California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 11km W of Anza, CA

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 11km W of Anza, CA on Fri, Oct 15, 1982, 1:49 AM PDT (08:49 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 3km W of Anza, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-10-15 08:49:58 UTC
Depth
1.9 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.540° N, 116.789° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

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
74°
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

  1. 1.83km W of Anza, CA · 16032 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 1.910km ENE of Palomar Observatory, CA · 16032 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 1.54km W of Anza, CA · 16031 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 1.715km E of Lucerne Valley, CA · 16030 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 1.920km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 16030 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 2.022km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16030 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 1.715km E of Lucerne Valley, CA · 16030 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 1.822km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 16030 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 2.25km SSE of Palomar Observatory, CA · 16029 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 1.815km SE of Anza, CA · 16029 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 1.97km ENE of Villa Park, CA · 16029 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.99km WSW of Salton City, CA · 16029 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 1.86km SW of Warner Springs, CA · 16029 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 2.96km E of Lake Henshaw, CA · 16029 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 1.96km SW of Warner Springs, CA · 16029 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 1.79km WSW of Idyllwild, CA · 16028 days ago · 16 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 2.114km SE of Anza, CA · 16028 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 2.09km NE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 16028 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 2.06km SW of Warner Springs, CA · 16028 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 1.79km N of Anza, CA · 16028 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
  21. 2.76km E of Lake Henshaw, CA · 16028 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  22. 1.83km W of Anza, CA · 16028 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  23. 1.912km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 16028 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 2.56km E of Lake Henshaw, CA · 16028 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  25. 2.04km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16028 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  26. 1.93km SE of Yucaipa, CA · 16027 days ago · 18 km deep · 57 km away
  27. 1.69km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16027 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  28. 1.77km SW of Warner Springs, CA · 16027 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  29. 2.27km W of Anza, CA · 16026 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  30. 1.59km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16025 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  31. 2.319km ESE of Julian, CA · 16025 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  32. 2.412km W of Anza, CA · 16025 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 1.912km W of Anza, CA · 16025 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 1.712km W of Anza, CA · 16025 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  35. 1.822km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16025 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  36. 2.38km SSW of Lytle Creek, CA · 16025 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  37. 1.712km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 16025 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  38. 1.66km NNW of Banning, CA · 16025 days ago · 20 km deep · 50 km away
  39. 1.88km SSW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 16025 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  40. 1.614km SE of Anza, CA · 16025 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  41. 1.612km W of Anza, CA · 16025 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  42. 2.812km NNE of Aguanga, CA · 16025 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  43. 2.412km NNE of Aguanga, CA · 16025 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  44. 1.712km W of Anza, CA · 16025 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  45. 1.711km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 16025 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
  46. 1.87km W of Anza, CA · 16024 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  47. 1.63km ESE of Cabazon, CA · 16024 days ago · 17 km deep · 41 km away
  48. 1.84km W of Devore, CA · 16024 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  49. 1.74km NE of Banning, CA · 16024 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  50. 1.88km WSW of Corona, CA · 16024 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  51. 1.924km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 16023 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  52. 2.012km W of Anza, CA · 16023 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  53. 4.18km W of Morongo Valley, CA · 16023 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  54. 2.55km NW of Corona, CA · 16023 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  55. 1.617km N of Cabazon, CA · 16022 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  56. 1.623km ENE of Thermal, CA · 16022 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  57. 2.25km SSE of Palomar Observatory, CA · 16022 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  58. 1.96km SW of Warner Springs, CA · 16022 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  59. 1.515km ESE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 16022 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  60. 1.614km S of Anza, CA · 16021 days ago · 13 km deep · 16 km away

The first 60 of 199.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci511474. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:31 AM UTC.