California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 10km SW of Anza, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 10km SW of Anza, CA on Sun, Mar 21, 1982, 4:52 PM PST (00:52 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 12km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1982-03-22 00:52:13 UTC
Depth
3.0 km (1.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.498° N, 116.764° 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
56°
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: 176 in the 60 days after this one and 158 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.813km WSW of Salton City, CA · 16266 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 4.512km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16266 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 2.612km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16266 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 2.014km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16266 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 2.412km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16266 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 4.111km NNW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16266 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 2.711km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16266 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 2.412km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16266 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 2.112km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16266 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 2.111km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16266 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 1.711km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16266 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 1.711km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16266 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 1.811km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16266 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 2.513km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16266 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 1.57km WSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16266 days ago · 19 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 1.811km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16266 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 1.811km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16266 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 1.912km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16266 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 1.610km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16266 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 1.812km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16266 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 1.811km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16266 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 3.112km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16265 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  23. 2.112km E of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 16265 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  24. 1.611km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16265 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  25. 1.912km SE of Anza, CA · 16265 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  26. 2.012km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16265 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  27. 2.214km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16265 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
  28. 2.316km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 16265 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  29. 1.72km ESE of Highland, CA · 16265 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  30. 2.013km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16264 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  31. 2.512km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16264 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  32. 2.316km SE of Anza, CA · 16264 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  33. 1.59km N of Anza, CA · 16264 days ago · 14 km deep · 17 km away
  34. 1.711km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 16264 days ago · 19 km deep · 57 km away
  35. 1.95km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16263 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  36. 1.922km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 16263 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  37. 2.28km E of Yucaipa, CA · 16263 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  38. 1.64km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16263 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  39. 1.68km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16263 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  40. 2.01km ENE of Winchester, CA · 16262 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  41. 1.76km SW of Joshua Tree, CA · 16261 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  42. 1.86km SW of Joshua Tree, CA · 16261 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
  43. 1.86km SW of Joshua Tree, CA · 16261 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
  44. 1.55km SW of Joshua Tree, CA · 16261 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
  45. 1.611km SE of Anza, CA · 16261 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  46. 2.64km NE of Cabazon, CA · 16261 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
  47. 1.616km NW of Morongo Valley, CA · 16261 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  48. 2.52km WSW of Rialto, CA · 16261 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  49. 2.96km S of Redlands, CA · 16260 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  50. 2.36km SW of Joshua Tree, CA · 16260 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
  51. 2.52km NNE of Loma Linda, CA · 16260 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  52. 2.310km SE of Yucca Valley, CA · 16259 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  53. 1.85km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 16259 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away
  54. 3.727km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16259 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  55. 2.27km N of Idyllwild, CA · 16259 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  56. 2.84km E of Yucca Valley, CA · 16259 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  57. 1.74km E of Yucca Valley, CA · 16259 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  58. 2.64km E of Yucca Valley, CA · 16258 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  59. 3.24km E of Yucca Valley, CA · 16258 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  60. 1.714km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16258 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away

The first 60 of 176.

Before

  1. 1.921km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 16267 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 2.034km NNE of North Shore, CA · 16267 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 2.29km NE of Indio, CA · 16267 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 2.07km NNE of Banning, CA · 16267 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 1.74km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16267 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 1.79km ESE of Palomar Observatory, CA · 16267 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 1.718km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16267 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 2.510km NE of Indio, CA · 16267 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 1.921km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 16267 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 2.110km NE of Coachella, CA · 16268 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 1.53km E of Yucca Valley, CA · 16268 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.84km E of Yucca Valley, CA · 16268 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 2.621km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 16268 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 2.216km SE of Anza, CA · 16269 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 2.63km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 16269 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 2.23km ESE of Highland, CA · 16269 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 1.710km NNW of Anza, CA · 16269 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 2.018km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16270 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 1.85km NNE of Thousand Palms, CA · 16271 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 2.227km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16271 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci527590. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:30 AM UTC.