California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 21km ESE of Anza, CA

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 21km ESE of Anza, CA on Mon, Jan 16, 1984, 4:16 AM PST (12:16 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-01-16 12:16:48 UTC
Depth
9.5 km (5.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.466° N, 116.478° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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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: 193 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.514km S of Salton City, CA · 15555 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 1.50km NNW of Aguanga, CA · 15555 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 2.18km WNW of Lake Elsinore, CA · 15554 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.59km NNE of Banning, CA · 15554 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.65km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15554 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 2.010km SW of Salton City, CA · 15554 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 1.98km SW of Beaumont, CA · 15554 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 2.011km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15554 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 2.025km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15553 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 1.714km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15553 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 2.36km N of Bombay Beach, CA · 15553 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 1.97km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15553 days ago · 16 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 2.27km S of Redlands, CA · 15553 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 1.816km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15553 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 1.64km WNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15553 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 2.325km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 15552 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 2.325km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 15552 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 1.710km W of Anza, CA · 15552 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 3.720km NNE of Indio, CA · 15552 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 2.222km NNE of Indio, CA · 15552 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  21. 2.120km NNE of Indio, CA · 15552 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 2.15km NW of San Jacinto, CA · 15552 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  23. 2.211km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15552 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  24. 2.122km ESE of Anza, CA · 15552 days ago · 16 km deep · 4 km away
  25. 1.910km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15551 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  26. 2.019km NNE of Indio, CA · 15551 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  27. 2.26km SSW of Salton City, CA · 15551 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  28. 2.020km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15551 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  29. 2.619km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15551 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  30. 2.22km W of Borrego Springs, CA · 15551 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  31. 1.725km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 15551 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 1.98km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15551 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  33. 1.97km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15551 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  34. 2.412km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15551 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  35. 1.74km ENE of Mead Valley, CA · 15551 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  36. 2.120km NNE of Indio, CA · 15551 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  37. 1.825km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 15551 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  38. 2.22km WNW of Cabazon, CA · 15551 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  39. 2.48km NNE of Julian, CA · 15550 days ago · 16 km deep · 37 km away
  40. 2.114km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 15550 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  41. 2.11km SSE of Cabazon, CA · 15550 days ago · 17 km deep · 57 km away
  42. 2.24km SSE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 15550 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  43. 2.37km NNW of Cabazon, CA · 15550 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  44. 1.913km NW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15550 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  45. 2.010km NE of Yucaipa, CA · 15550 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  46. 1.822km ESE of Anza, CA · 15550 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  47. 2.34km SSE of Yucca Valley, CA · 15550 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  48. 2.014km SE of Anza, CA · 15550 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  49. 2.310km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15550 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  50. 2.02km W of Borrego Springs, CA · 15550 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  51. 2.325km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 15550 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  52. 2.727km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15549 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  53. 2.216km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15549 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  54. 2.226km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15548 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  55. 2.54km N of Cabazon, CA · 15548 days ago · 19 km deep · 62 km away
  56. 2.021km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15548 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  57. 1.51km SW of Garnet, CA · 15548 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  58. 1.710km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15548 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  59. 1.94km SSE of Idyllwild, CA · 15548 days ago · 18 km deep · 34 km away
  60. 1.88km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15548 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away

The first 60 of 193.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci29421. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:27 PM UTC.