California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 20km ESE of Anza, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 20km ESE of Anza, California on Sat, Feb 16, 2002, 2:46 PM PST (22:46 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 6km SSE of Lake Henshaw, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-02-16 22:46:57 UTC
Depth
10.8 km (6.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.513° N, 116.459° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.23
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
89°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 189 in the 60 days after this one and 174 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.112km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8996 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.726km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8995 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.77km SW of Niland, California · 8995 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.59km WSW of Niland, California · 8994 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.76km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 8994 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 1.63km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 8994 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.921km ESE of Julian, CA · 8994 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 1.727km N of Yucca Valley, California · 8993 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.68km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 8993 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 2.226km N of Twentynine Palms, CA · 8993 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 1.67km NW of Calipatria, CA · 8992 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 1.96km S of Calimesa, CA · 8991 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 1.81km N of Cabazon, CA · 8991 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 2.27km NNW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 8991 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.56km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8990 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 1.519km ESE of Anza, CA · 8990 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 1.814km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 8989 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 1.79km NW of Calipatria, California · 8989 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 2.28km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 8988 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 1.58km ESE of Bombay Beach, California · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 1.79km ESE of Bombay Beach, California · 8988 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  22. 2.29km ESE of Bombay Beach, California · 8988 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  23. 2.410km ESE of Bombay Beach, CA · 8988 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  24. 2.07km ESE of Bombay Beach, California · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  25. 2.78km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  26. 1.78km ESE of Bombay Beach, California · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 1.711km ESE of Bombay Beach, California · 8988 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 1.610km ESE of Bombay Beach, CA · 8988 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  29. 1.79km W of Calipatria, CA · 8988 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  30. 1.57km SE of Bombay Beach, California · 8988 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  31. 2.26km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 8988 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  32. 2.08km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 8988 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  33. 2.19km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 8988 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  34. 1.79km W of Calipatria, CA · 8988 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  35. 1.79km W of Calipatria, CA · 8988 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  36. 1.89km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  37. 1.711km WNW of Calipatria, California · 8988 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  38. 1.610km W of Calipatria, California · 8988 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  39. 1.61km ESE of Loma Linda, California · 8988 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
  40. 1.79km W of Calipatria, CA · 8987 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  41. 3.310km W of Calipatria, CA · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  42. 2.210km W of Calipatria, CA · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  43. 1.69km W of Calipatria, California · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  44. 1.515km ESE of Julian, CA · 8987 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
  45. 1.66km W of Calipatria, California · 8987 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  46. 1.810km W of Calipatria, CA · 8987 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  47. 1.59km W of Calipatria, California · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  48. 1.810km W of Calipatria, CA · 8987 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  49. 1.89km W of Calipatria, CA · 8987 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  50. 2.39km W of Calipatria, CA · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  51. 1.611km SE of Bombay Beach, California · 8987 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  52. 1.611km W of Calipatria, California · 8987 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  53. 1.910km W of Calipatria, California · 8987 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  54. 1.69km WNW of Calipatria, California · 8987 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  55. 1.610km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 8987 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  56. 1.58km W of Calipatria, California · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  57. 1.79km W of Calipatria, CA · 8987 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  58. 2.110km W of Calipatria, CA · 8987 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  59. 2.01km NNW of Yucaipa, CA · 8987 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  60. 2.39km SW of Niland, CA · 8987 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away

The first 60 of 189.

Before

  1. 1.75km NE of Banning, CA · 8996 days ago · 22 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 1.72km S of Lake Henshaw, CA · 8996 days ago · 19 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 1.622km ESE of Anza, CA · 8996 days ago · 16 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.86km NNW of Cabazon, CA · 8997 days ago · 19 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 1.54km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 8997 days ago · 17 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 1.520km ESE of Anza, CA · 8997 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.66km WSW of Niland, California · 8997 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.86km SW of Niland, California · 8998 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.527km ENE of Big Bear City, California · 8998 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.94km ESE of Yucaipa, CA · 8998 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 1.629km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8998 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.622km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8998 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.66km SSW of Cabazon, CA · 8998 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 1.728km N of Yucca Valley, California · 8998 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.623km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8998 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.827km N of Yucca Valley, California · 8999 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.69km SSE of Idyllwild, CA · 8999 days ago · 16 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 1.78km NE of Moreno Valley, California · 9000 days ago · 19 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 1.620km ESE of Anza, CA · 9001 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 1.520km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 9001 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9504546. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:44 PM UTC.