California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 5km NE of Anza, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 5km NE of Anza, CA on Sun, Jul 26, 1981, 3:36 AM PDT (10:36 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 4km SE of Highland, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-07-26 10:36:38 UTC
Depth
13.4 km (8.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.592° N, 116.639° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
59°
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: 189 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.44km SE of Highland, CA · 16474 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 1.84km ESE of Highland, CA · 16474 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.73km ESE of Highland, CA · 16474 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.53km ESE of Highland, CA · 16474 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 2.04km ESE of Highland, CA · 16474 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 2.34km ESE of Highland, CA · 16474 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 1.611km WSW of Anza, CA · 16474 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 2.94km SE of Highland, CA · 16474 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 1.53km ESE of Highland, CA · 16474 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 1.812km SSE of Anza, CA · 16473 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 1.84km S of Lake Henshaw, CA · 16473 days ago · 17 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 2.59km S of La Quinta, CA · 16473 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 1.84km SSE of Yucca Valley, CA · 16472 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 1.515km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16472 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 1.715km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16472 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 2.110km NE of Cabazon, CA · 16472 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 1.514km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16472 days ago · 14 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 2.74km S of Yucca Valley, CA · 16472 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 2.94km S of Yucca Valley, CA · 16472 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 2.514km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16471 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
  21. 1.94km SSE of Yucca Valley, CA · 16471 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  22. 2.82km SE of Murrieta, CA · 16471 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  23. 2.410km ENE of Aguanga, CA · 16470 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  24. 2.54km SE of Highland, CA · 16470 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  25. 2.14km ESE of Highland, CA · 16470 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  26. 1.66km WSW of Beaumont, CA · 16470 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  27. 1.523km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16469 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  28. 2.010km WSW of Anza, CA · 16469 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  29. 1.813km NE of Thousand Palms, CA · 16469 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  30. 1.810km N of Cabazon, CA · 16469 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  31. 1.54km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16468 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 1.511km SW of Anza, CA · 16468 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  33. 1.96km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16467 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  34. 1.834km NNE of North Shore, CA · 16467 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  35. 1.56km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16467 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  36. 2.110km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16467 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
  37. 2.46km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16467 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  38. 2.04km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16467 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  39. 1.76km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16467 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  40. 1.611km WSW of Anza, CA · 16466 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  41. 1.66km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16466 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  42. 2.02km ESE of Loma Linda, CA · 16466 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  43. 1.834km NNE of North Shore, CA · 16465 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  44. 1.54km SSE of San Juan Capistrano, CA · 16465 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  45. 1.76km S of Idyllwild, CA · 16465 days ago · 14 km deep · 13 km away
  46. 1.613km ESE of North Shore, CA · 16464 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  47. 1.76km SW of Salton City, CA · 16464 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  48. 2.07km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16464 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  49. 1.65km SSE of Murrieta, CA · 16464 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  50. 2.76km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16464 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  51. 1.66km S of Salton City, CA · 16464 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  52. 1.533km NNE of North Shore, CA · 16463 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  53. 1.534km NNE of North Shore, CA · 16463 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  54. 1.82km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16463 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  55. 1.734km NNE of North Shore, CA · 16463 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  56. 1.78km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16463 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  57. 2.01km SE of Murrieta, CA · 16462 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  58. 1.612km NE of Thousand Palms, CA · 16462 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  59. 1.68km ENE of Aguanga, CA · 16462 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  60. 3.28km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 16462 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away

The first 60 of 189.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci520150. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:36 AM UTC.