M1.7 earthquake 14km SE of Anza, CA

Magnitude

1.7 (mc), micro

Local time

Wed, Dec 23, 1981, 2:47 PM PST

UTC

1981-12-23 22:47:29 UTC

Depth

10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.465° N, 116.563° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.3 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

48°

Stations used

33

• Anza, CaliforniaPopulation 3,014. Forecast14 kmSE
• La Quinta, CaliforniaPopulation 40,476. Forecast32 kmSW
• Temecula, CaliforniaPopulation 110,003. Forecast54 kmE
• San Diego, CaliforniaPopulation 1,404,452. Forecast100 kmNE

After

1. 1.66km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CAMon, Jan 4, 4:27 PM PST · 16331 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
2. 1.69km NE of Coachella, CAMon, Jan 4, 8:19 PM PST · 16331 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
3. 1.910km ESE of North Shore, CAMon, Jan 4, 10:26 PM PST · 16331 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
4. 1.93km N of Julian, CAMon, Jan 4, 11:02 PM PST · 16331 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
5. 2.211km W of Anza, CAMon, Jan 4, 11:09 PM PST · 16331 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
6. 1.69km N of Westmorland, CATue, Jan 5, 11:04 PM PST · 16330 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
7. 2.04km WNW of Anza, CATue, Jan 5, 11:27 PM PST · 16330 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
8. 1.827km SSE of Twentynine Palms, CAWed, Jan 6, 2:22 PM PST · 16329 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
9. 2.03km NE of Colton, CAWed, Jan 6, 2:40 PM PST · 16329 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
10. 1.911km SW of Salton City, CAThu, Jan 7, 3:09 AM PST · 16329 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
11. 2.03km NE of Colton, CAThu, Jan 7, 6:51 AM PST · 16329 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
12. 1.82km NNW of Big Bear City, CAThu, Jan 7, 3:43 PM PST · 16328 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
13. 1.812km E of Borrego Springs, CAFri, Jan 8, 2:09 AM PST · 16328 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
14. 2.114km NE of Coachella, CAFri, Jan 8, 5:42 AM PST · 16328 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
15. 2.17km S of Joshua Tree, CASat, Jan 9, 5:29 AM PST · 16327 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
16. 1.76km SE of Bombay Beach, CASat, Jan 9, 11:18 AM PST · 16327 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
17. 1.76km SE of Bombay Beach, CASun, Jan 10, 1:24 AM PST · 16326 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
18. 1.59km N of Anza, CASun, Jan 10, 7:28 AM PST · 16326 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
19. 1.910km NE of Aguanga, CASun, Jan 10, 10:12 AM PST · 16326 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
20. 2.04km SW of Morongo Valley, CASun, Jan 10, 12:14 PM PST · 16326 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
21. 1.811km N of Morongo Valley, CASun, Jan 10, 6:04 PM PST · 16325 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
22. 1.812km WSW of Anza, CAMon, Jan 11, 7:47 AM PST · 16325 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
23. 1.926km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAMon, Jan 11, 1:05 PM PST · 16325 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
24. 1.89km NNE of Borrego Springs, CAMon, Jan 11, 5:29 PM PST · 16324 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
25. 2.14km WNW of Anza, CATue, Jan 12, 12:15 AM PST · 16324 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
26. 2.017km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, Jan 12, 1:02 AM PST · 16324 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
27. 1.712km SSW of Idyllwild, CATue, Jan 12, 4:32 PM PST · 16323 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
28. 1.53km ESE of Calimesa, CATue, Jan 12, 10:03 PM PST · 16323 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
29. 1.82km NE of Yucaipa, CATue, Jan 12, 11:36 PM PST · 16323 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
30. 2.59km SSW of Big Bear Lake, CAWed, Jan 13, 1:07 AM PST · 16323 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
31. 2.425km NNW of Yucca Valley, CAWed, Jan 13, 1:28 AM PST · 16323 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
32. 1.86km SSW of Idyllwild, CAWed, Jan 13, 12:49 PM PST · 16323 days ago · 14 km deep · 30 km away
33. 2.222km N of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Jan 14, 6:32 AM PST · 16322 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
34. 2.310km SSE of Anza, CAThu, Jan 14, 11:34 PM PST · 16321 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
35. 1.817km NNW of Joshua Tree, CAFri, Jan 15, 12:36 AM PST · 16321 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
36. 2.511km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CAFri, Jan 15, 6:10 AM PST · 16321 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
37. 1.818km SE of Salton City, CAFri, Jan 15, 9:00 AM PST · 16321 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
38. 2.26km SSW of Redlands, CASat, Jan 16, 1:48 AM PST · 16320 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
39. 2.219km ESE of Anza, CASat, Jan 16, 3:55 AM PST · 16320 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
40. 1.926km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CASat, Jan 16, 3:10 PM PST · 16319 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
41. 1.920km ESE of Anza, CASun, Jan 17, 1:02 AM PST · 16319 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
42. 1.820km ESE of Anza, CASun, Jan 17, 1:04 AM PST · 16319 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
43. 2.922km WSW of Westmorland, CASun, Jan 17, 2:04 AM PST · 16319 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
44. 2.921km WSW of Westmorland, CASun, Jan 17, 2:04 AM PST · 16319 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
45. 1.85km ENE of Cabazon, CASun, Jan 17, 7:02 AM PST · 16319 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
46. 2.512km SE of Anza, CASun, Jan 17, 10:20 AM PST · 16319 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
47. 2.35km S of Salton City, CASun, Jan 17, 5:20 PM PST · 16318 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
48. 2.020km NE of Warner Springs, CATue, Jan 19, 12:32 AM PST · 16317 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
49. 1.822km SSW of La Quinta, CATue, Jan 19, 12:32 AM PST · 16317 days ago · 14 km deep · 13 km away
50. 1.61km ENE of San Bernardino, CATue, Jan 19, 4:35 AM PST · 16317 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
51. 2.413km NNE of Pine Valley, CATue, Jan 19, 5:47 AM PST · 16317 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
52. 2.523km NNW of Yucca Valley, CATue, Jan 19, 6:54 AM PST · 16317 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
53. 1.76km W of Desert Hot Springs, CATue, Jan 19, 7:02 AM PST · 16317 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
54. 2.210km NNW of Borrego Springs, CAWed, Jan 20, 12:48 PM PST · 16316 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
55. 2.04km SSE of Banning, CAWed, Jan 20, 1:45 PM PST · 16316 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
56. 2.39km S of Ocotillo Wells, CAWed, Jan 20, 6:35 PM PST · 16315 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
57. 2.15km N of Bombay Beach, CAThu, Jan 21, 5:07 AM PST · 16315 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
58. 1.82km WSW of Loma Linda, CAThu, Jan 21, 5:55 PM PST · 16314 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away
59. 1.926km WSW of Westmorland, CASat, Jan 23, 3:53 AM PST · 16313 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
60. 1.66km SE of Bombay Beach, CASat, Jan 23, 3:59 PM PST · 16312 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci103836. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:40 AM UTC.