M1.5 earthquake 17km ESE of Anza, CA

Magnitude

1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Fri, Mar 8, 2002, 1:08 PM PST

UTC

2002-03-08 21:08:45 UTC

Depth

10.9 km (6.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.479° N, 116.516° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.21

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

56°

Stations used

24

• Anza, CaliforniaPopulation 3,014. Forecast17 kmESE
• La Quinta, CaliforniaPopulation 40,476. Forecast28 kmSW
• Temecula, CaliforniaPopulation 110,003. Forecast59 kmE
• San Diego, CaliforniaPopulation 1,404,452. Forecast104 kmNE

After

1. 1.617km ESE of Anza, CAFri, Mar 8, 3:00 PM PST · 8976 days ago · 12 km deep · 0 km away
2. 1.617km ESE of Anza, CAFri, Mar 8, 6:21 PM PST · 8976 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
3. 1.917km SW of Oasis, CAFri, Mar 8, 10:12 PM PST · 8976 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
4. 2.014km NNE of Borrego Springs, CAFri, Mar 8, 11:03 PM PST · 8976 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
5. 1.713km NNE of Borrego Springs, CASat, Mar 9, 12:21 AM PST · 8975 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
6. 1.76km S of Idyllwild, CASat, Mar 9, 4:45 PM PST · 8975 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
7. 1.527km N of Yucca Valley, CASat, Mar 9, 7:43 PM PST · 8975 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
8. 1.727km N of Yucca Valley, CASat, Mar 9, 7:44 PM PST · 8975 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
9. 1.627km N of Yucca Valley, CASat, Mar 9, 9:18 PM PST · 8975 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
10. 1.56km SSW of Calimesa, CASat, Mar 9, 11:16 PM PST · 8975 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
11. 1.56km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CASat, Mar 9, 11:55 PM PST · 8974 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
12. 1.61km WSW of Ocotillo, CASun, Mar 10, 12:19 AM PST · 8974 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
13. 1.627km N of Yucca Valley, CaliforniaSun, Mar 10, 8:19 PM PST · 8974 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
14. 1.526km N of Yucca Valley, CaliforniaMon, Mar 11, 2:51 PM PST · 8973 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
15. 2.09km SE of Valle Vista, CAMon, Mar 11, 4:40 PM PST · 8973 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
16. 1.78km ESE of Valle Vista, CAMon, Mar 11, 4:41 PM PST · 8973 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
17. 1.56km SSW of Idyllwild, CATue, Mar 12, 11:11 AM PST · 8972 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
18. 1.517km ESE of Anza, CATue, Mar 12, 11:25 AM PST · 8972 days ago · 11 km deep · 0 km away
19. 1.613km SSW of Big Bear Lake, CAThu, Mar 14, 5:24 PM PST · 8970 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
20. 2.313km E of Big Bear City, CAFri, Mar 15, 11:48 AM PST · 8969 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
21. 1.915km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CAFri, Mar 15, 5:51 PM PST · 8969 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
22. 1.84km S of Redlands, CaliforniaSat, Mar 16, 12:51 PM PST · 8968 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away
23. 2.510km W of Niland, CASun, Mar 17, 6:40 PM PST · 8967 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
24. 1.819km ESE of Anza, CASun, Mar 17, 6:51 PM PST · 8967 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
25. 1.817km SSW of Borrego Springs, CASun, Mar 17, 9:54 PM PST · 8967 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
26. 1.714km NE of Yucaipa, CAMon, Mar 18, 1:19 PM PST · 8966 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
27. 1.612km NE of Yucaipa, CAMon, Mar 18, 4:20 PM PST · 8966 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
28. 1.66km NNW of San Jacinto, CAMon, Mar 18, 8:13 PM PST · 8966 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
29. 1.511km NNE of Yucaipa, CAMon, Mar 18, 8:16 PM PST · 8966 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
30. 1.53km ENE of Banning, CAMon, Mar 18, 9:35 PM PST · 8966 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
31. 1.722km ESE of Anza, CAMon, Mar 18, 10:10 PM PST · 8966 days ago · 14 km deep · 6 km away
32. 1.51km N of Colton, CaliforniaTue, Mar 19, 12:45 PM PST · 8965 days ago · 17 km deep · 100 km away
33. 1.74km SSW of Beaumont, CATue, Mar 19, 6:54 PM PST · 8965 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
34. 1.74km N of Yucca Valley, CATue, Mar 19, 7:04 PM PST · 8965 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
35. 1.53km N of Palomar Observatory, CAWed, Mar 20, 5:43 AM PST · 8964 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
36. 1.619km ESE of Anza, CAWed, Mar 20, 11:14 AM PST · 8964 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
37. 1.73km S of Loma Linda, CaliforniaWed, Mar 20, 5:13 PM PST · 8964 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
38. 2.96km SSE of Redlands, CAWed, Mar 20, 7:42 PM PST · 8964 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
39. 2.016km N of Yucca Valley, CAThu, Mar 21, 3:11 AM PST · 8963 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
40. 2.016km SSE of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Mar 21, 2:48 PM PST · 8963 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
41. 1.912km ENE of Coachella, CaliforniaFri, Mar 22, 6:28 AM PST · 8962 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
42. 1.915km N of Borrego Springs, CAFri, Mar 22, 2:09 PM PST · 8962 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
43. 1.66km SW of Salton City, CAFri, Mar 22, 2:52 PM PST · 8962 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
44. 3.46km E of Big Bear City, CASat, Mar 23, 4:27 AM PST · 8961 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
45. 2.07km E of Big Bear City, CASat, Mar 23, 4:29 AM PST · 8961 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
46. 1.914km NE of Coachella, CASat, Mar 23, 2:35 PM PST · 8961 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
47. 1.75km N of Yucca Valley, CASat, Mar 23, 8:05 PM PST · 8961 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
48. 1.68km SSW of Borrego Springs, CASat, Mar 23, 11:50 PM PST · 8960 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
49. 1.98km SSW of Borrego Springs, CASat, Mar 23, 11:51 PM PST · 8960 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
50. 2.10km SSE of Loma Linda, CAMon, Mar 25, 4:21 AM PST · 8959 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
51. 1.94km N of Yucca Valley, CAMon, Mar 25, 12:18 PM PST · 8959 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
52. 1.85km SW of Idyllwild, CAMon, Mar 25, 2:15 PM PST · 8959 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
53. 1.713km NE of Campo, CAMon, Mar 25, 8:18 PM PST · 8959 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away
54. 1.516km ENE of Borrego Springs, CATue, Mar 26, 9:59 AM PST · 8958 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
55. 1.619km N of Yucca Valley, CAWed, Mar 27, 10:01 AM PST · 8957 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
56. 1.514km SW of La Quinta, CAWed, Mar 27, 12:09 PM PST · 8957 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
57. 3.02km W of Bombay Beach, CAWed, Mar 27, 10:56 PM PST · 8957 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
58. 1.78km NE of Yucaipa, CAThu, Mar 28, 1:34 AM PST · 8956 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
59. 1.57km S of Idyllwild, CAThu, Mar 28, 9:59 AM PST · 8956 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
60. 1.65km WNW of Lake Henshaw, CAFri, Mar 29, 3:15 AM PST · 8955 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away

