M1.5 earthquake 15km ESE of Anza, CA

Magnitude

1.5 (mh), micro

Local time

Sat, Jan 6, 1979, 1:33 AM PST

UTC

1979-01-06 09:33:05 UTC

Depth

13.4 km (8.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.514° N, 116.523° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.7 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

100°

Stations used

13

• Anza, CaliforniaPopulation 3,014. Forecast15 kmESE
• La Quinta, CaliforniaPopulation 40,476. Forecast26 kmSW
• Temecula, CaliforniaPopulation 110,003. Forecast58 kmE
• San Diego, CaliforniaPopulation 1,404,452. Forecast107 kmNE

After

1. 1.624km NE of Thermal, CASat, Jan 6, 2:00 AM PST · 17432 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
2. 1.624km ENE of Pine Valley, CASat, Jan 6, 11:00 PM PST · 17431 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
3. 1.715km ESE of Anza, CASun, Jan 7, 10:49 AM PST · 17431 days ago · 14 km deep · 0 km away
4. 2.68km NNE of Banning, CASun, Jan 7, 2:05 PM PST · 17431 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
5. 2.210km SW of Salton City, CASun, Jan 7, 9:20 PM PST · 17430 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
6. 2.312km SSW of Big Bear Lake, CAMon, Jan 8, 12:04 AM PST · 17430 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
7. 2.310km SW of Salton City, CAMon, Jan 8, 1:19 AM PST · 17430 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
8. 2.010km SW of Salton City, CAMon, Jan 8, 1:47 AM PST · 17430 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
9. 1.79km W of Niland, CATue, Jan 9, 10:49 AM PST · 17429 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
10. 1.57km SE of Valle Vista, CATue, Jan 9, 9:04 PM PST · 17428 days ago · 18 km deep · 36 km away
11. 2.011km SE of Anza, CATue, Jan 9, 11:12 PM PST · 17428 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
12. 1.610km SW of Salton City, CAWed, Jan 10, 7:14 AM PST · 17428 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
13. 1.918km ESE of Julian, CAWed, Jan 10, 6:12 PM PST · 17427 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
14. 2.417km ESE of Julian, CAThu, Jan 11, 5:17 AM PST · 17427 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
15. 1.918km ESE of Julian, CAThu, Jan 11, 7:16 AM PST · 17427 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
16. 1.818km ESE of Julian, CAThu, Jan 11, 12:07 PM PST · 17427 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
17. 2.29km S of Idyllwild, CAThu, Jan 11, 12:59 PM PST · 17427 days ago · 16 km deep · 24 km away
18. 1.89km NNE of Banning, CAThu, Jan 11, 3:50 PM PST · 17426 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
19. 1.69km S of Idyllwild, CAThu, Jan 11, 11:15 PM PST · 17426 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away
20. 1.512km SE of Anza, CAFri, Jan 12, 3:10 AM PST · 17426 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
21. 3.017km ESE of Anza, CAFri, Jan 12, 3:47 AM PST · 17426 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
22. 1.84km N of Moreno Valley, CAFri, Jan 12, 4:00 AM PST · 17426 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
23. 2.38km WSW of Idyllwild, CAFri, Jan 12, 3:45 PM PST · 17425 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
24. 1.69km WSW of Ocotillo, CASat, Jan 13, 12:47 PM PST · 17425 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
25. 1.87km E of Cabazon, CASat, Jan 13, 6:40 PM PST · 17424 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
26. 1.913km NNW of Yucca Valley, CASun, Jan 14, 3:19 AM PST · 17424 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
27. 1.714km SE of Anza, CASun, Jan 14, 2:46 PM PST · 17424 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
28. 1.522km ESE of Anza, CAMon, Jan 15, 9:03 PM PST · 17422 days ago · 14 km deep · 7 km away
29. 1.721km ESE of Anza, CATue, Jan 16, 3:57 AM PST · 17422 days ago · 16 km deep · 6 km away
30. 2.010km ENE of Aguanga, CAWed, Jan 17, 12:55 AM PST · 17421 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
31. 1.519km ESE of Anza, CAWed, Jan 17, 12:36 PM PST · 17421 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
32. 1.919km ESE of Anza, CAWed, Jan 17, 12:36 PM PST · 17421 days ago · 14 km deep · 4 km away
33. 1.73km N of Moreno Valley, CAWed, Jan 17, 2:10 PM PST · 17421 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
34. 2.33km NE of Westmorland, CAWed, Jan 17, 3:58 PM PST · 17420 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
35. 2.78km W of Desert Hot Springs, CAWed, Jan 17, 7:19 PM PST · 17420 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
36. 1.53km SW of Banning, CAWed, Jan 17, 9:18 PM PST · 17420 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
37. 2.031km NE of Coachella, CAThu, Jan 18, 6:33 PM PST · 17419 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
38. 1.631km NE of Coachella, CAThu, Jan 18, 6:43 PM PST · 17419 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
39. 1.612km W of Niland, CAThu, Jan 18, 9:30 PM PST · 17419 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
40. 1.85km SSE of Lake Henshaw, CAFri, Jan 19, 1:47 AM PST · 17419 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
41. 1.610km NE of Running Springs, CAFri, Jan 19, 12:22 PM PST · 17419 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
42. 1.519km ESE of Anza, CAFri, Jan 19, 12:31 PM PST · 17419 days ago · 17 km deep · 5 km away
43. 1.718km ESE of Anza, CASat, Jan 20, 4:28 AM PST · 17418 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
44. 1.612km N of Yucca Valley, CASat, Jan 20, 10:20 AM PST · 17418 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
45. 1.712km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CASat, Jan 20, 3:15 PM PST · 17418 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
46. 1.618km ESE of Anza, CASat, Jan 20, 7:47 PM PST · 17417 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
47. 1.78km S of Idyllwild, CASun, Jan 21, 4:02 PM PST · 17416 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
48. 1.87km E of Cabazon, CASun, Jan 21, 10:34 PM PST · 17416 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
49. 1.517km ESE of Anza, CAMon, Jan 22, 7:31 AM PST · 17416 days ago · 16 km deep · 2 km away
50. 2.016km NE of Twentynine Palms, CAMon, Jan 22, 11:46 AM PST · 17416 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
51. 1.77km SW of Yucca Valley, CAMon, Jan 22, 8:55 PM PST · 17415 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
52. 1.712km N of Borrego Springs, CATue, Jan 23, 4:37 AM PST · 17415 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
53. 1.59km SSW of Idyllwild, CATue, Jan 23, 10:30 AM PST · 17415 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
54. 1.89km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CAWed, Jan 24, 12:18 PM PST · 17414 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
55. 1.822km ENE of Pine Valley, CAWed, Jan 24, 10:03 PM PST · 17413 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
56. 1.612km NNW of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Jan 25, 5:22 AM PST · 17413 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
57. 1.820km W of Imperial, CAFri, Jan 26, 4:30 AM PST · 17412 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
58. 1.513km WNW of Anza, CAFri, Jan 26, 11:21 PM PST · 17411 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
59. 1.614km W of Anza, CAFri, Jan 26, 11:22 PM PST · 17411 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
60. 1.63km NE of Twentynine Palms, CASat, Jan 27, 2:44 AM PST · 17411 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away

