California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 20km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 20km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA on Thu, May 3, 1984, 11:31 PM PDT (06:31 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 19km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-05-04 06:31:04 UTC
Depth
1.3 km (0.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.298° N, 116.403° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

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

After

  1. 1.919km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15449 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.28km NE of Moreno Valley, CA · 15449 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 2.211km E of Big Bear City, CA · 15449 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 1.712km E of Anza, CA · 15448 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.64km NNW of Fontana, CA · 15448 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 2.72km NW of Muscoy, CA · 15448 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 2.118km ESE of Anza, CA · 15447 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 1.69km WSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15447 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 1.89km ESE of Valle Vista, CA · 15447 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 2.021km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 15447 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.91km N of Colton, CA · 15447 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 1.722km ESE of Anza, CA · 15447 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.824km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 15447 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.87km SSE of Big Bear City, CA · 15446 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 1.514km SW of Lucerne Valley, CA · 15446 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 1.75km SSE of Idyllwild, CA · 15446 days ago · 18 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 1.816km ESE of Anza, CA · 15446 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 3.012km NNE of Indio, CA · 15446 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 1.711km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 15445 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 2.112km NNE of Indio, CA · 15445 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  21. 2.113km NNW of Barstow, CA · 15445 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  22. 2.26km ENE of Yucaipa, CA · 15445 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  23. 2.72km ENE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 15445 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  24. 1.711km NNE of Indio, CA · 15445 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  25. 3.925km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 15444 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  26. 2.426km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 15444 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  27. 1.527km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 15444 days ago · -1 km deep · 20 km away
  28. 1.98km N of Fontana, CA · 15444 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  29. 2.524km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 15444 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  30. 2.025km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 15444 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  31. 1.825km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 15444 days ago · -1 km deep · 22 km away
  32. 2.06km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 15444 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
  33. 2.99km NE of Cabazon, CA · 15444 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  34. 1.59km NE of Cabazon, CA · 15444 days ago · 16 km deep · 46 km away
  35. 2.124km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 15444 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  36. 2.32km ENE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 15443 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  37. 1.93km ENE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 15443 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  38. 1.632km ESE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15443 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  39. 2.23km ENE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 15443 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  40. 2.06km E of Calimesa, CA · 15443 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away
  41. 1.815km SSE of Anza, CA · 15443 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  42. 1.89km NE of Aguanga, CA · 15443 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  43. 1.77km E of Cabazon, CA · 15442 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
  44. 1.66km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 15442 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  45. 1.66km NE of Cabazon, CA · 15442 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  46. 2.08km E of Cabazon, CA · 15442 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  47. 1.82km ENE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 15442 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  48. 1.74km ENE of Banning, CA · 15441 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  49. 1.610km SSW of Calimesa, CA · 15441 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  50. 1.54km NNW of San Jacinto, CA · 15441 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  51. 1.720km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15441 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  52. 2.120km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15441 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  53. 1.814km NNW of Aguanga, CA · 15441 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  54. 2.024km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 15440 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  55. 2.024km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 15440 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  56. 1.82km WSW of Muscoy, CA · 15440 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  57. 1.618km WNW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15440 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  58. 1.67km W of Big Bear Lake, CA · 15440 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  59. 1.64km NW of Calimesa, CA · 15440 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
  60. 2.03km ENE of Calimesa, CA · 15440 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci38708. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 8:51 AM UTC.