California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 16km SE of Anza, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 16km SE of Anza, CA on Thu, Dec 16, 1982, 6:42 PM PST (02:42 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 12km NNE of Cabazon, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-12-17 02:42:03 UTC
Depth
9.3 km (5.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.449° N, 116.557° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
61°
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 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.722km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15963 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 1.713km SE of Anza, CA · 15963 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.616km NNW of Ocotillo, CA · 15963 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.812km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 15963 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 1.810km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15963 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 2.214km NE of Trabuco Canyon, CA · 15962 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.513km WNW of Lake Elsinore, CA · 15962 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.64km SE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 15962 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 1.63km E of Yucca Valley, CA · 15962 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 2.223km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15962 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 1.51km E of Anza, CA · 15961 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 1.612km NNE of Banning, CA · 15961 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 1.811km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15961 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 1.91km ESE of Anza, CA · 15961 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 2.314km W of Morongo Valley, CA · 15961 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 1.75km WNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15961 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 1.513km SE of Anza, CA · 15960 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 1.73km WNW of Anza, CA · 15960 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 1.824km NE of Thermal, CA · 15960 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 1.523km NE of Thermal, CA · 15960 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  21. 1.824km NE of Thermal, CA · 15960 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  22. 1.722km NE of Thermal, CA · 15960 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  23. 2.812km SE of Anza, CA · 15960 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  24. 1.63km S of Loma Linda, CA · 15960 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  25. 1.519km ESE of Anza, CA · 15960 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
  26. 1.99km NNE of Banning, CA · 15959 days ago · 17 km deep · 68 km away
  27. 1.78km NNE of Big Bear City, CA · 15959 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 1.59km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15958 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  29. 1.711km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15958 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  30. 2.29km NE of Aguanga, CA · 15958 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  31. 1.910km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15958 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  32. 2.222km NE of Thermal, CA · 15958 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  33. 1.623km NE of Thermal, CA · 15957 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
  34. 2.025km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 15956 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  35. 1.70km SW of Temecula, CA · 15956 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  36. 1.58km ENE of Running Springs, CA · 15956 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  37. 3.114km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15956 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
  38. 1.612km NNE of Aguanga, CA · 15955 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  39. 1.52km SW of Loma Linda, CA · 15955 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  40. 1.616km SW of Oasis, CA · 15955 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  41. 1.610km W of Anza, CA · 15955 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  42. 2.28km NW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15954 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  43. 2.33km SE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 15953 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  44. 1.73km SSW of Aguanga, CA · 15953 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
  45. 2.514km SE of Anza, CA · 15953 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  46. 1.517km SSW of Oasis, CA · 15952 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
  47. 2.214km E of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15952 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  48. 2.818km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 15952 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  49. 1.516km NW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15951 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  50. 1.715km NW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15951 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  51. 1.724km NE of Thermal, CA · 15951 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  52. 1.823km NE of Thermal, CA · 15951 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  53. 1.524km NE of Thermal, CA · 15951 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  54. 2.03km SSW of Aguanga, CA · 15951 days ago · 14 km deep · 30 km away
  55. 2.39km ESE of Coto De Caza, CA · 15951 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  56. 1.524km NE of Thermal, CA · 15951 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  57. 2.018km E of Big Bear City, CA · 15951 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  58. 1.624km NE of Thermal, CA · 15951 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  59. 1.524km NE of Thermal, CA · 15951 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  60. 1.623km NE of Thermal, CA · 15951 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci504257. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:37 PM UTC.