California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 10km WSW of Anza, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 10km WSW of Anza, CA on Wed, Aug 7, 1985, 3:17 PM PDT (22:17 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.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1985-08-07 22:17:32 UTC
Depth
3.9 km (2.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.530° N, 116.781° 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.

Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
51°
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 170 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.910km W of Anza, CA · 15032 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.68km E of Big Bear City, CA · 15032 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 2.112km NNE of Trabuco Canyon, CA · 15032 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.616km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15032 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 1.818km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15032 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 1.69km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15032 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 1.820km ESE of Julian, CA · 15032 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 1.616km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 15032 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 2.022km ESE of Julian, CA · 15032 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 2.215km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 15031 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 1.717km E of Julian, CA · 15031 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 1.921km ESE of Julian, CA · 15031 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 1.98km SE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 15031 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 1.912km WSW of Salton City, CA · 15031 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 1.810km SW of Salton City, CA · 15031 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 1.824km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15031 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 1.824km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15031 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 2.313km ESE of Julian, CA · 15030 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 2.35km WSW of Anza, CA · 15030 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 2.07km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15030 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  21. 1.619km ESE of Julian, CA · 15030 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  22. 1.521km E of Julian, CA · 15029 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  23. 2.110km NE of Cabazon, CA · 15029 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
  24. 1.815km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15029 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  25. 2.021km ESE of Julian, CA · 15029 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 1.89km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15029 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  27. 1.821km ESE of Julian, CA · 15029 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  28. 1.620km ESE of Julian, CA · 15029 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  29. 1.89km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15029 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  30. 1.920km ESE of Julian, CA · 15029 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  31. 1.66km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15029 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  32. 1.821km ESE of Julian, CA · 15028 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  33. 1.610km W of Anza, CA · 15028 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 2.412km NE of Indio, CA · 15028 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  35. 2.311km ESE of Cabazon, CA · 15028 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
  36. 2.03km SE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 15027 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  37. 2.121km ESE of Julian, CA · 15027 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  38. 1.921km ESE of Julian, CA · 15027 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  39. 1.616km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15027 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  40. 1.511km W of Anza, CA · 15027 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  41. 1.67km NNE of Beaumont, CA · 15027 days ago · 17 km deep · 54 km away
  42. 2.07km W of Anza, CA · 15026 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  43. 1.63km SSE of San Bernardino, CA · 15026 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  44. 1.711km ENE of Joshua Tree, CA · 15025 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  45. 1.721km E of Julian, CA · 15025 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  46. 2.46km SSW of Salton City, CA · 15025 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  47. 2.111km NNE of Yucaipa, CA · 15025 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  48. 1.911km NNE of Yucaipa, CA · 15025 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  49. 1.521km ESE of Anza, CA · 15025 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
  50. 1.513km WNW of Anza, CA · 15025 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  51. 1.913km WNW of Anza, CA · 15025 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  52. 1.68km SSE of Palomar Observatory, CA · 15024 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
  53. 2.010km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15024 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
  54. 1.82km E of Colton, CA · 15024 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  55. 1.74km SSE of Idyllwild, CA · 15024 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
  56. 2.217km SSW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15024 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  57. 1.911km WSW of Anza, CA · 15024 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  58. 1.913km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 15023 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  59. 1.69km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15023 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  60. 1.618km ESE of Anza, CA · 15023 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away

The first 60 of 182.

Before

  1. 2.217km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 15032 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.821km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15032 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 2.124km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 15032 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.811km W of Anza, CA · 15032 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.611km W of Anza, CA · 15033 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 2.04km SSE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 15033 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 1.88km SE of Winchester, CA · 15033 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 1.611km NE of Aguanga, CA · 15033 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.817km ESE of Julian, CA · 15034 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 2.011km NNE of Morongo Valley, CA · 15034 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 1.615km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 15034 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 1.810km WSW of Anza, CA · 15034 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 1.721km ESE of Julian, CA · 15034 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 1.513km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15034 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 1.612km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15035 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 3.18km NE of Banning, CA · 15035 days ago · 18 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 1.93km N of Beaumont, CA · 15035 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 2.010km WSW of Anza, CA · 15036 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 1.79km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15036 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 2.611km NE of Cabazon, CA · 15036 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci108916. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:30 AM UTC.