California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 20km ESE of Anza, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 20km ESE of Anza, California on Fri, Nov 8, 2002, 11:46 AM PST (19:46 UTC), 13 km (8 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
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-11-08 19:46:56 UTC
Depth
13.3 km (8.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.474° N, 116.485° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
77°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 197 in the 60 days after this one and 143 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.619km ESE of Anza, CA · 8731 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.618km N of Indio, CA · 8731 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 1.66km NW of Big Bear City, CA · 8731 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.93km NW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 8731 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 1.68km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, California · 8731 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 1.67km S of Idyllwild, CA · 8731 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 1.54km SSE of Idyllwild, CA · 8730 days ago · 19 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 1.612km NE of Cabazon, California · 8730 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 1.515km E of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 8729 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 2.67km S of Redlands, CA · 8729 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 1.614km SE of Anza, CA · 8729 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 2.014km NNW of Ocotillo, CA · 8729 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 1.75km SSE of Yucca Valley, CA · 8729 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 1.86km NW of San Jacinto, CA · 8728 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 1.515km SSE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8728 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 1.72km SSW of Hemet, CA · 8728 days ago · 16 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 1.59km S of Idyllwild, CA · 8728 days ago · 16 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 1.84km WSW of Beaumont, CA · 8727 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 1.912km ENE of Julian, CA · 8727 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 1.614km ESE of Anza, CA · 8726 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  21. 1.629km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8726 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  22. 1.54km N of Loma Linda, California · 8726 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 1.619km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 8726 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  24. 1.612km NW of Anza, CA · 8726 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
  25. 1.713km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8726 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 1.516km SE of Anza, CA · 8724 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  27. 2.916km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8723 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 1.816km WSW of Niland, CA · 8723 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  29. 2.22km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 8723 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  30. 2.27km W of Westmorland, CA · 8723 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
  31. 1.55km NE of Anza, CA · 8723 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
  32. 1.54km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 8722 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  33. 1.64km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 8722 days ago · 18 km deep · 96 km away
  34. 1.92km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 8722 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  35. 1.66km ESE of Big Bear City, CA · 8722 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  36. 1.99km ESE of Big Bear City, CA · 8721 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  37. 1.56km NNW of Banning, CA · 8721 days ago · 21 km deep · 68 km away
  38. 1.71km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 8721 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  39. 1.89km ESE of Yucaipa, CA · 8721 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  40. 1.610km NE of Ocotillo Wells, California · 8721 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  41. 1.62km E of Grand Terrace, California · 8721 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away
  42. 1.69km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 8720 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
  43. 1.85km WSW of Idyllwild, CA · 8719 days ago · 19 km deep · 38 km away
  44. 2.510km SW of Niland, CA · 8719 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  45. 1.817km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 8719 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
  46. 1.811km NW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8718 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
  47. 2.46km NW of Big Bear City, CA · 8718 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  48. 2.215km SE of Anza, CA · 8718 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
  49. 2.316km SE of Anza, CA · 8718 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  50. 1.716km SE of Anza, CA · 8717 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  51. 1.92km NW of Yucaipa, CA · 8717 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  52. 1.623km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 8716 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  53. 1.622km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 8716 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  54. 1.65km NE of Banning, CA · 8716 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
  55. 2.06km NE of Westmorland, CA · 8716 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  56. 1.90km SW of Loma Linda, CA · 8716 days ago · 19 km deep · 96 km away
  57. 1.621km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8716 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  58. 1.61km SSW of Loma Linda, California · 8716 days ago · 18 km deep · 96 km away
  59. 2.19km S of Banning, CA · 8715 days ago · 17 km deep · 56 km away
  60. 1.54km S of Banning, CA · 8715 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away

The first 60 of 197.

Before

  1. 1.719km ESE of Anza, CA · 8731 days ago · 14 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.628km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8732 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.58km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 8732 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 2.66km S of Redlands, CA · 8733 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 2.35km ENE of Yucaipa, CA · 8733 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 2.828km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8733 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 1.87km S of Redlands, California · 8733 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 1.69km NE of San Jacinto, CA · 8734 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 1.69km WNW of Calipatria, California · 8734 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.712km WSW of Salton City, California · 8734 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 2.26km ENE of Yucaipa, CA · 8734 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 1.613km NE of Indio, CA · 8734 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 1.616km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 8736 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 2.29km WNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 8736 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 1.812km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8736 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.67km SW of Niland, California · 8737 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 1.57km SW of Niland, California · 8737 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 1.87km SW of Niland, CA · 8737 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 1.67km SW of Niland, CA · 8737 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.712km WNW of Calipatria, California · 8737 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9512774. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:30 PM UTC.