M1.9 earthquake 18km ESE of Anza, CA
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 18km ESE of Anza, CA on Sat, Dec 25, 1982, 8:06 AM PST (16:06 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.3 16km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.9 (mc), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-12-25 16:06:38 UTC
- Depth
- 12.8 km (7.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 33.512° N, 116.489° W
- Region
- California
- 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
- 64°
- 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: 184 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.524km NE of Thermal, CA · 15951 days ago · -1 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.623km NE of Thermal, CA · 15951 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.821km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15951 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.316km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15950 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.116km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15950 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.516km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15950 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.916km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15950 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.910km WSW of Anza, CA · 15950 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.810km WSW of Anza, CA · 15950 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.923km SW of Westmorland, CA · 15950 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.29km WSW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 15949 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.111km WSW of Anza, CA · 15949 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.99km NE of Cabazon, CA · 15949 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.510km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 15949 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.922km ESE of Anza, CA · 15949 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.916km ENE of Yucaipa, CA · 15949 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.61km E of Cabazon, CA · 15949 days ago · 17 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.624km NE of Thermal, CA · 15948 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.628km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15948 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.326km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15948 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.928km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15948 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.327km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15948 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.66km SW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 15948 days ago · 18 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.028km NNE of Ocotillo, CA · 15948 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.028km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15948 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.127km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15948 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.628km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15948 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.99km SE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15948 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.528km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15948 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.98km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15948 days ago · 14 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.51km ESE of Anza, CA · 15948 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.618km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15947 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.814km SE of Anza, CA · 15947 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.811km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15947 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.719km ESE of Anza, CA · 15946 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.010km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 15946 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.99km WNW of Lake Henshaw, CA · 15946 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.81km NE of Anza, CA · 15945 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.917km ESE of Julian, CA · 15945 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.516km ENE of Yucaipa, CA · 15945 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.79km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 15945 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.41km NNE of Loma Linda, CA · 15945 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.73km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15945 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.223km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15944 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.221km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15944 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.322km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15944 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.214km SE of Anza, CA · 15944 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.022km NE of Thermal, CA · 15944 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.510km NE of Aguanga, CA · 15944 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.321km NE of Thermal, CA · 15944 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.022km NE of Thermal, CA · 15944 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.621km NE of Thermal, CA · 15944 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.923km ESE of Anza, CA · 15944 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.16km NE of Cabazon, CA · 15944 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.822km NE of Thermal, CA · 15944 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.622km NE of Thermal, CA · 15944 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.322km NE of Thermal, CA · 15944 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.922km ESE of Anza, CA · 15943 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.010km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15943 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.113km SE of Anza, CA · 15943 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
The first 60 of 184.
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