M1.7 earthquake 19km ESE of Anza, CA
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 19km ESE of Anza, CA on Sat, Oct 29, 1983, 12:36 PM PDT (19:36 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.8 24km WSW of Westmorland, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (Mc), micro
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-10-29 19:36:47 UTC
- Depth
- 14.5 km (9.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 33.517° N, 116.476° W
- Region
- California
- 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
- 0°
- 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: 181 in the 60 days after this one and 169 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.013km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 15680 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.713km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 15680 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.612km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 15680 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.814km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 15680 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.410km W of Anza, CA · 15680 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.512km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 15680 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.03km SE of Big Bear City, CA · 15679 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.131km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15679 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.531km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15679 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.731km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15679 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.012km SE of Anza, CA · 15679 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.63km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15679 days ago · 16 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.930km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15679 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.86km NW of San Jacinto, CA · 15679 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.913km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15679 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.920km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15679 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.83km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15678 days ago · 16 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.730km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15678 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.030km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15678 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.910km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15677 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.87km NNE of Anza, CA · 15677 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.61km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 15677 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.110km NE of Aguanga, CA · 15677 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.916km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15677 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.68km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15676 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.65km SSW of Calimesa, CA · 15676 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.923km ESE of Anza, CA · 15675 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.233km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15675 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.832km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15675 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.74km NNW of San Jacinto, CA · 15675 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.919km ESE of Anza, CA · 15675 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.818km ESE of Julian, CA · 15674 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.118km ESE of Julian, CA · 15674 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.614km S of Anza, CA · 15674 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.79km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 15674 days ago · 16 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.713km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15674 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.713km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15674 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.513km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15674 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.513km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15674 days ago · 14 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.410km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 15674 days ago · 17 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.86km NE of Banning, CA · 15673 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.911km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15673 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.510km NE of Cabazon, CA · 15673 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.15km S of Redlands, CA · 15672 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.86km S of Redlands, CA · 15672 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.75km S of Redlands, CA · 15672 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.66km S of Redlands, CA · 15672 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.526km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15672 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.89km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15672 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.63km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15671 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.712km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15671 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.810km W of Anza, CA · 15671 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.43km ESE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15671 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.52km NE of Colton, CA · 15671 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.69km S of Bombay Beach, CA · 15671 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.78km ENE of Nuevo, CA · 15670 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.610km NE of Coachella, CA · 15670 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.210km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15670 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.820km ESE of Anza, CA · 15670 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.64km ESE of Loma Linda, CA · 15670 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
The first 60 of 181.
Before
- 2.46km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15680 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.021km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15680 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.420km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15680 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.86km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15680 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.712km SE of Anza, CA · 15680 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.36km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15680 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
- 3.47km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15680 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.00km ESE of Loma Linda, CA · 15680 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.911km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15681 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.59km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15681 days ago · 14 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.66km ESE of Morongo Valley, CA · 15681 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.84km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15681 days ago · 16 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.635km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15681 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.016km WSW of Oasis, CA · 15682 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.514km SE of Anza, CA · 15682 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.917km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15682 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.716km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15682 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.55km SSE of Salton City, CA · 15682 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.66km S of Salton City, CA · 15683 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.111km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15683 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
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