California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 10km NNW of Anza, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 10km NNW of Anza, CA on Fri, Jun 19, 1981, 5:00 PM PDT (00:00 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 11km ENE of Julian, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1981-06-20 00:00:22 UTC
Depth
13.2 km (8.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.642° N, 116.709° 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, 0.8 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
80°
Stations used
31

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 120 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.66km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16542 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.87km S of Salton City, CA · 16542 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.68km S of Salton City, CA · 16542 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 1.67km S of Salton City, CA · 16542 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.87km S of Salton City, CA · 16542 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.55km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16542 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 1.67km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16542 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 1.513km E of Anza, CA · 16542 days ago · 17 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 2.514km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 16542 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 2.813km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 16542 days ago · -1 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 1.614km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 16542 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 2.610km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16542 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 1.711km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16542 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 1.75km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16541 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 2.17km S of Salton City, CA · 16541 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 2.35km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16541 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 1.611km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16541 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 1.634km NNE of North Shore, CA · 16541 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 1.58km S of Salton City, CA · 16541 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 1.511km WSW of Anza, CA · 16540 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  21. 1.911km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16540 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  22. 2.010km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16540 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  23. 3.17km S of Salton City, CA · 16540 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 1.57km S of Salton City, CA · 16540 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  25. 1.75km S of Salton City, CA · 16540 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  26. 1.56km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16540 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  27. 1.78km S of Salton City, CA · 16540 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  28. 1.99km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16539 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  29. 1.66km S of Salton City, CA · 16539 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  30. 1.910km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16539 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  31. 1.530km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 16539 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  32. 1.75km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16539 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  33. 1.76km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 16539 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
  34. 1.65km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16539 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  35. 2.56km S of Salton City, CA · 16539 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  36. 2.76km S of Salton City, CA · 16539 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  37. 2.57km S of Salton City, CA · 16538 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  38. 1.56km SSE of Salton City, CA · 16538 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  39. 1.611km WSW of Anza, CA · 16538 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  40. 1.510km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16538 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  41. 1.99km ENE of Pala, CA · 16538 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  42. 1.67km S of Salton City, CA · 16538 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  43. 1.56km S of Salton City, CA · 16538 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  44. 1.77km WNW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 16538 days ago · 16 km deep · 36 km away
  45. 2.06km S of Salton City, CA · 16537 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  46. 1.56km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16537 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  47. 1.57km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16537 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  48. 1.914km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 16537 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away
  49. 1.55km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16537 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  50. 1.61km SW of San Bernardino, CA · 16537 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  51. 1.711km WSW of Anza, CA · 16536 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  52. 1.65km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 16536 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  53. 1.626km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16535 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  54. 2.85km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16535 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  55. 1.77km S of Salton City, CA · 16535 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  56. 1.65km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16534 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  57. 1.915km S of Salton City, CA · 16534 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  58. 1.921km ESE of Anza, CA · 16534 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  59. 1.56km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 16534 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
  60. 2.35km NNE of Rancho Cucamonga, CA · 16534 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away

The first 60 of 187.

Before

  1. 2.08km S of Salton City, CA · 16542 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.52km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 16543 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.59km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16543 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.78km S of Salton City, CA · 16543 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.610km WNW of Aguanga, CA · 16543 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 1.87km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16543 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.88km S of Salton City, CA · 16544 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 2.32km NNE of Loma Linda, CA · 16544 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 1.77km S of Salton City, CA · 16544 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.67km S of Salton City, CA · 16544 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.67km S of Salton City, CA · 16544 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 1.535km NNE of North Shore, CA · 16544 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.76km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16544 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 1.57km S of Salton City, CA · 16544 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 2.05km S of Salton City, CA · 16544 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 1.77km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16544 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 1.65km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16546 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 1.77km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16546 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 1.77km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16546 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 1.66km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16546 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci517988. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:05 AM UTC.