California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 11km W of Anza, CA

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 11km W of Anza, CA on Thu, May 20, 1982, 7:45 AM PDT (14:45 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 0km NE of Anza, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-05-20 14:45:06 UTC
Depth
1.7 km (1.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.541° N, 116.794° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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
63°
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. 1.62km E of Anza, CA · 16169 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 1.80km NE of Anza, CA · 16169 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 2.01km NNE of Anza, CA · 16169 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 1.82km NE of Anza, CA · 16169 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 2.21km ESE of Anza, CA · 16169 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 2.31km NNE of Anza, CA · 16169 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 1.72km ENE of Anza, CA · 16169 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 1.51km E of Anza, CA · 16169 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 1.60km NE of Anza, CA · 16169 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 1.52km NNE of Anza, CA · 16169 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 1.81km NE of Anza, CA · 16169 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 2.114km SSE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 16169 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.82km NNE of Anza, CA · 16169 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 3.212km SE of Anza, CA · 16169 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 1.813km SE of Anza, CA · 16169 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 1.81km E of Anza, CA · 16169 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 1.62km NE of Anza, CA · 16169 days ago · 13 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 1.51km ESE of Anza, CA · 16169 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 1.717km NE of Coachella, CA · 16169 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 2.81km WNW of Anza, CA · 16169 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  21. 1.74km WNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16169 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  22. 1.717km NE of Coachella, CA · 16169 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  23. 1.91km SE of Anza, CA · 16169 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  24. 1.73km ENE of Anza, CA · 16169 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  25. 2.61km ESE of Anza, CA · 16169 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  26. 1.61km E of Anza, CA · 16169 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  27. 1.61km ENE of Anza, CA · 16169 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  28. 1.90km SSW of Anza, CA · 16169 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  29. 1.71km N of Anza, CA · 16169 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  30. 1.61km ESE of Anza, CA · 16169 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  31. 1.617km NE of Coachella, CA · 16169 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  32. 2.41km SE of Anza, CA · 16169 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  33. 1.62km ESE of Anza, CA · 16168 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  34. 1.615km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16168 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  35. 2.224km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 16168 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 2.01km SE of Anza, CA · 16168 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  37. 1.81km SE of Anza, CA · 16168 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  38. 2.41km ESE of Anza, CA · 16168 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  39. 1.61km ENE of Anza, CA · 16168 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  40. 1.521km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 16168 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away
  41. 1.81km E of Anza, CA · 16168 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  42. 1.91km NNE of Anza, CA · 16168 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  43. 1.82km ENE of Anza, CA · 16168 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  44. 2.01km NNE of Anza, CA · 16168 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  45. 2.115km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 16168 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  46. 1.51km ESE of Anza, CA · 16168 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  47. 2.424km ESE of Anza, CA · 16168 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  48. 1.623km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 16168 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  49. 2.421km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 16168 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  50. 2.723km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 16168 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  51. 1.91km NNE of Anza, CA · 16168 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  52. 1.67km NNW of Idyllwild, CA · 16167 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
  53. 2.58km NNW of Cabazon, CA · 16167 days ago · 19 km deep · 49 km away
  54. 1.716km WNW of Morongo Valley, CA · 16167 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  55. 1.51km E of Anza, CA · 16167 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  56. 1.60km E of Anza, CA · 16167 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  57. 1.619km SW of La Quinta, CA · 16167 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  58. 2.823km NNW of Ocotillo, CA · 16167 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  59. 1.79km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 16167 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  60. 1.61km ENE of Anza, CA · 16167 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci530971. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:25 PM UTC.