California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 9km W of Anza, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 9km W of Anza, CA on Tue, Jan 10, 1978, 7:31 PM PST (03:31 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 13km ENE of Big Bear City, 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
1978-01-11 03:31:06 UTC
Depth
5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.556° N, 116.768° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
74°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 179 in the 60 days after this one and 123 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.74km SW of Salton City, CA · 17798 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 2.710km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 17798 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 1.512km NW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17798 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.510km S of Idyllwild, CA · 17797 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 1.64km W of Salton City, CA · 17797 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 2.66km SW of Salton City, CA · 17797 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.66km SW of Salton City, CA · 17796 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 2.09km SSE of Redlands, CA · 17796 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 1.62km N of Loma Linda, CA · 17796 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 2.63km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 17795 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 1.75km E of Calimesa, CA · 17795 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 1.85km E of Calimesa, CA · 17795 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 1.711km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 17795 days ago · 20 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 1.610km W of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17795 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 1.87km ENE of Running Springs, CA · 17794 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 2.03km NE of Joshua Tree, CA · 17794 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 1.724km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 17792 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.65km SW of Cabazon, CA · 17792 days ago · 17 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 2.08km N of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 17792 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 2.819km ESE of Anza, CA · 17791 days ago · 14 km deep · 27 km away
  21. 1.519km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 17791 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  22. 1.59km NW of San Jacinto, CA · 17791 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
  23. 1.58km WNW of San Jacinto, CA · 17791 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
  24. 1.913km SE of Anza, CA · 17791 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  25. 1.59km N of Cabazon, CA · 17791 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  26. 2.53km SE of Redlands, CA · 17791 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  27. 2.28km NNW of Anza, CA · 17791 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  28. 2.028km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 17790 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  29. 1.527km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 17790 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  30. 2.27km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 17790 days ago · 16 km deep · 16 km away
  31. 1.76km S of Idyllwild, CA · 17790 days ago · 16 km deep · 15 km away
  32. 2.05km ESE of Ladera Ranch, CA · 17790 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  33. 2.111km SE of Anza, CA · 17790 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  34. 2.311km SW of Corona, CA · 17789 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  35. 1.912km WNW of Garnet, CA · 17789 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  36. 1.812km WNW of Garnet, CA · 17789 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  37. 1.98km NE of Yucca Valley, CA · 17788 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  38. 1.95km ENE of Yucaipa, CA · 17788 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  39. 1.93km ESE of Yucaipa, CA · 17788 days ago · 18 km deep · 57 km away
  40. 1.88km WNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 17788 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  41. 1.67km WNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 17788 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  42. 2.25km NW of San Jacinto, CA · 17788 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  43. 2.47km NE of Yucca Valley, CA · 17788 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  44. 1.67km NE of Yucca Valley, CA · 17788 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  45. 2.17km NE of Yucca Valley, CA · 17788 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  46. 1.67km WNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 17788 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  47. 1.512km NE of Cabazon, CA · 17788 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
  48. 1.910km ESE of Anza, CA · 17788 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  49. 2.09km NE of Aguanga, CA · 17788 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  50. 2.27km NE of Yucca Valley, CA · 17787 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  51. 1.87km WNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 17787 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  52. 1.98km NE of Yucca Valley, CA · 17787 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  53. 1.811km SE of Anza, CA · 17787 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  54. 2.06km NE of Yucca Valley, CA · 17787 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  55. 1.57km WNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 17787 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  56. 1.88km NE of Yucca Valley, CA · 17787 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  57. 1.86km WNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 17787 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  58. 1.57km NE of Yucca Valley, CA · 17787 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  59. 2.07km WNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 17787 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  60. 1.612km N of Cabazon, CA · 17787 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away

The first 60 of 179.

Before

  1. 1.81km WNW of Yucaipa, CA · 17799 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 1.917km ESE of Julian, CA · 17799 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 1.515km NNW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17800 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 1.62km S of Colton, CA · 17800 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 2.511km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 17800 days ago · 17 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 2.322km ESE of Anza, CA · 17800 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 1.55km S of Salton City, CA · 17800 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 1.511km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 17800 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.64km ESE of Loma Linda, CA · 17800 days ago · 17 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 1.65km SSW of Redlands, CA · 17800 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 1.74km SSE of Aguanga, CA · 17801 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 2.02km E of San Jacinto, CA · 17801 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 1.712km N of Thousand Palms, CA · 17801 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 2.29km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 17802 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 2.012km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 17802 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 1.57km E of North Shore, CA · 17803 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 1.68km ENE of Moreno Valley, CA · 17803 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 1.76km ESE of Valle Vista, CA · 17804 days ago · 16 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 2.47km E of North Shore, CA · 17804 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 1.78km ENE of North Shore, CA · 17804 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9997282. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:50 PM UTC.