M2.3 earthquake 21km ESE of Anza, CA
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 21km ESE of Anza, CA on Tue, Mar 27, 1984, 6:06 PM PST (02:06 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 17km S of Borrego Springs, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.3 (Mc), micro
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1984-03-28 02:06:32 UTC
- Depth
- 13.8 km (8.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 33.474° N, 116.472° 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: 190 in the 60 days after this one and 191 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.03km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15529 days ago · 17 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.020km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15529 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.89km NE of Aguanga, CA · 15529 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.06km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15529 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.65km N of Moreno Valley, CA · 15529 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.010km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15529 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.94km SW of Salton City, CA · 15529 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.921km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 15528 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.05km SSE of Idyllwild, CA · 15528 days ago · 16 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.25km E of Temecula, CA · 15528 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.04km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15528 days ago · 17 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.01km NW of Loma Linda, CA · 15528 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.60km E of Loma Linda, CA · 15528 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.617km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 15528 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.99km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 15528 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.63km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15528 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.817km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 15528 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.60km WNW of Loma Linda, CA · 15528 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.54km SSE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 15528 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.618km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 15528 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.54km NNW of Cabazon, CA · 15528 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.19km NE of Aguanga, CA · 15528 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.44km SSE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 15528 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.23km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15528 days ago · 16 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.410km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15527 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.310km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15527 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.811km WNW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15527 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.81km SE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 15527 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.916km NE of Thousand Palms, CA · 15527 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.021km ESE of Anza, CA · 15527 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.822km ESE of Anza, CA · 15527 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.326km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15527 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.212km E of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15526 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.918km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15526 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.811km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15526 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.811km WNW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15526 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.011km WSW of Anza, CA · 15526 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.122km ESE of Anza, CA · 15526 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.315km SSE of Valle Vista, CA · 15526 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.73km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15526 days ago · 17 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.627km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 15526 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.428km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 15526 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.327km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 15526 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.917km S of Borrego Springs, CA · 15525 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.04km NNE of Big Bear City, CA · 15525 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.926km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 15525 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.910km NNE of Joshua Tree, CA · 15525 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.18km NE of Aguanga, CA · 15524 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.916km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15524 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.716km S of Borrego Springs, CA · 15524 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.19km NNE of Julian, CA · 15524 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.926km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 15524 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.116km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15524 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.920km NNE of Indio, CA · 15524 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.76km NNE of Big Bear City, CA · 15524 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.65km NNE of Anza, CA · 15524 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.64km WNW of Garnet, CA · 15523 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.810km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15523 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.628km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 15523 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.628km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 15523 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
The first 60 of 190.
Before
- 1.94km SW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 15530 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.27km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15530 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.16km SSW of Lake Henshaw, CA · 15530 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.03km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15530 days ago · 16 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.022km NE of Warner Springs, CA · 15531 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.49km NE of Aguanga, CA · 15531 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.514km SE of Anza, CA · 15531 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.05km SSE of Running Springs, CA · 15531 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.326km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15531 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.65km N of Moreno Valley, CA · 15531 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.94km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15532 days ago · 17 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.98km NE of Aguanga, CA · 15532 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.126km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15532 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.210km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15532 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.017km ESE of Julian, CA · 15532 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.07km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15532 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.67km NE of Aguanga, CA · 15533 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.76km NE of Moreno Valley, CA · 15533 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.212km SE of Anza, CA · 15533 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.019km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15533 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
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