California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 15km SSE of Anza, CA

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 15km SSE of Anza, CA on Mon, Nov 16, 1981, 1:59 PM PST (21:59 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 10km N of Cabazon, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1981-11-16 21:59:10 UTC
Depth
11.7 km (7.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.443° N, 116.588° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
45°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 151 in the 60 days after this one and 76 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.511km SW of Anza, CA · 16390 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 1.85km SE of Temecula, CA · 16389 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 1.95km SE of Temecula, CA · 16389 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 1.58km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 16389 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 1.518km ESE of Anza, CA · 16388 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 1.66km SE of Temecula, CA · 16388 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 2.14km S of Loma Linda, CA · 16388 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.72km NNE of Loma Linda, CA · 16387 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 2.57km SSE of Banning, CA · 16386 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 1.810km SW of Anza, CA · 16385 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 1.813km SSE of Valle Vista, CA · 16384 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 2.96km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16384 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 2.111km N of Banning, CA · 16384 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 1.85km N of Banning, CA · 16383 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 1.714km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 16383 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 1.512km WSW of Salton City, CA · 16381 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 1.85km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16381 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 1.79km SW of Salton City, CA · 16381 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 1.914km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 16380 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 1.618km ESE of Anza, CA · 16380 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  21. 1.516km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16380 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  22. 2.54km SSE of Mentone, CA · 16380 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  23. 2.012km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 16379 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  24. 2.98km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16379 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  25. 2.17km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 16378 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away
  26. 2.213km NE of Indio, CA · 16378 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  27. 1.72km NNE of Loma Linda, CA · 16378 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  28. 2.02km NNE of Loma Linda, CA · 16378 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  29. 1.610km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16378 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  30. 2.08km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 16378 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 1.77km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 16378 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  32. 2.05km SSE of Banning, CA · 16377 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  33. 1.614km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16377 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  34. 1.810km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16377 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  35. 2.211km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16377 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  36. 2.812km N of Westmorland, CA · 16377 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  37. 1.621km ESE of Anza, CA · 16377 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  38. 1.511km W of Calipatria, CA · 16376 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  39. 1.811km W of Calipatria, CA · 16376 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  40. 1.710km W of Calipatria, CA · 16376 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  41. 1.68km W of Calipatria, CA · 16376 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  42. 1.611km W of Calipatria, CA · 16376 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  43. 2.132km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 16375 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  44. 2.524km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 16374 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  45. 1.710km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16373 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  46. 1.611km S of Idyllwild, CA · 16372 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  47. 2.010km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16372 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  48. 1.711km W of Calipatria, CA · 16372 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  49. 1.732km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 16370 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  50. 1.824km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 16370 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  51. 1.724km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 16370 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  52. 2.77km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16369 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
  53. 1.512km NNE of Indio, CA · 16368 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  54. 1.821km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 16368 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  55. 1.59km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 16368 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  56. 1.67km SW of Yucca Valley, CA · 16367 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  57. 1.810km ENE of Aguanga, CA · 16367 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  58. 1.512km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 16367 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  59. 1.53km NW of Julian, CA · 16364 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
  60. 1.523km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16364 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away

The first 60 of 151.

Before

  1. 1.65km ESE of Temecula, CA · 16391 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 2.014km SE of Anza, CA · 16393 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.37km ENE of Joshua Tree, CA · 16394 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.822km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16394 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.65km ENE of Joshua Tree, CA · 16394 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.724km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16394 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 2.310km NE of Julian, CA · 16395 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 1.526km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 16396 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 1.76km S of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 16397 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 1.615km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16398 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 1.70km W of Julian, CA · 16398 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 2.614km WNW of Camp Pendleton South, CA · 16399 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.613km WNW of Camp Pendleton South, CA · 16399 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 1.813km WNW of Camp Pendleton South, CA · 16399 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 1.712km N of Banning, CA · 16400 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 1.622km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 16400 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 1.512km WNW of Camp Pendleton South, CA · 16400 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 1.528km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16400 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 1.613km WNW of Camp Pendleton South, CA · 16400 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.813km WNW of Camp Pendleton South, CA · 16400 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci527108. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:08 PM UTC.