California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 23km ESE of Anza, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 23km ESE of Anza, CA on Sun, Jul 7, 1985, 2:46 PM PDT (21:46 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 5km NNE of Beaumont, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1985-07-07 21:46:43 UTC
Depth
9.4 km (5.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.475° N, 116.445° 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
50°
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: 188 in the 60 days after this one and 189 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.812km WNW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15060 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.76km WSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15060 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 1.719km NNE of Ocotillo, CA · 15059 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.816km S of La Quinta, CA · 15059 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 1.621km ESE of Anza, CA · 15059 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.723km ESE of Anza, CA · 15059 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.812km ESE of Anza, CA · 15058 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 1.83km W of Banning, CA · 15058 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 1.86km SSE of Mentone, CA · 15058 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 1.66km SSW of Cabazon, CA · 15058 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 1.611km SSW of Salton City, CA · 15058 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 2.67km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 15058 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.17km NW of San Jacinto, CA · 15058 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 1.713km WNW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15058 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 1.913km NW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15058 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 2.08km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 15057 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.79km NNE of Banning, CA · 15057 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 1.52km S of Banning, CA · 15057 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 1.618km ESE of Anza, CA · 15057 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 1.634km ESE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15057 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 1.821km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 15056 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  22. 2.116km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 15056 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  23. 2.311km W of Anza, CA · 15056 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  24. 2.08km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 15056 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  25. 1.810km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15056 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  26. 1.510km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15056 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  27. 2.06km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15056 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  28. 1.824km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15056 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  29. 1.611km E of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15056 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  30. 1.626km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 15056 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  31. 1.72km S of Loma Linda, CA · 15055 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  32. 1.85km NE of Anza, CA · 15055 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  33. 1.711km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15055 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  34. 2.112km NNW of Fallbrook, CA · 15055 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  35. 1.75km SW of Salton City, CA · 15054 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  36. 1.523km ENE of Thermal, CA · 15054 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  37. 1.89km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15054 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  38. 1.934km ESE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15054 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  39. 1.52km WSW of Yucaipa, CA · 15054 days ago · 18 km deep · 84 km away
  40. 1.620km E of Julian, CA · 15054 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  41. 1.68km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 15054 days ago · 16 km deep · 40 km away
  42. 1.522km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 15054 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 2.411km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15054 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  44. 1.79km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 15054 days ago · 16 km deep · 41 km away
  45. 1.56km NE of Anza, CA · 15053 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
  46. 1.514km E of Julian, CA · 15053 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  47. 1.933km ESE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15053 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  48. 1.633km ESE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15053 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  49. 1.733km ESE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15053 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  50. 2.212km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15053 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  51. 1.712km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15053 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  52. 1.510km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15053 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  53. 2.021km ESE of Julian, CA · 15053 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  54. 1.821km ESE of Julian, CA · 15053 days ago · -1 km deep · 50 km away
  55. 1.734km ESE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15053 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  56. 1.834km ESE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15053 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  57. 1.79km NNW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15052 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  58. 1.69km NNW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15052 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  59. 1.821km ESE of Julian, CA · 15052 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  60. 1.521km ESE of Julian, CA · 15052 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away

The first 60 of 188.

Before

  1. 1.612km WNW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15061 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.58km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 15061 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 1.711km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15061 days ago · 17 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 1.623km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 15061 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.66km ENE of Anza, CA · 15061 days ago · 15 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 1.813km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15061 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 1.62km NE of Anza, CA · 15061 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 1.94km SSW of Salton City, CA · 15061 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 1.97km SSW of Cabazon, CA · 15061 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 1.512km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15061 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 2.014km NE of Julian, CA · 15062 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 1.515km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 15062 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.820km ESE of Julian, CA · 15062 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 1.920km ESE of Julian, CA · 15062 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 1.510km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15062 days ago · 17 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 1.520km ESE of Julian, CA · 15062 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 1.518km E of Julian, CA · 15062 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 1.815km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 15062 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 2.215km ESE of Julian, CA · 15062 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 2.016km ESE of Julian, CA · 15062 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci69798. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:13 AM UTC.