M1.7 earthquake 21km ESE of Anza, CA
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 21km ESE of Anza, CA on Tue, Jul 16, 1985, 8:34 AM PDT (15:34 UTC), 6 km (4 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
- 1.7 (Mc), micro
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-07-16 15:34:06 UTC
- Depth
- 5.7 km (3.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 33.487° N, 116.467° 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
- 73°
- 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: 190 in the 60 days after this one and 191 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.89km W of Anza, CA · 15053 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.84km WSW of Joshua Tree, CA · 15053 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.913km ESE of Julian, CA · 15053 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.78km WNW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15053 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.916km ESE of Anza, CA · 15053 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.916km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 15053 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.68km NNW of Cabazon, CA · 15052 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.87km N of Anza, CA · 15052 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.07km WNW of Lake Elsinore, CA · 15051 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.719km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 15051 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.015km W of Imperial, CA · 15051 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.615km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 15051 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.55km WSW of Aguanga, CA · 15051 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.519km ESE of Anza, CA · 15051 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.45km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15050 days ago · 17 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.97km SSE of Big Bear City, CA · 15050 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.814km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15049 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.714km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15049 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.814km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15049 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.79km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15049 days ago · 14 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.710km SSW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 15049 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.022km E of Julian, CA · 15049 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.011km NE of Cabazon, CA · 15048 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.77km SSE of Idyllwild, CA · 15048 days ago · 16 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.910km S of Idyllwild, CA · 15048 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.714km ESE of Julian, CA · 15048 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.95km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 15048 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.79km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 15047 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.722km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 15047 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.923km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 15047 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.810km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15047 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.66km S of Mentone, CA · 15047 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.95km N of Moreno Valley, CA · 15047 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.723km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15046 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.38km NNW of Cabazon, CA · 15046 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.29km NNW of Cabazon, CA · 15046 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.719km ESE of Anza, CA · 15046 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.87km SSE of Idyllwild, CA · 15046 days ago · 14 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.110km NNE of Yucaipa, CA · 15046 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.85km ENE of Beaumont, CA · 15045 days ago · 19 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.610km NNE of Yucaipa, CA · 15045 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.911km NE of Aguanga, CA · 15045 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.913km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 15045 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.722km E of Julian, CA · 15045 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.812km NNE of Banning, CA · 15044 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.66km NNW of Beaumont, CA · 15044 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.96km E of Temecula, CA · 15044 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.611km NE of Aguanga, CA · 15044 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.68km NNW of Cabazon, CA · 15044 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.318km W of Westmorland, CA · 15044 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.823km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 15044 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.62km ENE of Anza, CA · 15044 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.813km WNW of Anza, CA · 15043 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.05km W of Aguanga, CA · 15043 days ago · -1 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.814km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 15043 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.710km W of Anza, CA · 15043 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.66km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15043 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.811km WNW of Niland, CA · 15043 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.611km WNW of Niland, CA · 15043 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.723km NW of Yucca Valley, CA · 15043 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
The first 60 of 190.
Before
- 1.72km NE of Loma Linda, CA · 15054 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.89km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 15054 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.08km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15054 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.021km ESE of Julian, CA · 15054 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.521km ESE of Julian, CA · 15055 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.821km ESE of Julian, CA · 15055 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.69km NNW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15055 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.79km NNW of Morongo Valley, CA · 15055 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.834km ESE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15055 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.734km ESE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15055 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.821km ESE of Julian, CA · 15055 days ago · -1 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.021km ESE of Julian, CA · 15055 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.510km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15055 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.712km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15056 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.212km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 15056 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.733km ESE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15056 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.633km ESE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15056 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.933km ESE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 15056 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.514km E of Julian, CA · 15056 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.56km NE of Anza, CA · 15056 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci71628. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:19 PM UTC.