California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 12km SE of Anza, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 12km SE of Anza, CA on Tue, Dec 21, 1982, 8:17 PM PST (04:17 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-12-22 04:17:02 UTC
Depth
8.6 km (5.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.472° N, 116.585° 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
60°
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: 195 in the 60 days after this one and 133 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.510km WSW of Anza, CA · 15987 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 3.214km SE of Anza, CA · 15987 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.05km SW of Salton City, CA · 15987 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 2.414km SE of Anza, CA · 15986 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.010km N of Cabazon, CA · 15986 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 1.714km ESE of Anza, CA · 15986 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 1.84km W of Anza, CA · 15985 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 1.822km ENE of Coachella, CA · 15985 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 2.121km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15985 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 1.918km ESE of Anza, CA · 15984 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 1.94km N of Beaumont, CA · 15984 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 2.25km NW of Garnet, CA · 15984 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 1.74km SSW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 15983 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 1.51km N of Palm Springs, CA · 15983 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 2.12km SW of San Bernardino, CA · 15983 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 2.32km SW of San Bernardino, CA · 15983 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.89km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 15983 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 2.45km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 15983 days ago · 14 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 1.810km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 15982 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 1.69km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15982 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
  21. 2.411km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15981 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  22. 1.86km W of Anza, CA · 15981 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  23. 1.916km SE of Anza, CA · 15981 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  24. 2.410km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 15981 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 1.86km SW of Salton City, CA · 15980 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  26. 2.55km NNW of San Jacinto, CA · 15980 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  27. 1.610km NE of Nuevo, CA · 15980 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  28. 1.74km SSE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 15979 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  29. 1.815km SE of Anza, CA · 15979 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  30. 2.612km N of Banning, CA · 15979 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  31. 1.914km SE of Anza, CA · 15978 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  32. 1.822km NE of Thermal, CA · 15978 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  33. 1.522km NE of Thermal, CA · 15978 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  34. 2.023km NE of Thermal, CA · 15978 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  35. 1.823km NE of Thermal, CA · 15978 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  36. 2.012km SE of Anza, CA · 15978 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  37. 2.223km NE of Thermal, CA · 15978 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  38. 1.98km SW of Salton City, CA · 15978 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  39. 1.723km NE of Thermal, CA · 15978 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  40. 1.910km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 15977 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away
  41. 1.56km SSW of Salton City, CA · 15977 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  42. 2.015km SE of Anza, CA · 15977 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 1.69km N of Banning, CA · 15977 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away
  44. 2.16km S of Redlands, CA · 15977 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  45. 1.57km W of Anza, CA · 15977 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  46. 1.523km NE of Thermal, CA · 15977 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  47. 1.715km SE of Anza, CA · 15976 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  48. 1.524km NE of Thermal, CA · 15976 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  49. 2.123km NE of Thermal, CA · 15976 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  50. 1.723km NE of Thermal, CA · 15976 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  51. 1.923km NE of Thermal, CA · 15976 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  52. 1.923km NE of Thermal, CA · 15976 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  53. 2.123km NE of Thermal, CA · 15976 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  54. 3.123km NE of Thermal, CA · 15976 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  55. 2.723km NE of Thermal, CA · 15976 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  56. 2.323km NE of Thermal, CA · 15976 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  57. 1.623km NE of Thermal, CA · 15976 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  58. 2.123km NE of Thermal, CA · 15976 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  59. 2.223km NE of Thermal, CA · 15976 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  60. 1.722km NE of Thermal, CA · 15976 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away

The first 60 of 195.

Before

  1. 1.66km SSE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15989 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 1.916km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15989 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 2.215km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15989 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 2.619km ESE of Anza, CA · 15989 days ago · 18 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 2.14km WNW of Aguanga, CA · 15989 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 2.94km W of Borrego Springs, CA · 15989 days ago · -1 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 1.915km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15990 days ago · -1 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 1.819km ESE of Anza, CA · 15990 days ago · 16 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 1.76km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15990 days ago · 16 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 2.111km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15990 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 1.814km SE of Anza, CA · 15990 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 1.617km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 15991 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.710km W of Anza, CA · 15991 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 1.73km NE of Moreno Valley, CA · 15991 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 2.44km W of Aguanga, CA · 15991 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 1.78km NE of Banning, CA · 15991 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 2.06km SW of Salton City, CA · 15991 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 2.117km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 15991 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 2.317km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 15991 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 1.57km NE of Morongo Valley, CA · 15991 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci500367. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:49 PM UTC.