M1.7 earthquake 19km ESE of Anza, CA
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 19km ESE of Anza, CA on Wed, Jul 24, 1985, 12:06 PM PDT (19:06 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.2 8km SE of Bombay Beach, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (mc), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-07-24 19:06:32 UTC
- Depth
- 11.6 km (7.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 33.466° N, 116.495° 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
- 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: 189 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.28km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15001 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.420km ENE of Coachella, CA · 15000 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.02km SSW of Lake Henshaw, CA · 15000 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.97km SSW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15000 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 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 · 19 km away
- 3.97km NNE of Big Bear City, CA · 15000 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.73km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 15000 days ago · 16 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.02km WSW of San Jacinto, CA · 15000 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.89km NNE of Big Bear City, CA · 15000 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.812km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15000 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.48km NNE of Big Bear City, CA · 15000 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.08km NNE of Big Bear City, CA · 14999 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.511km WSW of Anza, CA · 14999 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.311km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14999 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.810km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14999 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.610km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14999 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.38km NNE of Big Bear City, CA · 14999 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.023km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14999 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.66km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 14999 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.43km E of Valle Vista, CA · 14999 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.06km ESE of Valle Vista, CA · 14999 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.86km ESE of Valle Vista, CA · 14999 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 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 · 57 km away
- 1.710km S of Idyllwild, CA · 14998 days ago · 16 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.16km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14998 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.616km SW of Oasis, CA · 14998 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.12km SSW of Lake Henshaw, CA · 14998 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.76km SSW of Redlands, CA · 14998 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.58km W of Calimesa, CA · 14998 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.89km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 14998 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.99km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 14998 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.97km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14997 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.47km NNE of Big Bear City, CA · 14997 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.96km N of Cabazon, CA · 14997 days ago · 20 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.113km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14997 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.011km NW of Anza, CA · 14997 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.112km N of Thousand Palms, CA · 14997 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.811km NE of Thousand Palms, CA · 14997 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.65km WSW of Anza, CA · 14996 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.91km NNW of Loma Linda, CA · 14996 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.624km NE of Thermal, CA · 14996 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.810km N of Anza, CA · 14996 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.617km ESE of Julian, CA · 14996 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.812km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 14996 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.79km ESE of Valle Vista, CA · 14995 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.722km ESE of Julian, CA · 14995 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.410km S of Idyllwild, CA · 14995 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.810km S of Idyllwild, CA · 14995 days ago · 14 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.612km SW of Bombay Beach, CA · 14995 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.917km S of Big Bear City, CA · 14995 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.610km SW of Salton City, CA · 14995 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.15km N of Moreno Valley, CA · 14994 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.94km N of Moreno Valley, CA · 14994 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.86km NE of Morongo Valley, CA · 14994 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.022km ESE of Anza, CA · 14994 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.57km S of Valle Vista, CA · 14994 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.623km ESE of Anza, CA · 14994 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
The first 60 of 189.
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