California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 11km WSW of Anza, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 11km WSW of Anza, CA on Wed, Feb 20, 1985, 3:03 AM PST (11:03 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 18km NNE of Thousand Palms, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1985-02-20 11:03:58 UTC
Depth
3.4 km (2.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.521° N, 116.782° 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
72°
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: 185 in the 60 days after this one and 183 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.84km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 15198 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 1.910km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15198 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.623km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15198 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 1.92km NW of Muscoy, CA · 15198 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.611km W of Anza, CA · 15198 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.726km NE of Indio, CA · 15198 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.610km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15198 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 2.510km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15198 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 3.123km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 15198 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 1.622km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 15198 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 1.621km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 15198 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 2.03km NNE of Crestline, CA · 15198 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.022km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 15198 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 1.523km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15197 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 2.022km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 15197 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 1.810km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15197 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 1.59km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15197 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 2.021km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 15197 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 2.019km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15197 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 1.73km ESE of Loma Linda, CA · 15197 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  21. 2.49km ESE of Palomar Observatory, CA · 15197 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  22. 2.15km SSE of Mentone, CA · 15197 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away
  23. 1.911km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 15197 days ago · 16 km deep · 48 km away
  24. 2.420km ESE of Julian, CA · 15197 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  25. 1.81km SSW of Colton, CA · 15197 days ago · 17 km deep · 78 km away
  26. 1.921km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 15196 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  27. 1.710km W of Anza, CA · 15196 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  28. 2.03km N of Colton, CA · 15196 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  29. 1.73km NNE of Crestline, CA · 15196 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  30. 2.020km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 15196 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  31. 1.611km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15196 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
  32. 1.616km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15196 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  33. 1.922km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 15196 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  34. 1.72km E of Cabazon, CA · 15196 days ago · 17 km deep · 44 km away
  35. 1.611km W of Anza, CA · 15196 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 1.610km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15195 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  37. 1.62km SE of Cabazon, CA · 15195 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
  38. 2.07km E of Trabuco Canyon, CA · 15195 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  39. 1.712km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 15195 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  40. 1.78km E of Anza, CA · 15195 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  41. 2.111km WSW of Anza, CA · 15195 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 1.511km W of Anza, CA · 15195 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 2.120km ESE of Julian, CA · 15195 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  44. 1.511km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15195 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  45. 2.020km ESE of Julian, CA · 15195 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  46. 1.72km NNE of Crestline, CA · 15195 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  47. 1.920km ESE of Anza, CA · 15195 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  48. 1.920km ESE of Julian, CA · 15194 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  49. 2.07km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 15194 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  50. 1.77km NE of Cabazon, CA · 15194 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  51. 1.712km NE of Cabazon, CA · 15194 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  52. 1.81km SSW of Loma Linda, CA · 15194 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  53. 1.722km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 15194 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  54. 2.410km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15194 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  55. 1.924km ESE of Julian, CA · 15194 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  56. 1.610km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15194 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  57. 1.911km NE of Aguanga, CA · 15194 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  58. 2.59km NNE of Banning, CA · 15194 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  59. 1.811km W of Anza, CA · 15194 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  60. 1.512km E of Anza, CA · 15194 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away

The first 60 of 185.

Before

  1. 1.98km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15199 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 1.68km NE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15199 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.89km NNE of Banning, CA · 15199 days ago · 19 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 2.020km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 15199 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 1.619km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15199 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 1.78km N of Cabazon, CA · 15199 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 2.311km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15199 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.712km W of Anza, CA · 15199 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 2.17km ENE of Trabuco Canyon, CA · 15199 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 2.013km N of Cabazon, CA · 15199 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 3.213km N of Cabazon, CA · 15199 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 1.620km ESE of Julian, CA · 15199 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 1.76km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15199 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 1.81km NE of Yucaipa, CA · 15200 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 2.221km ESE of Julian, CA · 15200 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 3.212km SW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 15200 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 2.223km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 15200 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 1.911km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15200 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 1.921km ESE of Julian, CA · 15200 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 1.810km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15200 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci61265. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:57 PM UTC.