M1.6 earthquake 19km ESE of Anza, CA

Magnitude

1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Wed, Mar 20, 2002, 11:14 AM PST

UTC

2002-03-20 19:14:59 UTC

Depth

13.7 km (8.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.465° N, 116.497° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.24

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

63°

Stations used

27

• Anza, CaliforniaPopulation 3,014. Forecast19 kmESE
• La Quinta, CaliforniaPopulation 40,476. Forecast28 kmSW
• Temecula, CaliforniaPopulation 110,003. Forecast60 kmE
• San Diego, CaliforniaPopulation 1,404,452. Forecast104 kmNE

After

1. 1.73km S of Loma Linda, CaliforniaWed, Mar 20, 5:13 PM PST · 8963 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away
2. 2.96km SSE of Redlands, CAWed, Mar 20, 7:42 PM PST · 8963 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
3. 2.016km N of Yucca Valley, CAThu, Mar 21, 3:11 AM PST · 8963 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
4. 2.016km SSE of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Mar 21, 2:48 PM PST · 8962 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
5. 1.912km ENE of Coachella, CaliforniaFri, Mar 22, 6:28 AM PST · 8962 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
6. 1.915km N of Borrego Springs, CAFri, Mar 22, 2:09 PM PST · 8961 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
7. 1.66km SW of Salton City, CAFri, Mar 22, 2:52 PM PST · 8961 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
8. 3.46km E of Big Bear City, CASat, Mar 23, 4:27 AM PST · 8961 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
9. 2.07km E of Big Bear City, CASat, Mar 23, 4:29 AM PST · 8961 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
10. 1.914km NE of Coachella, CASat, Mar 23, 2:35 PM PST · 8960 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
11. 1.75km N of Yucca Valley, CASat, Mar 23, 8:05 PM PST · 8960 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
12. 1.68km SSW of Borrego Springs, CASat, Mar 23, 11:50 PM PST · 8960 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
13. 1.98km SSW of Borrego Springs, CASat, Mar 23, 11:51 PM PST · 8960 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
14. 2.10km SSE of Loma Linda, CAMon, Mar 25, 4:21 AM PST · 8959 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
15. 1.94km N of Yucca Valley, CAMon, Mar 25, 12:18 PM PST · 8958 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
16. 1.85km SW of Idyllwild, CAMon, Mar 25, 2:15 PM PST · 8958 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away
17. 1.713km NE of Campo, CAMon, Mar 25, 8:18 PM PST · 8958 days ago · 17 km deep · 88 km away
18. 1.516km ENE of Borrego Springs, CATue, Mar 26, 9:59 AM PST · 8958 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
19. 1.619km N of Yucca Valley, CAWed, Mar 27, 10:01 AM PST · 8957 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
20. 1.514km SW of La Quinta, CAWed, Mar 27, 12:09 PM PST · 8956 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
21. 3.02km W of Bombay Beach, CAWed, Mar 27, 10:56 PM PST · 8956 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
22. 1.78km NE of Yucaipa, CAThu, Mar 28, 1:34 AM PST · 8956 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
23. 1.57km S of Idyllwild, CAThu, Mar 28, 9:59 AM PST · 8956 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
24. 1.65km WNW of Lake Henshaw, CAFri, Mar 29, 3:15 AM PST · 8955 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away
25. 1.53km E of Riverside, CaliforniaFri, Mar 29, 4:10 AM PST · 8955 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
26. 1.71km SSE of Loma Linda, CaliforniaFri, Mar 29, 8:42 AM PST · 8955 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
27. 1.79km SSE of Hemet, CAFri, Mar 29, 10:23 AM PST · 8955 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
28. 1.72km SE of Loma Linda, CaliforniaFri, Mar 29, 12:09 PM PST · 8954 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
29. 1.77km NE of Moreno Valley, CASat, Mar 30, 1:17 AM PST · 8954 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
30. 1.716km SE of Anza, CASat, Mar 30, 3:41 AM PST · 8954 days ago · 15 km deep · 3 km away
31. 1.712km E of Yucaipa, CASat, Mar 30, 5:18 AM PST · 8954 days ago · 18 km deep · 74 km away
32. 3.86km SSE of Lake Henshaw, CASat, Mar 30, 5:50 AM PST · 8954 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1,070
33. 1.66km SE of Lake Henshaw, CASat, Mar 30, 6:50 AM PST · 8954 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
34. 2.56km SE of Lake Henshaw, CASat, Mar 30, 1:11 PM PST · 8953 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
35. 1.614km N of Pine Valley, CaliforniaSat, Mar 30, 3:00 PM PST · 8953 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
36. 1.57km NNE of Beaumont, CASat, Mar 30, 4:45 PM PST · 8953 days ago · 20 km deep · 72 km away
37. 2.513km W of Morongo Valley, CASun, Mar 31, 12:29 AM PST · 8953 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
38. 1.811km WNW of Morongo Valley, CaliforniaMon, Apr 1, 8:03 AM PST · 8952 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
39. 1.79km SSW of Idyllwild, CAMon, Apr 1, 10:37 AM PST · 8952 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
40. 1.63km ESE of San Jacinto, CAMon, Apr 1, 3:22 PM PST · 8951 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
41. 1.722km N of Yucca Valley, CAMon, Apr 1, 3:44 PM PST · 8951 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
42. 1.724km NE of Pine Valley, CAMon, Apr 1, 5:10 PM PST · 8951 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
43. 1.61km ENE of Loma Linda, CaliforniaMon, Apr 1, 11:05 PM PST · 8951 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away
44. 1.67km SSE of Bombay Beach, CaliforniaTue, Apr 2, 12:25 AM PST · 8951 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
45. 1.79km SSE of Bombay Beach, CaliforniaTue, Apr 2, 12:28 AM PST · 8951 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
46. 1.63km NW of San Jacinto, CATue, Apr 2, 1:16 PM PST · 8950 days ago · 16 km deep · 59 km away
47. 1.86km WNW of Calimesa, CATue, Apr 2, 3:44 PM PST · 8950 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
48. 2.86km SSE of Banning, CAWed, Apr 3, 2:39 AM PST · 8950 days ago · 17 km deep · 56 km away
49. 2.13km E of Valle Vista, CAWed, Apr 3, 12:25 PM PST · 8949 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
50. 1.720km ENE of Pine Valley, CAWed, Apr 3, 11:42 PM PST · 8949 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
51. 2.25km SSW of Idyllwild, CAFri, Apr 5, 8:11 AM PST · 8948 days ago · 16 km deep · 34 km away
52. 2.212km NE of Cabazon, CaliforniaFri, Apr 5, 8:26 PM PST · 8947 days ago · 17 km deep · 63 km away
53. 1.621km WSW of Westmorland, CASat, Apr 6, 2:33 AM PST · 8947 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
54. 2.126km N of Yucca Valley, CASat, Apr 6, 7:39 AM PST · 8947 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
55. 1.612km N of Borrego Springs, CASat, Apr 6, 2:19 PM PST · 8946 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
56. 1.712km WSW of Morongo Valley, CASat, Apr 6, 11:40 PM PST · 8946 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
57. 1.57km SE of Valle Vista, CASun, Apr 7, 6:30 PM PDT · 8945 days ago · 17 km deep · 42 km away
58. 1.80km ESE of Loma Linda, CASun, Apr 7, 6:48 PM PDT · 8945 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
59. 2.53km NNE of Beaumont, CASun, Apr 7, 8:10 PM PDT · 8945 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
60. 1.57km N of Cabazon, CASun, Apr 7, 8:31 PM PDT · 8945 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away

