California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 21km ESE of Anza, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 21km ESE of Anza, CA on Sat, Sep 14, 2002, 11:26 AM PDT (18:26 UTC), 14 km (9 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-09-14 18:26:20 UTC
Depth
14.0 km (8.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.468° N, 116.474° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
58°
Stations used
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 192 in the 60 days after this one and 115 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.920km ESE of Anza, CA · 8786 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 1.67km SE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 8786 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.64km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 8785 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 3.39km S of Joshua Tree, CA · 8785 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.618km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8785 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.29km S of Joshua Tree, CA · 8784 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 1.66km SE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 8783 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 3.710km NE of Aguanga, CA · 8783 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 216
  9. 2.811km NE of Aguanga, CA · 8783 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 1.810km WSW of Anza, CA · 8783 days ago · 17 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 1.78km WNW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 8783 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 2.110km SW of Niland, CA · 8783 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 1.79km SW of Niland, California · 8783 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 2.211km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8783 days ago · 16 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 1.76km SSW of Big Bear City, CA · 8782 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.68km S of Yucca Valley, CA · 8782 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 2.112km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8781 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 2.812km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8781 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 1.912km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8781 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 1.54km SSE of Banning, California · 8781 days ago · 17 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 1.810km WNW of Calipatria, California · 8781 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 1.812km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8780 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  23. 1.811km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, California · 8780 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  24. 1.811km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8780 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  25. 2.110km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8780 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  26. 1.613km SE of Anza, CA · 8780 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  27. 2.221km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 8780 days ago · -1 km deep · 97 km away
  28. 2.121km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 8780 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  29. 1.519km ESE of Anza, CA · 8779 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  30. 1.73km ENE of Julian, CA · 8779 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  31. 4.39km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8779 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 256
  32. 1.610km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8779 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  33. 2.111km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8779 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  34. 1.918km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 8779 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  35. 2.511km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8779 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  36. 1.66km NNE of Moreno Valley, California · 8779 days ago · 17 km deep · 88 km away
  37. 1.511km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8778 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  38. 1.65km E of Calimesa, CA · 8778 days ago · 16 km deep · 75 km away
  39. 1.69km NNW of Idyllwild, CA · 8778 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away
  40. 1.712km NNW of Cabazon, CA · 8778 days ago · 21 km deep · 70 km away
  41. 1.617km SSW of Oasis, CA · 8778 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  42. 1.69km SE of Bombay Beach, California · 8778 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  43. 1.510km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8778 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  44. 2.210km N of Cabazon, CA · 8777 days ago · 21 km deep · 65 km away
  45. 1.69km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 8777 days ago · 18 km deep · 33 km away
  46. 2.512km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8777 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  47. 2.111km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 8776 days ago · 14 km deep · 16 km away
  48. 1.66km SE of Cabazon, CA · 8776 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
  49. 2.516km ENE of Coachella, CA · 8776 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  50. 1.616km S of Joshua Tree, CA · 8775 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  51. 1.522km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8775 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  52. 1.64km ESE of Loma Linda, California · 8774 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
  53. 1.912km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 8774 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
  54. 2.26km NNE of Moreno Valley, CA · 8774 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
  55. 1.514km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8773 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  56. 1.61km E of Cabazon, CA · 8773 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  57. 1.621km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8773 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  58. 1.91km WSW of Cabazon, CA · 8773 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 km away
  59. 1.712km S of Salton City, CA · 8772 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  60. 1.816km ESE of Anza, CA · 8772 days ago · 14 km deep · 5 km away

The first 60 of 192.

Before

  1. 1.64km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 8787 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.58km NE of Rancho Santa Fe, California · 8787 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 2.110km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8788 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.68km NNE of Beaumont, CA · 8788 days ago · 19 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 1.811km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8789 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.58km WNW of Calipatria, California · 8789 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 2.011km SSE of Big Bear City, CA · 8789 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 1.620km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8789 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.618km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8789 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.725km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8789 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 2.011km NNW of Banning, CA · 8790 days ago · 17 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.57km SSW of Redlands, CA · 8790 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 1.610km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8790 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 1.613km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8790 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 1.55km S of Idyllwild, CA · 8790 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 1.913km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8790 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 1.910km NNW of Anza, CA · 8790 days ago · 16 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 1.712km SSE of Big Bear City, CA · 8790 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 1.76km NE of Cabazon, CA · 8790 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 1.88km S of Joshua Tree, CA · 8790 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci13812816. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:10 PM UTC.