California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 12km WSW of Anza, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 12km WSW of Anza, CA on Mon, Feb 25, 1985, 6:32 PM PST (02:32 UTC), 1 km (0 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
1.6 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-02-26 02:32:46 UTC
Depth
0.6 km (0.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.534° N, 116.795° 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
70°
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: 181 in the 60 days after this one and 185 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.711km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15190 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 2.010km W of Anza, CA · 15190 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.65km SSW of Anza, CA · 15190 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 2.03km SW of Salton City, CA · 15190 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 1.911km W of Anza, CA · 15190 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 2.510km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 15189 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.910km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15189 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 1.910km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15189 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 1.711km W of Anza, CA · 15189 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.719km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 15189 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 1.92km ENE of Loma Linda, CA · 15189 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 1.711km W of Anza, CA · 15189 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.022km ESE of Julian, CA · 15189 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 1.74km S of Garnet, CA · 15189 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 1.619km SW of La Quinta, CA · 15189 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 1.810km W of Anza, CA · 15189 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.810km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15189 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 1.811km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15189 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 2.55km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 15188 days ago · 14 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 1.822km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 15188 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  21. 2.08km SW of Corona, CA · 15188 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 1.610km E of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15188 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  23. 1.911km W of Anza, CA · 15188 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 1.621km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 15188 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  25. 1.93km SE of Chino Hills, CA · 15188 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  26. 1.722km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 15188 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  27. 1.911km NE of Aguanga, CA · 15188 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 1.76km ENE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 15188 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  29. 1.65km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15188 days ago · 18 km deep · 19 km away
  30. 3.618km NNE of Thousand Palms, CA · 15188 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  31. 1.619km S of Joshua Tree, CA · 15188 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  32. 2.018km S of Joshua Tree, CA · 15188 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  33. 2.022km ESE of Julian, CA · 15187 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  34. 1.912km ESE of Temecula, CA · 15187 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
  35. 1.510km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15187 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  36. 1.819km S of Joshua Tree, CA · 15187 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  37. 1.919km NNE of Thousand Palms, CA · 15187 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  38. 1.821km ESE of Anza, CA · 15187 days ago · 14 km deep · 31 km away
  39. 1.813km WNW of Anza, CA · 15187 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  40. 1.719km ESE of Anza, CA · 15187 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  41. 1.95km SSE of Mentone, CA · 15187 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  42. 1.611km NNE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 15187 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  43. 2.511km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15186 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  44. 2.08km E of Nuevo, CA · 15186 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
  45. 1.87km WSW of Devore, CA · 15186 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  46. 2.09km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15186 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  47. 2.212km NE of Julian, CA · 15186 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  48. 1.98km ESE of Valle Vista, CA · 15186 days ago · 16 km deep · 19 km away
  49. 2.122km ESE of Julian, CA · 15186 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  50. 1.510km W of Anza, CA · 15185 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  51. 1.614km NE of Julian, CA · 15185 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  52. 1.711km W of Anza, CA · 15185 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  53. 2.011km WSW of Anza, CA · 15185 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  54. 2.211km WSW of Anza, CA · 15185 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  55. 2.416km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 15185 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  56. 1.810km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15185 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  57. 1.84km SSW of Salton City, CA · 15184 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  58. 1.810km WSW of Anza, CA · 15184 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  59. 2.28km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 15184 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  60. 1.716km SW of Oasis, CA · 15184 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away

The first 60 of 181.

Before

  1. 2.69km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15190 days ago · -1 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 2.810km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15190 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 1.65km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 15190 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 1.611km W of Anza, CA · 15190 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.820km ESE of Julian, CA · 15190 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 1.816km SSW of Oasis, CA · 15190 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 1.512km E of Anza, CA · 15191 days ago · 14 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 1.811km W of Anza, CA · 15191 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.59km NNE of Banning, CA · 15191 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 1.911km NE of Aguanga, CA · 15191 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.610km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15191 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 1.924km ESE of Julian, CA · 15191 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 2.410km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15191 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 1.722km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 15191 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 1.81km SSW of Loma Linda, CA · 15191 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 1.712km NE of Cabazon, CA · 15191 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 1.77km NE of Cabazon, CA · 15191 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 2.07km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 15191 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 1.920km ESE of Julian, CA · 15191 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 1.920km ESE of Anza, CA · 15191 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci61639. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 6:08 PM UTC.