47. 1.69km W of Anza, CA · 15486 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  48. 2.03km NE of Beaumont, CA · 15486 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  49. 2.84km S of Garnet, CA · 15486 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  50. 2.34km S of Garnet, CA · 15486 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  51. 1.64km S of Garnet, CA · 15486 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  52. 2.06km S of Big Bear City, CA · 15486 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  53. 1.54km S of Garnet, CA · 15486 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  54. 1.84km N of Palm Springs, CA · 15486 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  55. 1.88km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 15486 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
  56. 1.76km NE of Banning, CA · 15485 days ago · 18 km deep · 52 km away
  57. 1.711km W of Anza, CA · 15485 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  58. 1.811km NNW of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 15485 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  59. 2.15km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 15485 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away
  60. 1.819km ESE of Anza, CA · 15485 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away

The first 60 of 194.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci34412. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:17 PM UTC.