California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 13km SE of Anza, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 13km SE of Anza, CA on Thu, May 5, 1983, 2:29 AM PDT (09:29 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 20km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1983-05-05 09:29:32 UTC
Depth
9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.471° N, 116.571° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 0.4 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
46°
Stations used
29

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 189 in the 60 days after this one and 62 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.77km NE of Anza, CA · 15857 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 1.77km NE of Anza, CA · 15857 days ago · 14 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 2.315km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15857 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 2.68km NW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15857 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.69km NW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15857 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 2.06km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15857 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 1.712km SSW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 15856 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 2.117km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15856 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 1.626km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15856 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 3.32km WNW of Beaumont, CA · 15855 days ago · 19 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 2.32km NW of Beaumont, CA · 15855 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 2.110km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 15855 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.610km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 15855 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 1.510km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 15854 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 3.09km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 15854 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 2.68km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 15854 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 2.411km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 15854 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 1.59km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 15854 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.914km SE of Anza, CA · 15854 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.510km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 15854 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 1.522km ESE of Anza, CA · 15854 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
  22. 1.59km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 15854 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 2.210km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 15854 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 1.69km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 15854 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 1.79km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 15853 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 1.613km SE of Anza, CA · 15853 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  27. 2.210km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 15853 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  28. 2.19km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 15853 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  29. 2.010km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15853 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  30. 1.722km SW of Westmorland, CA · 15853 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  31. 3.211km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 15853 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 1.59km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 15853 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  33. 2.010km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 15853 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  34. 2.09km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 15853 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  35. 1.810km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 15853 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  36. 1.510km W of Calipatria, CA · 15853 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  37. 2.310km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 15853 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  38. 1.99km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 15852 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  39. 1.910km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 15852 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  40. 1.79km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 15852 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  41. 2.010km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 15852 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  42. 3.011km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 15852 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  43. 2.910km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 15852 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  44. 1.79km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 15852 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  45. 1.810km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 15852 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  46. 1.710km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 15852 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  47. 2.311km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 15852 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  48. 1.610km W of Calipatria, CA · 15852 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  49. 1.911km W of Calipatria, CA · 15852 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  50. 1.910km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 15852 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  51. 2.09km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 15852 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  52. 2.611km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 15852 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  53. 1.511km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 15852 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  54. 2.010km W of Calipatria, CA · 15852 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  55. 2.311km W of Calipatria, CA · 15852 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  56. 2.111km W of Calipatria, CA · 15852 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  57. 2.812km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 15852 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  58. 1.510km W of Calipatria, CA · 15852 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  59. 1.78km W of Calipatria, CA · 15852 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  60. 1.510km W of Calipatria, CA · 15852 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away

The first 60 of 189.

Before

  1. 1.61km SSE of San Jacinto, CA · 15858 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 1.94km SW of Salton City, CA · 15858 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 2.58km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15859 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 2.111km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15859 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.012km NNE of Yucaipa, CA · 15859 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.711km NNE of Yucaipa, CA · 15859 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.610km W of Anza, CA · 15859 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 1.64km WNW of Banning, CA · 15859 days ago · 16 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 2.56km ESE of Yucaipa, CA · 15860 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.912km WNW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15860 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 2.314km SE of Anza, CA · 15860 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 1.58km NW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15860 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 2.08km NW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15860 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 1.64km NNW of Cabazon, CA · 15860 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 2.45km SE of Yucca Valley, CA · 15861 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 3.311km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15862 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 1.710km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15862 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 1.915km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 15863 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 1.924km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 15863 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 3.011km NW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15864 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci1106563. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:50 PM UTC.