M2.6 earthquake 14km SE of Anza, CA

Magnitude

2.6 (ml), micro

Local time

Tue, Dec 29, 1981, 5:38 PM PST

UTC

1981-12-30 01:38:01 UTC

Depth

8.3 km (5.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.465° N, 116.567° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.3 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.13

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

43°

Stations used

56

• 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 kmNNE

After

1. 2.26km SSW of Redlands, CASat, Jan 16, 1:48 AM PST · 16320 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
2. 2.219km ESE of Anza, CASat, Jan 16, 3:55 AM PST · 16320 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
3. 1.926km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CASat, Jan 16, 3:10 PM PST · 16320 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
4. 1.920km ESE of Anza, CASun, Jan 17, 1:02 AM PST · 16319 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
5. 1.820km ESE of Anza, CASun, Jan 17, 1:04 AM PST · 16319 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
6. 2.922km WSW of Westmorland, CASun, Jan 17, 2:04 AM PST · 16319 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
7. 2.921km WSW of Westmorland, CASun, Jan 17, 2:04 AM PST · 16319 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
8. 1.85km ENE of Cabazon, CASun, Jan 17, 7:02 AM PST · 16319 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
9. 2.512km SE of Anza, CASun, Jan 17, 10:20 AM PST · 16319 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
10. 2.35km S of Salton City, CASun, Jan 17, 5:20 PM PST · 16319 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
11. 2.020km NE of Warner Springs, CATue, Jan 19, 12:32 AM PST · 16317 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
12. 1.822km SSW of La Quinta, CATue, Jan 19, 12:32 AM PST · 16317 days ago · 14 km deep · 13 km away
13. 1.61km ENE of San Bernardino, CATue, Jan 19, 4:35 AM PST · 16317 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
14. 2.413km NNE of Pine Valley, CATue, Jan 19, 5:47 AM PST · 16317 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
15. 2.523km NNW of Yucca Valley, CATue, Jan 19, 6:54 AM PST · 16317 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
16. 1.76km W of Desert Hot Springs, CATue, Jan 19, 7:02 AM PST · 16317 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
17. 2.210km NNW of Borrego Springs, CAWed, Jan 20, 12:48 PM PST · 16316 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
18. 2.04km SSE of Banning, CAWed, Jan 20, 1:45 PM PST · 16316 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
19. 2.39km S of Ocotillo Wells, CAWed, Jan 20, 6:35 PM PST · 16316 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
20. 2.15km N of Bombay Beach, CAThu, Jan 21, 5:07 AM PST · 16315 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
21. 1.82km WSW of Loma Linda, CAThu, Jan 21, 5:55 PM PST · 16315 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away
22. 1.926km WSW of Westmorland, CASat, Jan 23, 3:53 AM PST · 16313 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
23. 1.66km SE of Bombay Beach, CASat, Jan 23, 3:59 PM PST · 16313 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
24. 1.720km ESE of Julian, CASat, Jan 23, 4:17 PM PST · 16313 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
25. 2.78km SSE of Palomar Observatory, CASat, Jan 23, 8:31 PM PST · 16313 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
26. 2.510km NNW of Anza, CASun, Jan 24, 1:15 AM PST · 16312 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
27. 1.520km NW of Yucca Valley, CASun, Jan 24, 5:20 AM PST · 16312 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
28. 2.59km S of Borrego Springs, CASun, Jan 24, 10:25 AM PST · 16312 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
29. 2.012km ENE of Thermal, CASun, Jan 24, 11:41 AM PST · 16312 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
30. 2.69km NNW of Anza, CASun, Jan 24, 5:57 PM PST · 16312 days ago · 16 km deep · 23 km away
31. 2.218km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CASun, Jan 24, 7:49 PM PST · 16312 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
32. 1.711km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CAMon, Jan 25, 7:27 AM PST · 16311 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
33. 1.73km SSW of Idyllwild, CAMon, Jan 25, 7:30 AM PST · 16311 days ago · 19 km deep · 32 km away
34. 1.918km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAMon, Jan 25, 3:25 PM PST · 16311 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
35. 3.011km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CAMon, Jan 25, 3:47 PM PST · 16311 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
36. 1.84km SSW of Salton City, CAMon, Jan 25, 8:40 PM PST · 16310 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
37. 1.73km SW of Garnet, CATue, Jan 26, 12:15 AM PST · 16310 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
38. 1.610km NE of Aguanga, CATue, Jan 26, 5:44 AM PST · 16310 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
39. 1.910km ENE of Aguanga, CATue, Jan 26, 6:25 AM PST · 16310 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
40. 2.35km NNW of Mentone, CATue, Jan 26, 10:35 AM PST · 16310 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
41. 1.812km N of Cabazon, CATue, Jan 26, 10:38 AM PST · 16310 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
42. 1.78km NE of Cabazon, CATue, Jan 26, 8:10 PM PST · 16310 days ago · 17 km deep · 58 km away
43. 2.225km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAWed, Jan 27, 1:18 PM PST · 16309 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
44. 1.86km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Jan 28, 1:36 AM PST · 16308 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
45. 1.88km SW of Idyllwild, CAThu, Jan 28, 8:05 PM PST · 16308 days ago · 18 km deep · 30 km away
46. 1.618km NNW of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Jan 28, 9:56 PM PST · 16307 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
47. 1.97km N of Big Bear Lake, CAFri, Jan 29, 1:50 AM PST · 16307 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
48. 1.68km NNW of Cabazon, CAFri, Jan 29, 6:51 AM PST · 16307 days ago · 17 km deep · 62 km away
49. 2.010km S of Salton City, CAFri, Jan 29, 7:23 AM PST · 16307 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
50. 2.17km N of Moreno Valley, CAFri, Jan 29, 11:21 AM PST · 16307 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
51. 1.811km ENE of Borrego Springs, CAFri, Jan 29, 7:28 PM PST · 16307 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
52. 2.23km NNW of Loma Linda, CAFri, Jan 29, 8:18 PM PST · 16307 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
53. 1.91km N of Loma Linda, CAFri, Jan 29, 8:25 PM PST · 16307 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
54. 1.915km NNE of Borrego Springs, CASat, Jan 30, 3:36 AM PST · 16306 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
55. 2.44km SW of Aguanga, CASat, Jan 30, 7:04 PM PST · 16306 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
56. 2.05km ENE of Lake Henshaw, CASat, Jan 30, 10:04 PM PST · 16305 days ago · 16 km deep · 26 km away
57. 2.413km SE of Anza, CASun, Jan 31, 2:55 AM PST · 16305 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
58. 2.72km NNE of San Jacinto, CASun, Jan 31, 2:41 PM PST · 16305 days ago · 17 km deep · 52 km away
59. 1.811km NE of Aguanga, CAMon, Feb 1, 2:49 AM PST · 16304 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
60. 1.66km WSW of Running Springs, CAMon, Feb 1, 3:17 AM PST · 16304 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci104053. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:05 PM UTC.