M1.6 earthquake 14km S of Anza, CA
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 14km S of Anza, CA on Fri, Nov 4, 1983, 2:59 AM PST (10:59 UTC), 13 km (8 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
- 1.6 (Mc), micro
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-11-04 10:59:55 UTC
- Depth
- 12.5 km (7.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 33.431° N, 116.688° 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.
- Location uncertainty
- About 0.6 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 101°
- Stations used
- 9
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 194 in the 60 days after this one and 179 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.79km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 15674 days ago · 16 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.713km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15674 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.713km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15674 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.513km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15674 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.513km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15674 days ago · 14 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.410km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 15674 days ago · 17 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.86km NE of Banning, CA · 15674 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.911km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15673 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.510km NE of Cabazon, CA · 15673 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.15km S of Redlands, CA · 15673 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.86km S of Redlands, CA · 15673 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.75km S of Redlands, CA · 15673 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.66km S of Redlands, CA · 15673 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.526km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15673 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.89km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15672 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.82km SSE of Muscoy, CA · 15672 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.71km SSE of Muscoy, CA · 15672 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.63km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15672 days ago · 17 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.712km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15671 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.810km W of Anza, CA · 15671 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.43km ESE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15671 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.52km NE of Colton, CA · 15671 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.69km S of Bombay Beach, CA · 15671 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.78km ENE of Nuevo, CA · 15671 days ago · 16 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.610km NE of Coachella, CA · 15671 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.210km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15670 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.820km ESE of Anza, CA · 15670 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.64km ESE of Loma Linda, CA · 15670 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.114km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15670 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.926km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15669 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.04km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 15669 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.97km NNE of Green Acres, CA · 15669 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.52km ENE of Muscoy, CA · 15669 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.04km ESE of Loma Linda, CA · 15669 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.64km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 15669 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.56km WSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15669 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.79km NNE of Pala, CA · 15669 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.56km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15669 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.86km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15669 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.86km WSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15669 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.73km WNW of Big Bear City, CA · 15668 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.22km ENE of Colton, CA · 15668 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.07km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15668 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.711km W of Anza, CA · 15668 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.93km ESE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15668 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.73km ENE of Loma Linda, CA · 15667 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.62km SSE of Muscoy, CA · 15667 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.424km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15667 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.224km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15667 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.824km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15667 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.724km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15667 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.310km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15667 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.226km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15667 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.111km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15667 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.22km NE of Laguna Niguel, CA · 15667 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.13km WSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15667 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.71km ENE of Laguna Niguel, CA · 15666 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.019km ESE of Anza, CA · 15666 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.65km S of Salton City, CA · 15665 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.78km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15665 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
The first 60 of 194.
Before
- 2.118km ESE of Julian, CA · 15675 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.818km ESE of Julian, CA · 15675 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.919km ESE of Anza, CA · 15675 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.82km SSW of San Bernardino, CA · 15675 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.74km NNW of San Jacinto, CA · 15675 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.517km W of Camp Pendleton South, CA · 15675 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.832km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15675 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.233km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15675 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.923km ESE of Anza, CA · 15676 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.65km SSW of Calimesa, CA · 15676 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.916km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15677 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.110km NE of Aguanga, CA · 15677 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.61km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 15677 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.87km NNE of Anza, CA · 15677 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.910km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15678 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.030km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15678 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.730km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15678 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.83km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15678 days ago · 16 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.920km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15679 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.913km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15679 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci23988. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:43 PM UTC.