California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 15km ESE of Anza, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 15km ESE of Anza, CA on Thu, Jan 17, 2002, 9:11 AM PST (17:11 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 16km ESE of Julian, 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
2002-01-17 17:11:40 UTC
Depth
11.2 km (7.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.485° N, 116.532° 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
±0.30
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
59°
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: 180 in the 60 days after this one and 148 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.08km WSW of Salton City, CA · 9025 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 1.827km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 9025 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 2.029km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 9025 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.117km NNE of Indio, CA · 9025 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 1.92km NW of Valle Vista, CA · 9025 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 2.15km N of Banning, CA · 9025 days ago · 19 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 1.616km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 9025 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 2.110km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 9025 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 1.61km NE of Colton, California · 9024 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.626km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 9024 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 1.612km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 9024 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 1.65km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 9023 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 1.624km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 9023 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 1.79km SW of Niland, CA · 9023 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 1.525km NNE of Joshua Tree, CA · 9023 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 1.82km SSE of Colton, CA · 9023 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 1.69km NNW of Banning, CA · 9022 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 2.28km NNE of Indio, CA · 9022 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 1.53km N of Palomar Observatory, CA · 9022 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 1.52km SSW of Mentone, CA · 9022 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 1.55km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 9022 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away
  22. 1.711km NNE of Julian, CA · 9022 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away
  23. 1.513km NNE of Julian, California · 9022 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  24. 2.89km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 9022 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  25. 1.511km N of Banning, California · 9021 days ago · 17 km deep · 68 km away
  26. 1.726km N of Yucca Valley, California · 9021 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  27. 1.511km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 9021 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  28. 1.517km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 9021 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away
  29. 1.63km NNW of Beaumont, California · 9021 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  30. 1.93km NNW of Beaumont, California · 9021 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  31. 1.89km SE of Valle Vista, California · 9020 days ago · 17 km deep · 36 km away
  32. 1.51km SSE of Loma Linda, California · 9020 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
  33. 1.97km N of Big Bear City, CA · 9020 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  34. 1.88km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 9019 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  35. 1.816km S of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 9019 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  36. 1.62km ENE of Loma Linda, California · 9019 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
  37. 1.88km WSW of Idyllwild, California · 9019 days ago · 18 km deep · 35 km away
  38. 1.92km NNE of San Jacinto, California · 9019 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
  39. 1.92km NNE of San Jacinto, California · 9019 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  40. 1.617km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 9019 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  41. 1.810km ESE of Borrego Springs, CA · 9019 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  42. 1.913km WNW of Morongo Valley, California · 9018 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  43. 1.52km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 9018 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  44. 2.02km ESE of Bombay Beach, CA · 9018 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  45. 1.64km ENE of Bombay Beach, California · 9018 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  46. 1.73km ESE of Bombay Beach, CA · 9018 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  47. 1.62km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 9018 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  48. 1.58km SE of Yucca Valley, CA · 9018 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  49. 2.421km ESE of Anza, CA · 9018 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  50. 1.79km NE of Nuevo, CA · 9017 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  51. 1.611km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 9017 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  52. 1.712km WNW of Calipatria, California · 9017 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  53. 1.64km ENE of Yucaipa, CA · 9017 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  54. 2.411km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 9017 days ago · 14 km deep · 20 km away
  55. 1.611km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 9017 days ago · 14 km deep · 21 km away
  56. 1.512km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 9017 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  57. 1.611km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 9017 days ago · 13 km deep · 21 km away
  58. 1.814km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 9016 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  59. 1.924km ENE of Pine Valley, California · 9016 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  60. 1.66km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 9016 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away

The first 60 of 180.

Before

  1. 1.617km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 9027 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 1.58km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 9027 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 2.010km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 9027 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 2.410km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 9027 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 2.35km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 9028 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.88km N of Big Bear City, CA · 9028 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.310km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 9028 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 1.75km W of Calimesa, CA · 9028 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 1.58km S of Idyllwild, CA · 9029 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 1.55km N of Banning, CA · 9029 days ago · 19 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 1.718km ESE of Anza, California · 9029 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 1.56km NNE of Yucca Valley, California · 9029 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 1.63km SE of Loma Linda, California · 9029 days ago · 19 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 1.74km NNW of Big Bear City, CA · 9030 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.718km ESE of Anza, CA · 9030 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 1.614km N of Cabazon, CA · 9030 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 2.515km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 9030 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 1.611km NNE of Banning, California · 9031 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 1.910km N of Cabazon, CA · 9031 days ago · 19 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 1.710km N of Cabazon, CA · 9031 days ago · 18 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9749273. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:15 AM UTC.