California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 12km NW of Anza, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 12km NW of Anza, CA on Fri, May 3, 2002, 3:16 AM PDT (10:16 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 14km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-05-03 10:16:13 UTC
Depth
14.7 km (9.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.631° N, 116.767° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
58°
Stations used
32

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 169 in the 60 days after this one and 81 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.12km ESE of Lytle Creek, CA · 8920 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.86km SE of Valle Vista, California · 8920 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 2.113km SSE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8920 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.726km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8920 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.55km SSW of Redlands, CA · 8919 days ago · 16 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 1.626km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8919 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.610km N of Big Bear Lake, CA · 8919 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.715km SSE of Big Bear City, CA · 8919 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 2.017km ESE of Anza, CA · 8918 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 1.526km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8918 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 1.527km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8918 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 2.210km N of Big Bear Lake, CA · 8918 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 2.35km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8918 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 1.615km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8917 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 1.810km WNW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 8917 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 1.97km NNW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 8916 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 1.611km N of Cabazon, CA · 8916 days ago · 17 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 1.712km NNE of Yucaipa, CA · 8916 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 1.88km NNW of Warner Springs, CA · 8916 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 2.05km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 8915 days ago · 22 km deep · 36 km away
  21. 1.810km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 8915 days ago · 18 km deep · 35 km away
  22. 1.810km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8914 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 1.627km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8914 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  24. 1.64km SE of Loma Linda, California · 8914 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  25. 2.06km NNE of Fontana, CA · 8914 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 1.612km N of Cabazon, CA · 8914 days ago · 18 km deep · 43 km away
  27. 2.46km NNE of Fontana, CA · 8914 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  28. 1.52km NNW of Cabazon, CA · 8913 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
  29. 1.611km WNW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 8913 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 1.512km ENE of Indio, CA · 8913 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  31. 1.512km W of Morongo Valley, CA · 8913 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  32. 1.624km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8912 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  33. 1.618km SSW of Oasis, CA · 8911 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  34. 1.815km SSE of Anza, CA · 8911 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
  35. 1.724km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8911 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  36. 1.710km W of Pine Valley, CA · 8910 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  37. 1.617km ESE of Julian, CA · 8910 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  38. 1.75km SSW of Redlands, California · 8910 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 km away
  39. 1.59km W of Encinitas, CA · 8910 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  40. 1.95km NW of Fontana, CA · 8909 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  41. 1.615km SSE of Anza, CA · 8909 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  42. 1.512km ESE of Anza, CA · 8909 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
  43. 1.93km NNW of Colton, CA · 8908 days ago · 18 km deep · 73 km away
  44. 2.46km S of Big Bear City, CA · 8908 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  45. 1.85km WNW of Lake Henshaw, CA · 8907 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  46. 1.622km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8907 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  47. 2.29km NNE of Banning, CA · 8906 days ago · 19 km deep · 41 km away
  48. 1.724km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8905 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  49. 1.824km N of Yucca Valley, California · 8905 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  50. 1.65km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 8905 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
  51. 1.65km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8905 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  52. 1.57km NNE of Banning, CA · 8904 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
  53. 2.210km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 8903 days ago · 16 km deep · 40 km away
  54. 1.615km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8903 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  55. 1.611km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 8903 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  56. 1.95km SSE of Banning, CA · 8903 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  57. 1.812km WSW of Salton City, CA · 8903 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  58. 1.815km E of Ocotillo Wells, California · 8902 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  59. 2.14km ESE of Calimesa, CA · 8902 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
  60. 3.914km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8902 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away

The first 60 of 169.

Before

  1. 1.626km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8920 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.726km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8920 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.618km ESE of Anza, CA · 8921 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 1.616km ESE of Anza, CA · 8921 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 1.87km NNE of Moreno Valley, CA · 8921 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 1.67km NNE of Moreno Valley, California · 8921 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 1.69km NE of Cabazon, CA · 8921 days ago · 17 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 1.615km NNW of Aguanga, CA · 8922 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 1.526km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8922 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 1.73km N of Colton, CA · 8922 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 1.67km N of Fontana, CA · 8922 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 1.626km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8923 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.57km SE of Loma Linda, California · 8923 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 1.66km SE of Loma Linda, California · 8923 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 1.77km SSE of Loma Linda, California · 8923 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 1.826km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8923 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 2.03km N of Colton, CA · 8923 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 2.326km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8924 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 2.010km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 8924 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 2.125km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8925 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci12895596. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:18 PM UTC.