M1.8 earthquake 21km ESE of Anza, CA
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 21km ESE of Anza, CA on Sat, Jan 4, 1986, 6:49 PM PST (02:49 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.1 4km NE of Moreno Valley, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.8 (mc), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-01-05 02:49:32 UTC
- Depth
- 15.8 km (9.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 33.493° N, 116.456° 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
- 67°
- 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: 191 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.14km NE of Moreno Valley, CA · 14845 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.06km SW of Salton City, CA · 14845 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.78km W of Borrego Springs, CA · 14845 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.615km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14845 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.118km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 14845 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.57km SSW of Cabazon, CA · 14845 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.73km NNE of Aguanga, CA · 14844 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.38km E of Morongo Valley, CA · 14844 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.43km NW of Loma Linda, CA · 14844 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.010km NNW of Idyllwild, CA · 14844 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.63km E of Cabazon, CA · 14844 days ago · 19 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.57km S of Idyllwild, CA · 14844 days ago · 16 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.823km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 14843 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.03km SW of Westmorland, CA · 14843 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.223km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 14843 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.821km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14842 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.717km SSW of Oasis, CA · 14842 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.713km E of Anza, CA · 14842 days ago · 15 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.012km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14842 days ago · 13 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.513km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14842 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.28km ENE of Moreno Valley, CA · 14841 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.514km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14841 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.613km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 14841 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.13km W of Loma Linda, CA · 14841 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.61km NNW of Cabazon, CA · 14841 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.924km ESE of Anza, CA · 14840 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.39km S of Cabazon, CA · 14840 days ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.014km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14840 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.99km N of Anza, CA · 14840 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.819km NE of Indio, CA · 14840 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.620km NE of Indio, CA · 14840 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.510km WSW of Niland, CA · 14840 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.68km NNW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14840 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.511km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14840 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.523km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14840 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.88km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 14840 days ago · 16 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.68km S of Idyllwild, CA · 14839 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.79km ESE of Valle Vista, CA · 14839 days ago · 17 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.822km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 14839 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.823km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 14839 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.312km NNE of Indio, CA · 14838 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.720km ESE of Anza, CA · 14838 days ago · 16 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.929km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 14838 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.621km ESE of Anza, CA · 14838 days ago · 13 km deep · 0 km away
- 2.18km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 14838 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.84km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14838 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.98km S of Salton City, CA · 14838 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.59km NE of San Jacinto, CA · 14838 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.85km N of Green Acres, CA · 14838 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.81km S of Redlands, CA · 14837 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.15km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14837 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.77km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14837 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.72km SE of Anza, CA · 14837 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.54km SW of Warner Springs, CA · 14837 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.625km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 14836 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.712km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14836 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.112km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14836 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.112km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14836 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.66km NE of Cabazon, CA · 14835 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.94km WSW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14835 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
The first 60 of 191.
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci112798. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:30 PM UTC.