The first 60 of 173.

Before

1. 1.53km N of Palomar Observatory, CAWed, Mar 20, 5:43 AM PST · 8964 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
2. 1.74km N of Yucca Valley, CATue, Mar 19, 7:04 PM PST · 8964 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
3. 1.74km SSW of Beaumont, CATue, Mar 19, 6:54 PM PST · 8964 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
4. 1.722km ESE of Anza, CAMon, Mar 18, 10:10 PM PST · 8965 days ago · 14 km deep · 4 km away
5. 1.53km ENE of Banning, CAMon, Mar 18, 9:35 PM PST · 8965 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
6. 1.511km NNE of Yucaipa, CAMon, Mar 18, 8:16 PM PST · 8965 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
7. 1.66km NNW of San Jacinto, CAMon, Mar 18, 8:13 PM PST · 8965 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
8. 1.612km NE of Yucaipa, CAMon, Mar 18, 4:20 PM PST · 8965 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
9. 1.714km NE of Yucaipa, CAMon, Mar 18, 1:19 PM PST · 8965 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
10. 1.817km SSW of Borrego Springs, CASun, Mar 17, 9:54 PM PST · 8966 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
11. 1.819km ESE of Anza, CASun, Mar 17, 6:51 PM PST · 8966 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
12. 2.510km W of Niland, CASun, Mar 17, 6:40 PM PST · 8966 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
13. 1.84km S of Redlands, CaliforniaSat, Mar 16, 12:51 PM PST · 8967 days ago · 17 km deep · 88 km away
14. 1.915km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CAFri, Mar 15, 5:51 PM PST · 8968 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
15. 2.313km E of Big Bear City, CAFri, Mar 15, 11:48 AM PST · 8968 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
16. 1.613km SSW of Big Bear Lake, CAThu, Mar 14, 5:24 PM PST · 8969 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
17. 1.517km ESE of Anza, CATue, Mar 12, 11:25 AM PST · 8971 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
18. 1.56km SSW of Idyllwild, CATue, Mar 12, 11:11 AM PST · 8972 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
19. 1.78km ESE of Valle Vista, CAMon, Mar 11, 4:41 PM PST · 8972 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
20. 2.09km SE of Valle Vista, CAMon, Mar 11, 4:40 PM PST · 8972 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci12791428. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:51 AM UTC.