M2.9 earthquake 14km SE of Anza, CA
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 14km SE of Anza, CA on Sat, Sep 25, 1982, 4:35 AM PDT (11:35 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 8km W of Morongo Valley, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.9 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-09-25 11:35:24 UTC
- Depth
- 11.0 km (6.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 33.469° N, 116.565° 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
- 59°
- 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 144 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.55km SW of Salton City, CA · 16076 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.95km SW of Salton City, CA · 16075 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.66km SSE of Idyllwild, CA · 16075 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.215km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16075 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.74km N of Moreno Valley, CA · 16074 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.223km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16074 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.124km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 16074 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.710km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 16074 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.823km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16074 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.85km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 16074 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.015km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16074 days ago · -1 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.94km WNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16073 days ago · -1 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.79km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 16073 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.919km ESE of Anza, CA · 16073 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.85km SW of Salton City, CA · 16073 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.813km E of Big Bear City, CA · 16073 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.127km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16073 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.73km WNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16073 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.84km NE of Banning, CA · 16073 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.823km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16072 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.72km ESE of Cabazon, CA · 16072 days ago · 17 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.614km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16072 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.85km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 16071 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.710km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 16071 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.79km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 16071 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.824km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 16071 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.97km S of Idyllwild, CA · 16071 days ago · 16 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.812km NNE of Thousand Palms, CA · 16071 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.78km SSW of Beaumont, CA · 16071 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.74km WNW of Anza, CA · 16070 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.65km SW of Salton City, CA · 16070 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.610km NE of Cabazon, CA · 16070 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.75km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 16070 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.89km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 16070 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.921km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16069 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.614km SE of Anza, CA · 16069 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.78km S of Idyllwild, CA · 16069 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.98km S of Idyllwild, CA · 16069 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.39km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 16069 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.84km S of Bombay Beach, CA · 16068 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.010km WSW of Anza, CA · 16068 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.921km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 16068 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.78km W of Palomar Observatory, CA · 16067 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.17km W of Palomar Observatory, CA · 16067 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.79km NNW of Anza, CA · 16067 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.110km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 16067 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.56km NE of Nuevo, CA · 16066 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.15km SW of Salton City, CA · 16066 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.024km SW of Westmorland, CA · 16066 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.95km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 16066 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.85km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 16066 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.75km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 16066 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.65km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 16066 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.63km SW of Banning, CA · 16065 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.75km NE of Cabazon, CA · 16065 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.56km NE of Cabazon, CA · 16065 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.919km W of Westmorland, CA · 16065 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.45km W of Borrego Springs, CA · 16064 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.516km SE of Anza, CA · 16064 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.922km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16064 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
The first 60 of 200.
Before
- 1.813km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16077 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.913km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16077 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.74km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16077 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.25km SW of Salton City, CA · 16077 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.96km WNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16078 days ago · -1 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.12km E of Loma Linda, CA · 16078 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.22km ESE of Loma Linda, CA · 16078 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.74km NNE of Banning, CA · 16079 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.720km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16079 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.922km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16079 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.51km SSW of Anza, CA · 16079 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.17km SSE of Hemet, CA · 16079 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.810km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16079 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.07km NE of Indio, CA · 16079 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.77km NE of Indio, CA · 16080 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.614km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16080 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.16km E of Temecula, CA · 16080 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.27km W of Anza, CA · 16081 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.55km SW of Salton City, CA · 16081 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.814km SE of Anza, CA · 16082 days ago · 11 km deep · 0 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci508222. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:18 PM UTC.