M2.7 earthquake 15km NE of Anza, CA

Magnitude

2.7 (ml), micro

Local time

Fri, Jan 21, 1949, 4:23 AM GMT-8

UTC

1949-01-21 12:23:02 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.634° N, 116.548° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 8.3 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.07

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

354°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

3

• Anza, CaliforniaPopulation 3,014. Forecast15 kmNE
• Rancho Mirage, CaliforniaPopulation 18,083. Forecast17 kmSW
• Temecula, CaliforniaPopulation 110,003. Forecast58 kmENE
• San Diego, CaliforniaPopulation 1,404,452. Forecast117 kmNNE

After

1. 3.010km W of Aguanga, CASat, Jan 22, 1:15 PM GMT-8 · 28367 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
2. 2.413km NNE of Trabuco Canyon, CAWed, Jan 26, 11:12 AM GMT-8 · 28363 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
3. 2.65km SW of Rancho Mirage, CAThu, Jan 27, 1:04 PM GMT-8 · 28362 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
4. 3.512km N of Ocotillo Wells, CASun, Jan 30, 6:39 AM GMT-8 · 28359 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
5. 2.87km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CATue, Feb 1, 1:49 AM GMT-8 · 28357 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
6. 3.011km E of Desert Hot Springs, CAWed, Feb 2, 10:20 PM GMT-8 · 28355 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
7. 2.910km SE of Anza, CASat, Feb 5, 10:24 PM GMT-8 · 28352 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
8. 2.69km N of Thousand Palms, CASun, Feb 6, 11:23 PM GMT-8 · 28351 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
9. 3.413km N of Ocotillo Wells, CAMon, Feb 7, 8:11 AM GMT-8 · 28351 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
10. 2.810km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CAWed, Feb 9, 12:54 AM GMT-8 · 28349 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
11. 3.012km E of Julian, CAThu, Feb 10, 3:16 PM GMT-8 · 28347 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
12. 2.92km ENE of Rancho Mirage, CASat, Feb 12, 10:19 AM GMT-8 · 28346 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
13. 2.916km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, Feb 15, 9:43 AM GMT-8 · 28343 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
14. 2.610km NNE of Beaumont, CAWed, Feb 16, 3:02 AM GMT-8 · 28342 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
15. 2.99km N of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Feb 17, 7:34 PM GMT-8 · 28340 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
16. 3.08km W of Morongo Valley, CAFri, Feb 18, 1:59 PM GMT-8 · 28340 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
17. 2.68km ESE of Running Springs, CASat, Feb 19, 9:11 PM GMT-8 · 28338 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
18. 2.78km ESE of Thousand Palms, CAMon, Feb 21, 4:58 AM GMT-8 · 28337 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
19. 2.711km ESE of Desert Hot Springs, CATue, Feb 22, 3:48 AM GMT-8 · 28336 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
20. 2.75km N of Thousand Palms, CAWed, Feb 23, 1:40 PM GMT-8 · 28335 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
21. 2.52km W of Grand Terrace, CAMon, Feb 28, 7:47 AM GMT-8 · 28330 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
22. 3.032km SSE of Twentynine Palms, CAThu, Mar 3, 12:26 PM GMT-8 · 28327 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
23. 3.17km ESE of Garnet, CASat, Mar 5, 1:36 AM GMT-8 · 28325 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
24. 2.712km NNE of Thousand Palms, CASat, Mar 5, 11:03 PM GMT-8 · 28324 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
25. 3.06km NE of Desert Hot Springs, CAMon, Mar 7, 4:56 AM GMT-8 · 28323 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
26. 2.82km SSE of Morongo Valley, CAMon, Mar 7, 1:48 PM GMT-8 · 28323 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
27. 3.111km NNE of Thousand Palms, CATue, Mar 8, 10:22 AM GMT-8 · 28322 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
28. 2.86km SSE of Lake Henshaw, CAWed, Mar 9, 11:13 AM GMT-8 · 28321 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
29. 2.912km E of Desert Hot Springs, CAWed, Mar 9, 5:00 PM GMT-8 · 28320 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
30. 2.05km W of Muscoy, CASun, Mar 13, 12:46 PM GMT-8 · 28317 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
31. 3.34km NNE of Desert Hot Springs, CATue, Mar 15, 7:08 AM GMT-8 · 28315 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
32. 2.711km ESE of Anza, CATue, Mar 15, 11:41 AM GMT-8 · 28315 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
33. 3.921km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CAWed, Mar 16, 10:00 AM GMT-8 · 28314 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
34. 2.62km WSW of Cathedral City, CAWed, Mar 16, 10:12 PM GMT-8 · 28313 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
35. 2.716km NNW of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Mar 17, 6:40 AM GMT-8 · 28313 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
36. 3.717km NE of Warner Springs, CAThu, Mar 17, 8:06 AM GMT-8 · 28313 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
37. 3.117km N of North Shore, CAFri, Mar 18, 12:37 AM GMT-8 · 28312 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
38. 2.58km SW of Lucerne Valley, CASat, Mar 19, 11:25 AM GMT-8 · 28311 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
39. 2.84km S of Mentone, CASat, Mar 19, 6:26 PM GMT-8 · 28310 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
40. 2.832km NNE of Joshua Tree, CASun, Mar 20, 9:49 PM GMT-8 · 28309 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away

