California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 5km WSW of Anza, CA

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 5km WSW of Anza, CA on Fri, Aug 9, 1985, 3:53 PM PDT (22:53 UTC), 2 km (1 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
2.3 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-08-09 22:53:11 UTC
Depth
2.0 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.539° N, 116.726° 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
100°
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: 181 in the 60 days after this one and 174 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.77km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15025 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 2.07km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15025 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 1.619km ESE of Julian, CA · 15025 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.521km E of Julian, CA · 15024 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 2.110km NE of Cabazon, CA · 15024 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 1.815km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15024 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 2.021km ESE of Julian, CA · 15024 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 1.89km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15024 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 1.821km ESE of Julian, CA · 15024 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 1.620km ESE of Julian, CA · 15024 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 1.89km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15024 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 1.920km ESE of Julian, CA · 15024 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 1.66km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15024 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 1.821km ESE of Julian, CA · 15024 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 1.610km W of Anza, CA · 15024 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 2.412km NE of Indio, CA · 15024 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 2.311km ESE of Cabazon, CA · 15023 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 2.03km SE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 15023 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 2.121km ESE of Julian, CA · 15022 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 1.921km ESE of Julian, CA · 15022 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 1.616km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15022 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  22. 1.511km W of Anza, CA · 15022 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  23. 1.67km NNE of Beaumont, CA · 15022 days ago · 17 km deep · 54 km away
  24. 2.07km W of Anza, CA · 15021 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  25. 1.63km SSE of San Bernardino, CA · 15021 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  26. 1.711km ENE of Joshua Tree, CA · 15020 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  27. 1.721km E of Julian, CA · 15020 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  28. 2.46km SSW of Salton City, CA · 15020 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  29. 2.111km NNE of Yucaipa, CA · 15020 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  30. 1.911km NNE of Yucaipa, CA · 15020 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  31. 1.521km ESE of Anza, CA · 15020 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  32. 1.513km WNW of Anza, CA · 15020 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  33. 1.913km WNW of Anza, CA · 15020 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  34. 1.68km SSE of Palomar Observatory, CA · 15020 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
  35. 2.010km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15019 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
  36. 1.82km E of Colton, CA · 15019 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  37. 1.74km SSE of Idyllwild, CA · 15019 days ago · 15 km deep · 18 km away
  38. 2.217km SSW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15019 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  39. 1.911km WSW of Anza, CA · 15019 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  40. 1.913km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 15019 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  41. 1.69km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15018 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
  42. 1.618km ESE of Anza, CA · 15018 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away
  43. 1.68km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15018 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
  44. 2.57km NNE of Moreno Valley, CA · 15018 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
  45. 2.312km W of Anza, CA · 15017 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  46. 1.69km NNE of San Jacinto, CA · 15017 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
  47. 1.89km NW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15017 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  48. 2.33km SSW of San Bernardino, CA · 15017 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  49. 1.718km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15017 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  50. 2.015km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15017 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  51. 1.83km NNW of Cabazon, CA · 15016 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
  52. 1.610km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15016 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
  53. 1.516km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15016 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  54. 1.612km W of Anza, CA · 15016 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  55. 2.54km NNE of Fontana, CA · 15016 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  56. 1.522km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15016 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  57. 2.422km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15016 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away
  58. 2.721km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15016 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
  59. 1.522km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15016 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  60. 1.67km WNW of Garnet, CA · 15015 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away

The first 60 of 181.

Before

  1. 2.313km ESE of Julian, CA · 15026 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 1.824km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15026 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.824km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15026 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 1.810km SW of Salton City, CA · 15026 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.912km WSW of Salton City, CA · 15026 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 1.98km SE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 15026 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 1.921km ESE of Julian, CA · 15026 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 1.717km E of Julian, CA · 15026 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 2.215km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 15026 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 2.022km ESE of Julian, CA · 15027 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 1.616km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 15027 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 1.820km ESE of Julian, CA · 15027 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 1.69km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15027 days ago · 13 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 1.818km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15027 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 1.616km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15027 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 2.112km NNE of Trabuco Canyon, CA · 15027 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 1.68km E of Big Bear City, CA · 15027 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 1.910km W of Anza, CA · 15027 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 2.010km WSW of Anza, CA · 15027 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 2.217km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 15028 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci109239. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:43 AM UTC.