M1.5 earthquake 7km ENE of Anza, CA

Magnitude

1.5 (Mh), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Wed, Nov 1, 1978, 11:51 PM PST

UTC

1978-11-02 07:51:43 UTC

Depth

15.5 km (9.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.584° N, 116.612° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.6 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

111°

Stations used

11

• Anza, CaliforniaPopulation 3,014. Forecast7 kmENE
• Rancho Mirage, CaliforniaPopulation 18,083. Forecast25 kmSW
• Temecula, CaliforniaPopulation 110,003. Forecast51 kmENE
• San Diego, CaliforniaPopulation 1,404,452. Forecast109 kmNNE

After

1. 1.84km W of Aguanga, CAThu, Nov 2, 2:41 AM PST · 17503 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
2. 1.811km NNE of Lake Arrowhead, CAThu, Nov 2, 7:50 AM PST · 17503 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
3. 2.424km ENE of Coachella, CAThu, Nov 2, 12:15 PM PST · 17503 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
4. 1.86km NW of Fallbrook, CAThu, Nov 2, 12:58 PM PST · 17503 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
5. 1.612km ENE of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Nov 2, 7:26 PM PST · 17503 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
6. 1.811km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CAFri, Nov 3, 12:35 AM PST · 17502 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
7. 1.915km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CASat, Nov 4, 11:30 PM PST · 17500 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
8. 1.515km SSE of Valle Vista, CASun, Nov 5, 8:44 AM PST · 17500 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
9. 1.99km E of Yucaipa, CASun, Nov 5, 8:54 AM PST · 17500 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
10. 1.95km N of Beaumont, CASun, Nov 5, 10:32 AM PST · 17500 days ago · 20 km deep · 54 km away
11. 1.912km S of Twentynine Palms, CATue, Nov 7, 1:15 AM PST · 17498 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
12. 1.610km SSE of Bombay Beach, CATue, Nov 7, 6:31 AM PST · 17498 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
13. 1.914km ESE of Anza, CATue, Nov 7, 6:40 AM PST · 17498 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
14. 1.512km S of Twentynine Palms, CATue, Nov 7, 10:11 AM PST · 17498 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
15. 1.620km ESE of Anza, CATue, Nov 7, 11:24 PM PST · 17497 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
16. 1.64km NE of Joshua Tree, CAWed, Nov 8, 4:33 AM PST · 17497 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
17. 1.515km SSW of Oasis, CAWed, Nov 8, 12:52 PM PST · 17497 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
18. 1.812km W of Niland, CAWed, Nov 8, 1:59 PM PST · 17497 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
19. 2.614km N of Borrego Springs, CAWed, Nov 8, 9:06 PM PST · 17497 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
20. 2.910km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Nov 9, 3:00 PM PST · 17496 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
21. 2.35km NE of Wildomar, CAFri, Nov 10, 1:04 AM PST · 17495 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
22. 2.04km W of Aguanga, CAFri, Nov 10, 7:49 AM PST · 17495 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
23. 1.69km SW of Idyllwild, CAFri, Nov 10, 8:01 AM PST · 17495 days ago · 17 km deep · 21 km away
24. 1.820km S of La Quinta, CAFri, Nov 10, 5:13 PM PST · 17495 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
25. 1.94km SE of Garnet, CAFri, Nov 10, 10:31 PM PST · 17495 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
26. 1.714km SE of Joshua Tree, CASat, Nov 11, 3:13 AM PST · 17494 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
27. 1.823km ENE of Coachella, CASat, Nov 11, 8:42 AM PST · 17494 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
28. 1.522km NE of Coachella, CASat, Nov 11, 9:10 PM PST · 17494 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
29. 1.510km NNW of Ocotillo Wells, CASat, Nov 11, 9:18 PM PST · 17494 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
30. 1.822km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CASun, Nov 12, 4:02 AM PST · 17493 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
31. 1.95km E of Calimesa, CASun, Nov 12, 12:58 PM PST · 17493 days ago · 17 km deep · 57 km away
32. 1.711km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CASun, Nov 12, 2:03 PM PST · 17493 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
33. 1.817km SE of Anza, CAMon, Nov 13, 1:51 AM PST · 17492 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
34. 1.710km SE of Valle Vista, CAMon, Nov 13, 4:51 AM PST · 17492 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away
35. 2.016km SSE of Joshua Tree, CAMon, Nov 13, 8:08 AM PST · 17492 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
36. 1.59km E of Borrego Springs, CAMon, Nov 13, 9:01 AM PST · 17492 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
37. 1.514km E of Lucerne Valley, CAMon, Nov 13, 12:16 PM PST · 17492 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
38. 1.618km NW of Yucca Valley, CAMon, Nov 13, 4:21 PM PST · 17492 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
39. 1.68km N of Desert Hot Springs, CAMon, Nov 13, 6:13 PM PST · 17492 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
40. 2.02km E of Loma Linda, CAMon, Nov 13, 8:41 PM PST · 17492 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
41. 2.123km ENE of Coachella, CATue, Nov 14, 12:46 AM PST · 17491 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
42. 1.911km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CAWed, Nov 15, 8:31 AM PST · 17490 days ago · 17 km deep · 65 km away
43. 1.79km SSW of Morongo Valley, CAWed, Nov 15, 10:51 AM PST · 17490 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
44. 1.87km SE of Bombay Beach, CAThu, Nov 16, 2:04 AM PST · 17489 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
45. 1.617km ESE of Anza, CAThu, Nov 16, 5:03 AM PST · 17489 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
46. 2.311km N of Joshua Tree, CAFri, Nov 17, 2:20 AM PST · 17488 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
47. 1.910km WNW of Twentynine Palms, CAFri, Nov 17, 8:55 AM PST · 17488 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
48. 1.524km ENE of Thermal, CAFri, Nov 17, 10:25 AM PST · 17488 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
49. 2.024km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CAFri, Nov 17, 11:43 PM PST · 17487 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
50. 1.616km NNE of Borrego Springs, CASat, Nov 18, 8:03 PM PST · 17487 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
51. 1.810km SSW of Warner Springs, CASun, Nov 19, 3:05 AM PST · 17486 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
52. 2.023km N of Borrego Springs, CASun, Nov 19, 5:53 AM PST · 17486 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
53. 1.822km WNW of Desert Center, CASun, Nov 19, 8:34 AM PST · 17486 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
54. 1.713km W of Niland, CASun, Nov 19, 5:07 PM PST · 17486 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
55. 1.714km SE of Anza, CASun, Nov 19, 9:10 PM PST · 17486 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
56. 4.312km SSW of Big Bear Lake, CASun, Nov 19, 10:55 PM PST · 17486 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
57. 2.712km SSW of Big Bear Lake, CASun, Nov 19, 10:57 PM PST · 17486 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
58. 3.413km SSW of Big Bear Lake, CASun, Nov 19, 10:58 PM PST · 17486 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
59. 1.612km SSW of Big Bear Lake, CASun, Nov 19, 11:13 PM PST · 17485 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
60. 1.612km SSW of Big Bear Lake, CAMon, Nov 20, 2:47 AM PST · 17485 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away

