California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 12km W of Anza, CA

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 12km W of Anza, CA on Thu, Jan 17, 1985, 9:52 PM PST (05:52 UTC), 0 km (0 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
1.7 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-01-18 05:52:32 UTC
Depth
-0.5 km (-0.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.546° N, 116.800° 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
89°
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: 194 in the 60 days after this one and 188 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.03km NW of Julian, CA · 15231 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 1.811km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15231 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 1.515km ENE of Coachella, CA · 15231 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.611km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15231 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 1.911km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15230 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 2.016km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 15230 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 3.127km NE of Indio, CA · 15230 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.98km ESE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15230 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 1.921km ESE of Julian, CA · 15230 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 2.111km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15230 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 3.710km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15230 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 3.011km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15230 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 2.911km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15230 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 2.311km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15230 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 2.610km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15230 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 2.110km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15230 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 2.110km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15230 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 2.510km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15230 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 2.111km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15230 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 1.810km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15230 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  21. 2.910km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15230 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  22. 2.211km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15230 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  23. 2.410km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15230 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  24. 2.610km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15230 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  25. 1.810km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15230 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  26. 2.611km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15230 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  27. 2.010km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15230 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  28. 2.710km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15230 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  29. 1.710km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15230 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  30. 1.911km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15230 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  31. 3.411km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15230 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  32. 1.69km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15230 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  33. 2.510km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15230 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  34. 1.610km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15230 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  35. 2.011km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15230 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  36. 1.911km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15230 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  37. 1.610km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15230 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  38. 2.010km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15230 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  39. 2.111km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15230 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  40. 1.511km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15230 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  41. 1.710km W of Anza, CA · 15230 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 1.711km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15230 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  43. 1.64km NNE of Anza, CA · 15230 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  44. 1.810km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15230 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  45. 1.611km W of Anza, CA · 15230 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  46. 1.611km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15230 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  47. 2.010km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15230 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  48. 1.711km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15230 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  49. 1.83km E of Muscoy, CA · 15229 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  50. 1.89km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15229 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  51. 2.19km WSW of Corona, CA · 15229 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  52. 1.710km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15229 days ago · -1 km deep · 63 km away
  53. 1.811km WSW of Anza, CA · 15229 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  54. 1.711km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15229 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  55. 1.710km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15229 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  56. 1.711km W of Anza, CA · 15229 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  57. 1.79km W of Anza, CA · 15229 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  58. 1.75km N of Fontana, CA · 15229 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  59. 1.910km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15229 days ago · -1 km deep · 62 km away
  60. 1.611km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15229 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away

The first 60 of 194.

Before

  1. 2.110km WSW of Corona, CA · 15231 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.611km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15231 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.68km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 15231 days ago · 17 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 1.910km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15231 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 2.73km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 15231 days ago · 16 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 1.69km SW of Salton City, CA · 15231 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 2.223km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 15231 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.820km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 15231 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 1.511km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15231 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 1.511km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15231 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 2.211km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15231 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 1.611km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15231 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 1.912km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15232 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 1.911km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15232 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 2.05km WNW of Calimesa, CA · 15232 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 2.911km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15232 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 2.511km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15232 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 2.011km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15232 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 1.611km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15232 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 1.711km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15232 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci58770. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:40 AM UTC.