M2.6 earthquake 11km SE of Anza, CA

Magnitude

2.6 (mh), micro

Local time

Fri, Aug 25, 1972, 7:36 AM PDT

UTC

1972-08-25 14:36:50 UTC

Depth

3.1 km (1.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.486° N, 116.584° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.0 km horizontally, 4.0 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.14

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

112°

Stations used

6

• Anza, CaliforniaPopulation 3,014. Forecast11 kmSE
• La Quinta, CaliforniaPopulation 40,476. Forecast32 kmSW
• Temecula, CaliforniaPopulation 110,003. Forecast52 kmE
• San Diego, CaliforniaPopulation 1,404,452. Forecast101 kmNNE

After

1. 2.312km NNE of Campo, CAFri, Aug 25, 5:17 PM PDT · 19750 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
2. 2.212km SSW of Joshua Tree, CASun, Aug 27, 8:50 AM PDT · 19749 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
3. 2.53km NNW of Colton, CAThu, Sep 7, 5:11 PM PDT · 19737 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
4. 3.122km SSW of La Quinta, CASun, Sep 10, 11:43 PM PDT · 19734 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
5. 3.96km SSE of Loma Linda, CAMon, Sep 11, 2:40 AM PDT · 19734 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
6. 3.021km N of Borrego Springs, CAMon, Sep 11, 3:16 AM PDT · 19734 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
7. 3.312km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CAMon, Sep 11, 12:58 PM PDT · 19734 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
8. 2.910km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CAFri, Sep 15, 1:12 AM PDT · 19730 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
9. 2.51km NE of Yucaipa, CAFri, Sep 22, 6:31 AM PDT · 19723 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
10. 2.36km ENE of Yucaipa, CAThu, Sep 28, 9:39 PM PDT · 19716 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
11. 2.69km ENE of Nuevo, CAThu, Sep 28, 10:48 PM PDT · 19716 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
12. 2.912km N of Cabazon, CAWed, Oct 11, 12:12 AM PDT · 19704 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
13. 2.410km W of Lake Henshaw, CASun, Oct 15, 11:22 AM PDT · 19700 days ago · 23 km deep · 37 km away
14. 2.53km SE of Loma Linda, CASun, Oct 15, 8:32 PM PDT · 19699 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
15. 2.75km SSE of Bombay Beach, CAMon, Oct 16, 9:17 PM PDT · 19698 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
16. 2.85km SE of Bombay Beach, CAMon, Oct 16, 9:21 PM PDT · 19698 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
17. 2.43km SE of Colton, CATue, Oct 17, 12:39 PM PDT · 19698 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
18. 3.524km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Oct 19, 6:26 AM PDT · 19696 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
19. 1.71km N of Grand Terrace, CASat, Oct 21, 5:43 AM PDT · 19694 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away

Before

1. 2.910km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Aug 24, 7:50 PM PDT · 19751 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
2. 2.35km W of Lake Henshaw, CAMon, Aug 21, 11:34 AM PDT · 19755 days ago · 15 km deep · 35 km away
3. 1.73km SW of Mead Valley, CAThu, Aug 10, 5:03 AM PDT · 19766 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
4. 2.59km NNE of Trabuco Canyon, CAWed, Aug 9, 5:07 AM PDT · 19767 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
5. 2.615km NNW of Joshua Tree, CAMon, Aug 7, 8:19 PM PDT · 19768 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
6. 2.610km SW of Morongo Valley, CASun, Aug 6, 7:33 PM PDT · 19769 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
7. 3.27km NW of Big Bear Lake, CATue, Aug 1, 2:20 AM PDT · 19775 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
8. 2.521km NNE of Indio, CAMon, Jul 31, 11:04 PM PDT · 19775 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
9. 3.33km WSW of Lake Henshaw, CAFri, Jul 28, 6:18 PM PDT · 19778 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3321185. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:45 AM UTC.