M2.6 earthquake 21km ESE of Anza, CA
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 21km ESE of Anza, CA on Sun, Oct 17, 1982, 3:13 AM PDT (10:13 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.9 6km E of Lake Henshaw, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.6 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-10-17 10:13:09 UTC
- Depth
- 6.5 km (4.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 33.513° N, 116.454° 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
- 37°
- 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 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.526km NW of Desert Center, CA · 16029 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.726km NW of Desert Center, CA · 16029 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.815km SE of Anza, CA · 16029 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.012km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 16029 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.526km NW of Desert Center, CA · 16029 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.99km WSW of Salton City, CA · 16028 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.86km SW of Warner Springs, CA · 16028 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.96km E of Lake Henshaw, CA · 16028 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.96km SW of Warner Springs, CA · 16028 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.79km WSW of Idyllwild, CA · 16028 days ago · 16 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.114km SE of Anza, CA · 16028 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.06km SW of Warner Springs, CA · 16028 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.79km N of Anza, CA · 16028 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.76km E of Lake Henshaw, CA · 16028 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.83km W of Anza, CA · 16028 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.912km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 16028 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.56km E of Lake Henshaw, CA · 16028 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.04km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16027 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.93km SE of Yucaipa, CA · 16027 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.69km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16027 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.77km SW of Warner Springs, CA · 16027 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.27km W of Anza, CA · 16026 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.59km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16025 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.319km ESE of Julian, CA · 16025 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.412km W of Anza, CA · 16025 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.912km W of Anza, CA · 16025 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.712km W of Anza, CA · 16025 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.822km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16025 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.712km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 16025 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.66km NNW of Banning, CA · 16025 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.88km SSW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 16025 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.614km SE of Anza, CA · 16025 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.612km W of Anza, CA · 16025 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.812km NNE of Aguanga, CA · 16025 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.412km NNE of Aguanga, CA · 16025 days ago · -1 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.712km W of Anza, CA · 16025 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.711km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 16024 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.87km W of Anza, CA · 16024 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.63km ESE of Cabazon, CA · 16024 days ago · 17 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.74km NE of Banning, CA · 16023 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.924km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 16023 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.012km W of Anza, CA · 16023 days ago · -1 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.18km W of Morongo Valley, CA · 16022 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.617km N of Cabazon, CA · 16022 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.623km ENE of Thermal, CA · 16022 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.25km SSE of Palomar Observatory, CA · 16022 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.96km SW of Warner Springs, CA · 16021 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.219km WNW of Imperial, CA · 16021 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.614km S of Anza, CA · 16021 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.89km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 16021 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.65km S of Idyllwild, CA · 16020 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.11km WSW of Loma Linda, CA · 16020 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.68km W of Morongo Valley, CA · 16020 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.98km W of Morongo Valley, CA · 16020 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.57km E of Lake Henshaw, CA · 16019 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.015km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16019 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.624km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 16019 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.916km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16018 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.814km NE of Indio, CA · 16018 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.816km ESE of Anza, CA · 16018 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
The first 60 of 200.
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci511657. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:25 PM UTC.