California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 15km ESE of Anza, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 15km ESE of Anza, CA on Sat, Feb 20, 1982, 11:40 PM PST (07:40 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 5km NNW of Big Bear City, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-02-21 07:40:11 UTC
Depth
11.5 km (7.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.489° N, 116.529° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
50°
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: 190 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.65km NNW of Big Bear City, CA · 16265 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 2.16km SSE of Mentone, CA · 16265 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.815km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16265 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 1.64km NNW of San Jacinto, CA · 16265 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 1.515km NE of Indio, CA · 16264 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 1.721km ESE of Julian, CA · 16264 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 2.112km NE of Julian, CA · 16264 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 2.221km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16264 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 1.96km NE of Moreno Valley, CA · 16264 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 1.95km E of Cabazon, CA · 16263 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 2.613km NE of Thousand Palms, CA · 16261 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 1.813km NE of Thousand Palms, CA · 16261 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 2.227km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16260 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.85km NNE of Thousand Palms, CA · 16260 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 1.95km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 16260 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 2.018km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16259 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 1.710km NNW of Anza, CA · 16259 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 2.23km ESE of Highland, CA · 16258 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 2.63km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 16258 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 2.216km SE of Anza, CA · 16258 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  21. 2.621km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 16258 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  22. 1.84km E of Yucca Valley, CA · 16257 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  23. 1.53km E of Yucca Valley, CA · 16257 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  24. 2.110km NE of Coachella, CA · 16257 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  25. 1.921km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 16257 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 2.510km NE of Indio, CA · 16257 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  27. 1.718km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16257 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  28. 1.79km ESE of Palomar Observatory, CA · 16257 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  29. 1.74km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16257 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  30. 2.07km NNE of Banning, CA · 16256 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  31. 2.29km NE of Indio, CA · 16256 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  32. 2.034km NNE of North Shore, CA · 16256 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  33. 1.921km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 16256 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  34. 1.810km SW of Anza, CA · 16256 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  35. 1.813km WSW of Salton City, CA · 16256 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  36. 4.512km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16256 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  37. 2.612km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16256 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  38. 2.014km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16256 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  39. 2.412km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16256 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  40. 4.111km NNW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16256 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
  41. 2.711km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16256 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  42. 2.412km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16256 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  43. 2.112km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16256 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  44. 2.111km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16256 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  45. 1.711km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16256 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  46. 1.711km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16255 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  47. 1.811km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16255 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  48. 2.513km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16255 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  49. 1.57km WSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16255 days ago · 19 km deep · 52 km away
  50. 1.811km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16255 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  51. 1.811km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16255 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  52. 1.912km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16255 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  53. 1.610km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16255 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  54. 1.812km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16255 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  55. 2.021km SW of Westmorland, CA · 16255 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  56. 1.811km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16255 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  57. 3.112km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16255 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  58. 2.112km E of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 16255 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  59. 1.611km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16255 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  60. 1.912km SE of Anza, CA · 16255 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away

The first 60 of 190.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci106188. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:33 PM UTC.