M1.7 earthquake 21km ESE of Anza, CA
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 21km ESE of Anza, CA on Thu, Aug 19, 1982, 3:31 PM PDT (22:31 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.0 8km N of Big Bear Lake, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (mc), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-08-19 22:31:53 UTC
- Depth
- 5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 33.508° N, 116.450° W
- Region
- California
- 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
- 37°
- 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: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.08km N of Big Bear Lake, CA · 16085 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.74km ENE of Banning, CA · 16085 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.63km SE of Yucaipa, CA · 16085 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.621km SW of La Quinta, CA · 16085 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.64km NE of Banning, CA · 16085 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.910km S of Idyllwild, CA · 16085 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.921km ESE of Anza, CA · 16084 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.94km E of Calimesa, CA · 16084 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.517km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16084 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.515km SSW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 16083 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.06km W of Garnet, CA · 16083 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.824km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16083 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.123km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16083 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.216km N of Indio, CA · 16082 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.034km NNE of North Shore, CA · 16082 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.97km ENE of Moreno Valley, CA · 16082 days ago · 16 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.79km ESE of Coto De Caza, CA · 16081 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.722km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 16081 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.57km SSE of Idyllwild, CA · 16081 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.520km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16080 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.020km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16080 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.624km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16080 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.87km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16080 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.824km NE of Thermal, CA · 16080 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.83km WNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16080 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.14km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16080 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.77km NE of Indio, CA · 16080 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.614km SE of Anza, CA · 16080 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.94km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16080 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.524km NE of Thermal, CA · 16079 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.516km NE of Coachella, CA · 16079 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.25km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16079 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.94km SW of Salton City, CA · 16079 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.71km ESE of Anza, CA · 16079 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.615km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16078 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.21km NE of Anza, CA · 16078 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.74km W of Anza, CA · 16078 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.59km SW of Salton City, CA · 16078 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.514km SE of Anza, CA · 16078 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.014km SE of Anza, CA · 16078 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.75km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 16078 days ago · 18 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.93km WNW of Anza, CA · 16078 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.227km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16078 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.727km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16078 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.727km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16078 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.07km WSW of Calipatria, CA · 16078 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.717km SSW of Oasis, CA · 16078 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.89km NE of Thermal, CA · 16077 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.817km ESE of Julian, CA · 16077 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.16km WNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16077 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.75km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 16076 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.74km WNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16076 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.411km WSW of Anza, CA · 16075 days ago · -1 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.614km SE of Anza, CA · 16075 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.710km W of Anza, CA · 16075 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.511km W of Anza, CA · 16075 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.126km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 16075 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.98km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 16075 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.117km ESE of Julian, CA · 16074 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.65km S of Banning, CA · 16074 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
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