California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 13km SE of Anza, CA

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 13km SE of Anza, CA on Wed, Dec 15, 1982, 8:20 AM PST (16:20 UTC), 10 km (6 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
1.7 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1982-12-15 16:20:23 UTC
Depth
9.5 km (5.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.474° N, 116.568° 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
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: 196 in the 60 days after this one and 134 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.14km WNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15995 days ago · -1 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 2.811km NNE of Aguanga, CA · 15995 days ago · -1 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 1.73km SSE of Morongo Valley, CA · 15995 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 2.78km NE of Banning, CA · 15995 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 1.816km SE of Anza, CA · 15995 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.68km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15994 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 1.824km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 15994 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 2.012km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15994 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 1.75km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 15994 days ago · 16 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 1.95km SSE of Yucca Valley, CA · 15994 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 1.92km ENE of Anza, CA · 15994 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 2.18km WSW of Calipatria, CA · 15994 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.816km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 15994 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 2.317km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 15994 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 2.417km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 15994 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 1.717km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 15994 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 1.717km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 15994 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 1.817km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 15994 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 2.017km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 15993 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 1.57km NE of Morongo Valley, CA · 15993 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 2.317km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 15993 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 2.117km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 15993 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  23. 2.06km SW of Salton City, CA · 15993 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  24. 1.78km NE of Banning, CA · 15993 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  25. 2.44km W of Aguanga, CA · 15993 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  26. 1.73km NE of Moreno Valley, CA · 15993 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  27. 1.710km W of Anza, CA · 15993 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  28. 1.617km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 15993 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  29. 1.814km SE of Anza, CA · 15992 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  30. 2.111km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15992 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  31. 1.76km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15992 days ago · 16 km deep · 27 km away
  32. 1.819km ESE of Anza, CA · 15992 days ago · 16 km deep · 10 km away
  33. 1.915km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15992 days ago · -1 km deep · 21 km away
  34. 2.94km W of Borrego Springs, CA · 15991 days ago · -1 km deep · 28 km away
  35. 2.14km WNW of Aguanga, CA · 15991 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  36. 2.619km ESE of Anza, CA · 15991 days ago · 18 km deep · 10 km away
  37. 2.215km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15991 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  38. 1.916km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15991 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  39. 1.66km SSE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15990 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  40. 2.012km SE of Anza, CA · 15990 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  41. 1.510km WSW of Anza, CA · 15989 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  42. 3.214km SE of Anza, CA · 15989 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  43. 2.05km SW of Salton City, CA · 15989 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  44. 2.414km SE of Anza, CA · 15988 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  45. 2.010km N of Cabazon, CA · 15988 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
  46. 1.714km ESE of Anza, CA · 15988 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  47. 1.84km W of Anza, CA · 15987 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  48. 1.822km ENE of Coachella, CA · 15987 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  49. 2.121km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15986 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  50. 1.918km ESE of Anza, CA · 15986 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
  51. 1.94km N of Beaumont, CA · 15986 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  52. 2.25km NW of Garnet, CA · 15986 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  53. 1.74km SSW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 15985 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  54. 1.51km N of Palm Springs, CA · 15985 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  55. 2.12km SW of San Bernardino, CA · 15985 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  56. 2.32km SW of San Bernardino, CA · 15985 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  57. 1.89km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 15985 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  58. 2.45km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 15984 days ago · 14 km deep · 31 km away
  59. 1.810km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 15984 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  60. 1.69km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15984 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away

The first 60 of 196.

Before

  1. 2.19km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15996 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 2.79km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15996 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.98km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15996 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 2.610km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15997 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.81km WNW of Loma Linda, CA · 15997 days ago · 17 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.05km NNW of Banning, CA · 15997 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 2.86km E of Lake Henshaw, CA · 15997 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 2.29km SSW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 15997 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.812km N of Cabazon, CA · 15998 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 2.415km SE of Anza, CA · 15998 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.84km SW of Cabazon, CA · 15998 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 2.110km W of Anza, CA · 15999 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 2.110km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15999 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 1.86km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15999 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 1.67km SW of Warner Springs, CA · 15999 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 1.55km S of Redlands, CA · 15999 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 2.313km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15999 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 2.26km SE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16000 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 1.515km SE of Anza, CA · 16000 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 2.04km W of Aguanga, CA · 16000 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci504217. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:32 PM UTC.