M2.5 earthquake 14km SE of Anza, CA
A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 14km SE of Anza, CA on Thu, Oct 21, 1982, 1:28 AM PDT (08:28 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.8 12km NNE of Aguanga, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.5 (mc), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-10-21 08:28:25 UTC
- Depth
- 8.6 km (5.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 33.464° N, 116.567° 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
- 55°
- 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: 199 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.812km NNE of Aguanga, CA · 16025 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.412km NNE of Aguanga, CA · 16025 days ago · -1 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.712km W of Anza, CA · 16025 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.711km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 16025 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.87km W of Anza, CA · 16024 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.63km ESE of Cabazon, CA · 16024 days ago · 17 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.74km NE of Banning, CA · 16024 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.924km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 16023 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.012km W of Anza, CA · 16023 days ago · -1 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.18km W of Morongo Valley, CA · 16023 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.617km N of Cabazon, CA · 16022 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.623km ENE of Thermal, CA · 16022 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.25km SSE of Palomar Observatory, CA · 16022 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.96km SW of Warner Springs, CA · 16022 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.219km WNW of Imperial, CA · 16022 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.614km S of Anza, CA · 16021 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.89km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 16021 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.65km S of Idyllwild, CA · 16021 days ago · 17 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.11km WSW of Loma Linda, CA · 16020 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.68km W of Morongo Valley, CA · 16020 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.98km W of Morongo Valley, CA · 16020 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.57km E of Lake Henshaw, CA · 16020 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.015km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16019 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.624km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 16019 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.916km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16019 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.814km NE of Indio, CA · 16018 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.816km ESE of Anza, CA · 16018 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.918km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 16018 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.13km NW of Loma Linda, CA · 16018 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.29km NW of Garnet, CA · 16018 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.66km SW of Warner Springs, CA · 16018 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.17km E of Calimesa, CA · 16017 days ago · 17 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.422km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16017 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.85km W of Anza, CA · 16017 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.66km S of Anza, CA · 16017 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.72km E of Anza, CA · 16017 days ago · 13 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.63km ENE of Anza, CA · 16017 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.822km ESE of Anza, CA · 16017 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.96km ESE of Valle Vista, CA · 16017 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.68km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 16016 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.88km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 16016 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.98km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 16016 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.912km SE of Anza, CA · 16016 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.55km W of Anza, CA · 16016 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.014km S of Anza, CA · 16016 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.94km W of Anza, CA · 16015 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.02km ENE of Anza, CA · 16015 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.614km SE of Anza, CA · 16015 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.218km N of Cabazon, CA · 16015 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.14km W of Anza, CA · 16014 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.711km N of Banning, CA · 16014 days ago · 17 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.427km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 16014 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.527km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 16014 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.43km NNW of Morongo Valley, CA · 16014 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.88km W of Morongo Valley, CA · 16014 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.621km ESE of Anza, CA · 16013 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.119km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 16013 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.411km NNE of Banning, CA · 16012 days ago · 19 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.48km ESE of Coto De Caza, CA · 16012 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.65km SSW of Warner Springs, CA · 16012 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
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