California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 15km SE of Anza, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 15km SE of Anza, CA on Thu, Dec 30, 1982, 8:47 AM PST (16:47 UTC), 5 km (3 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
1.8 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1982-12-30 16:47:31 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.469° N, 116.554° 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
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
91°
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: 193 in the 60 days after this one and 120 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.612km N of Banning, CA · 15983 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 1.914km SE of Anza, CA · 15983 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.822km NE of Thermal, CA · 15983 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 1.522km NE of Thermal, CA · 15983 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 2.023km NE of Thermal, CA · 15983 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 1.823km NE of Thermal, CA · 15983 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 2.012km SE of Anza, CA · 15983 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.223km NE of Thermal, CA · 15983 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 1.98km SW of Salton City, CA · 15982 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 1.723km NE of Thermal, CA · 15982 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 1.910km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 15982 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 1.56km SSW of Salton City, CA · 15982 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 2.015km SE of Anza, CA · 15982 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.69km N of Banning, CA · 15982 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 2.16km S of Redlands, CA · 15982 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 1.57km W of Anza, CA · 15982 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 1.523km NE of Thermal, CA · 15981 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 1.715km SE of Anza, CA · 15981 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.53km S of Ocotillo, CA · 15981 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.524km NE of Thermal, CA · 15981 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  21. 2.123km NE of Thermal, CA · 15981 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 1.723km NE of Thermal, CA · 15981 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  23. 1.923km NE of Thermal, CA · 15981 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away
  24. 1.923km NE of Thermal, CA · 15981 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away
  25. 2.123km NE of Thermal, CA · 15981 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 3.123km NE of Thermal, CA · 15981 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  27. 2.723km NE of Thermal, CA · 15981 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  28. 2.323km NE of Thermal, CA · 15981 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away
  29. 1.623km NE of Thermal, CA · 15981 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  30. 2.123km NE of Thermal, CA · 15981 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  31. 2.223km NE of Thermal, CA · 15981 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  32. 1.722km NE of Thermal, CA · 15981 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  33. 1.620km NE of Thermal, CA · 15981 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  34. 1.523km NE of Thermal, CA · 15981 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  35. 2.123km NE of Thermal, CA · 15981 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away
  36. 1.622km NE of Thermal, CA · 15981 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  37. 2.923km NE of Thermal, CA · 15981 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  38. 1.522km NE of Thermal, CA · 15981 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  39. 2.723km NE of Thermal, CA · 15981 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  40. 2.823km NE of Thermal, CA · 15981 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  41. 2.223km NE of Thermal, CA · 15981 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  42. 1.923km NE of Thermal, CA · 15981 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away
  43. 2.022km NE of Thermal, CA · 15981 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  44. 1.923km NE of Thermal, CA · 15981 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  45. 1.86km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15981 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  46. 1.523km NE of Thermal, CA · 15980 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  47. 1.513km WSW of Niland, CA · 15980 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  48. 1.623km NE of Thermal, CA · 15980 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  49. 1.923km NE of Thermal, CA · 15980 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  50. 2.523km NE of Thermal, CA · 15980 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  51. 1.516km SSE of Salton City, CA · 15980 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  52. 1.95km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 15980 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  53. 2.09km WSW of Beaumont, CA · 15980 days ago · 16 km deep · 67 km away
  54. 1.523km NE of Thermal, CA · 15980 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  55. 1.623km NE of Thermal, CA · 15980 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  56. 1.623km NE of Thermal, CA · 15980 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  57. 2.123km NE of Thermal, CA · 15980 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  58. 1.78km W of Palomar Observatory, CA · 15979 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  59. 1.619km S of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15979 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  60. 1.712km SE of Anza, CA · 15979 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away

The first 60 of 193.

Before

  1. 1.74km SSE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 15984 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 1.610km NE of Nuevo, CA · 15985 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 2.55km NNW of San Jacinto, CA · 15985 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 1.86km SW of Salton City, CA · 15985 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 2.410km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 15986 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.916km SE of Anza, CA · 15986 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.86km W of Anza, CA · 15986 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 2.411km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15986 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 1.69km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15987 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 1.810km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 15987 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 2.45km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 15987 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 1.89km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 15987 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 1.51km N of Palm Springs, CA · 15987 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 1.74km SSW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 15988 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 2.25km NW of Garnet, CA · 15988 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 1.94km N of Beaumont, CA · 15988 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 1.918km ESE of Anza, CA · 15989 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 2.121km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15989 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 1.822km ENE of Coachella, CA · 15990 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 1.84km W of Anza, CA · 15990 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci500691. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:59 PM UTC.