California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 20km ESE of Anza, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 20km ESE of Anza, CA on Wed, Jan 16, 1985, 7:22 AM PST (15:22 UTC), 9 km (6 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
1.9 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-01-16 15:22:36 UTC
Depth
9.3 km (5.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.470° N, 116.486° 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
59°
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: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 196 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.611km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15231 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 2.211km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15231 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 2.611km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15231 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.712km NNE of Idyllwild, CA · 15231 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 2.311km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15231 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 1.912km W of Anza, CA · 15231 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 2.411km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15231 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 2.710km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15231 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 2.010km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15231 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 1.710km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15231 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 2.111km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15231 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 2.811km SW of Salton City, CA · 15231 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 1.811km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15231 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 2.012km N of Morongo Valley, CA · 15231 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 1.512km NNE of Aguanga, CA · 15230 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 1.611km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15230 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 1.612km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15230 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 2.111km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15230 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 2.211km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15230 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 1.711km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15230 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 1.611km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15230 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  22. 2.011km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15230 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  23. 2.511km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15230 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  24. 2.911km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15230 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  25. 2.05km WNW of Calimesa, CA · 15230 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  26. 1.911km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15230 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  27. 1.912km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15230 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  28. 1.611km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15230 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  29. 2.211km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15230 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  30. 1.511km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15230 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  31. 1.511km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15230 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  32. 1.820km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 15230 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  33. 2.223km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 15230 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  34. 1.69km SW of Salton City, CA · 15230 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  35. 2.73km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 15230 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 2.14km SW of Niland, CA · 15230 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  37. 1.910km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15230 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  38. 1.68km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 15230 days ago · 17 km deep · 57 km away
  39. 1.611km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15230 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  40. 1.712km W of Anza, CA · 15229 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
  41. 2.03km NW of Julian, CA · 15229 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
  42. 1.811km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15229 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  43. 1.515km ENE of Coachella, CA · 15229 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  44. 1.611km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15229 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  45. 1.911km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15229 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  46. 2.016km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 15229 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  47. 3.127km NE of Indio, CA · 15229 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  48. 1.98km ESE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15229 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  49. 1.921km ESE of Julian, CA · 15229 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  50. 2.111km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15229 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  51. 3.710km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15229 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  52. 3.011km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15229 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  53. 2.911km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15229 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  54. 2.311km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15229 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  55. 2.610km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15229 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  56. 2.110km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15229 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  57. 2.110km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15229 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  58. 2.510km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15229 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  59. 2.111km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15229 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  60. 1.810km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15229 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 2.312km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15231 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 1.711km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15231 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 1.710km W of Anza, CA · 15231 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 1.911km SE of Anza, CA · 15231 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 2.011km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15231 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 1.811km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15231 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 2.511km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15231 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 1.911km W of Anza, CA · 15231 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 1.710km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15231 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 1.610km N of Anza, CA · 15231 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 1.710km NNW of Anza, CA · 15231 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 1.510km N of Anza, CA · 15231 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 1.510km NNW of Anza, CA · 15231 days ago · 14 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 2.07km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15232 days ago · 14 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 1.720km ESE of Anza, CA · 15232 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.911km NE of Aguanga, CA · 15232 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 2.119km SE of Julian, CA · 15232 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 1.813km NE of Julian, CA · 15232 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 1.710km WNW of Garnet, CA · 15232 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 2.218km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 15232 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci58621. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:36 PM UTC.