California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 9km E of Anza, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 9km E of Anza, CA on Mon, Oct 2, 1978, 6:25 PM PDT (01:25 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 12km SSW of Big Bear Lake, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1978-10-03 01:25:42 UTC
Depth
13.3 km (8.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.569° N, 116.582° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
110°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 168 in the 60 days after this one and 166 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.514km NE of Thousand Palms, CA · 17531 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 1.619km N of Indio, CA · 17530 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 1.620km N of Indio, CA · 17530 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.722km NE of Thermal, CA · 17530 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 2.04km ENE of Running Springs, CA · 17530 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.94km ENE of Running Springs, CA · 17530 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.84km ENE of Running Springs, CA · 17530 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 2.14km ENE of Running Springs, CA · 17530 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.84km ENE of Running Springs, CA · 17530 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 1.58km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 17530 days ago · 14 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 1.74km ENE of Running Springs, CA · 17530 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.64km ENE of Running Springs, CA · 17530 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.84km E of Running Springs, CA · 17530 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 1.74km ENE of Running Springs, CA · 17530 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 1.64km NE of Running Springs, CA · 17530 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 2.14km ENE of Running Springs, CA · 17529 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 1.74km ENE of Running Springs, CA · 17529 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 2.24km ENE of Running Springs, CA · 17529 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 1.74km ENE of Running Springs, CA · 17529 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 2.35km NE of Running Springs, CA · 17529 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 1.814km WSW of Niland, CA · 17529 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 2.018km ESE of Julian, CA · 17529 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  23. 1.722km NE of Thermal, CA · 17529 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  24. 1.69km NNE of Mecca, CA · 17529 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
  25. 2.019km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 17529 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
  26. 1.64km ENE of Running Springs, CA · 17528 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 1.84km ENE of Running Springs, CA · 17528 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  28. 1.822km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 17528 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  29. 1.813km WSW of Niland, CA · 17528 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  30. 1.627km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 17527 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  31. 2.68km NE of Indio, CA · 17527 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  32. 1.98km NE of Indio, CA · 17527 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  33. 1.810km NE of Running Springs, CA · 17526 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  34. 1.610km NE of Running Springs, CA · 17526 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  35. 2.29km NE of Running Springs, CA · 17526 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  36. 2.69km NE of Running Springs, CA · 17526 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  37. 1.77km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 17526 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  38. 2.221km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 17526 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  39. 2.59km NE of Running Springs, CA · 17525 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  40. 1.57km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 17525 days ago · 17 km deep · 49 km away
  41. 1.57km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 17525 days ago · 18 km deep · 48 km away
  42. 1.726km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 17525 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  43. 1.815km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17525 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  44. 2.313km SE of Anza, CA · 17525 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  45. 1.89km NE of Running Springs, CA · 17524 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  46. 1.923km ENE of Coachella, CA · 17524 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  47. 1.624km ENE of Coachella, CA · 17524 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  48. 1.86km N of Beaumont, CA · 17524 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
  49. 1.516km ENE of Thermal, CA · 17524 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  50. 1.723km NE of Thermal, CA · 17523 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  51. 1.521km NE of Thermal, CA · 17523 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  52. 2.49km NE of Running Springs, CA · 17523 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  53. 2.123km ENE of Coachella, CA · 17523 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  54. 2.38km S of Idyllwild, CA · 17523 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away
  55. 1.521km NE of Thermal, CA · 17523 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  56. 1.68km ESE of Julian, CA · 17522 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  57. 2.17km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 17522 days ago · 14 km deep · 28 km away
  58. 3.010km NE of Running Springs, CA · 17522 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  59. 1.79km NE of Running Springs, CA · 17522 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  60. 2.311km SE of Anza, CA · 17522 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away

The first 60 of 168.

Before

  1. 1.923km W of Westmorland, CA · 17531 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 2.210km ESE of Julian, CA · 17531 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 2.16km NNE of Yucca Valley, CA · 17531 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.74km ENE of Running Springs, CA · 17532 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.64km NNE of Joshua Tree, CA · 17532 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 1.713km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 17532 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.222km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 17533 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 1.513km W of Niland, CA · 17533 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.611km SSE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 17533 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.724km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17534 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 1.824km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17534 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 2.715km S of Anza, CA · 17534 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 1.616km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 17534 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 1.623km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17534 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 2.74km N of Banning, CA · 17534 days ago · 17 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 2.86km NNE of Green Acres, CA · 17534 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 1.923km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 17534 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 1.725km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17534 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 1.624km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17534 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 1.923km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17534 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3313629. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:05 PM UTC.