California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 14km ESE of Anza, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 14km ESE of Anza, CA on Mon, Jan 1, 1979, 9:44 AM PST (17:44 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 22km N of Borrego Springs, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1979-01-01 17:44:55 UTC
Depth
13.9 km (8.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.508° N, 116.532° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
56°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 173 in the 60 days after this one and 96 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.614km ESE of Anza, CA · 17443 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.613km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 17443 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 1.514km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 17442 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 1.76km ESE of Yucaipa, CA · 17442 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 1.54km N of Cabazon, CA · 17442 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 2.110km W of Calipatria, CA · 17441 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.36km WNW of Calimesa, CA · 17441 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 2.012km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 17441 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 1.66km SSE of Idyllwild, CA · 17441 days ago · 17 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 1.83km ESE of Cabazon, CA · 17440 days ago · 17 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 2.214km WNW of Anza, CA · 17440 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 1.55km S of Idyllwild, CA · 17440 days ago · 18 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 2.79km NW of San Jacinto, CA · 17439 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 1.914km S of Joshua Tree, CA · 17439 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 1.515km ESE of Anza, CA · 17438 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.624km NE of Thermal, CA · 17438 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 1.624km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 17438 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 1.715km ESE of Anza, CA · 17437 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 2.68km NNE of Banning, CA · 17437 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 2.210km SW of Salton City, CA · 17437 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  21. 2.312km SSW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 17437 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 2.310km SW of Salton City, CA · 17436 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  23. 2.010km SW of Salton City, CA · 17436 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  24. 1.79km W of Niland, CA · 17435 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  25. 1.57km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 17435 days ago · 18 km deep · 36 km away
  26. 2.011km SE of Anza, CA · 17435 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
  27. 1.610km SW of Salton City, CA · 17434 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  28. 1.918km ESE of Julian, CA · 17434 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  29. 2.417km ESE of Julian, CA · 17433 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  30. 1.918km ESE of Julian, CA · 17433 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  31. 1.818km ESE of Julian, CA · 17433 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  32. 2.29km S of Idyllwild, CA · 17433 days ago · 16 km deep · 24 km away
  33. 1.89km NNE of Banning, CA · 17433 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
  34. 1.69km S of Idyllwild, CA · 17433 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away
  35. 1.512km SE of Anza, CA · 17432 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  36. 3.017km ESE of Anza, CA · 17432 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  37. 1.84km N of Moreno Valley, CA · 17432 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  38. 2.38km WSW of Idyllwild, CA · 17432 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
  39. 1.69km WSW of Ocotillo, CA · 17431 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  40. 1.87km E of Cabazon, CA · 17431 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
  41. 1.913km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 17430 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  42. 1.714km SE of Anza, CA · 17430 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  43. 1.522km ESE of Anza, CA · 17429 days ago · 14 km deep · 8 km away
  44. 1.721km ESE of Anza, CA · 17428 days ago · 16 km deep · 7 km away
  45. 2.010km ENE of Aguanga, CA · 17427 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  46. 1.519km ESE of Anza, CA · 17427 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  47. 1.919km ESE of Anza, CA · 17427 days ago · 14 km deep · 5 km away
  48. 1.73km N of Moreno Valley, CA · 17427 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
  49. 2.78km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 17427 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  50. 1.53km SW of Banning, CA · 17427 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  51. 2.031km NE of Coachella, CA · 17426 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  52. 1.631km NE of Coachella, CA · 17426 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  53. 1.612km W of Niland, CA · 17426 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  54. 1.85km SSE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 17425 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  55. 1.610km NE of Running Springs, CA · 17425 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  56. 1.519km ESE of Anza, CA · 17425 days ago · 17 km deep · 5 km away
  57. 1.718km ESE of Anza, CA · 17424 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  58. 1.612km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17424 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  59. 1.712km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17424 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  60. 1.618km ESE of Anza, CA · 17424 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away

The first 60 of 173.

Before

  1. 3.316km ESE of Anza, CA · 17443 days ago · 15 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.915km ESE of Anza, CA · 17443 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.911km SSE of Yucca Valley, CA · 17443 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 2.015km SSW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17443 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 1.510km WSW of Anza, CA · 17444 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 1.52km NNE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17444 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.510km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 17445 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 1.69km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 17445 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 1.58km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 17446 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.85km NNW of Beaumont, CA · 17446 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 1.927km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 17447 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.527km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 17447 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 1.527km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 17447 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 1.517km N of North Shore, CA · 17447 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 1.526km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 17447 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 1.623km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 17447 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 2.16km WSW of Aguanga, CA · 17448 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 1.719km ESE of Anza, CA · 17448 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 2.619km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 17449 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 2.76km NNE of Banning, CA · 17449 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3345166. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:40 PM UTC.