California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 11km WSW of Anza, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 11km WSW of Anza, CA on Wed, May 6, 1981, 11:56 AM PDT (18:56 UTC), 3 km (2 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 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-05-06 18:56:05 UTC
Depth
2.7 km (1.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.518° N, 116.779° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
109°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 183 in the 60 days after this one and 110 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.910km ENE of Aguanga, CA · 16583 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.610km WSW of Garnet, CA · 16583 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 2.53km NE of Colton, CA · 16583 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 2.83km NE of Colton, CA · 16583 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.510km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16583 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.620km NE of Thousand Palms, CA · 16582 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 1.515km S of Salton City, CA · 16582 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.710km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16581 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 1.526km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16580 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 1.511km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16580 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 2.06km ENE of Joshua Tree, CA · 16580 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 1.82km SSE of Yucca Valley, CA · 16579 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 1.713km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16579 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 2.010km ENE of Indio, CA · 16578 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 2.06km W of Big Bear Lake, CA · 16578 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 1.56km NW of San Jacinto, CA · 16578 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 1.525km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16577 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 1.86km SW of Banning, CA · 16577 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 1.517km SE of Anza, CA · 16577 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 2.217km SE of Anza, CA · 16577 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
  21. 1.919km ESE of Julian, CA · 16574 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  22. 2.113km E of Julian, CA · 16574 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  23. 1.634km NNE of North Shore, CA · 16574 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 1.510km WSW of Anza, CA · 16574 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  25. 1.62km W of Lake Henshaw, CA · 16573 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  26. 1.711km ESE of North Shore, CA · 16572 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 1.611km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 16572 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  28. 1.611km WSW of Anza, CA · 16572 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  29. 1.710km S of Salton City, CA · 16571 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  30. 2.111km W of Corona, CA · 16571 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  31. 1.710km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 16571 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  32. 1.514km S of Salton City, CA · 16569 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  33. 1.94km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16568 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  34. 1.84km NNW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 16567 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  35. 1.620km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 16567 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  36. 1.510km NNE of Valle Vista, CA · 16567 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
  37. 2.41km ENE of Loma Linda, CA · 16567 days ago · 16 km deep · 74 km away
  38. 1.75km NE of Indio, CA · 16566 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  39. 1.86km S of Salton City, CA · 16565 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  40. 2.58km NNW of Fontana, CA · 16564 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  41. 2.011km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16564 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  42. 2.16km W of Big Bear Lake, CA · 16564 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  43. 1.734km NNE of North Shore, CA · 16564 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  44. 1.834km NNE of North Shore, CA · 16564 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  45. 1.727km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16564 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  46. 1.75km ESE of Yucaipa, CA · 16564 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  47. 2.023km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 16563 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  48. 1.827km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16563 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  49. 1.617km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 16562 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away
  50. 2.218km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16561 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  51. 2.24km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16560 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  52. 2.25km S of Salton City, CA · 16559 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  53. 1.76km S of Salton City, CA · 16559 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  54. 1.54km ESE of Running Springs, CA · 16558 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  55. 2.35km S of Salton City, CA · 16557 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  56. 1.611km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 16557 days ago · 16 km deep · 52 km away
  57. 1.88km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16557 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  58. 1.612km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 16556 days ago · 16 km deep · 54 km away
  59. 2.15km S of Salton City, CA · 16556 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  60. 1.75km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16556 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away

The first 60 of 183.

Before

  1. 1.610km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16584 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.58km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16585 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 2.28km S of Calimesa, CA · 16585 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.821km ESE of Anza, CA · 16585 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 2.422km ESE of Anza, CA · 16585 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 1.921km ESE of Anza, CA · 16585 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 3.023km ESE of Anza, CA · 16585 days ago · 14 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 2.822km ESE of Anza, CA · 16585 days ago · 14 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 1.625km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16585 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.621km ESE of Anza, CA · 16586 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 1.59km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 16586 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 2.225km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16586 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 2.46km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 16586 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 3.326km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16587 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.512km SE of Anza, CA · 16587 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 2.011km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16588 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.79km ENE of Aguanga, CA · 16588 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 1.76km E of Running Springs, CA · 16588 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 1.926km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16589 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 3.418km ESE of Anza, CA · 16589 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci515526. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:45 PM UTC.