The first 60 of 168.

Before

1. 2.211km NNE of Morongo Valley, CAWed, Nov 1, 7:36 PM PST · 17504 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
2. 1.923km WSW of Westmorland, CAWed, Nov 1, 6:11 PM PST · 17504 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
3. 1.610km SW of Idyllwild, CAWed, Nov 1, 10:18 AM PST · 17504 days ago · 18 km deep · 20 km away
4. 1.735km SE of Twentynine Palms, CAWed, Nov 1, 7:53 AM PST · 17504 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
5. 1.56km NE of Banning, CAWed, Nov 1, 7:01 AM PST · 17504 days ago · 22 km deep · 48 km away
6. 2.211km ESE of Julian, CATue, Oct 31, 1:57 PM PST · 17505 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
7. 1.615km N of Borrego Springs, CATue, Oct 31, 11:39 AM PST · 17505 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
8. 2.07km NNE of Yucca Valley, CATue, Oct 31, 4:14 AM PST · 17505 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
9. 1.67km SSE of Idyllwild, CAMon, Oct 30, 6:35 PM PST · 17506 days ago · 17 km deep · 14 km away
10. 1.820km ESE of Anza, CAMon, Oct 30, 5:00 PM PST · 17506 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
11. 1.94km SW of Big Bear Lake, CAMon, Oct 30, 4:06 PM PST · 17506 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
12. 1.812km NNE of Borrego Springs, CAMon, Oct 30, 3:02 PM PST · 17506 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
13. 2.04km SW of Big Bear Lake, CAMon, Oct 30, 11:05 AM PST · 17506 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
14. 2.42km NW of Loma Linda, CAMon, Oct 30, 3:21 AM PST · 17506 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
15. 2.310km SSW of Idyllwild, CAMon, Oct 30, 1:12 AM PST · 17506 days ago · 14 km deep · 17 km away
16. 2.510km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CASun, Oct 29, 9:29 PM PST · 17507 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
17. 1.97km SSE of Idyllwild, CASun, Oct 29, 11:54 AM PST · 17507 days ago · 17 km deep · 14 km away
18. 2.04km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CASun, Oct 29, 6:53 AM PST · 17507 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
19. 1.614km NW of Twentynine Palms, CASun, Oct 29, 6:04 AM PST · 17507 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
20. 1.98km W of Big Bear Lake, CASat, Oct 28, 10:23 PM PDT · 17508 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3343328. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:37 PM UTC.