M1.6 earthquake 17km ESE of Anza, CA

Magnitude

1.6 (mc), micro

Local time

Sun, Jun 18, 1978, 7:11 PM PDT

UTC

1978-06-19 02:11:52 UTC

Depth

11.0 km (6.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.500° N, 116.504° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.6 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

97°

Stations used

11

• Anza, CaliforniaPopulation 3,014. Forecast17 kmESE
• La Quinta, CaliforniaPopulation 40,476. Forecast26 kmSW
• Temecula, CaliforniaPopulation 110,003. Forecast60 kmE
• San Diego, CaliforniaPopulation 1,404,452. Forecast107 kmNE

After

1. 2.112km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CASat, Jul 8, 12:47 PM PDT · 17608 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
2. 1.916km SE of Anza, CASat, Jul 8, 3:32 PM PDT · 17608 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
3. 1.613km SE of Anza, CASun, Jul 9, 10:57 AM PDT · 17607 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
4. 1.74km WNW of Calimesa, CASun, Jul 9, 4:08 PM PDT · 17607 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
5. 2.816km NNE of Borrego Springs, CAMon, Jul 10, 2:02 AM PDT · 17607 days ago · 14 km deep · 23 km away
6. 2.98km ENE of Big Bear City, CAMon, Jul 10, 5:22 PM PDT · 17606 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
7. 1.86km N of Big Bear City, CAMon, Jul 10, 9:47 PM PDT · 17606 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
8. 1.911km ESE of Anza, CATue, Jul 11, 11:02 AM PDT · 17605 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
9. 2.316km WSW of Westmorland, CAWed, Jul 12, 12:13 AM PDT · 17605 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
10. 2.211km SE of Bombay Beach, CAWed, Jul 12, 1:36 AM PDT · 17605 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
11. 2.614km W of Niland, CAWed, Jul 12, 5:16 AM PDT · 17604 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
12. 2.914km W of Niland, CAWed, Jul 12, 5:17 AM PDT · 17604 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
13. 1.914km W of Niland, CAWed, Jul 12, 5:24 AM PDT · 17604 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
14. 1.57km N of Big Bear City, CAWed, Jul 12, 5:48 AM PDT · 17604 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
15. 2.715km E of Aguanga, CAWed, Jul 12, 7:10 AM PDT · 17604 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
16. 1.912km W of Niland, CAWed, Jul 12, 4:39 PM PDT · 17604 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
17. 1.811km SE of Anza, CAThu, Jul 13, 8:03 AM PDT · 17603 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
18. 1.617km N of Joshua Tree, CAThu, Jul 13, 4:58 PM PDT · 17603 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
19. 1.65km SSW of Idyllwild, CAThu, Jul 13, 10:24 PM PDT · 17603 days ago · 18 km deep · 31 km away
20. 1.913km W of Niland, CAFri, Jul 14, 9:10 AM PDT · 17602 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
21. 1.912km WNW of Niland, CAFri, Jul 14, 2:22 PM PDT · 17602 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
22. 1.615km SE of Anza, CASat, Jul 15, 4:00 AM PDT · 17601 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
23. 2.015km S of Anza, CASat, Jul 15, 5:02 PM PDT · 17601 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away
24. 1.79km WSW of Anza, CASun, Jul 16, 12:55 AM PDT · 17601 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
25. 1.52km ESE of Loma Linda, CASun, Jul 16, 9:15 AM PDT · 17600 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
26. 1.71km N of Cabazon, CASun, Jul 16, 10:30 AM PDT · 17600 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
27. 1.912km NNE of Trabuco Canyon, CASun, Jul 16, 3:24 PM PDT · 17600 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
28. 1.612km ENE of Cabazon, CAMon, Jul 17, 1:10 AM PDT · 17600 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
29. 1.79km WSW of Anza, CAMon, Jul 17, 8:13 AM PDT · 17599 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
30. 1.926km ENE of Pine Valley, CAMon, Jul 17, 2:33 PM PDT · 17599 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
31. 2.52km NNW of San Jacinto, CAMon, Jul 17, 7:29 PM PDT · 17599 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
32. 1.79km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CATue, Jul 18, 5:55 AM PDT · 17598 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
33. 1.511km SE of Anza, CATue, Jul 18, 8:43 AM PDT · 17598 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
34. 1.910km NE of Big Bear City, CATue, Jul 18, 6:02 PM PDT · 17598 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
35. 1.512km NE of Borrego Springs, CAWed, Jul 19, 1:20 AM PDT · 17598 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
36. 2.724km WSW of Westmorland, CAWed, Jul 19, 8:19 PM PDT · 17597 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
37. 1.610km S of Idyllwild, CAThu, Jul 20, 9:33 AM PDT · 17596 days ago · 16 km deep · 27 km away
38. 1.710km NNW of Westmorland, CAThu, Jul 20, 7:10 PM PDT · 17596 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
39. 2.58km N of Cabazon, CAFri, Jul 21, 4:40 AM PDT · 17595 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
40. 1.59km SSW of Idyllwild, CAFri, Jul 21, 7:37 PM PDT · 17595 days ago · 19 km deep · 31 km away
41. 1.72km S of Loma Linda, CAFri, Jul 21, 8:56 PM PDT · 17595 days ago · 17 km deep · 91 km away
42. 1.630km W of Desert Center, CASat, Jul 22, 4:01 AM PDT · 17594 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
43. 1.52km NW of Borrego Springs, CASat, Jul 22, 6:41 AM PDT · 17594 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
44. 1.721km ESE of Anza, CASat, Jul 22, 12:18 PM PDT · 17594 days ago · 14 km deep · 4 km away
45. 2.517km NW of Yucca Valley, CASat, Jul 22, 2:14 PM PDT · 17594 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
46. 1.717km E of Julian, CASat, Jul 22, 9:00 PM PDT · 17594 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
47. 2.024km W of Westmorland, CASun, Jul 23, 3:07 AM PDT · 17594 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
48. 1.66km S of Redlands, CASun, Jul 23, 9:50 AM PDT · 17593 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
49. 1.610km WNW of Calipatria, CASun, Jul 23, 4:12 PM PDT · 17593 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
50. 1.811km WNW of Calipatria, CASun, Jul 23, 4:13 PM PDT · 17593 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
51. 1.911km SW of Niland, CASun, Jul 23, 5:26 PM PDT · 17593 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
52. 1.78km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CAMon, Jul 24, 12:45 AM PDT · 17593 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
53. 1.74km SW of Ocotillo, CAMon, Jul 24, 8:26 AM PDT · 17592 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
54. 1.514km S of Anza, CAMon, Jul 24, 11:33 AM PDT · 17592 days ago · 14 km deep · 19 km away
55. 1.822km ESE of Anza, CATue, Jul 25, 10:41 AM PDT · 17591 days ago · 15 km deep · 5 km away
56. 1.621km ESE of Anza, CAWed, Jul 26, 4:01 AM PDT · 17590 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
57. 1.59km ENE of Big Bear City, CAWed, Jul 26, 1:06 PM PDT · 17590 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
58. 2.78km N of Borrego Springs, CAWed, Jul 26, 2:32 PM PDT · 17590 days ago · 14 km deep · 23 km away
59. 2.110km SSW of Morongo Valley, CAWed, Jul 26, 4:50 PM PDT · 17590 days ago · 17 km deep · 53 km away
60. 2.05km SSE of Banning, CAWed, Jul 26, 9:09 PM PDT · 17590 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3340061. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:29 PM UTC.