California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 15km SE of Anza, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 15km SE of Anza, CA on Sat, Dec 11, 1982, 3:01 PM PST (23:01 UTC), 12 km (7 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
1.5 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1982-12-11 23:01:24 UTC
Depth
12.0 km (7.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.446° N, 116.583° 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
85°
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: 196 in the 60 days after this one and 131 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.26km SE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16002 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 2.313km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16001 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 1.55km S of Redlands, CA · 16001 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.67km SW of Warner Springs, CA · 16001 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 1.86km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16000 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 2.110km S of Idyllwild, CA · 16000 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 2.110km W of Anza, CA · 16000 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 2.84km SW of Cabazon, CA · 16000 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 2.415km SE of Anza, CA · 16000 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.812km N of Cabazon, CA · 15999 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 2.29km SSW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 15999 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 2.86km E of Lake Henshaw, CA · 15999 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 2.05km NNW of Banning, CA · 15999 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 1.81km WNW of Loma Linda, CA · 15999 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 2.610km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15999 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.98km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15998 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 2.79km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15998 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 2.19km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15998 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 1.713km SE of Anza, CA · 15998 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 2.14km WNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15997 days ago · -1 km deep · 25 km away
  21. 2.811km NNE of Aguanga, CA · 15997 days ago · -1 km deep · 22 km away
  22. 1.73km SSE of Morongo Valley, CA · 15997 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  23. 2.78km NE of Banning, CA · 15997 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 1.816km SE of Anza, CA · 15997 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 1.68km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15996 days ago · 14 km deep · 28 km away
  26. 2.012km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15996 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  27. 1.75km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 15996 days ago · 16 km deep · 34 km away
  28. 1.95km SSE of Yucca Valley, CA · 15996 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  29. 1.92km ENE of Anza, CA · 15996 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  30. 2.18km WSW of Calipatria, CA · 15996 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 1.816km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 15995 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  32. 2.317km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 15995 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  33. 2.417km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 15995 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  34. 1.717km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 15995 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  35. 1.717km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 15995 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  36. 1.817km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 15995 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  37. 2.017km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 15995 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  38. 1.57km NE of Morongo Valley, CA · 15995 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  39. 2.317km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 15995 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  40. 2.117km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 15995 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  41. 2.06km SW of Salton City, CA · 15995 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  42. 1.78km NE of Banning, CA · 15995 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  43. 2.44km W of Aguanga, CA · 15994 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  44. 1.73km NE of Moreno Valley, CA · 15994 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  45. 1.710km W of Anza, CA · 15994 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  46. 1.617km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 15994 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  47. 1.814km SE of Anza, CA · 15994 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  48. 2.111km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15994 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  49. 1.76km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15994 days ago · 16 km deep · 29 km away
  50. 1.819km ESE of Anza, CA · 15993 days ago · 16 km deep · 12 km away
  51. 1.915km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15993 days ago · -1 km deep · 21 km away
  52. 2.94km W of Borrego Springs, CA · 15993 days ago · -1 km deep · 26 km away
  53. 2.14km WNW of Aguanga, CA · 15993 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
  54. 2.619km ESE of Anza, CA · 15993 days ago · 18 km deep · 13 km away
  55. 2.215km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15993 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  56. 1.916km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15992 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  57. 1.66km SSE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15992 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  58. 2.012km SE of Anza, CA · 15991 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  59. 1.510km WSW of Anza, CA · 15991 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  60. 3.214km SE of Anza, CA · 15991 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away

The first 60 of 196.

Before

  1. 2.04km W of Aguanga, CA · 16002 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 1.59km NE of Thousand Palms, CA · 16002 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 2.418km S of Big Bear City, CA · 16002 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 1.510km NNE of Thousand Palms, CA · 16003 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 2.210km NNE of Thousand Palms, CA · 16003 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.913km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16003 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 1.815km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16003 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 2.914km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16004 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 1.78km ESE of Cabazon, CA · 16004 days ago · 18 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 1.97km ESE of Cabazon, CA · 16004 days ago · 16 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 2.05km SSW of Redlands, CA · 16004 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 2.66km SSE of Mentone, CA · 16004 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 2.711km E of Joshua Tree, CA · 16005 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 1.735km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 16005 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 2.75km SW of Salton City, CA · 16006 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 2.47km S of Yucca Valley, CA · 16006 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 1.810km W of Garnet, CA · 16006 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 1.67km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 16007 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 1.814km SE of Anza, CA · 16007 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 2.016km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16007 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci504058. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:25 PM UTC.