California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 17km E of Anza, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 17km E of Anza, CA on Sun, Dec 1, 1985, 7:07 AM PST (15:07 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 8km E of Cabazon, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1985-12-01 15:07:28 UTC
Depth
16.1 km (10.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.528° N, 116.494° 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
71°
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: 186 in the 60 days after this one and 182 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.012km NNE of Idyllwild, CA · 14915 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 1.68km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 14915 days ago · 16 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 1.517km ESE of Anza, CA · 14915 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.812km ENE of Julian, CA · 14915 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 1.68km SW of Salton City, CA · 14915 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 2.67km ESE of Running Springs, CA · 14915 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 2.23km SW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14915 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 1.75km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 14915 days ago · 16 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 1.67km ESE of Valle Vista, CA · 14915 days ago · 17 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 1.94km SSE of Redlands, CA · 14914 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.93km NNW of Mentone, CA · 14914 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 2.13km NNW of Mentone, CA · 14914 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 1.83km NNW of Mentone, CA · 14914 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 1.93km NNW of Mentone, CA · 14914 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 1.73km N of Mentone, CA · 14914 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.624km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 14914 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 1.57km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 14913 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 1.94km S of Mentone, CA · 14913 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 1.86km NNW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14913 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 2.710km E of Anza, CA · 14913 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
  21. 1.610km SE of Cabazon, CA · 14913 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
  22. 1.620km NNE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14913 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 1.513km NE of Julian, CA · 14913 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  24. 1.75km S of Mentone, CA · 14912 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  25. 1.65km SE of Redlands, CA · 14912 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  26. 1.66km S of Mentone, CA · 14912 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  27. 1.722km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 14912 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  28. 1.66km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 14912 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  29. 1.88km NE of Nuevo, CA · 14912 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away
  30. 2.413km E of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14912 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  31. 2.013km SSE of Anza, CA · 14912 days ago · 14 km deep · 16 km away
  32. 2.413km SSE of Anza, CA · 14912 days ago · 13 km deep · 16 km away
  33. 1.717km ESE of Julian, CA · 14912 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  34. 1.82km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 14912 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  35. 1.69km NNW of Banning, CA · 14912 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  36. 2.32km SW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 14911 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  37. 1.628km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 14911 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  38. 2.08km SW of Salton City, CA · 14911 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  39. 1.64km SE of Redlands, CA · 14911 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  40. 1.84km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 14911 days ago · 18 km deep · 30 km away
  41. 1.95km SE of Redlands, CA · 14911 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  42. 1.68km NNE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 14911 days ago · 17 km deep · 33 km away
  43. 1.51km NNE of Loma Linda, CA · 14911 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  44. 1.510km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14911 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  45. 1.78km SW of Salton City, CA · 14911 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  46. 1.922km E of Julian, CA · 14910 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  47. 1.66km SSW of Banning, CA · 14910 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  48. 2.17km NW of San Jacinto, CA · 14910 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
  49. 1.512km SSE of Anza, CA · 14910 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away
  50. 1.66km NW of San Jacinto, CA · 14910 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  51. 1.520km ESE of Anza, CA · 14910 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  52. 1.79km S of Idyllwild, CA · 14909 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
  53. 2.19km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 14909 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  54. 2.117km ESE of Julian, CA · 14909 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  55. 1.721km ESE of Anza, CA · 14909 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  56. 1.612km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 14909 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  57. 1.722km E of Julian, CA · 14909 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  58. 2.010km ENE of Indio, CA · 14909 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  59. 2.210km ENE of Indio, CA · 14909 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  60. 1.92km NNW of Colton, CA · 14908 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away

The first 60 of 186.

Before

  1. 1.511km NE of Cabazon, CA · 14915 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 1.66km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 14916 days ago · 19 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 2.34km N of Aguanga, CA · 14916 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 1.94km SW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 14916 days ago · 16 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 1.624km ESE of Anza, CA · 14916 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 2.04km N of Moreno Valley, CA · 14916 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.913km NE of Julian, CA · 14917 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 1.89km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 14917 days ago · 17 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 1.76km SSE of Cabazon, CA · 14917 days ago · 16 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 2.15km SW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14917 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 2.66km WNW of Lake Elsinore, CA · 14917 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 2.65km SSW of Salton City, CA · 14918 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 2.02km N of Colton, CA · 14918 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.67km E of Cabazon, CA · 14918 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 1.64km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 14918 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 1.614km WNW of Anza, CA · 14918 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 2.916km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14919 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 2.411km WSW of Anza, CA · 14919 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 1.79km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 14919 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 1.716km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 14919 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci124844. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:28 PM UTC.