M2.3 earthquake 12km W of Anza, CA

Magnitude

2.3 (Mh), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Tue, Feb 5, 1974, 6:48 PM PDT

UTC

1974-02-06 01:48:09 UTC

Depth

7.4 km (4.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.554° N, 116.800° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 3.4 km horizontally, 14.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.15

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

206°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

5

• Anza, CaliforniaPopulation 3,014. Forecast12 kmW
• Valle Vista, CaliforniaPopulation 14,578. Forecast23 kmSSE
• Temecula, CaliforniaPopulation 110,003. Forecast33 kmENE
• San Diego, CaliforniaPopulation 1,404,452. Forecast99 kmNNE

After

1. 2.514km W of Anza, CATue, Feb 5, 6:48 PM PDT · 19231 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
2. 1.98km NW of Aguanga, CAThu, Feb 7, 2:30 PM PDT · 19229 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
3. 2.58km NE of Aguanga, CAThu, Feb 7, 3:03 PM PDT · 19229 days ago · 18 km deep · 7 km away
4. 2.77km ESE of Valle Vista, CAThu, Feb 7, 10:05 PM PDT · 19229 days ago · 16 km deep · 18 km away
5. 2.311km SW of Anza, CAFri, Feb 8, 8:13 PM PDT · 19228 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
6. 1.56km NNE of Pala, CASat, Feb 9, 12:44 AM PDT · 19228 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
7. 1.74km NW of Pala, CASat, Feb 9, 6:57 AM PDT · 19228 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
8. 2.06km WNW of Pine Valley, CASun, Feb 10, 10:46 PM PDT · 19226 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
9. 3.314km SSE of Anza, CAMon, Feb 11, 5:10 AM PDT · 19226 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
10. 3.215km SSE of Anza, CAMon, Feb 11, 5:11 AM PDT · 19226 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
11. 2.316km SE of Anza, CAMon, Feb 11, 5:17 AM PDT · 19226 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away
12. 1.75km W of Yucaipa, CAWed, Feb 13, 3:24 AM PDT · 19224 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
13. 2.82km E of Big Bear City, CAThu, Feb 14, 2:56 AM PDT · 19223 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
14. 2.36km WNW of Anza, CASat, Feb 16, 3:14 PM PDT · 19220 days ago · 22 km deep · 7 km away
15. 2.211km NNE of Borrego Springs, CASat, Feb 16, 3:47 PM PDT · 19220 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
16. 1.72km ESE of Grand Terrace, CASun, Feb 17, 7:28 AM PDT · 19220 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
17. 2.424km SSW of La Quinta, CASun, Feb 17, 2:26 PM PDT · 19219 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
18. 3.316km NE of Coachella, CAMon, Feb 18, 11:07 PM PDT · 19218 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
19. 2.68km W of Julian, CATue, Feb 19, 11:17 PM PDT · 19217 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away
20. 2.720km NNE of Pine Valley, CAFri, Feb 22, 1:15 PM PDT · 19214 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
21. 1.73km SSW of Redlands, CASat, Feb 23, 10:36 PM PDT · 19213 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
22. 2.513km E of Julian, CAMon, Feb 25, 3:45 AM PDT · 19212 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
23. 2.64km NE of Big Bear City, CAMon, Feb 25, 4:34 AM PDT · 19212 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
24. 2.110km SW of Lucerne Valley, CAMon, Feb 25, 4:40 AM PDT · 19212 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
25. 1.94km NW of Muscoy, CATue, Feb 26, 5:54 AM PDT · 19211 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
26. 2.220km ESE of Anza, CATue, Feb 26, 10:22 AM PDT · 19211 days ago · 14 km deep · 31 km away
27. 2.55km N of Rancho Cucamonga, CAWed, Feb 27, 1:07 AM PDT · 19210 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
28. 2.214km NE of Lake Arrowhead, CAWed, Feb 27, 12:38 PM PDT · 19210 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
29. 2.512km SW of Lucerne Valley, CAFri, Mar 1, 4:22 AM PDT · 19208 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
30. 2.312km S of Pine Valley, CAFri, Mar 1, 5:08 PM PDT · 19207 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
31. 2.315km N of Borrego Springs, CASun, Mar 3, 3:43 AM PDT · 19206 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
32. 2.06km S of Lytle Creek, CASun, Mar 3, 8:23 PM PDT · 19205 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
33. 2.07km NNE of Aguanga, CAMon, Mar 11, 8:48 AM PDT · 19198 days ago · 16 km deep · 7 km away
34. 2.111km SW of Anza, CAMon, Mar 11, 11:59 AM PDT · 19198 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
35. 2.52km W of Julian, CAWed, Mar 13, 11:10 AM PDT · 19196 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
36. 2.45km SE of Valle Vista, CAThu, Mar 14, 6:38 AM PDT · 19195 days ago · 14 km deep · 19 km away
37. 2.68km SSW of Lytle Creek, CAThu, Mar 14, 5:25 PM PDT · 19194 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
38. 2.514km E of Desert Hot Springs, CAMon, Mar 18, 7:22 AM PDT · 19191 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
39. 2.74km NW of Fontana, CAThu, Mar 21, 3:50 PM PDT · 19187 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
40. 2.311km SSW of Pine Valley, CAThu, Mar 21, 4:38 PM PDT · 19187 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
41. 2.923km SSW of La Quinta, CAMon, Mar 25, 1:13 PM PDT · 19183 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
42. 3.429km SE of Twentynine Palms, CAWed, Mar 27, 10:22 AM PDT · 19182 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
43. 2.911km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CAFri, Mar 29, 8:04 AM PDT · 19180 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
44. 2.59km NNE of Desert Hot Springs, CASat, Mar 30, 4:45 AM PDT · 19179 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
45. 3.024km SSW of La Quinta, CAMon, Apr 1, 7:07 AM PDT · 19177 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
46. 2.922km SSW of La Quinta, CAMon, Apr 1, 7:07 AM PDT · 19177 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
47. 2.623km SSW of La Quinta, CAMon, Apr 1, 7:09 AM PDT · 19177 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
48. 3.69km N of Borrego Springs, CASat, Apr 6, 6:55 AM PDT · 19172 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away

