California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 8km W of Anza, CA

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 8km W of Anza, CA on Sun, Jun 15, 1986, 8:20 AM PDT (15:20 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.0 The 1986 North Palm Springs, California Earthquake. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1986-06-15 15:20:11 UTC
Depth
4.1 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.565° N, 116.761° W
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
58°
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 181 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.87km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 14717 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.84km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14717 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 1.65km WSW of Salton City, CA · 14717 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 2.02km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 14717 days ago · 17 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 1.69km ESE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14717 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 3.020km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 14717 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.520km ESE of Julian, CA · 14717 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 1.82km NNE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 14717 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.68km NE of Indio, CA · 14717 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 1.918km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 14717 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 1.818km ESE of Anza, CA · 14717 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 2.44km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 14716 days ago · 17 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 2.14km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 14716 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 1.817km ESE of Anza, CA · 14716 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 1.817km ESE of Anza, CA · 14715 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 2.818km ESE of Anza, CA · 14715 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 1.918km ESE of Anza, CA · 14715 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 3.45km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 14715 days ago · 17 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 1.918km ESE of Anza, CA · 14715 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 2.24km SE of Lytle Creek, CA · 14714 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 1.93km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 14714 days ago · 17 km deep · 68 km away
  22. 2.02km SSE of Devore, CA · 14714 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  23. 2.410km SW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14713 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  24. 2.210km NNE of Yucaipa, CA · 14713 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  25. 2.112km SSW of Salton City, CA · 14713 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  26. 1.610km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 14713 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
  27. 2.08km N of Cabazon, CA · 14713 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  28. 2.02km WSW of Banning, CA · 14712 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  29. 2.228km SW of Carlsbad, CA · 14712 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 2.011km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 14712 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  31. 2.211km NNE of Yucaipa, CA · 14712 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  32. 1.911km NNE of Yucaipa, CA · 14712 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  33. 1.613km NNE of Thousand Palms, CA · 14711 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  34. 1.812km W of Anza, CA · 14711 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  35. 1.87km ESE of Valle Vista, CA · 14711 days ago · 16 km deep · 18 km away
  36. 1.810km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14711 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away
  37. 1.58km S of Idyllwild, CA · 14711 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
  38. 1.83km N of Julian, CA · 14711 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  39. 2.43km NE of Banning, CA · 14710 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  40. 1.511km NE of Cabazon, CA · 14709 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
  41. 2.35km WNW of Fontana, CA · 14709 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  42. 1.814km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 14709 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  43. 1.68km SE of Palomar Observatory, CA · 14709 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  44. 2.314km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14709 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  45. 1.67km SSE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14709 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  46. 1.86km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 14708 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away
  47. 2.110km NE of Aguanga, CA · 14708 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  48. 2.214km N of Cabazon, CA · 14708 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  49. 1.99km NNE of Beaumont, CA · 14707 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  50. 2.03km NNE of San Jacinto, CA · 14707 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
  51. 1.83km WSW of Garnet, CA · 14707 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  52. 1.89km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 14707 days ago · 16 km deep · 15 km away
  53. 2.111km WNW of Lake Elsinore, CA · 14707 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  54. 1.512km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 14706 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  55. 1.89km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 14706 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  56. 2.39km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 14706 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  57. 2.016km ESE of Anza, CA · 14706 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  58. 1.811km WSW of Anza, CA · 14706 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  59. 1.73km E of Colton, CA · 14706 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  60. 1.617km ESE of Anza, CA · 14706 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away

The first 60 of 184.

Before

  1. 1.68km S of Idyllwild, CA · 14718 days ago · 17 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 2.12km E of Muscoy, CA · 14718 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.21km N of Loma Linda, CA · 14718 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.98km WSW of Calimesa, CA · 14718 days ago · 17 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 1.621km ESE of Anza, CA · 14718 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 1.79km SSW of Calimesa, CA · 14719 days ago · 16 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 1.714km S of Anza, CA · 14719 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 1.813km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 14719 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 1.918km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 14719 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 1.514km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14719 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 2.111km SSW of Salton City, CA · 14719 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 2.32km E of Colton, CA · 14719 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 2.39km SE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 14719 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 2.04km WNW of Mira Loma, CA · 14719 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 2.13km SE of Lytle Creek, CA · 14720 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 1.819km ESE of Anza, CA · 14720 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 1.88km W of Anza, CA · 14720 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  18. 2.08km W of Anza, CA · 14720 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 1.910km S of Idyllwild, CA · 14720 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 1.99km S of Idyllwild, CA · 14720 days ago · 15 km deep · 11 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci126713. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:16 AM UTC.