M1.6 earthquake 14km ESE of Anza, CA
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 14km ESE of Anza, CA on Sun, Jul 28, 1985, 5:48 PM PDT (00:48 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 7km NNE of Big Bear City, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (Mc), micro
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-07-29 00:48:11 UTC
- Depth
- 4.9 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 33.510° N, 116.532° 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
- 69°
- 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: 184 in the 60 days after this one and 177 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.68km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15041 days ago · 14 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.63km SSE of San Bernardino, CA · 15040 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.75km SSE of Beaumont, CA · 15040 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.711km WSW of Anza, CA · 15040 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.011km N of Cabazon, CA · 15040 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.813km NW of Aguanga, CA · 15040 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.74km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15040 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.222km ESE of Julian, CA · 15040 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.511km W of Anza, CA · 15040 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.823km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 15040 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.58km NE of San Jacinto, CA · 15040 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.74km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15039 days ago · 16 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.01km NW of Colton, CA · 15039 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.528km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 15039 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.91km NE of Grand Terrace, CA · 15039 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.22km E of Colton, CA · 15039 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.815km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15039 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.37km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 15039 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.724km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 15039 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.311km W of Anza, CA · 15039 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.112km W of Anza, CA · 15039 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.510km WSW of Anza, CA · 15039 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.811km W of Anza, CA · 15039 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.022km ESE of Anza, CA · 15038 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.09km NE of Aguanga, CA · 15038 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.218km ESE of Julian, CA · 15038 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.218km ESE of Julian, CA · 15038 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.66km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15038 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.99km NE of Aguanga, CA · 15038 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.717km ESE of Anza, CA · 15038 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.07km SSE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15038 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.89km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15038 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.69km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15037 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.813km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 15037 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.85km SSW of Redlands, CA · 15037 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.510km NE of Aguanga, CA · 15036 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.98km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15036 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.13km W of Palomar Observatory, CA · 15036 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.122km SSE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15036 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.98km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15036 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.13km ESE of Cabazon, CA · 15036 days ago · 17 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.84km ESE of Cabazon, CA · 15036 days ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.24km SSE of Redlands, CA · 15036 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.68km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15036 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.99km NW of San Jacinto, CA · 15036 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.313km NE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15036 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.21km N of Loma Linda, CA · 15036 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.113km NNE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15036 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.414km NE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15036 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.77km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15036 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.611km NNW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 15035 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.822km ESE of Julian, CA · 15035 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.611km NE of Cabazon, CA · 15035 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.88km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15035 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.79km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15035 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.010km WSW of Anza, CA · 15035 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.93km N of Beaumont, CA · 15035 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
- 3.18km NE of Banning, CA · 15034 days ago · 18 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.612km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15034 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.513km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15034 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
The first 60 of 184.
Before
- 1.910km WSW of Anza, CA · 15042 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.68km E of Cabazon, CA · 15042 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.76km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15042 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.910km WNW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15042 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.723km NW of Yucca Valley, CA · 15043 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.611km WNW of Niland, CA · 15043 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.811km WNW of Niland, CA · 15043 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.66km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15043 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.710km W of Anza, CA · 15043 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.814km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15043 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.05km W of Aguanga, CA · 15043 days ago · -1 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.813km WNW of Anza, CA · 15043 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.62km ENE of Anza, CA · 15044 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.823km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 15044 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.318km W of Westmorland, CA · 15044 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.68km NNW of Cabazon, CA · 15044 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.611km NE of Aguanga, CA · 15044 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.96km E of Temecula, CA · 15044 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.66km NNW of Beaumont, CA · 15044 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.812km NNE of Banning, CA · 15044 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci71512. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:38 AM UTC.