M1.5 earthquake 19km ESE of Anza, CA
A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 19km ESE of Anza, CA on Fri, Jul 19, 1985, 5:40 PM PDT (00:40 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.0 10km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.5 (mc), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-07-20 00:40:07 UTC
- Depth
- 11.2 km (7.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 33.486° N, 116.489° W
- Region
- California
- 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
- 60°
- 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 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.010km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15006 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.03km W of Cabazon, CA · 15006 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.912km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15006 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.123km ESE of Anza, CA · 15005 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.321km SW of Westmorland, CA · 15005 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.718km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15004 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.75km N of Anza, CA · 15004 days ago · 17 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.617km ESE of Anza, CA · 15004 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.57km NNW of Garnet, CA · 15004 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.919km NNW of Ocotillo, CA · 15004 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.68km NE of Cabazon, CA · 15004 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.110km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15004 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.911km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15003 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.611km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15003 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.89km ENE of Joshua Tree, CA · 15003 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.24km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15003 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.612km NNE of Idyllwild, CA · 15002 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.612km W of Niland, CA · 15002 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.720km ESE of Anza, CA · 15002 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.621km E of Julian, CA · 15002 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.87km WSW of Carlsbad, CA · 15002 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.710km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15002 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.624km E of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15002 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.61km E of Loma Linda, CA · 15001 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.82km SSW of Lake Henshaw, CA · 15001 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.513km SE of Anza, CA · 15001 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.110km WSW of Camp Pendleton South, CA · 15001 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.86km NE of Cabazon, CA · 15001 days ago · 18 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.28km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15001 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.420km ENE of Coachella, CA · 15001 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.02km SSW of Lake Henshaw, CA · 15001 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.97km SSW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15000 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.611km NE of Aguanga, CA · 15000 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.24km SSW of Westmorland, CA · 15000 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.76km NE of Anza, CA · 15000 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
- 3.97km NNE of Big Bear City, CA · 15000 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.73km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 15000 days ago · 16 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.02km WSW of San Jacinto, CA · 15000 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.89km NNE of Big Bear City, CA · 15000 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.812km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15000 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.48km NNE of Big Bear City, CA · 15000 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.08km NNE of Big Bear City, CA · 15000 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.511km WSW of Anza, CA · 15000 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.311km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14999 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.810km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14999 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.610km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14999 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.38km NNE of Big Bear City, CA · 14999 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.023km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14999 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.66km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 14999 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.43km E of Valle Vista, CA · 14999 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.06km ESE of Valle Vista, CA · 14999 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.86km ESE of Valle Vista, CA · 14999 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.714km ESE of Anza, CA · 14999 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.011km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14999 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.710km S of Idyllwild, CA · 14999 days ago · 16 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.16km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14999 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.616km SW of Oasis, CA · 14998 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.12km SSW of Lake Henshaw, CA · 14998 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.76km SSW of Redlands, CA · 14998 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.58km W of Calimesa, CA · 14998 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
The first 60 of 188.
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