California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 18km SSW of La Quinta, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 18km SSW of La Quinta, CA on Sun, Mar 13, 1988, 11:28 PM PST (07:28 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 8km SSW of Ocotillo, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1988-03-14 07:28:55 UTC
Depth
5.9 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.506° N, 116.373° 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
94°
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: 195 in the 60 days after this one and 198 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.08km WSW of Ocotillo, CA · 14082 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.97km WSW of Ocotillo, CA · 14082 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.22km S of Ocotillo, CA · 14082 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.118km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14082 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 2.18km WSW of Ocotillo, CA · 14082 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.910km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 14082 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 2.18km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14082 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 2.52km S of Ocotillo, CA · 14082 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 2.06km SSE of Ocotillo, CA · 14082 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.819km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14082 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 2.317km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14082 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 1.89km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14082 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 2.320km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14082 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 2.68km WSW of Ocotillo, CA · 14082 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 2.12km S of Ocotillo, CA · 14081 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 2.49km SW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14081 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 2.012km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14081 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 1.512km SSW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14081 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 1.96km NE of Banning, CA · 14081 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 1.613km SSW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14081 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 2.013km NW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 14080 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 2.07km WNW of Anza, CA · 14080 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
  23. 2.518km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14080 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  24. 2.19km NW of Westmorland, CA · 14080 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  25. 2.418km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14080 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 1.810km NW of Westmorland, CA · 14080 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 1.710km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 14079 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  28. 2.218km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14079 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  29. 2.118km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14079 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  30. 1.920km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 14079 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  31. 2.21km S of Ocotillo, CA · 14079 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  32. 1.712km NNE of Yucaipa, CA · 14079 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  33. 1.911km NNE of Yucaipa, CA · 14079 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  34. 1.711km NNE of Yucaipa, CA · 14079 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  35. 2.317km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14079 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  36. 1.621km W of Westmorland, CA · 14079 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  37. 2.525km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14079 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  38. 2.04km E of Palomar Observatory, CA · 14078 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  39. 2.016km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 14078 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  40. 1.911km NNE of Yucaipa, CA · 14078 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  41. 2.24km WNW of Cabazon, CA · 14078 days ago · 18 km deep · 63 km away
  42. 1.710km NE of Cabazon, CA · 14078 days ago · 18 km deep · 61 km away
  43. 2.47km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 14078 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  44. 2.024km ESE of Anza, CA · 14078 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  45. 2.07km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 14078 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  46. 2.119km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14078 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  47. 2.116km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14078 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  48. 1.912km SSW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14078 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  49. 2.112km SSW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14078 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  50. 2.78km WSW of Ocotillo, CA · 14078 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  51. 1.96km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14078 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  52. 2.48km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14078 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  53. 2.116km WNW of Imperial, CA · 14077 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  54. 2.08km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14077 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  55. 2.210km S of Idyllwild, CA · 14077 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
  56. 2.016km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14077 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  57. 1.917km NNE of Indio, CA · 14077 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  58. 2.18km WSW of Idyllwild, CA · 14077 days ago · 19 km deep · 44 km away
  59. 2.55km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 14076 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  60. 1.924km ESE of Anza, CA · 14076 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away

The first 60 of 195.

Before

  1. 2.66km SSE of Ocotillo, CA · 14082 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.020km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14082 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.96km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14082 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 2.410km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 14082 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 2.14km NNW of Valle Vista, CA · 14082 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 2.013km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14082 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 2.68km WSW of Ocotillo, CA · 14082 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.57km WSW of Ocotillo, CA · 14082 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 2.310km WNW of Aguanga, CA · 14082 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 2.48km WSW of Ocotillo, CA · 14083 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.622km W of Westmorland, CA · 14083 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.718km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14083 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 2.518km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14083 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 2.119km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14083 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 2.015km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14083 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 2.32km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 14083 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 2.120km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14083 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 2.05km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14083 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 1.97km WSW of Ocotillo, CA · 14083 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 2.48km WSW of Ocotillo, CA · 14083 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away

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