California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 12km SSE of Anza, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 12km SSE of Anza, CA on Tue, Dec 3, 2002, 8:31 AM PST (16:31 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 14km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-12-03 16:31:10 UTC
Depth
8.3 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.462° N, 116.618° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.37
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
70°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 193 in the 60 days after this one and 103 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.12km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 8706 days ago · 18 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 2.624km ESE of Julian, CA · 8706 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 1.811km NNE of Trabuco Canyon, CA · 8705 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.58km NNE of Yucaipa, CA · 8705 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.56km WNW of Calimesa, California · 8705 days ago · 19 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.78km NNE of Yucaipa, CA · 8705 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 2.113km NE of Indio, CA · 8704 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 1.66km SE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 8704 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 1.810km S of Big Bear City, CA · 8704 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.69km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 8703 days ago · 16 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 1.712km SW of Salton City, CA · 8703 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 1.72km E of Loma Linda, California · 8703 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 1.94km ENE of Coronado, CA · 8703 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.51km N of Colton, California · 8703 days ago · 17 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.614km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8703 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 1.72km W of Loma Linda, CA · 8703 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 1.61km NNE of Valle Vista, CA · 8702 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 2.310km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8702 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 1.716km NNE of Ocotillo, California · 8702 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 1.84km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 8702 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 1.58km SSE of Big Bear City, CA · 8702 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 2.37km ENE of Running Springs, CA · 8702 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 1.613km E of Anza, CA · 8701 days ago · 16 km deep · 11 km away
  24. 1.74km NE of Cabazon, CA · 8700 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  25. 1.63km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8700 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
  26. 2.111km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 8700 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  27. 1.74km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 8698 days ago · 17 km deep · 29 km away
  28. 2.45km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 8698 days ago · 17 km deep · 29 km away
  29. 1.711km N of Yucaipa, CA · 8697 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  30. 1.67km S of Idyllwild, CA · 8697 days ago · 16 km deep · 26 km away
  31. 2.519km N of Indio, CA · 8697 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  32. 1.66km W of San Jacinto, CA · 8696 days ago · 17 km deep · 51 km away
  33. 2.816km SE of Anza, CA · 8696 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  34. 1.76km SSW of Redlands, California · 8695 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away
  35. 1.66km S of Redlands, CA · 8695 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  36. 1.64km S of Loma Linda, California · 8695 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away
  37. 1.82km ENE of Grand Terrace, California · 8695 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
  38. 1.523km ESE of Anza, CA · 8694 days ago · 13 km deep · 16 km away
  39. 1.61km NW of Loma Linda, California · 8693 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
  40. 1.67km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 8693 days ago · 17 km deep · 27 km away
  41. 1.72km S of Yucca Valley, California · 8693 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  42. 1.82km NNE of Bombay Beach, CA · 8693 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  43. 2.11km NNE of Colton, CA · 8692 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away
  44. 2.04km NNW of Julian, CA · 8690 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
  45. 1.76km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8690 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  46. 1.86km N of Yucca Valley, California · 8690 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  47. 1.86km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8690 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  48. 1.66km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8690 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  49. 1.514km S of Anza, CA · 8690 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
  50. 1.611km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 8690 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
  51. 1.510km NNE of Cabazon, California · 8690 days ago · 17 km deep · 62 km away
  52. 2.410km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8689 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  53. 1.512km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8689 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  54. 2.010km W of Calipatria, CA · 8689 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  55. 1.520km E of Big Bear City, CA · 8689 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  56. 1.64km SW of Redlands, California · 8689 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  57. 1.710km W of Calipatria, CA · 8688 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  58. 3.514km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 8688 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  59. 2.714km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 8688 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  60. 1.614km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 8687 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away

The first 60 of 193.

Before

  1. 1.826km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 8707 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 3.08km N of Banning, CA · 8707 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 1.65km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 8707 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 1.54km ESE of Bombay Beach, California · 8708 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.65km E of Bombay Beach, California · 8708 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.65km ESE of Bombay Beach, CA · 8708 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 3.34km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 8708 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 2.315km SSE of Anza, CA · 8708 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 1.712km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8708 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 1.812km NE of Indio, CA · 8708 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 1.812km NE of Indio, CA · 8708 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 3.112km NE of Indio, CA · 8708 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 1.79km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 8709 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 1.75km NNW of Nuevo, CA · 8709 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 2.49km WNW of Garnet, CA · 8710 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 1.58km NNE of Banning, CA · 8710 days ago · 19 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 1.524km ESE of Julian, CA · 8711 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 2.323km ESE of Anza, CA · 8711 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 2.212km NE of Indio, CA · 8711 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 2.112km NE of Indio, CA · 8711 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci13914980. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:40 AM UTC.