Before

1. 2.77km E of Desert Hot Springs, CATue, Jan 18, 11:11 PM GMT-8 · 28370 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
2. 2.516km S of Hemet, CASat, Jan 15, 5:15 AM GMT-8 · 28374 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
3. 2.45km ESE of Valle Vista, CASat, Jan 8, 10:20 PM GMT-8 · 28380 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
4. 2.610km NNW of Morongo Valley, CASat, Jan 8, 12:34 PM GMT-8 · 28381 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
5. 2.510km NNW of Morongo Valley, CASat, Jan 8, 11:12 AM GMT-8 · 28381 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
6. 2.93km NNW of Mentone, CASat, Jan 8, 11:08 AM GMT-8 · 28381 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
7. 2.58km N of Morongo Valley, CASat, Jan 8, 8:40 AM GMT-8 · 28381 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
8. 2.94km N of Desert Hot Springs, CAFri, Jan 7, 12:23 AM GMT-8 · 28382 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
9. 2.86km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Jan 6, 11:29 PM GMT-8 · 28382 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
10. 2.76km NNW of Desert Hot Springs, CAThu, Jan 6, 2:06 AM GMT-8 · 28383 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
11. 3.312km E of Desert Hot Springs, CAWed, Jan 5, 9:54 PM GMT-8 · 28383 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
12. 2.67km NNE of Yucaipa, CAMon, Jan 3, 12:07 PM GMT-8 · 28386 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
13. 2.64km NE of Cabazon, CASun, Jan 2, 2:48 AM GMT-8 · 28387 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
14. 3.42km ESE of Desert Hot Springs, CASat, Jan 1, 7:11 AM GMT-8 · 28388 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
15. 3.16km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CASat, Jan 1, 1:05 AM GMT-8 · 28388 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
16. 2.911km N of Thousand Palms, CAFri, Dec 31, 10:24 PM GMT-7 · 28388 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
17. 2.59km NNE of Desert Hot Springs, CAThu, Dec 30, 8:36 AM GMT-7 · 28390 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
18. 4.014km ESE of Anza, CATue, Dec 28, 5:53 AM GMT-7 · 28392 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
19. 2.76km NNE of Desert Hot Springs, CAMon, Dec 27, 6:11 PM GMT-7 · 28392 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
20. 3.43km SE of Desert Hot Springs, CAMon, Dec 27, 4:36 PM GMT-7 · 28392 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3356198. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:31 AM UTC.