California earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 9km WSW of Anza, CA

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 9km WSW of Anza, CA on Tue, Oct 11, 1949, 9:18 PM GMT-8 (05:18 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 11km SW of Borrego Springs, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1949-10-12 05:18:00 UTC
Depth
0.4 km (0.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.522° N, 116.766° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 2.1 km horizontally, 3.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.26
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
235°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
7

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.011km SW of Borrego Springs, CA · 28103 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 3.111km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 28103 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 3.212km S of Borrego Springs, CA · 28103 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 2.59km NE of Aguanga, CA · 28101 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 3.46km NNW of Garnet, CA · 28099 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 2.69km NNE of Aguanga, CA · 28098 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 2.810km NNE of Aguanga, CA · 28095 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 3.011km ESE of Anza, CA · 28090 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 2.65km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 28088 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 2.19km ESE of Yorba Linda, CA · 28088 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.826km NE of Coachella, CA · 28087 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 2.78km NNW of Morongo Valley, CA · 28085 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 2.010km SSE of Chino Hills, CA · 28078 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 2.78km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 28078 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 2.64km NW of Running Springs, CA · 28065 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 2.01km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 28061 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 2.86km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 28061 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 2.78km NE of Morongo Valley, CA · 28054 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 3.13km SSE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 28045 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away

Before

  1. 2.93km S of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 28106 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 3.334km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 28111 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 2.36km NNE of La Jolla, CA · 28112 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 2.88km N of Cabazon, CA · 28112 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 2.13km SW of San Bernardino, CA · 28116 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 2.34km NE of San Bernardino, CA · 28117 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 3.810km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 28123 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 2.816km ESE of Anza, CA · 28124 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 3.15km ENE of Thermal, CA · 28133 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3355536. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:43 PM UTC.