California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 11km SE of Anza, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 11km SE of Anza, CA on Sat, Mar 27, 1982, 7:08 AM PST (15:08 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.7 9km SSW of Idyllwild, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-03-27 15:08:30 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.477° N, 116.603° 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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Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
59°
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: 171 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.79km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 16237 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 2.218km W of Westmorland, CA · 16237 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.621km ESE of Anza, CA · 16237 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 1.61km E of Redlands, CA · 16237 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.61km E of Redlands, CA · 16237 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.912km SW of Salton City, CA · 16237 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 1.624km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 16236 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.623km NE of Thermal, CA · 16236 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 1.89km NE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 16236 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 1.69km NE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 16236 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 1.91km ENE of Redlands, CA · 16236 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 1.81km ENE of Redlands, CA · 16236 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.720km W of Westmorland, CA · 16235 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 2.427km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 16235 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 1.610km S of Idyllwild, CA · 16235 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 1.620km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16235 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 1.93km E of Yucca Valley, CA · 16234 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 1.715km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16234 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 2.42km NNE of Colton, CA · 16234 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 1.61km NE of Colton, CA · 16234 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 2.66km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 16234 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 1.912km NE of Yucaipa, CA · 16233 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  23. 2.012km NE of Yucaipa, CA · 16233 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  24. 1.610km NE of Cabazon, CA · 16232 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  25. 2.622km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 16232 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  26. 2.117km E of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 16232 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  27. 3.02km N of San Jacinto, CA · 16232 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  28. 2.62km N of San Jacinto, CA · 16232 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  29. 2.315km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16232 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  30. 2.25km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 16231 days ago · 16 km deep · 28 km away
  31. 2.111km NE of Yucaipa, CA · 16230 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 1.82km W of Palm Springs, CA · 16230 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
  33. 1.828km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16230 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  34. 1.713km E of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 16229 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  35. 1.913km E of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 16229 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  36. 1.76km W of Beaumont, CA · 16229 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away
  37. 2.18km E of Running Springs, CA · 16228 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  38. 1.819km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16228 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  39. 1.68km ENE of Running Springs, CA · 16228 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  40. 1.78km E of Running Springs, CA · 16228 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  41. 2.14km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 16228 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
  42. 1.713km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16228 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  43. 2.09km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 16228 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
  44. 1.76km WNW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 16227 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  45. 2.04km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 16227 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
  46. 1.824km ESE of Anza, CA · 16227 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  47. 1.912km SE of Anza, CA · 16226 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  48. 1.55km SSW of Banning, CA · 16226 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
  49. 1.85km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16226 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  50. 2.06km W of Westmorland, CA · 16225 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  51. 1.94km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 16224 days ago · 17 km deep · 84 km away
  52. 1.97km S of Yucca Valley, CA · 16224 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  53. 1.63km ENE of Calimesa, CA · 16224 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
  54. 1.811km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16223 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  55. 1.610km NNE of Beaumont, CA · 16223 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  56. 2.121km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16223 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  57. 1.84km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16223 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  58. 1.57km SSE of Idyllwild, CA · 16223 days ago · 16 km deep · 24 km away
  59. 2.210km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 16222 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  60. 1.79km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 16222 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away

The first 60 of 171.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci527856. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:27 PM UTC.