Before

1. 2.712km NE of Borrego Springs, CATue, Feb 5, 6:11 PM PDT · 19231 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
2. 2.616km ESE of Anza, CAMon, Feb 4, 5:06 AM PDT · 19233 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
3. 2.12km WSW of Loma Linda, CAMon, Feb 4, 5:04 AM PDT · 19233 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
4. 2.33km ESE of Loma Linda, CAMon, Feb 4, 5:03 AM PDT · 19233 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
5. 2.25km S of Loma Linda, CAMon, Feb 4, 3:17 AM PDT · 19233 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
6. 1.76km SSE of Lytle Creek, CASat, Feb 2, 5:19 AM PDT · 19235 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
7. 2.31km NNE of Yucaipa, CAWed, Jan 30, 11:36 PM PDT · 19237 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
8. 3.81km SSW of Yucaipa, CAWed, Jan 30, 11:05 PM PDT · 19237 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
9. 2.514km ESE of Anza, CAWed, Jan 30, 5:04 PM PDT · 19237 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away
10. 3.116km ESE of Anza, CAWed, Jan 30, 12:06 AM PDT · 19238 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
11. 2.33km NE of Big Bear City, CAMon, Jan 28, 11:55 PM PDT · 19239 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
12. 2.917km NE of Pine Valley, CASun, Jan 27, 2:28 PM PDT · 19240 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
13. 2.51km SSE of Beaumont, CASat, Jan 26, 7:50 AM PDT · 19242 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
14. 2.02km SE of Temecula, CAMon, Jan 21, 10:51 AM PDT · 19247 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
15. 2.712km ESE of Lucerne Valley, CAMon, Jan 21, 4:26 AM PDT · 19247 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
16. 1.96km SSE of Grand Terrace, CASun, Jan 20, 1:47 AM PDT · 19248 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
17. 3.712km SSW of Lucerne Valley, CASat, Jan 19, 6:13 AM PDT · 19249 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
18. 1.710km WNW of Corona, CAFri, Jan 18, 4:51 PM PDT · 19249 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
19. 2.61km ENE of Yucaipa, CAThu, Jan 17, 5:26 PM PDT · 19250 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
20. 2.126km ENE of Pine Valley, CAWed, Jan 16, 5:47 AM PDT · 19252 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3318621. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:38 AM UTC.