California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 10km N of Anza, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 10km N of Anza, CA on Tue, Jan 15, 1985, 8:49 PM PST (04:49 UTC), 13 km (8 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
1.5 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-01-16 04:49:40 UTC
Depth
13.2 km (8.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.645° N, 116.695° 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
53°
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: 193 in the 60 days after this one and 190 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.710km NNW of Anza, CA · 15233 days ago · 13 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.610km N of Anza, CA · 15232 days ago · 13 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.710km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15232 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.911km W of Anza, CA · 15232 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 2.511km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15232 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 1.811km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15232 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 2.011km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15232 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 1.911km SE of Anza, CA · 15232 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 1.710km W of Anza, CA · 15232 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 1.711km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15232 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 2.312km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15232 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 1.920km ESE of Anza, CA · 15232 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 1.611km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15232 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 2.211km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15232 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 2.611km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15232 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 2.63km NE of Running Springs, CA · 15232 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 1.712km NNE of Idyllwild, CA · 15232 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 2.311km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15232 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 1.912km W of Anza, CA · 15232 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 2.411km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15232 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  21. 2.710km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15232 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  22. 2.010km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15232 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  23. 1.710km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15232 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  24. 2.111km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15232 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  25. 2.811km SW of Salton City, CA · 15232 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  26. 1.811km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15232 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  27. 2.311km ESE of Yorba Linda, CA · 15232 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 2.012km N of Morongo Valley, CA · 15232 days ago · -1 km deep · 57 km away
  29. 1.512km NNE of Aguanga, CA · 15231 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  30. 1.611km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15231 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  31. 1.612km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15231 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  32. 2.111km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15231 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  33. 2.211km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15231 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  34. 1.711km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15231 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  35. 1.611km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15231 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  36. 2.011km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15231 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  37. 2.511km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15231 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  38. 2.911km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15231 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  39. 2.05km WNW of Calimesa, CA · 15231 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  40. 1.911km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15231 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  41. 1.912km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15231 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  42. 1.611km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15231 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  43. 2.211km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15231 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  44. 1.511km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15231 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  45. 1.511km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15231 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  46. 1.820km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 15231 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  47. 2.223km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 15231 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  48. 1.69km SW of Salton City, CA · 15231 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  49. 2.73km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 15231 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away
  50. 1.910km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15231 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  51. 1.68km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 15231 days ago · 17 km deep · 34 km away
  52. 1.611km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15231 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  53. 2.110km WSW of Corona, CA · 15231 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  54. 1.712km W of Anza, CA · 15230 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  55. 2.03km NW of Julian, CA · 15230 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  56. 1.811km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15230 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  57. 1.515km ENE of Coachella, CA · 15230 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  58. 1.611km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15230 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  59. 1.911km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15230 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  60. 2.016km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 15230 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away

The first 60 of 193.

Before

  1. 1.510km NNW of Anza, CA · 15233 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.07km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15233 days ago · 14 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.720km ESE of Anza, CA · 15233 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 1.54km WNW of Devore, CA · 15233 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.911km NE of Aguanga, CA · 15233 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 1.59km SSE of Hesperia, CA · 15233 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 2.119km SE of Julian, CA · 15233 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 1.813km NE of Julian, CA · 15233 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 1.710km WNW of Garnet, CA · 15233 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 2.218km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 15233 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 2.12km S of Loma Linda, CA · 15233 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 1.814km NE of Julian, CA · 15234 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 2.04km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15234 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 2.78km SW of Beaumont, CA · 15234 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 2.412km NE of Julian, CA · 15234 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 1.632km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 15234 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.811km W of Lucerne Valley, CA · 15234 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.712km W of Anza, CA · 15234 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 1.710km SSW of Cabazon, CA · 15234 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 1.84km NE of Yucca Valley, CA · 15234 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci58593. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:30 PM UTC.