The first 60 of 173.

Before

1. 1.73km NE of Moreno Valley, CaliforniaFri, Mar 8, 9:13 AM PST · 8976 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
2. 2.522km NNW of Borrego Springs, CAFri, Mar 8, 8:01 AM PST · 8976 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
3. 1.62km E of Loma Linda, CaliforniaFri, Mar 8, 4:51 AM PST · 8976 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
4. 2.810km NE of Thousand Palms, CAThu, Mar 7, 8:54 PM PST · 8977 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
5. 1.67km SSW of Cabazon, CAThu, Mar 7, 1:24 AM PST · 8977 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
6. 1.65km S of Redlands, CAThu, Mar 7, 12:34 AM PST · 8977 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
7. 1.83km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CAWed, Mar 6, 3:49 PM PST · 8978 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
8. 1.711km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CaliforniaWed, Mar 6, 3:22 PM PST · 8978 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
9. 1.512km E of Ocotillo Wells, CAWed, Mar 6, 1:38 PM PST · 8978 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
10. 1.522km ESE of Anza, CAWed, Mar 6, 2:21 AM PST · 8978 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
11. 1.83km SSE of Redlands, CATue, Mar 5, 10:46 PM PST · 8979 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
12. 2.017km SSE of Ocotillo Wells, CaliforniaTue, Mar 5, 12:03 PM PST · 8979 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
13. 2.38km WNW of Calipatria, CATue, Mar 5, 4:41 AM PST · 8979 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
14. 2.013km NNW of Westmorland, CATue, Mar 5, 4:37 AM PST · 8979 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
15. 1.726km N of Yucca Valley, CAMon, Mar 4, 5:27 PM PST · 8980 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
16. 1.615km NNE of Thousand Palms, CAMon, Mar 4, 1:47 PM PST · 8980 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
17. 1.911km S of Joshua Tree, CAMon, Mar 4, 7:25 AM PST · 8980 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
18. 1.66km WNW of Big Bear Lake, CaliforniaMon, Mar 4, 6:47 AM PST · 8980 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
19. 1.710km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CASun, Mar 3, 3:49 PM PST · 8981 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
20. 2.39km SE of Valle Vista, CASun, Mar 3, 3:26 PM PST · 8981 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci12475656. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:06 PM UTC.