California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 13km SE of Anza, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 13km SE of Anza, CA on Tue, Aug 27, 1985, 5:11 PM PDT (00:11 UTC), 9 km (5 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
1.5 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1985-08-28 00:11:49 UTC
Depth
8.5 km (5.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.488° N, 116.559° 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
87°
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 183 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.110km WSW of Camp Pendleton South, CA · 15013 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.86km NE of Cabazon, CA · 15013 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 2.28km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15013 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 2.420km ENE of Coachella, CA · 15013 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 2.02km SSW of Lake Henshaw, CA · 15013 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 1.97km SSW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15012 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.611km NE of Aguanga, CA · 15012 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 1.76km NE of Anza, CA · 15012 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 3.97km NNE of Big Bear City, CA · 15012 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.73km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 15012 days ago · 16 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 2.02km WSW of San Jacinto, CA · 15012 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 1.89km NNE of Big Bear City, CA · 15012 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.812km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15012 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 2.48km NNE of Big Bear City, CA · 15012 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 2.08km NNE of Big Bear City, CA · 15012 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 1.511km WSW of Anza, CA · 15012 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 2.311km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15012 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 1.810km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15012 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 1.610km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15012 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 2.38km NNE of Big Bear City, CA · 15012 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 2.023km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15011 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 2.66km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 15011 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
  23. 2.43km E of Valle Vista, CA · 15011 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
  24. 2.06km ESE of Valle Vista, CA · 15011 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
  25. 1.86km ESE of Valle Vista, CA · 15011 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
  26. 1.714km ESE of Anza, CA · 15011 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 2.011km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15011 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  28. 1.710km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15011 days ago · 16 km deep · 23 km away
  29. 2.16km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15011 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
  30. 1.616km SW of Oasis, CA · 15010 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  31. 2.12km SSW of Lake Henshaw, CA · 15010 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  32. 1.76km SSW of Redlands, CA · 15010 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  33. 2.58km W of Calimesa, CA · 15010 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  34. 1.89km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 15010 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  35. 1.99km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 15010 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  36. 1.97km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15010 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  37. 1.810km NNE of Big Bear City, CA · 15010 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  38. 1.89km NNE of Big Bear City, CA · 15010 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  39. 2.29km NNE of Big Bear City, CA · 15009 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  40. 2.47km NNE of Big Bear City, CA · 15009 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  41. 1.96km N of Cabazon, CA · 15009 days ago · 20 km deep · 58 km away
  42. 2.113km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15009 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  43. 2.011km NW of Anza, CA · 15009 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
  44. 2.112km N of Thousand Palms, CA · 15009 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  45. 1.811km NE of Thousand Palms, CA · 15009 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  46. 1.65km WSW of Anza, CA · 15009 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  47. 1.91km NNW of Loma Linda, CA · 15009 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  48. 1.624km NE of Thermal, CA · 15009 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  49. 1.810km N of Anza, CA · 15009 days ago · 14 km deep · 20 km away
  50. 1.617km ESE of Julian, CA · 15008 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  51. 1.812km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 15008 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  52. 1.79km ESE of Valle Vista, CA · 15008 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
  53. 1.722km ESE of Julian, CA · 15008 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  54. 2.410km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15008 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away
  55. 1.810km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15008 days ago · 14 km deep · 24 km away
  56. 1.612km SW of Bombay Beach, CA · 15007 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  57. 1.917km S of Big Bear City, CA · 15007 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  58. 1.610km SW of Salton City, CA · 15007 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  59. 1.810km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 15007 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  60. 2.15km N of Moreno Valley, CA · 15007 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away

The first 60 of 182.

Before

  1. 1.82km SSW of Lake Henshaw, CA · 15013 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 1.61km E of Loma Linda, CA · 15014 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.710km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15014 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.87km WSW of Carlsbad, CA · 15014 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.621km E of Julian, CA · 15014 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 1.720km ESE of Anza, CA · 15014 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 1.612km W of Niland, CA · 15014 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.612km NNE of Idyllwild, CA · 15014 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 2.24km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15015 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.89km ENE of Joshua Tree, CA · 15015 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.611km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15016 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 1.911km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15016 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 2.110km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15016 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 1.68km NE of Cabazon, CA · 15016 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 1.919km NNW of Ocotillo, CA · 15016 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 1.57km NNW of Garnet, CA · 15016 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 1.617km ESE of Anza, CA · 15016 days ago · 14 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 1.75km N of Anza, CA · 15017 days ago · 17 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 1.718km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15017 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 2.321km SW of Westmorland, CA · 15017 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci112927. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:15 AM UTC.