M1.9 earthquake 13km ESE of Anza, CA
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 13km ESE of Anza, CA on Sun, Jan 11, 1987, 1:21 AM PST (09:21 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.7 12km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.9 (Mc), micro
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-01-11 09:21:28 UTC
- Depth
- 11.5 km (7.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 33.521° N, 116.538° 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
- 107°
- 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: 187 in the 60 days after this one and 196 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.913km ESE of Anza, CA · 14508 days ago · 12 km deep · 0 km away
- 2.312km ESE of Anza, CA · 14508 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.024km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 14508 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.813km ESE of Anza, CA · 14508 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.76km SSW of Redlands, CA · 14508 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.36km ENE of Anza, CA · 14508 days ago · 16 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.311km W of Anza, CA · 14508 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.519km ESE of Anza, CA · 14507 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.26km NNE of Banning, CA · 14507 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.012km W of Anza, CA · 14507 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.96km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14507 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.810km NE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14507 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.522km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 14506 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.59km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14506 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.58km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14506 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.88km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14506 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.98km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14506 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.98km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14506 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.18km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14506 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.39km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14506 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.610km SSW of Salton City, CA · 14506 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.06km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 14506 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.19km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14505 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.017km SW of Oasis, CA · 14505 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.923km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 14504 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.712km N of Cabazon, CA · 14504 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.111km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 14504 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.512km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 14504 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.911km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 14504 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.13km SW of Aguanga, CA · 14504 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.522km E of Julian, CA · 14504 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.111km N of Cabazon, CA · 14504 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.16km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14503 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.321km ESE of Anza, CA · 14503 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.06km SSE of Morongo Valley, CA · 14503 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.019km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 14502 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.86km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14502 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.36km NNW of Garnet, CA · 14502 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.419km ESE of Anza, CA · 14502 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.59km S of Idyllwild, CA · 14501 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.015km SSW of Rancho Mirage, CA · 14501 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.113km NW of Westmorland, CA · 14501 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.02km ENE of Colton, CA · 14501 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.911km WSW of Salton City, CA · 14501 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.918km ESE of Anza, CA · 14501 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.613km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14500 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.313km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14500 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.98km SW of Salton City, CA · 14500 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.57km NE of Cabazon, CA · 14500 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.15km N of Garnet, CA · 14500 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.127km NE of Thermal, CA · 14500 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.56km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14499 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.18km NE of Cabazon, CA · 14499 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.328km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 14499 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.632km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 14499 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.115km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14499 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.03km NE of Murrieta, CA · 14498 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.513km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14498 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.83km NNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14498 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.118km SW of La Quinta, CA · 14498 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
The first 60 of 187.
Before
- 1.813km ESE of Anza, CA · 14509 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.24km NNE of Beaumont, CA · 14509 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.112km W of Niland, CA · 14509 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.012km ESE of Anza, CA · 14509 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.39km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 14509 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.310km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 14509 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.94km ESE of Garnet, CA · 14509 days ago · 14 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.015km S of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14509 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.814km S of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14509 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.323km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14509 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.811km NE of Cabazon, CA · 14509 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.710km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 14509 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.76km WSW of Salton City, CA · 14510 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.123km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14510 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.29km NW of Garnet, CA · 14510 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.68km SE of Yucca Valley, CA · 14510 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.816km ESE of Anza, CA · 14510 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.57km WSW of Aguanga, CA · 14511 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.47km WSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14511 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.017km ESE of Anza, CA · 14511 days ago · 15 km deep · 4 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci715713. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:12 PM UTC.