California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 24km ESE of Anza, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 24km ESE of Anza, CA on Fri, Oct 8, 1982, 6:50 AM PDT (13:50 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.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-10-08 13:50:47 UTC
Depth
11.4 km (7.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.472° N, 116.440° W
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
57°
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: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and 161 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.924km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16059 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 2.15km SW of Salton City, CA · 16059 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 2.012km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 16059 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 2.212km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 16059 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.912km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 16058 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.74km SW of Salton City, CA · 16058 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 2.224km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16058 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.612km ENE of Thermal, CA · 16058 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 1.911km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 16058 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.716km ESE of Anza, CA · 16057 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 1.712km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 16057 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.715km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16056 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 1.55km SW of Salton City, CA · 16056 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 1.75km SW of Salton City, CA · 16056 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 1.612km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 16056 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 1.93km SE of Redlands, CA · 16056 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 3.110km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16056 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 1.54km SW of Salton City, CA · 16056 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 2.118km E of Anza, CA · 16055 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 1.618km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 16055 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  21. 1.76km WSW of Salton City, CA · 16055 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  22. 1.710km SE of Big Bear City, CA · 16055 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  23. 1.65km SW of Salton City, CA · 16054 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  24. 2.09km NNE of Ocotillo, CA · 16054 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  25. 2.124km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16053 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  26. 1.79km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 16053 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away
  27. 2.311km N of Banning, CA · 16052 days ago · 18 km deep · 74 km away
  28. 1.711km W of Anza, CA · 16052 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  29. 2.31km SE of Anza, CA · 16052 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  30. 2.08km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 16051 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
  31. 1.611km WSW of Anza, CA · 16051 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  32. 2.55km N of Banning, CA · 16051 days ago · 17 km deep · 69 km away
  33. 1.66km N of Banning, CA · 16051 days ago · 22 km deep · 70 km away
  34. 2.84km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 16050 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  35. 1.65km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 16050 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  36. 1.732km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 16050 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  37. 2.621km ESE of Anza, CA · 16050 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  38. 1.96km NNE of Moreno Valley, CA · 16049 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  39. 1.85km NNE of Moreno Valley, CA · 16049 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  40. 1.95km SW of Salton City, CA · 16049 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  41. 1.65km WNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16049 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  42. 1.914km SE of Anza, CA · 16048 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  43. 1.74km NE of Banning, CA · 16048 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  44. 1.85km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 16048 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  45. 1.63km SE of Beaumont, CA · 16048 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
  46. 3.04km SW of Salton City, CA · 16048 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  47. 1.62km NE of Anza, CA · 16048 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
  48. 1.92km SW of Loma Linda, CA · 16047 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
  49. 2.69km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16047 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  50. 1.610km SW of Salton City, CA · 16047 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  51. 2.610km SSE of Cabazon, CA · 16047 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
  52. 1.64km W of Anza, CA · 16047 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  53. 1.65km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16046 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  54. 2.514km SE of Anza, CA · 16046 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  55. 2.46km SW of Salton City, CA · 16046 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  56. 1.914km SE of Anza, CA · 16046 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  57. 2.710km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16045 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  58. 1.912km W of Anza, CA · 16045 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  59. 2.512km ENE of Coachella, CA · 16045 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  60. 1.96km ENE of Anza, CA · 16045 days ago · 14 km deep · 19 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.013km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 16059 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.312km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 16059 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 2.012km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 16059 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 2.311km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 16059 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.612km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 16059 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.324km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16059 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 2.712km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 16059 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 2.611km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 16059 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 2.211km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 16059 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.512km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 16059 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 1.911km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 16059 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 2.011km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 16059 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.912km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 16059 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 2.012km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 16059 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 1.922km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16059 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 1.516km SE of Anza, CA · 16060 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 2.45km W of Borrego Springs, CA · 16060 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 1.919km W of Westmorland, CA · 16060 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 1.56km NE of Cabazon, CA · 16060 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 1.75km NE of Cabazon, CA · 16060 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci511005. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 9:21 AM UTC.