California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 14km S of Anza, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 14km S of Anza, CA on Tue, Nov 16, 1982, 8:07 PM PST (04:07 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 17km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-11-17 04:07:04 UTC
Depth
11.4 km (7.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.427° N, 116.691° 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
73°
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: 194 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.817km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 15985 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.017km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 15984 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.57km NE of Morongo Valley, CA · 15984 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 2.317km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 15984 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.117km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 15984 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 2.06km SW of Salton City, CA · 15984 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 1.78km NE of Banning, CA · 15984 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 2.44km W of Aguanga, CA · 15984 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 1.73km NE of Moreno Valley, CA · 15984 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.710km W of Anza, CA · 15984 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 1.617km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 15984 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.814km SE of Anza, CA · 15983 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 2.111km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15983 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 1.76km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15983 days ago · 16 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 1.819km ESE of Anza, CA · 15983 days ago · 16 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 1.915km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15983 days ago · -1 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 2.94km W of Borrego Springs, CA · 15982 days ago · -1 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 2.14km WNW of Aguanga, CA · 15982 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 2.619km ESE of Anza, CA · 15982 days ago · 18 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 2.215km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15982 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  21. 1.916km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15982 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  22. 1.66km SSE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15982 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  23. 2.012km SE of Anza, CA · 15981 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  24. 1.510km WSW of Anza, CA · 15980 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  25. 3.214km SE of Anza, CA · 15980 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  26. 2.05km SW of Salton City, CA · 15980 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  27. 2.414km SE of Anza, CA · 15979 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  28. 2.010km N of Cabazon, CA · 15979 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away
  29. 1.714km ESE of Anza, CA · 15979 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  30. 1.84km W of Anza, CA · 15978 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  31. 1.822km ENE of Coachella, CA · 15978 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 2.121km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15978 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  33. 1.918km ESE of Anza, CA · 15977 days ago · 13 km deep · 21 km away
  34. 1.94km N of Beaumont, CA · 15977 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  35. 2.25km NW of Garnet, CA · 15977 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
  36. 1.74km SSW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 15976 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  37. 1.51km N of Palm Springs, CA · 15976 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  38. 2.12km SW of San Bernardino, CA · 15976 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  39. 2.32km SW of San Bernardino, CA · 15976 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  40. 1.89km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 15976 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  41. 2.45km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 15976 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away
  42. 1.69km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15975 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  43. 2.411km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15974 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  44. 1.86km W of Anza, CA · 15974 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  45. 1.916km SE of Anza, CA · 15974 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  46. 1.86km SW of Salton City, CA · 15973 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  47. 2.55km NNW of San Jacinto, CA · 15973 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  48. 1.610km NE of Nuevo, CA · 15973 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  49. 1.74km SSE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 15972 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  50. 1.815km SE of Anza, CA · 15972 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  51. 2.612km N of Banning, CA · 15972 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  52. 1.914km SE of Anza, CA · 15971 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  53. 1.822km NE of Thermal, CA · 15971 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  54. 1.522km NE of Thermal, CA · 15971 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  55. 2.023km NE of Thermal, CA · 15971 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  56. 1.823km NE of Thermal, CA · 15971 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  57. 2.012km SE of Anza, CA · 15971 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  58. 2.223km NE of Thermal, CA · 15971 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  59. 1.98km SW of Salton City, CA · 15971 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  60. 1.723km NE of Thermal, CA · 15970 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci510429. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:24 PM UTC.