M1.8 earthquake 11km W of Anza, CA
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 11km W of Anza, CA on Wed, Aug 7, 1985, 1:57 PM PDT (20:57 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 3km SSE of Loma Linda, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.8 (Mc), micro
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-08-07 20:57:41 UTC
- Depth
- 3.6 km (2.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 33.555° N, 116.793° 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
- 124°
- 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: 182 in the 60 days after this one and 177 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.124km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 15033 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.821km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15033 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.010km WSW of Anza, CA · 15033 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.910km W of Anza, CA · 15033 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.68km E of Big Bear City, CA · 15033 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.112km NNE of Trabuco Canyon, CA · 15033 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.616km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15033 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.818km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15033 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.69km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15033 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.820km ESE of Julian, CA · 15033 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.616km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 15033 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.022km ESE of Julian, CA · 15032 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.215km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 15032 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.717km E of Julian, CA · 15032 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.921km ESE of Julian, CA · 15032 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.98km SE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 15032 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.912km WSW of Salton City, CA · 15032 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.810km SW of Salton City, CA · 15032 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.824km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15031 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.824km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15031 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.313km ESE of Julian, CA · 15031 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.35km WSW of Anza, CA · 15031 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.07km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15031 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.619km ESE of Julian, CA · 15030 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.521km E of Julian, CA · 15030 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.110km NE of Cabazon, CA · 15030 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.815km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15030 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.021km ESE of Julian, CA · 15030 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.89km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15030 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.821km ESE of Julian, CA · 15030 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.620km ESE of Julian, CA · 15030 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.89km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15030 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.920km ESE of Julian, CA · 15030 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.66km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15030 days ago · 13 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.821km ESE of Julian, CA · 15029 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.610km W of Anza, CA · 15029 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.412km NE of Indio, CA · 15029 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.311km ESE of Cabazon, CA · 15028 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.03km SE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 15028 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.121km ESE of Julian, CA · 15028 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.921km ESE of Julian, CA · 15028 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.616km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15028 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.511km W of Anza, CA · 15028 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.67km NNE of Beaumont, CA · 15028 days ago · 17 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.07km W of Anza, CA · 15027 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.63km SSE of San Bernardino, CA · 15027 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.711km ENE of Joshua Tree, CA · 15026 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.721km E of Julian, CA · 15026 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.46km SSW of Salton City, CA · 15026 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.111km NNE of Yucaipa, CA · 15026 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.911km NNE of Yucaipa, CA · 15026 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.521km ESE of Anza, CA · 15026 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.513km WNW of Anza, CA · 15026 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.913km WNW of Anza, CA · 15026 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.68km SSE of Palomar Observatory, CA · 15025 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.010km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15025 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.82km E of Colton, CA · 15025 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.74km SSE of Idyllwild, CA · 15025 days ago · 15 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.217km SSW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15024 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.911km WSW of Anza, CA · 15024 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
The first 60 of 182.
Before
- 1.611km W of Anza, CA · 15034 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
- 2.04km SSE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 15034 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.88km SE of Winchester, CA · 15034 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.611km NE of Aguanga, CA · 15034 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.817km ESE of Julian, CA · 15035 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.011km NNE of Morongo Valley, CA · 15035 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.615km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 15035 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.810km WSW of Anza, CA · 15035 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.721km ESE of Julian, CA · 15035 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.513km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15035 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.612km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15035 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
- 3.18km NE of Banning, CA · 15035 days ago · 18 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.93km N of Beaumont, CA · 15036 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.010km WSW of Anza, CA · 15037 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.79km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15037 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.611km NE of Cabazon, CA · 15037 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.822km ESE of Julian, CA · 15037 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.611km NNW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15037 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.77km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15037 days ago · 14 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.21km N of Loma Linda, CA · 15037 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci108885. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:50 AM UTC.