California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 10km WSW of Anza, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 10km WSW of Anza, CA on Tue, Nov 3, 1981, 6:10 AM PST (14:10 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.5 6km NNW of Ocotillo Wells, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-11-03 14:10:44 UTC
Depth
3.8 km (2.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.511° N, 116.774° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
58°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 126 in the 60 days after this one and 30 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.56km NNW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16391 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 1.68km NNW of Big Bear City, CA · 16391 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.511km WNW of Camp Pendleton South, CA · 16391 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.612km WNW of Camp Pendleton South, CA · 16391 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.612km WNW of Camp Pendleton South, CA · 16391 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 1.712km W of Camp Pendleton South, CA · 16391 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 1.522km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 16391 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.813km WNW of Camp Pendleton South, CA · 16390 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.512km WNW of Camp Pendleton South, CA · 16390 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 2.814km WNW of Camp Pendleton South, CA · 16390 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 1.813km WNW of Camp Pendleton South, CA · 16390 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 1.613km WNW of Camp Pendleton South, CA · 16390 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 1.528km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16390 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 1.512km WNW of Camp Pendleton South, CA · 16390 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 1.622km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 16389 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 1.712km N of Banning, CA · 16389 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 1.813km WNW of Camp Pendleton South, CA · 16389 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 1.613km WNW of Camp Pendleton South, CA · 16389 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 2.614km WNW of Camp Pendleton South, CA · 16388 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 1.70km W of Julian, CA · 16388 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  21. 1.615km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16388 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  22. 2.02km NE of Irvine, CA · 16387 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 2.21km W of Irvine, CA · 16386 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 1.76km S of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 16386 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  25. 2.310km NE of Julian, CA · 16385 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  26. 2.77km NNW of Fontana, CA · 16385 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 1.724km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16384 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  28. 1.65km ENE of Joshua Tree, CA · 16384 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
  29. 1.822km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16384 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  30. 2.37km ENE of Joshua Tree, CA · 16384 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away
  31. 2.014km SE of Anza, CA · 16383 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  32. 1.65km ESE of Temecula, CA · 16381 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  33. 1.69km NE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 16381 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  34. 2.115km SSE of Anza, CA · 16381 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  35. 2.312km N of Foothill Ranch, CA · 16380 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  36. 1.511km SW of Anza, CA · 16380 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  37. 1.85km SE of Temecula, CA · 16379 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  38. 1.95km SE of Temecula, CA · 16379 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  39. 1.58km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 16378 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  40. 1.518km ESE of Anza, CA · 16378 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  41. 1.66km SE of Temecula, CA · 16378 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  42. 2.14km S of Loma Linda, CA · 16377 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  43. 1.72km NNE of Loma Linda, CA · 16377 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  44. 2.57km SSE of Banning, CA · 16376 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  45. 1.810km SW of Anza, CA · 16374 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  46. 1.813km SSE of Valle Vista, CA · 16374 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away
  47. 2.96km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16374 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  48. 2.111km N of Banning, CA · 16374 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  49. 1.85km N of Banning, CA · 16373 days ago · 16 km deep · 52 km away
  50. 1.714km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 16373 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  51. 1.512km WSW of Salton City, CA · 16371 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  52. 1.85km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16371 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  53. 1.79km SW of Salton City, CA · 16371 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  54. 1.914km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 16370 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  55. 1.618km ESE of Anza, CA · 16370 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  56. 1.516km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16369 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  57. 2.54km SSE of Mentone, CA · 16369 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  58. 2.012km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 16369 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  59. 2.98km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16368 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  60. 2.17km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 16368 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away

The first 60 of 126.

Before

  1. 1.88km NNE of San Jacinto, CA · 16394 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 1.511km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16394 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 1.523km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16394 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.75km N of Big Bear City, CA · 16395 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.99km ENE of Aguanga, CA · 16397 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 2.69km ENE of Aguanga, CA · 16397 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 1.513km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16397 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 2.24km SE of Rancho Cucamonga, CA · 16397 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.111km SW of Salton City, CA · 16397 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 1.621km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 16398 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.98km SW of La Jolla, CA · 16398 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.912km SE of Anza, CA · 16399 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 1.610km ENE of Aguanga, CA · 16399 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.618km NNE of Big Bear City, CA · 16400 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 1.72km ESE of Loma Linda, CA · 16400 days ago · 17 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 1.523km ESE of Anza, CA · 16400 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 2.014km NE of Thousand Palms, CA · 16401 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 2.916km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16401 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 2.211km NNE of Aguanga, CA · 16403 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 2.122km ESE of Anza, CA · 16404 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci526526. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:12 AM UTC.