California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 12km SE of Anza, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 12km SE of Anza, CA on Sat, May 2, 1981, 4:58 AM PDT (11:58 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 3km WNW of Lakeland Village, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-05-02 11:58:24 UTC
Depth
7.6 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.475° N, 116.594° 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, 1.3 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
59°
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: 187 in the 60 days after this one and 196 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.512km WSW of Niland, CA · 16587 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.97km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16587 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.56km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 16587 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.47km W of Westmorland, CA · 16587 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 2.311km WSW of Niland, CA · 16586 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.511km WSW of Niland, CA · 16586 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.711km WSW of Niland, CA · 16586 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.212km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16586 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 3.326km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16586 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 2.912km WSW of Niland, CA · 16586 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.811km WSW of Niland, CA · 16586 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.711km WSW of Niland, CA · 16586 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.813km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16586 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 1.611km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16586 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 1.77km W of Westmorland, CA · 16586 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.86km W of Westmorland, CA · 16586 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 1.77km W of Westmorland, CA · 16586 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 2.46km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 16586 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 2.225km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16586 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 1.610km N of Westmorland, CA · 16586 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 1.710km N of Westmorland, CA · 16586 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 1.710km N of Westmorland, CA · 16586 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 1.511km N of Westmorland, CA · 16586 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 2.513km WSW of Niland, CA · 16585 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  25. 1.612km WSW of Niland, CA · 16585 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 1.611km N of Westmorland, CA · 16585 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  27. 1.611km WSW of Niland, CA · 16585 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  28. 1.59km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 16585 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  29. 1.711km WSW of Niland, CA · 16585 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  30. 1.76km W of Westmorland, CA · 16585 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 2.612km WSW of Niland, CA · 16585 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  32. 1.621km ESE of Anza, CA · 16585 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  33. 1.67km W of Westmorland, CA · 16585 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  34. 1.87km W of Westmorland, CA · 16585 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  35. 1.625km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16585 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  36. 2.822km ESE of Anza, CA · 16585 days ago · 14 km deep · 13 km away
  37. 3.023km ESE of Anza, CA · 16585 days ago · 14 km deep · 13 km away
  38. 1.921km ESE of Anza, CA · 16585 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
  39. 2.422km ESE of Anza, CA · 16585 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
  40. 1.821km ESE of Anza, CA · 16585 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  41. 2.412km WSW of Niland, CA · 16584 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  42. 1.612km WSW of Niland, CA · 16584 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  43. 1.76km W of Westmorland, CA · 16584 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  44. 1.712km WSW of Niland, CA · 16584 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  45. 1.67km W of Westmorland, CA · 16584 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  46. 1.911km WSW of Niland, CA · 16584 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  47. 2.28km S of Calimesa, CA · 16584 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  48. 2.012km WSW of Niland, CA · 16584 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  49. 1.512km WSW of Niland, CA · 16584 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  50. 1.58km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16584 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  51. 1.812km WSW of Niland, CA · 16584 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  52. 1.612km WSW of Niland, CA · 16584 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  53. 1.821km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16584 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  54. 2.06km N of Westmorland, CA · 16584 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  55. 1.913km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16583 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  56. 1.612km WSW of Niland, CA · 16583 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  57. 1.610km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16583 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  58. 1.87km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16583 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  59. 1.812km WSW of Niland, CA · 16583 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  60. 1.57km W of Westmorland, CA · 16583 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away

The first 60 of 187.

Before

  1. 2.011km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16587 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 1.712km WSW of Niland, CA · 16587 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.812km WSW of Niland, CA · 16587 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.811km WSW of Niland, CA · 16587 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.812km WSW of Niland, CA · 16587 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.79km ENE of Aguanga, CA · 16587 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 1.56km W of Westmorland, CA · 16587 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.56km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 16588 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.05km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 16588 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.76km E of Running Springs, CA · 16588 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 2.77km W of Westmorland, CA · 16588 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.926km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16588 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 3.418km ESE of Anza, CA · 16588 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 1.811km WSW of Anza, CA · 16589 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 2.06km W of Westmorland, CA · 16589 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.510km SSE of Cabazon, CA · 16589 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 1.811km WSW of Niland, CA · 16589 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 1.84km NW of Westmorland, CA · 16589 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.95km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 16589 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 1.811km SW of Westmorland, CA · 16589 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci515205. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:24 AM UTC.