California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 4km W of Anza, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 4km W of Anza, CA on Sun, May 23, 1982, 7:00 PM PDT (02:00 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 1km WNW of Anza, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-05-24 02:00:53 UTC
Depth
3.3 km (2.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.555° N, 116.718° 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
47°
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 NE of Anza, CA · 16169 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 1.51km ESE of Anza, CA · 16169 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 1.717km NE of Coachella, CA · 16169 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 2.81km WNW of Anza, CA · 16169 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 1.74km WNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16169 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 1.717km NE of Coachella, CA · 16169 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 1.91km SE of Anza, CA · 16169 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 1.73km ENE of Anza, CA · 16169 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 2.61km ESE of Anza, CA · 16169 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 1.61km E of Anza, CA · 16169 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 1.61km ENE of Anza, CA · 16169 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 1.90km SSW of Anza, CA · 16169 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 1.71km N of Anza, CA · 16169 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 1.61km ESE of Anza, CA · 16169 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 1.617km NE of Coachella, CA · 16169 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 2.41km SE of Anza, CA · 16169 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 1.62km ESE of Anza, CA · 16169 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 1.615km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16169 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 2.224km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 16169 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 2.01km SE of Anza, CA · 16169 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 1.81km SE of Anza, CA · 16169 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  22. 2.41km ESE of Anza, CA · 16169 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  23. 1.61km ENE of Anza, CA · 16169 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  24. 1.521km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 16169 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
  25. 1.81km E of Anza, CA · 16168 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  26. 1.91km NNE of Anza, CA · 16168 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  27. 1.82km ENE of Anza, CA · 16168 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  28. 2.01km NNE of Anza, CA · 16168 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  29. 2.115km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 16168 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  30. 1.51km ESE of Anza, CA · 16168 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  31. 2.424km ESE of Anza, CA · 16168 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  32. 1.623km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 16168 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  33. 2.421km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 16168 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  34. 2.723km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 16168 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  35. 1.91km NNE of Anza, CA · 16168 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  36. 1.67km NNW of Idyllwild, CA · 16168 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
  37. 2.58km NNW of Cabazon, CA · 16168 days ago · 19 km deep · 49 km away
  38. 1.716km WNW of Morongo Valley, CA · 16168 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  39. 1.51km E of Anza, CA · 16168 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  40. 1.60km E of Anza, CA · 16168 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  41. 1.619km SW of La Quinta, CA · 16168 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  42. 2.823km NNW of Ocotillo, CA · 16167 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  43. 1.79km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 16167 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  44. 1.61km ENE of Anza, CA · 16167 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  45. 1.513km SSW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 16167 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  46. 2.31km SSE of Anza, CA · 16167 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  47. 1.59km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16167 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  48. 1.61km ESE of Anza, CA · 16167 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  49. 1.91km ENE of Anza, CA · 16166 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  50. 1.67km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 16166 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  51. 2.51km ESE of Anza, CA · 16166 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  52. 1.810km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 16166 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  53. 1.612km WSW of Salton City, CA · 16165 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  54. 2.31km NE of Anza, CA · 16165 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  55. 1.94km E of Yucca Valley, CA · 16165 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  56. 1.720km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 16165 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  57. 1.812km NE of Coachella, CA · 16165 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  58. 2.47km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 16165 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  59. 2.17km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 16165 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  60. 1.77km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 16165 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci531813. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:24 AM UTC.