California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 20km NNE of Pine Valley, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 20km NNE of Pine Valley, CA on Tue, Aug 14, 1984, 3:36 AM PDT (10:36 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 12km NE of Julian, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-08-14 10:36:47 UTC
Depth
5.4 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.970° N, 116.418° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
86°
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: 182 in the 60 days after this one and 159 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.922km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15385 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 1.920km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 15385 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.514km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15384 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 1.611km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15384 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 1.99km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15384 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 2.19km WSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15384 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 2.011km W of Anza, CA · 15384 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.621km ESE of Julian, CA · 15383 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 2.120km NNE of Ocotillo, CA · 15382 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 2.323km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15382 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 1.921km ESE of Julian, CA · 15382 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.14km SW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15382 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 2.88km NE of Aguanga, CA · 15381 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 1.512km W of Anza, CA · 15380 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 1.717km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15380 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 1.712km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15379 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 1.923km ESE of Anza, CA · 15378 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 1.74km SW of Salton City, CA · 15378 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 2.24km SW of Salton City, CA · 15378 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 1.619km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 15378 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  21. 1.610km WSW of Anza, CA · 15377 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  22. 2.313km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 15377 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  23. 1.820km W of Westmorland, CA · 15377 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  24. 1.624km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15377 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  25. 2.025km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15377 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  26. 1.715km SE of Anza, CA · 15376 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  27. 1.523km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 15376 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  28. 1.74km SW of Salton City, CA · 15376 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  29. 2.721km ESE of Julian, CA · 15376 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  30. 1.820km ESE of Julian, CA · 15376 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  31. 2.06km W of Idyllwild, CA · 15376 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  32. 1.921km ESE of Julian, CA · 15376 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  33. 2.28km N of Indio, CA · 15375 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  34. 2.320km ESE of Julian, CA · 15375 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  35. 1.77km NNW of Aguanga, CA · 15375 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  36. 1.914km S of Borrego Springs, CA · 15375 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  37. 1.818km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15375 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  38. 2.441km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15375 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  39. 1.87km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15374 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  40. 1.919km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15374 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  41. 1.815km W of Westmorland, CA · 15374 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  42. 1.56km SE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 15374 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  43. 1.921km ESE of Julian, CA · 15374 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  44. 1.620km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 15374 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  45. 1.621km ESE of Julian, CA · 15374 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  46. 1.720km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 15373 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  47. 1.613km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15373 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  48. 1.718km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15373 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  49. 2.14km SW of Salton City, CA · 15373 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  50. 1.620km ESE of Julian, CA · 15372 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  51. 2.646km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 15372 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  52. 1.928km E of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 15372 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  53. 2.36km W of Ocotillo, CA · 15372 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  54. 2.110km ESE of North Shore, CA · 15372 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  55. 1.94km SW of Salton City, CA · 15372 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  56. 1.712km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15371 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  57. 1.711km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15371 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  58. 2.021km ESE of Julian, CA · 15370 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  59. 2.425km NNE of El Sauzal, B.C., MX · 15370 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  60. 1.99km W of Palomar Observatory, CA · 15370 days ago · 18 km deep · 67 km away

The first 60 of 182.

Before

  1. 2.117km ESE of Julian, CA · 15385 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.721km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 15385 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 2.24km ESE of Thousand Palms, CA · 15385 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 2.129km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 15386 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 2.016km ESE of Julian, CA · 15386 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 2.26km W of Ocotillo, CA · 15386 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 1.88km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 15386 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 1.626km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 15386 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 1.79km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15387 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 1.86km SSE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 15387 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 1.617km E of Julian, CA · 15387 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 1.714km SE of Anza, CA · 15387 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 2.011km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15388 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 2.010km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15388 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 1.825km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15388 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 1.68km NE of Anza, CA · 15389 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 1.714km SE of Anza, CA · 15390 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 1.726km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15390 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 1.624km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15390 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 1.911km SSW of Bombay Beach, CA · 15390 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci48639. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 4:32 AM UTC.