California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 20km ESE of Anza, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 20km ESE of Anza, CA on Sun, Jan 17, 1982, 1:04 AM PST (09:04 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 4km E of Yucca Valley, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1982-01-17 09:04:41 UTC
Depth
11.1 km (6.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.498° N, 116.470° 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.

Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
39°
Stations used
0

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 188 in the 60 days after this one and 82 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.922km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16328 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.921km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16328 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.85km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 16328 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 2.512km SE of Anza, CA · 16328 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 2.35km S of Salton City, CA · 16327 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 2.020km NE of Warner Springs, CA · 16326 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 1.822km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 16326 days ago · 14 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 2.413km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 16326 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 2.523km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 16326 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.76km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 16326 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 2.210km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16325 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 2.04km SSE of Banning, CA · 16325 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 2.39km S of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16324 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 2.15km N of Bombay Beach, CA · 16324 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 1.82km WSW of Loma Linda, CA · 16323 days ago · 18 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 1.926km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16322 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 1.66km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 16321 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 1.720km ESE of Julian, CA · 16321 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 2.78km SSE of Palomar Observatory, CA · 16321 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 2.510km NNW of Anza, CA · 16321 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  21. 1.520km NW of Yucca Valley, CA · 16321 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  22. 2.59km S of Borrego Springs, CA · 16321 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  23. 2.012km ENE of Thermal, CA · 16321 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  24. 2.69km NNW of Anza, CA · 16320 days ago · 16 km deep · 26 km away
  25. 2.218km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16320 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  26. 1.711km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16320 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  27. 1.73km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 16320 days ago · 19 km deep · 34 km away
  28. 1.918km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16319 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  29. 3.011km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16319 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  30. 1.84km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16319 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  31. 1.73km SW of Garnet, CA · 16319 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  32. 1.610km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16319 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  33. 1.910km ENE of Aguanga, CA · 16319 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  34. 2.35km NNW of Mentone, CA · 16319 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  35. 1.812km N of Cabazon, CA · 16319 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  36. 1.78km NE of Cabazon, CA · 16318 days ago · 17 km deep · 57 km away
  37. 2.225km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16318 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  38. 1.86km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16317 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  39. 1.88km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 16316 days ago · 18 km deep · 34 km away
  40. 1.618km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16316 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  41. 1.97km N of Big Bear Lake, CA · 16316 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  42. 1.68km NNW of Cabazon, CA · 16316 days ago · 17 km deep · 63 km away
  43. 2.010km S of Salton City, CA · 16316 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  44. 2.17km N of Moreno Valley, CA · 16316 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  45. 1.811km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16315 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  46. 2.23km NNW of Loma Linda, CA · 16315 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  47. 1.91km N of Loma Linda, CA · 16315 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  48. 1.915km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16315 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
  49. 2.44km SW of Aguanga, CA · 16314 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  50. 2.05km ENE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 16314 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away
  51. 2.413km SE of Anza, CA · 16314 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  52. 2.72km NNE of San Jacinto, CA · 16314 days ago · 17 km deep · 56 km away
  53. 1.811km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16313 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  54. 1.66km WSW of Running Springs, CA · 16313 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  55. 1.62km N of San Jacinto, CA · 16313 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  56. 2.04km NE of Julian, CA · 16313 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  57. 3.123km ESE of Anza, CA · 16312 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  58. 2.336km NW of Desert Center, CA · 16312 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  59. 1.610km NE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 16312 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  60. 1.723km ESE of Anza, CA · 16312 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away

The first 60 of 188.

Before

  1. 1.920km ESE of Anza, CA · 16328 days ago · 12 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.926km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16329 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 2.219km ESE of Anza, CA · 16329 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.26km SSW of Redlands, CA · 16329 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.818km SE of Salton City, CA · 16330 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 2.511km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 16330 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 1.817km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 16330 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.310km SSE of Anza, CA · 16330 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 2.222km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16331 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 1.86km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 16332 days ago · 14 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 2.425km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 16332 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 2.59km SSW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 16332 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 1.82km NE of Yucaipa, CA · 16332 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.53km ESE of Calimesa, CA · 16332 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 1.712km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 16332 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 2.017km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16333 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 2.14km WNW of Anza, CA · 16333 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 1.89km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16333 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 1.926km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16334 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 1.812km WSW of Anza, CA · 16334 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci104718. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:46 AM UTC.