California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 14km SE of Anza, CA

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 14km SE of Anza, CA on Sun, Aug 30, 1987, 12:17 PM PDT (19:17 UTC), 14 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 4km NNE of Moreno Valley, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1987-08-30 19:17:56 UTC
Depth
13.5 km (8.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.460° N, 116.574° 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
72°
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: 183 in the 60 days after this one and 192 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.16km NNE of Banning, CA · 14280 days ago · 20 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 1.93km E of Banning, CA · 14280 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 2.04km E of Banning, CA · 14280 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 2.019km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14280 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 1.819km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14280 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 2.419km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14280 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 2.112km ENE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14279 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.012km NE of Cabazon, CA · 14279 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 2.320km ESE of Anza, CA · 14279 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 2.25km WNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14279 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 1.812km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14278 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 2.019km ESE of Anza, CA · 14278 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 2.015km SE of Big Bear City, CA · 14278 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.51km E of Colton, CA · 14278 days ago · 18 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 2.13km NE of Anza, CA · 14278 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 2.115km SE of Anza, CA · 14277 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 2.213km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 14277 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 2.123km ESE of Anza, CA · 14277 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 1.923km ESE of Anza, CA · 14277 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 2.07km NNW of Aguanga, CA · 14277 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  21. 2.320km ESE of Anza, CA · 14277 days ago · 16 km deep · 9 km away
  22. 2.08km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 14277 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
  23. 2.426km W of Westmorland, CA · 14277 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 1.96km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 14276 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  25. 2.512km ENE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14276 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  26. 2.36km NW of San Jacinto, CA · 14276 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
  27. 1.62km NNE of Grand Terrace, CA · 14276 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 2.11km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 14276 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  29. 2.412km NE of Trabuco Canyon, CA · 14275 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  30. 2.123km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 14275 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
  31. 1.711km ENE of Indio, CA · 14275 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  32. 2.21km N of Loma Linda, CA · 14275 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  33. 2.11km WSW of Loma Linda, CA · 14275 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  34. 2.111km ENE of Indio, CA · 14274 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  35. 2.312km W of Anza, CA · 14274 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  36. 1.713km NE of Yucaipa, CA · 14274 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  37. 2.15km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14274 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  38. 1.911km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14274 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  39. 2.511km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14274 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  40. 2.611km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14274 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  41. 2.012km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14273 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
  42. 2.111km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14273 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  43. 2.08km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14273 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  44. 2.18km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14273 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  45. 2.712km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14273 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
  46. 2.910km SE of Running Springs, CA · 14273 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  47. 1.84km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14273 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  48. 2.05km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14273 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  49. 1.822km ESE of Anza, CA · 14272 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  50. 2.014km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14272 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  51. 1.719km NNE of Indio, CA · 14272 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  52. 1.919km NNE of Indio, CA · 14272 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  53. 2.310km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 14271 days ago · 17 km deep · 62 km away
  54. 1.99km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14271 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  55. 2.26km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14271 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  56. 1.95km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14271 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  57. 1.915km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14271 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  58. 2.75km NNW of Anza, CA · 14271 days ago · 15 km deep · 19 km away
  59. 2.010km NNW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14271 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  60. 2.417km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14270 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away

The first 60 of 183.

Before

  1. 1.914km SE of Anza, CA · 14280 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.024km ESE of Julian, CA · 14281 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 2.113km E of Julian, CA · 14281 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 2.025km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 14281 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 1.84km SSE of Redlands, CA · 14281 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.68km NNW of Garnet, CA · 14282 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 2.27km NW of San Jacinto, CA · 14282 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 1.87km NW of San Jacinto, CA · 14282 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 2.06km SSE of Big Bear City, CA · 14282 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 1.611km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14282 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 2.19km WSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14282 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 2.03km ESE of Rialto, CA · 14282 days ago · 18 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 1.612km NNE of Thousand Palms, CA · 14282 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 2.03km S of Idyllwild, CA · 14283 days ago · 18 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 2.14km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 14283 days ago · 17 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 1.94km S of Idyllwild, CA · 14283 days ago · 18 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 1.66km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14283 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 2.14km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 14283 days ago · 16 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 2.022km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 14283 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 1.510km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 14283 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci622151. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:11 AM UTC.