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M3.0 earthquake 11km ESE of Anza, CA

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 11km ESE of Anza, CA on Wed, Oct 26, 1949, 12:43 PM GMT-8 (20:43 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 31km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1949-10-26 20:43:49 UTC
Depth
5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.510° N, 116.570° 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 1.5 km horizontally, 2.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
241°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.031km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 28088 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 2.65km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 28088 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 2.826km NE of Coachella, CA · 28087 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 2.78km NNW of Morongo Valley, CA · 28085 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 3.138km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 28084 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 3.436km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 28084 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 2.78km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 28078 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 3.232km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 28072 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 2.64km NW of Running Springs, CA · 28065 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 2.01km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 28061 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 2.86km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 28061 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 2.78km NE of Morongo Valley, CA · 28054 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 3.13km SSE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 28045 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 2.934km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 28044 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 3.138km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 28044 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 2.938km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 28044 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 2.64km ENE of San Jacinto, CA · 28043 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 3.112km N of Big Bear City, CA · 28041 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 3.139km NW of Desert Center, CA · 28035 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 3.327km SSE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 28034 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 2.810km NNE of Aguanga, CA · 28095 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 2.69km NNE of Aguanga, CA · 28098 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 3.46km NNW of Garnet, CA · 28099 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 2.59km NE of Aguanga, CA · 28101 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 3.212km S of Borrego Springs, CA · 28103 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 3.111km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 28103 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 4.011km SW of Borrego Springs, CA · 28103 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 3.938km NW of Desert Center, CA · 28104 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 2.69km WSW of Anza, CA · 28105 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 2.93km S of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 28106 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 3.334km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 28111 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 2.36km NNE of La Jolla, CA · 28112 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 2.88km N of Cabazon, CA · 28112 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 2.13km SW of San Bernardino, CA · 28116 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 2.34km NE of San Bernardino, CA · 28118 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3355562. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:27 PM UTC.