California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 12km SE of Anza, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 12km SE of Anza, CA on Tue, Apr 20, 1982, 6:05 AM PST (14:05 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 1km SSW of Anza, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1982-04-20 14:05:42 UTC
Depth
8.3 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.472° N, 116.593° 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
66°
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: 182 in the 60 days after this one and 155 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.55km SSW of Banning, CA · 16235 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 1.85km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16235 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 2.06km W of Westmorland, CA · 16234 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.94km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 16233 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.97km S of Yucca Valley, CA · 16233 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 1.63km ENE of Calimesa, CA · 16232 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 1.811km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16232 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 1.610km NNE of Beaumont, CA · 16232 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 2.121km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16232 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 1.84km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16231 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 1.57km SSE of Idyllwild, CA · 16231 days ago · 16 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 2.210km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 16231 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 1.79km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 16231 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 1.62km NE of Loma Linda, CA · 16231 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 1.719km ESE of Anza, CA · 16231 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 1.811km SE of Anza, CA · 16230 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.916km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 16230 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 1.55km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 16229 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 2.010km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16227 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 1.87km ESE of Moreno Valley, CA · 16227 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  21. 1.58km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 16227 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  22. 1.610km N of Indio, CA · 16226 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  23. 1.75km NW of Calimesa, CA · 16226 days ago · 17 km deep · 76 km away
  24. 2.313km ESE of North Shore, CA · 16226 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 2.00km WSW of Loma Linda, CA · 16226 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  26. 2.56km SW of Salton City, CA · 16226 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  27. 2.06km SSW of Redlands, CA · 16226 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  28. 2.226km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16225 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  29. 1.711km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16224 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  30. 2.68km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 16224 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  31. 1.610km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 16224 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
  32. 2.318km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16224 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  33. 2.416km NNW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16224 days ago · 18 km deep · 43 km away
  34. 2.314km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16224 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  35. 1.614km SE of Anza, CA · 16223 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  36. 1.72km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 16223 days ago · 18 km deep · 87 km away
  37. 1.618km NNW of Morongo Valley, CA · 16223 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  38. 2.57km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 16223 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  39. 1.634km NNE of North Shore, CA · 16222 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  40. 1.712km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 16222 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  41. 1.817km E of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 16222 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  42. 1.816km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 16222 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  43. 1.621km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 16222 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  44. 1.810km S of Idyllwild, CA · 16221 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away
  45. 1.89km S of Idyllwild, CA · 16221 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away
  46. 2.017km N of Indio, CA · 16221 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  47. 1.66km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 16221 days ago · 17 km deep · 54 km away
  48. 1.67km ESE of North Shore, CA · 16221 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  49. 2.020km ESE of Anza, CA · 16221 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  50. 2.013km N of Cabazon, CA · 16220 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  51. 2.019km ESE of Anza, CA · 16220 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  52. 2.120km ESE of Anza, CA · 16220 days ago · 18 km deep · 11 km away
  53. 2.320km SSE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16220 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  54. 2.014km S of Anza, CA · 16220 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
  55. 1.78km SW of Calimesa, CA · 16219 days ago · 17 km deep · 72 km away
  56. 2.010km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16218 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  57. 2.46km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 16218 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  58. 2.312km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16218 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  59. 2.320km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16217 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  60. 2.111km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16217 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away

The first 60 of 182.

Before

  1. 1.824km ESE of Anza, CA · 16235 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 2.04km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 16236 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.76km WNW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 16236 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 2.09km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 16236 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 1.713km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16236 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 2.14km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 16237 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.78km E of Running Springs, CA · 16237 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 1.68km ENE of Running Springs, CA · 16237 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.819km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16237 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 2.18km E of Running Springs, CA · 16237 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.76km W of Beaumont, CA · 16237 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 1.913km E of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 16237 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 1.713km E of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 16237 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 1.828km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16238 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 1.82km W of Palm Springs, CA · 16239 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 2.111km NE of Yucaipa, CA · 16239 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 2.25km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 16239 days ago · 16 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 2.315km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16240 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 2.62km N of San Jacinto, CA · 16240 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 3.02km N of San Jacinto, CA · 16240 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci529013. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:11 PM UTC.