California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 10km WSW of Anza, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 10km WSW of Anza, CA on Sat, May 11, 1985, 9:23 AM PDT (16:23 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 3km E of Coronado, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-05-11 16:23:22 UTC
Depth
3.7 km (2.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.531° N, 116.780° 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
74°
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: 182 in the 60 days after this one and 180 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.523km SSE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15116 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.810km E of Yucaipa, CA · 15116 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 1.83km E of Big Bear Lake, CA · 15116 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.815km ESE of Anza, CA · 15116 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 1.723km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15116 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.71km N of Loma Linda, CA · 15116 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 2.18km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15116 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 3.119km SE of Anza, CA · 15116 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 1.59km NNW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15116 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 1.616km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15115 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 1.515km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15115 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 2.09km NNW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15115 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 1.911km W of Anza, CA · 15115 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 1.610km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15115 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 1.711km NE of Aguanga, CA · 15115 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 1.620km ESE of Julian, CA · 15115 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 1.821km E of Julian, CA · 15115 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 1.521km E of Julian, CA · 15115 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 1.76km ESE of Yucaipa, CA · 15115 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 1.812km SE of Anza, CA · 15115 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  21. 2.15km WNW of Lake Elsinore, CA · 15115 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  22. 1.84km NW of San Jacinto, CA · 15114 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  23. 1.922km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 15114 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  24. 1.511km W of Anza, CA · 15114 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  25. 3.09km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15114 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  26. 2.312km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 15114 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  27. 3.711km NNE of Aguanga, CA · 15113 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  28. 1.711km WSW of Anza, CA · 15113 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  29. 1.612km W of Anza, CA · 15113 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  30. 1.77km E of Temecula, CA · 15113 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  31. 2.012km W of Anza, CA · 15113 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  32. 1.911km WSW of Anza, CA · 15113 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 2.211km NNE of Aguanga, CA · 15113 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  34. 2.011km WSW of Anza, CA · 15113 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  35. 1.911km W of Anza, CA · 15113 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 1.811km W of Anza, CA · 15113 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  37. 1.910km NNW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15113 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  38. 2.210km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15113 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  39. 1.66km W of Yucca Valley, CA · 15113 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  40. 1.712km W of Anza, CA · 15113 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  41. 1.512km W of Anza, CA · 15113 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 1.612km W of Anza, CA · 15113 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  43. 2.04km N of Big Bear City, CA · 15113 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  44. 2.11km WSW of Devore, CA · 15112 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  45. 1.518km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15112 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  46. 2.220km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15112 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  47. 2.04km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 15112 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
  48. 1.811km W of Anza, CA · 15112 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  49. 1.610km WSW of Anza, CA · 15112 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  50. 1.98km E of Valle Vista, CA · 15112 days ago · 16 km deep · 24 km away
  51. 1.81km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 15112 days ago · 18 km deep · 71 km away
  52. 1.810km W of Anza, CA · 15112 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  53. 1.720km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15112 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  54. 1.810km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15112 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
  55. 2.010km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15112 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
  56. 1.712km E of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15111 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  57. 1.512km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 15111 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  58. 1.820km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15111 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  59. 1.810km NE of Cabazon, CA · 15111 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  60. 1.812km ESE of Anza, CA · 15111 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away

The first 60 of 182.

Before

  1. 1.610km WSW of Anza, CA · 15117 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.222km ESE of Julian, CA · 15117 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.63km ESE of Muscoy, CA · 15117 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.93km NNE of Colton, CA · 15117 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 2.00km E of Palomar Observatory, CA · 15117 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 3.03km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 15117 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 2.018km NNW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15117 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 2.02km NNW of Beaumont, CA · 15117 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 1.86km SSE of Banning, CA · 15117 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 1.95km NNW of Banning, CA · 15117 days ago · 16 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 2.65km ESE of Yucaipa, CA · 15118 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 2.14km NNE of Fontana, CA · 15118 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 1.87km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15118 days ago · 14 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 1.518km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15119 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 1.610km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15119 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 2.013km ESE of North Shore, CA · 15119 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 1.730km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 15119 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 2.121km ESE of Julian, CA · 15120 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 2.323km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 15120 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 1.815km NE of Indio, CA · 15120 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci66069. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:30 AM UTC.