California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 11km WSW of Anza, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 11km WSW of Anza, CA on Tue, May 7, 1985, 3:53 PM PDT (22:53 UTC), 1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 16km NNE of Indio, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-05-07 22:53:24 UTC
Depth
0.6 km (0.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.518° N, 116.785° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
124°
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: 183 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.916km NNE of Indio, CA · 15071 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 1.822km ESE of Julian, CA · 15071 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.92km WNW of National City, CA · 15071 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.93km SW of San Bernardino, CA · 15070 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 2.94km E of Coronado, CA · 15070 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.94km E of Coronado, CA · 15070 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.53km NNW of National City, CA · 15070 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 2.53km NW of National City, CA · 15070 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.712km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15070 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 2.56km SSE of Big Bear City, CA · 15070 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 2.43km WNW of National City, CA · 15070 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.83km NNW of National City, CA · 15070 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.910km NNE of Yucaipa, CA · 15070 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 2.014km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15069 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 1.714km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 15069 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 2.84km NNE of National City, CA · 15069 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.92km WSW of National City, CA · 15069 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 2.22km W of National City, CA · 15069 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.82km NNW of National City, CA · 15069 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 2.03km NNW of National City, CA · 15069 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 3.58km S of Redlands, CA · 15069 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  22. 1.91km NW of National City, CA · 15069 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 2.23km WNW of National City, CA · 15069 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 1.79km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15069 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away
  25. 1.610km NNE of Yucaipa, CA · 15069 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  26. 3.312km SW of Carlsbad, CA · 15069 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  27. 2.16km SW of Carlsbad, CA · 15069 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  28. 2.54km NW of National City, CA · 15068 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  29. 2.13km WNW of National City, CA · 15068 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 2.07km S of Redlands, CA · 15068 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  31. 1.78km S of Redlands, CA · 15068 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
  32. 1.610km NE of Indio, CA · 15068 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  33. 2.01km NNW of National City, CA · 15068 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  34. 2.54km S of Palomar Observatory, CA · 15068 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  35. 1.84km SSE of Palomar Observatory, CA · 15068 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  36. 1.85km NE of Banning, CA · 15068 days ago · 19 km deep · 50 km away
  37. 1.911km NW of Garnet, CA · 15067 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  38. 1.712km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 15067 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  39. 1.78km ESE of Valle Vista, CA · 15067 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away
  40. 2.06km SSW of Lucerne Valley, CA · 15067 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  41. 1.916km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15067 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  42. 1.93km W of National City, CA · 15067 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  43. 2.04km NNE of Fontana, CA · 15067 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  44. 2.12km N of National City, CA · 15067 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  45. 2.07km W of Calimesa, CA · 15067 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  46. 1.620km ESE of Anza, CA · 15066 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
  47. 1.89km NE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15066 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  48. 1.617km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15066 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  49. 1.86km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 15066 days ago · 16 km deep · 23 km away
  50. 1.912km E of Yucaipa, CA · 15066 days ago · 19 km deep · 59 km away
  51. 2.11km WSW of National City, CA · 15065 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  52. 2.430km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 15065 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  53. 2.028km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 15065 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  54. 1.930km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 15065 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  55. 1.710km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15065 days ago · 14 km deep · 17 km away
  56. 1.87km N of Big Bear City, CA · 15065 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  57. 1.710km WSW of Anza, CA · 15065 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  58. 1.810km NE of Aguanga, CA · 15065 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  59. 1.66km WNW of Calimesa, CA · 15065 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  60. 2.47km N of Big Bear City, CA · 15065 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away

The first 60 of 183.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci64645. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:33 PM UTC.