California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 11km W of Anza, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 11km W of Anza, CA on Wed, Jan 30, 1985, 4:55 AM PST (12:55 UTC), 2 km (1 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
1985-01-30 12:55:53 UTC
Depth
1.6 km (1.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.550° N, 116.793° 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
50°
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: 177 in the 60 days after this one and 190 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.14km ENE of Rialto, CA · 15217 days ago · 16 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 2.22km N of Fontana, CA · 15217 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 2.09km W of Anza, CA · 15217 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.810km W of Anza, CA · 15217 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.911km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15217 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 1.810km W of Anza, CA · 15217 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.910km W of Anza, CA · 15217 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.09km W of Anza, CA · 15217 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.710km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15216 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 1.812km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15216 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 2.09km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15216 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 1.920km ESE of Julian, CA · 15216 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 1.710km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15216 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 2.017km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15216 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 1.613km SSE of Yucca Valley, CA · 15216 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 1.611km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 15216 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 2.112km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 15216 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 1.712km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 15216 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 1.811km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15216 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 2.211km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15216 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  21. 1.510km E of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15216 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  22. 1.912km WSW of Anza, CA · 15215 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 2.211km W of Anza, CA · 15215 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 2.911km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15215 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  25. 1.919km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15215 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  26. 1.610km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15215 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  27. 1.617km SSE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15215 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  28. 1.614km SSE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15215 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  29. 2.811km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15215 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  30. 2.411km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15215 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  31. 1.910km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15215 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  32. 2.014km SE of Anza, CA · 15215 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  33. 1.96km ESE of Valle Vista, CA · 15215 days ago · 17 km deep · 20 km away
  34. 1.710km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15214 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  35. 1.813km SE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15214 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  36. 1.811km NE of Aguanga, CA · 15214 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  37. 1.611km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15214 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  38. 2.023km ESE of Anza, CA · 15214 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  39. 2.22km NNW of Loma Linda, CA · 15214 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  40. 1.913km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15213 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  41. 1.914km SSE of Anza, CA · 15213 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  42. 2.111km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15212 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  43. 1.811km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15212 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  44. 2.510km NE of Aguanga, CA · 15212 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  45. 1.811km WSW of Anza, CA · 15212 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  46. 1.87km SW of Salton City, CA · 15212 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  47. 1.715km N of Banning, CA · 15212 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  48. 2.112km W of Anza, CA · 15212 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  49. 2.310km W of Anza, CA · 15212 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  50. 1.67km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15212 days ago · 16 km deep · 16 km away
  51. 1.923km ESE of Anza, CA · 15211 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  52. 1.810km WSW of Anza, CA · 15211 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  53. 1.711km WSW of Anza, CA · 15211 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  54. 2.211km NE of Cabazon, CA · 15211 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  55. 2.110km NE of Julian, CA · 15211 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  56. 1.810km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15211 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  57. 1.712km WSW of Anza, CA · 15211 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  58. 1.812km NNE of Idyllwild, CA · 15211 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  59. 1.511km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15210 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  60. 2.013km NE of Thousand Palms, CA · 15210 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away

The first 60 of 177.

Before

  1. 1.64km SSE of Idyllwild, CA · 15217 days ago · 15 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 1.910km W of Anza, CA · 15217 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.69km N of Anza, CA · 15217 days ago · 16 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 1.713km N of Cabazon, CA · 15217 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 1.910km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15217 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.710km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15217 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 1.516km ESE of Anza, CA · 15218 days ago · 14 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 1.710km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15218 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 2.511km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15218 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 1.910km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15218 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 2.25km NNW of Fontana, CA · 15218 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 1.918km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15218 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 1.63km ESE of Loma Linda, CA · 15218 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 1.816km ESE of Anza, CA · 15218 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 2.111km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15218 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 2.123km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15218 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 2.110km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15218 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 1.612km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15218 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 1.821km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 15218 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 2.314km NE of Julian, CA · 15218 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci59863. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:57 PM UTC.