M2.0 earthquake 1km ENE of Anza, CA
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 1km ENE of Anza, CA on Tue, Mar 7, 1978, 1:14 AM PST (09:14 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.5 26km WSW of Westmorland, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.0 (mc), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-03-07 09:14:13 UTC
- Depth
- 9.2 km (5.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 33.556° N, 116.668° W
- Region
- California
- 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, 1.9 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 66°
- Stations used
- 14
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 167 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.526km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 17709 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.727km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17709 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.013km W of Anza, CA · 17708 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.529km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 17708 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.05km SW of Salton City, CA · 17707 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.07km SW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 17706 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.62km S of Big Bear Lake, CA · 17706 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.611km SE of Anza, CA · 17706 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.837km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 17706 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.66km NE of Moreno Valley, CA · 17706 days ago · 17 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.43km N of Julian, CA · 17705 days ago · 16 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.84km SW of Redlands, CA · 17705 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.810km NE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 17705 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.38km WNW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17705 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.08km NNE of Banning, CA · 17705 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.512km E of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 17704 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.812km E of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 17704 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.52km NNW of Loma Linda, CA · 17704 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.027km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 17704 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.114km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 17704 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.62km S of Big Bear Lake, CA · 17704 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.719km NW of Yucca Valley, CA · 17703 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.64km NNE of Palomar Observatory, CA · 17703 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.413km SE of Big Bear City, CA · 17703 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.63km ENE of Colton, CA · 17703 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.611km SE of Anza, CA · 17703 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.911km SE of Anza, CA · 17703 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.212km E of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 17703 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.08km WSW of Beaumont, CA · 17703 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.63km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17702 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.22km NNE of Palomar Observatory, CA · 17702 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.82km NNW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 17702 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.018km W of Westmorland, CA · 17702 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.118km W of Westmorland, CA · 17702 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.118km W of Westmorland, CA · 17702 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.718km W of Westmorland, CA · 17702 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.77km SW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 17701 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.913km N of Banning, CA · 17700 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.64km NW of Rubidoux, CA · 17700 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.810km NE of Aguanga, CA · 17700 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.52km SE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 17698 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.76km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 17698 days ago · 17 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.510km W of Pine Valley, CA · 17697 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.614km N of Warner Springs, CA · 17697 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.86km E of Calimesa, CA · 17697 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.527km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 17697 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.56km WNW of Calimesa, CA · 17697 days ago · 17 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.817km W of Salton City, CA · 17696 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.66km ESE of Running Springs, CA · 17695 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.74km ESE of Yucaipa, CA · 17695 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.810km SE of Anza, CA · 17694 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.421km N of Morongo Valley, CA · 17694 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.925km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 17694 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.08km S of Calimesa, CA · 17694 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.04km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 17694 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.88km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17694 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.75km SSE of Mentone, CA · 17694 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.914km SE of Anza, CA · 17693 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.63km WSW of San Bernardino, CA · 17693 days ago · 18 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.44km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 17693 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
The first 60 of 167.
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3337752. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:31 PM UTC.