California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 7km W of Anza, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 7km W of Anza, CA on Sun, Jan 6, 1985, 5:56 AM PST (13:56 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 10km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1985-01-06 13:56:31 UTC
Depth
3.7 km (2.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.557° N, 116.752° 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
81°
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: 191 in the 60 days after this one and 193 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.910km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15243 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 1.610km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15243 days ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 1.99km NW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15242 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 1.717km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15242 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.817km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15242 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.52km NNW of Loma Linda, CA · 15242 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 1.513km NE of Julian, CA · 15242 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 1.516km SE of Anza, CA · 15242 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 1.612km NE of Julian, CA · 15242 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 1.76km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 15242 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 2.214km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 15241 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 1.620km ESE of Anza, CA · 15241 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 2.18km NE of Mentone, CA · 15241 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 1.72km ESE of Anza, CA · 15241 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 1.510km NNW of Anza, CA · 15241 days ago · 16 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 1.722km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15240 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 1.717km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15240 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 2.34km WSW of Murrieta, CA · 15240 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 1.710km W of Anza, CA · 15240 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 1.711km W of Anza, CA · 15240 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 1.79km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15240 days ago · 16 km deep · 12 km away
  22. 1.913km ESE of Julian, CA · 15240 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  23. 1.819km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15240 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  24. 1.811km WSW of Anza, CA · 15240 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  25. 2.120km ESE of Julian, CA · 15240 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  26. 2.013km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15239 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  27. 1.911km NE of Aguanga, CA · 15239 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  28. 2.08km ESE of Moreno Valley, CA · 15239 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  29. 1.94km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15239 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  30. 1.812km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15239 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  31. 1.628km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15239 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  32. 2.02km E of Loma Linda, CA · 15239 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
  33. 1.617km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 15238 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  34. 1.914km S of Anza, CA · 15238 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  35. 1.55km NE of Cabazon, CA · 15238 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
  36. 2.121km ESE of Julian, CA · 15238 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  37. 1.720km ESE of Julian, CA · 15238 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  38. 1.611km W of Anza, CA · 15238 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  39. 2.110km WSW of Anza, CA · 15238 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  40. 2.13km ESE of Loma Linda, CA · 15238 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
  41. 1.58km N of Anza, CA · 15237 days ago · 19 km deep · 9 km away
  42. 1.810km WSW of Anza, CA · 15237 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  43. 2.012km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15237 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  44. 1.811km WSW of Anza, CA · 15237 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  45. 2.111km W of Anza, CA · 15237 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  46. 1.710km E of Cabazon, CA · 15237 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  47. 1.71km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 15237 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
  48. 1.610km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 15237 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
  49. 1.89km WSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15237 days ago · 19 km deep · 17 km away
  50. 2.020km ESE of Julian, CA · 15236 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  51. 2.02km NW of Loma Linda, CA · 15236 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  52. 1.911km NE of Aguanga, CA · 15236 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  53. 1.611km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15236 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  54. 1.812km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15236 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  55. 1.85km WSW of Garnet, CA · 15236 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  56. 2.412km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15236 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  57. 1.811km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15236 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  58. 1.920km ESE of Julian, CA · 15236 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  59. 1.511km W of Anza, CA · 15236 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  60. 1.612km NE of Julian, CA · 15236 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away

The first 60 of 191.

Before

  1. 1.84km NNE of Moreno Valley, CA · 15243 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 1.621km ESE of Julian, CA · 15243 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.710km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 15243 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 1.89km N of Cabazon, CA · 15243 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 1.910km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15243 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 1.620km ESE of Julian, CA · 15243 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.511km WSW of Anza, CA · 15243 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 1.911km NE of Aguanga, CA · 15243 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 2.014km SSE of Anza, CA · 15243 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 1.810km N of Anza, CA · 15243 days ago · 16 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 1.612km NE of Julian, CA · 15243 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 2.418km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15243 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 1.912km NE of Julian, CA · 15244 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 1.710km NNW of Anza, CA · 15244 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 1.612km W of Anza, CA · 15244 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 1.514km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 15244 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 1.611km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15244 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 1.816km SW of Oasis, CA · 15244 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 1.711km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15244 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 1.610km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15244 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci58019. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:14 AM UTC.