California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 15km SE of Anza, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 15km SE of Anza, CA on Sat, Jan 1, 1983, 5:02 PM PST (01:02 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 9km NNE of Pine Valley, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-01-02 01:02:24 UTC
Depth
8.2 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.456° N, 116.567° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
61°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 193 in the 60 days after this one and 129 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.69km N of Banning, CA · 15978 days ago · 16 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 2.16km S of Redlands, CA · 15977 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.57km W of Anza, CA · 15977 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 1.523km NE of Thermal, CA · 15977 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.715km SE of Anza, CA · 15977 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.53km S of Ocotillo, CA · 15977 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.524km NE of Thermal, CA · 15977 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 2.123km NE of Thermal, CA · 15977 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 1.723km NE of Thermal, CA · 15977 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 1.923km NE of Thermal, CA · 15977 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 1.923km NE of Thermal, CA · 15977 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 2.123km NE of Thermal, CA · 15977 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 3.123km NE of Thermal, CA · 15977 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 2.723km NE of Thermal, CA · 15977 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 2.323km NE of Thermal, CA · 15977 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 1.623km NE of Thermal, CA · 15977 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 2.123km NE of Thermal, CA · 15977 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 2.223km NE of Thermal, CA · 15977 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 1.722km NE of Thermal, CA · 15977 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 1.620km NE of Thermal, CA · 15977 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 1.523km NE of Thermal, CA · 15977 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 2.123km NE of Thermal, CA · 15977 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  23. 1.622km NE of Thermal, CA · 15977 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  24. 2.923km NE of Thermal, CA · 15977 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  25. 1.522km NE of Thermal, CA · 15977 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 2.723km NE of Thermal, CA · 15977 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  27. 2.823km NE of Thermal, CA · 15977 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  28. 2.223km NE of Thermal, CA · 15977 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
  29. 1.923km NE of Thermal, CA · 15977 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  30. 2.022km NE of Thermal, CA · 15977 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  31. 1.923km NE of Thermal, CA · 15977 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  32. 1.86km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15976 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  33. 1.523km NE of Thermal, CA · 15976 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  34. 1.513km WSW of Niland, CA · 15976 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  35. 1.623km NE of Thermal, CA · 15976 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  36. 1.923km NE of Thermal, CA · 15976 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  37. 2.523km NE of Thermal, CA · 15976 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  38. 1.516km SSE of Salton City, CA · 15976 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  39. 1.95km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 15976 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  40. 2.09km WSW of Beaumont, CA · 15976 days ago · 16 km deep · 67 km away
  41. 1.523km NE of Thermal, CA · 15976 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  42. 1.623km NE of Thermal, CA · 15976 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  43. 1.623km NE of Thermal, CA · 15975 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  44. 2.123km NE of Thermal, CA · 15975 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  45. 1.78km W of Palomar Observatory, CA · 15975 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  46. 1.619km S of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15975 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  47. 1.712km SE of Anza, CA · 15975 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  48. 1.523km NE of Thermal, CA · 15975 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  49. 3.023km NE of Thermal, CA · 15975 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  50. 3.323km NE of Thermal, CA · 15975 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  51. 1.923km NE of Thermal, CA · 15975 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
  52. 1.523km NE of Thermal, CA · 15975 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  53. 2.823km NE of Thermal, CA · 15975 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  54. 1.57km S of Salton City, CA · 15975 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  55. 1.522km NE of Thermal, CA · 15975 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  56. 1.77km W of Anza, CA · 15975 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  57. 1.724km NE of Thermal, CA · 15975 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  58. 2.114km SE of Anza, CA · 15975 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  59. 2.023km NE of Thermal, CA · 15974 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  60. 1.512km E of North Shore, CA · 15974 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away

The first 60 of 193.

Before

  1. 1.56km SSW of Salton City, CA · 15978 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 1.910km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 15978 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 1.723km NE of Thermal, CA · 15978 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.98km SW of Salton City, CA · 15978 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 2.223km NE of Thermal, CA · 15978 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 2.012km SE of Anza, CA · 15979 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.823km NE of Thermal, CA · 15979 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 2.023km NE of Thermal, CA · 15979 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 1.522km NE of Thermal, CA · 15979 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 1.822km NE of Thermal, CA · 15979 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 1.914km SE of Anza, CA · 15979 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.612km N of Banning, CA · 15979 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 1.815km SE of Anza, CA · 15980 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.74km SSE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 15980 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 1.610km NE of Nuevo, CA · 15981 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 2.55km NNW of San Jacinto, CA · 15981 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 1.86km SW of Salton City, CA · 15981 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 2.410km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 15982 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.916km SE of Anza, CA · 15982 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.86km W of Anza, CA · 15982 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci501039. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:48 PM UTC.