M2.7 earthquake 15km ESE of Anza, CA
A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 15km ESE of Anza, CA on Mon, Dec 9, 1985, 4:21 PM PST (00:21 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.3 8km E of Cabazon, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.7 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-12-10 00:21:01 UTC
- Depth
- 11.9 km (7.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 33.517° N, 116.520° 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
- 40°
- 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: 177 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.112km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14865 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.324km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 14865 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.76km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 14865 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.811km ENE of Indio, CA · 14865 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.56km W of Palomar Observatory, CA · 14865 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.621km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14865 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.69km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14864 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.019km NE of Thermal, CA · 14864 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.710km NNW of Cabazon, CA · 14864 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.58km SSE of Salton City, CA · 14864 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.519km NE of Thermal, CA · 14864 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.88km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14864 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.63km SSW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14864 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.720km ESE of Anza, CA · 14864 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.410km NNE of Yucaipa, CA · 14864 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.82km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 14864 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.815km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14863 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.84km SW of Warner Springs, CA · 14863 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.812km NNE of Banning, CA · 14863 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.915km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14863 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.415km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14863 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.415km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14862 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.817km SSW of Oasis, CA · 14862 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.79km SW of Salton City, CA · 14862 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.815km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14862 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.316km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14862 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.811km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14862 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.616km SE of Anza, CA · 14862 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.63km SE of Banning, CA · 14862 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.018km NNE of Warner Springs, CA · 14861 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
- 3.38km E of Cabazon, CA · 14861 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.110km NNW of Banning, CA · 14861 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.710km S of Joshua Tree, CA · 14861 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.55km NE of Anza, CA · 14860 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.64km WNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14860 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.911km SE of Anza, CA · 14860 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.81km SSE of Anza, CA · 14860 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.63km NNW of Aguanga, CA · 14860 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.79km SW of Salton City, CA · 14860 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.58km WNW of Garnet, CA · 14860 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.523km S of Borrego Springs, CA · 14859 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.710km NNW of Anza, CA · 14859 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.617km NNE of Warner Springs, CA · 14859 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.512km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14859 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.91km SSE of Anza, CA · 14859 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.618km SE of Anza, CA · 14859 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.615km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14859 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.715km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14859 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.615km E of Big Bear City, CA · 14859 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.617km E of Anza, CA · 14858 days ago · 16 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.814km S of Salton City, CA · 14858 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.89km S of Idyllwild, CA · 14858 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.610km N of Yucaipa, CA · 14858 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.512km SSW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14858 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.08km ESE of Yucaipa, CA · 14858 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.812km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14857 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.05km WNW of Aguanga, CA · 14857 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.21km ENE of Anza, CA · 14857 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.76km WNW of Aguanga, CA · 14857 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.92km SW of Loma Linda, CA · 14857 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
The first 60 of 177.
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci133625. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:51 PM UTC.