California earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 18km ESE of Anza, CA

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 18km ESE of Anza, CA on Wed, Apr 8, 1987, 8:25 PM PDT (03:25 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 1km SSE of Hemet, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-04-09 03:25:33 UTC
Depth
6.6 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.478° N, 116.500° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
33°
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: 195 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.61km SSE of Hemet, CA · 14375 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 2.313km NE of Julian, CA · 14375 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 1.77km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 14375 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 2.14km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 14375 days ago · 16 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 2.18km SW of Calimesa, CA · 14374 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.820km SW of Westmorland, CA · 14374 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 3.01km NNW of Anza, CA · 14374 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 1.99km WNW of Garnet, CA · 14374 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 2.25km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 14373 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 2.612km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 14373 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 2.24km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 14372 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 2.013km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14372 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 2.26km S of Redlands, CA · 14372 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 2.48km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 14372 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 1.98km NW of Anza, CA · 14372 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 2.111km W of Morongo Valley, CA · 14372 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 2.614km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 14372 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 2.315km ESE of Julian, CA · 14371 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 2.014km W of Salton City, CA · 14371 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 2.34km WSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 14371 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  21. 2.48km W of Morongo Valley, CA · 14371 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  22. 2.014km SE of Anza, CA · 14371 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  23. 2.21km WSW of Cabazon, CA · 14371 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away
  24. 1.912km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14371 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  25. 2.07km SSW of Calipatria, CA · 14371 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 2.117km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14370 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  27. 1.613km WNW of Anza, CA · 14370 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  28. 2.210km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 14370 days ago · 14 km deep · 30 km away
  29. 2.14km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 14370 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  30. 1.813km WSW of Niland, CA · 14369 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  31. 1.912km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 14369 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  32. 2.113km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 14369 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  33. 2.010km N of Anza, CA · 14369 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away
  34. 2.320km NNE of Ocotillo, CA · 14368 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  35. 2.224km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 14368 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  36. 2.04km NW of Aguanga, CA · 14368 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  37. 2.111km N of Banning, CA · 14367 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away
  38. 2.06km S of Idyllwild, CA · 14367 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
  39. 1.77km N of Big Bear Lake, CA · 14366 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  40. 2.223km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 14366 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  41. 1.99km WSW of Niland, CA · 14366 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  42. 2.022km ESE of Anza, CA · 14366 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  43. 2.36km E of Yucaipa, CA · 14365 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  44. 2.49km NE of Nuevo, CA · 14365 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  45. 2.116km W of Westmorland, CA · 14365 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  46. 2.311km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14365 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  47. 1.811km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14364 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  48. 2.411km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14364 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  49. 2.311km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14364 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  50. 2.611km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14364 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  51. 2.112km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14364 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  52. 2.411km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14364 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  53. 2.312km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 14364 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  54. 1.95km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 14364 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  55. 2.317km NNE of Indio, CA · 14364 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  56. 2.317km NNE of Indio, CA · 14364 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  57. 1.916km NNE of Indio, CA · 14364 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  58. 1.817km NNE of Indio, CA · 14364 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  59. 1.716km NNE of Indio, CA · 14364 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  60. 1.617km NNE of Indio, CA · 14364 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci720320. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:40 PM UTC.