The first 60 of 165.

Before

1. 1.914km S of Joshua Tree, CASat, Jan 6, 12:10 AM PST · 17432 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
2. 2.79km NW of San Jacinto, CAFri, Jan 5, 5:50 PM PST · 17432 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
3. 1.55km S of Idyllwild, CAThu, Jan 4, 3:05 PM PST · 17434 days ago · 18 km deep · 28 km away
4. 2.214km WNW of Anza, CAThu, Jan 4, 9:36 AM PST · 17434 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
5. 1.83km ESE of Cabazon, CAThu, Jan 4, 3:28 AM PST · 17434 days ago · 17 km deep · 49 km away
6. 1.66km SSE of Idyllwild, CAWed, Jan 3, 10:53 PM PST · 17434 days ago · 17 km deep · 25 km away
7. 2.012km ENE of Borrego Springs, CAWed, Jan 3, 1:59 PM PST · 17435 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
8. 2.36km WNW of Calimesa, CAWed, Jan 3, 10:02 AM PST · 17435 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
9. 2.110km W of Calipatria, CAWed, Jan 3, 9:56 AM PST · 17435 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
10. 1.54km N of Cabazon, CATue, Jan 2, 10:26 PM PST · 17435 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
11. 1.76km ESE of Yucaipa, CATue, Jan 2, 8:04 PM PST · 17435 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
12. 1.514km ENE of Thousand Palms, CATue, Jan 2, 7:26 PM PST · 17435 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
13. 1.613km SSW of Borrego Springs, CAMon, Jan 1, 8:28 PM PST · 17436 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
14. 1.614km ESE of Anza, CAMon, Jan 1, 3:57 PM PST · 17436 days ago · 14 km deep · 0 km away
15. 2.014km ESE of Anza, CAMon, Jan 1, 9:44 AM PST · 17437 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
16. 3.316km ESE of Anza, CAMon, Jan 1, 9:12 AM PST · 17437 days ago · 15 km deep · 1 km away
17. 1.915km ESE of Anza, CAMon, Jan 1, 9:11 AM PST · 17437 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
18. 1.911km SSE of Yucca Valley, CAMon, Jan 1, 5:48 AM PST · 17437 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
19. 2.015km SSW of Twentynine Palms, CAMon, Jan 1, 3:57 AM PST · 17437 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
20. 1.510km WSW of Anza, CASun, Dec 31, 6:56 PM PST · 17437 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3345421. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 10:57 AM UTC.