California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 17km SE of Anza, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 17km SE of Anza, CA on Tue, Dec 10, 1985, 3:09 PM PST (23:09 UTC), 9 km (6 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
2.0 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1985-12-10 23:09:16 UTC
Depth
9.2 km (5.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.466° N, 116.528° 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
70°
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: 190 in the 60 days after this one and 189 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.56km NE of Palomar Observatory, CA · 14906 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 2.09km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 14905 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 2.08km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 14905 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 1.71km W of Lake Henshaw, CA · 14905 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 1.722km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 14905 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 1.910km S of Idyllwild, CA · 14905 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 1.916km ESE of Anza, CA · 14905 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.67km NE of Moreno Valley, CA · 14905 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 2.311km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14904 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 2.17km SW of Salton City, CA · 14904 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 2.015km WNW of Anza, CA · 14903 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 1.96km SSE of Banning, CA · 14903 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 1.85km WNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14903 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 1.615km ESE of Anza, CA · 14903 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 1.913km N of Indio, CA · 14903 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 1.911km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14902 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 1.75km NE of North Shore, CA · 14902 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 1.612km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 14902 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 1.610km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14901 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 1.924km ESE of Julian, CA · 14901 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  21. 2.010km SW of Niland, CA · 14901 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 2.010km SW of Salton City, CA · 14900 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  23. 1.51km SSE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 14900 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  24. 1.94km E of Yucca Valley, CA · 14900 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 1.95km SE of Redlands, CA · 14900 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  26. 2.46km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 14900 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  27. 1.69km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 14900 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  28. 1.98km NNW of Banning, CA · 14900 days ago · 19 km deep · 69 km away
  29. 1.622km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14900 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  30. 1.86km N of Cabazon, CA · 14899 days ago · 16 km deep · 61 km away
  31. 1.89km WSW of Niland, CA · 14899 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  32. 1.85km W of Calimesa, CA · 14898 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away
  33. 1.54km E of Julian, CA · 14898 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  34. 1.87km NNW of Cabazon, CA · 14898 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
  35. 1.68km SE of Winchester, CA · 14897 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  36. 1.87km NE of Cabazon, CA · 14897 days ago · 18 km deep · 59 km away
  37. 1.69km NE of Aguanga, CA · 14896 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  38. 1.74km E of Running Springs, CA · 14896 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  39. 1.74km NW of San Jacinto, CA · 14895 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  40. 1.524km ESE of Anza, CA · 14895 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
  41. 1.616km NNE of Banning, CA · 14895 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  42. 1.720km ESE of Anza, CA · 14895 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  43. 1.710km WSW of Niland, CA · 14895 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  44. 2.410km WSW of Niland, CA · 14895 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  45. 2.420km ESE of Anza, CA · 14895 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  46. 2.57km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14895 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  47. 1.716km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14894 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  48. 1.911km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 14893 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  49. 2.121km ESE of Anza, CA · 14893 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  50. 2.018km SE of Salton City, CA · 14893 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  51. 1.52km ESE of Redlands, CA · 14893 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  52. 2.517km SW of Oasis, CA · 14893 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  53. 2.54km SSE of Banning, CA · 14893 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
  54. 2.013km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 14893 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  55. 2.86km SE of Big Bear City, CA · 14893 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  56. 2.66km SE of Big Bear City, CA · 14893 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  57. 1.521km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14893 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  58. 1.87km SE of Big Bear City, CA · 14893 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  59. 1.623km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 14892 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  60. 1.721km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 14892 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away

The first 60 of 190.

Before

  1. 2.12km NW of Loma Linda, CA · 14906 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.820km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14906 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 1.86km SSW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 14906 days ago · 17 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 1.716km ESE of Anza, CA · 14906 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.011km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 14906 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.722km ESE of Anza, CA · 14906 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 1.612km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14906 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 2.011km N of Cabazon, CA · 14907 days ago · 17 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 2.06km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 14907 days ago · 18 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 2.715km ESE of Anza, CA · 14907 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 1.510km E of Palomar Observatory, CA · 14907 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 1.815km ESE of Anza, CA · 14907 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 2.34km ENE of Mentone, CA · 14907 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 1.616km E of Anza, CA · 14907 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 1.75km SE of Redlands, CA · 14907 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 1.812km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14908 days ago · 13 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 1.58km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 14908 days ago · 16 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 2.210km ENE of Indio, CA · 14908 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 2.010km ENE of Indio, CA · 14908 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 1.722km E of Julian, CA · 14909 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci133771. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:29 PM UTC.