California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 2km E of Anza, CA

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 2km E of Anza, CA on Thu, Dec 2, 1982, 5:38 PM PST (01:38 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 4km N of Fontana, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-12-03 01:38:50 UTC
Depth
9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.555° N, 116.657° 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
43°
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: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and 152 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.73km WNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16007 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 2.225km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 16007 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.86km E of Cabazon, CA · 16007 days ago · 16 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 1.57km E of Cabazon, CA · 16007 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 1.810km ESE of Anza, CA · 16006 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 1.610km W of Garnet, CA · 16006 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 1.518km E of Lucerne Valley, CA · 16006 days ago · -2 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.617km NNE of Big Bear City, CA · 16006 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 2.17km NNE of Crestline, CA · 16006 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.86km SW of Beaumont, CA · 16005 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 1.513km SSW of Lucerne Valley, CA · 16005 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 1.72km E of Anza, CA · 16005 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 1.55km W of Anza, CA · 16005 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 2.69km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 16004 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 1.713km SSW of Lucerne Valley, CA · 16004 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 2.016km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16004 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 1.814km SE of Anza, CA · 16004 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 1.67km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 16003 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 1.810km W of Garnet, CA · 16003 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 2.47km S of Yucca Valley, CA · 16003 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 2.75km SW of Salton City, CA · 16002 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  22. 1.735km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 16002 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  23. 2.711km E of Joshua Tree, CA · 16002 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  24. 2.66km SSE of Mentone, CA · 16001 days ago · 17 km deep · 67 km away
  25. 2.05km SSW of Redlands, CA · 16001 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  26. 1.97km ESE of Cabazon, CA · 16001 days ago · 16 km deep · 37 km away
  27. 1.78km ESE of Cabazon, CA · 16001 days ago · 18 km deep · 36 km away
  28. 2.914km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16001 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  29. 1.815km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16000 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  30. 1.913km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16000 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  31. 2.210km NNE of Thousand Palms, CA · 15999 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  32. 1.510km NNE of Thousand Palms, CA · 15999 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  33. 2.418km S of Big Bear City, CA · 15999 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  34. 1.59km NE of Thousand Palms, CA · 15999 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  35. 2.04km W of Aguanga, CA · 15999 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  36. 1.515km SE of Anza, CA · 15998 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
  37. 2.26km SE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15998 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  38. 2.313km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15998 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  39. 1.55km S of Redlands, CA · 15998 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  40. 1.67km SW of Warner Springs, CA · 15997 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  41. 1.86km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15997 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
  42. 2.110km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15997 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
  43. 2.110km W of Anza, CA · 15997 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  44. 2.84km SW of Cabazon, CA · 15997 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  45. 2.415km SE of Anza, CA · 15996 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  46. 1.812km N of Cabazon, CA · 15996 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  47. 2.29km SSW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 15996 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  48. 2.86km E of Lake Henshaw, CA · 15996 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  49. 2.05km NNW of Banning, CA · 15996 days ago · 16 km deep · 51 km away
  50. 1.81km WNW of Loma Linda, CA · 15996 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away
  51. 2.610km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15996 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  52. 1.98km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15995 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  53. 2.79km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15995 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  54. 2.19km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15995 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  55. 1.713km SE of Anza, CA · 15995 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  56. 2.14km WNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15994 days ago · -1 km deep · 39 km away
  57. 2.811km NNE of Aguanga, CA · 15994 days ago · -1 km deep · 14 km away
  58. 1.73km SSE of Morongo Valley, CA · 15993 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  59. 2.78km NE of Banning, CA · 15993 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  60. 1.816km SE of Anza, CA · 15993 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.79km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 16007 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 2.52km SW of Garnet, CA · 16008 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 1.96km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 16008 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 1.922km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16009 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 2.011km NNE of Aguanga, CA · 16009 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 1.74km WNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16010 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 1.812km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 16010 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 2.38km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 16010 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 1.58km N of Cabazon, CA · 16010 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 2.26km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16011 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 2.05km N of Anza, CA · 16011 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 1.94km SW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 16011 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 1.65km WSW of Aguanga, CA · 16011 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 1.510km NE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 16012 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 2.42km SW of Colton, CA · 16012 days ago · 17 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 1.69km E of Cabazon, CA · 16012 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 2.12km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 16012 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 2.34km W of Anza, CA · 16013 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 2.65km NNW of Moreno Valley, CA · 16013 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 1.812km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16013 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci503685. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:36 AM UTC.