California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 5km WSW of Anza, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 5km WSW of Anza, CA on Tue, Jul 2, 1985, 11:12 PM PDT (06:12 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 33km ENE of Big Bear City, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1985-07-03 06:12:02 UTC
Depth
2.2 km (1.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.539° N, 116.728° 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
78°
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 181 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.76km WSW of Anza, CA · 15065 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.95km WSW of Anza, CA · 15065 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.78km NW of Anza, CA · 15065 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 1.89km NNW of Anza, CA · 15065 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 1.827km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15064 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.020km ESE of Julian, CA · 15064 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 1.920km ESE of Julian, CA · 15064 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 2.212km SSW of Salton City, CA · 15064 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 1.623km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 15064 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 2.110km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15064 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 1.65km WSW of Anza, CA · 15064 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 1.86km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15064 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 2.06km WSW of Anza, CA · 15064 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.54km WSW of Anza, CA · 15064 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.67km ESE of Valle Vista, CA · 15064 days ago · 16 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 2.522km ESE of Julian, CA · 15064 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 2.26km WSW of Anza, CA · 15064 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 1.913km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 15063 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 1.610km SSW of Salton City, CA · 15063 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 1.915km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 15063 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 1.711km SSW of Salton City, CA · 15063 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 1.86km WSW of Beaumont, CA · 15063 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
  23. 1.915km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15062 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  24. 1.619km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 15062 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  25. 2.37km SSE of Big Bear City, CA · 15062 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  26. 1.516km N of Warner Springs, CA · 15062 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  27. 2.311km WSW of Anza, CA · 15062 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  28. 2.411km E of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15062 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  29. 2.016km ESE of Julian, CA · 15062 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  30. 2.215km ESE of Julian, CA · 15062 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  31. 1.815km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 15062 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  32. 1.518km E of Julian, CA · 15062 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  33. 1.520km ESE of Julian, CA · 15062 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  34. 1.510km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15062 days ago · 17 km deep · 12 km away
  35. 1.920km ESE of Julian, CA · 15062 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  36. 1.820km ESE of Julian, CA · 15062 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  37. 1.515km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 15061 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  38. 2.014km NE of Julian, CA · 15061 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  39. 1.512km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15061 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  40. 1.97km SSW of Cabazon, CA · 15061 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away
  41. 1.94km SSW of Salton City, CA · 15061 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  42. 1.62km NE of Anza, CA · 15061 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  43. 1.813km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15061 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  44. 1.66km ENE of Anza, CA · 15061 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
  45. 1.623km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 15061 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
  46. 1.711km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15061 days ago · 17 km deep · 12 km away
  47. 1.612km WNW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15061 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  48. 1.623km ESE of Anza, CA · 15060 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  49. 1.812km WNW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15060 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  50. 1.76km WSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15060 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
  51. 1.816km S of La Quinta, CA · 15059 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  52. 1.621km ESE of Anza, CA · 15059 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  53. 1.723km ESE of Anza, CA · 15059 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  54. 1.812km ESE of Anza, CA · 15058 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  55. 1.62km NNE of Glen Avon, CA · 15058 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  56. 1.83km W of Banning, CA · 15058 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  57. 1.86km SSE of Mentone, CA · 15058 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away
  58. 1.66km SSW of Cabazon, CA · 15058 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away
  59. 1.611km SSW of Salton City, CA · 15058 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  60. 2.17km NW of San Jacinto, CA · 15058 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away

The first 60 of 183.

Before

  1. 1.75km WSW of Anza, CA · 15065 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.03km NNW of National City, CA · 15065 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 1.711km S of Valle Vista, CA · 15065 days ago · 15 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 1.69km N of Julian, CA · 15065 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 1.86km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15065 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 2.010km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15065 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 1.95km NNW of Mira Loma, CA · 15065 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.911km N of Cabazon, CA · 15065 days ago · 16 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 1.811km N of Cabazon, CA · 15065 days ago · 16 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 2.010km N of Cabazon, CA · 15065 days ago · 16 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 1.66km NNE of Fontana, CA · 15066 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.914km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15066 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 2.114km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 15066 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 1.810km N of Running Springs, CA · 15066 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 1.811km WSW of Anza, CA · 15066 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 2.311km N of Cabazon, CA · 15066 days ago · 18 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 2.020km ESE of Anza, CA · 15066 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 1.59km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15066 days ago · 14 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 1.99km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15066 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 1.710km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15067 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci69462. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:06 AM UTC.