California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 6km E of Anza, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 6km E of Anza, CA on Sat, Jul 27, 2002, 12:21 PM PDT (19:21 UTC), 17 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 9km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-07-27 19:21:38 UTC
Depth
16.6 km (10.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.563° N, 116.606° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.23
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
99°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 162 in the 60 days after this one and 91 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.66km SW of Salton City, CA · 8835 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 1.611km NE of Trabuco Canyon, CA · 8834 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.52km SW of Loma Linda, California · 8834 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.83km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8834 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 1.89km NNW of Big Bear City, CA · 8833 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 2.928km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8833 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 1.628km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8833 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.633km N of Joshua Tree, California · 8832 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 2.15km S of Banning, CA · 8832 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 1.719km N of Ocotillo, California · 8832 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.719km N of Ocotillo, CA · 8832 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.77km S of Idyllwild, CA · 8832 days ago · 16 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 1.57km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 8832 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 1.53km ESE of Fontana, CA · 8831 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 2.51km WSW of Aguanga, CA · 8830 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 1.527km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8830 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 1.68km E of Big Bear City, CA · 8830 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 1.68km E of Big Bear City, CA · 8830 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 1.913km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8830 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 1.714km SSE of Valle Vista, California · 8829 days ago · 14 km deep · 24 km away
  21. 2.14km NNW of Murrieta, CA · 8829 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
  22. 1.518km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8828 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 2.113km SW of Borrego Springs, CA · 8828 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
  24. 1.66km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 8827 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  25. 2.64km NW of Big Bear City, CA · 8827 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 2.54km NW of Big Bear City, CA · 8827 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  27. 1.74km NW of Big Bear City, CA · 8827 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  28. 1.69km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 8827 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  29. 1.52km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 8826 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away
  30. 1.621km ESE of Anza, CA · 8826 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  31. 1.54km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 8826 days ago · 18 km deep · 20 km away
  32. 1.610km SW of Salton City, CA · 8826 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  33. 1.526km N of Yucca Valley, California · 8826 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  34. 1.713km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 8825 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  35. 1.610km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 8825 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  36. 1.618km SE of Anza, CA · 8825 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
  37. 2.03km E of Home Gardens, CA · 8824 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  38. 1.66km NE of Moreno Valley, CA · 8824 days ago · 18 km deep · 68 km away
  39. 1.66km SW of Calimesa, CA · 8824 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  40. 1.611km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8824 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  41. 1.710km SE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 8824 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  42. 1.58km ESE of Valle Vista, CA · 8823 days ago · 16 km deep · 26 km away
  43. 1.812km WNW of Calipatria, California · 8822 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  44. 2.214km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8822 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  45. 1.712km SSE of Anza, CA · 8822 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  46. 2.15km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 8821 days ago · 16 km deep · 20 km away
  47. 1.627km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8821 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  48. 1.712km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 8821 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  49. 1.728km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8820 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  50. 1.55km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 8819 days ago · 18 km deep · 19 km away
  51. 1.89km S of Warner Springs, CA · 8819 days ago · 17 km deep · 40 km away
  52. 1.89km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 8819 days ago · 16 km deep · 25 km away
  53. 1.79km NW of Borrego Springs, CA · 8818 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  54. 1.79km NE of Julian, CA · 8817 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
  55. 1.64km ENE of Beaumont, CA · 8817 days ago · 17 km deep · 53 km away
  56. 1.714km NW of Aguanga, CA · 8817 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  57. 2.82km NNW of Colton, CA · 8816 days ago · 17 km deep · 88 km away
  58. 1.55km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 8816 days ago · 19 km deep · 77 km away
  59. 1.79km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8816 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  60. 1.55km SSE of Banning, CA · 8816 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away

The first 60 of 162.

Before

  1. 1.518km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 8835 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 1.78km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8837 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 2.49km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8837 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.711km NW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 8837 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.95km SSE of Loma Linda, California · 8838 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 2.16km SE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 8838 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 1.54km NW of Calimesa, California · 8838 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 1.637km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8838 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.86km NNE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 8839 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 1.88km NE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 8839 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.515km SE of Julian, CA · 8839 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 1.62km NE of Yucca Valley, CA · 8839 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 2.410km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8840 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 1.95km NNE of Banning, CA · 8840 days ago · 18 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 1.85km SE of Loma Linda, California · 8840 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 1.55km SE of Loma Linda, California · 8841 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 1.614km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8841 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 2.97km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8841 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 1.623km ESE of Anza, CA · 8841 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 1.716km SE of Anza, CA · 8842 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci13693244. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:32 PM UTC.