California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 14km ESE of Anza, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 14km ESE of Anza, CA on Sun, Jul 7, 2002, 3:18 PM PDT (22:18 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 1km N of Westmorland, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-07-07 22:18:51 UTC
Depth
9.1 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.487° N, 116.551° 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
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
41°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 155 in the 60 days after this one and 95 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.810km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 8855 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 1.524km N of Yucca Valley, California · 8855 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.821km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 8855 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 1.715km NW of Aguanga, CA · 8854 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 1.89km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8853 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 1.610km SW of Niland, California · 8853 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.611km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 8853 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 1.613km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 8853 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 1.626km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8852 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.97km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 8852 days ago · 17 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 1.915km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8852 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 1.618km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8851 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.98km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8851 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 1.76km SSW of Anza, CA · 8851 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 2.47km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8851 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 2.57km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8851 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 1.79km N of Banning, CA · 8850 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 1.713km E of Anza, CA · 8850 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 1.912km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8849 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 1.821km ESE of Anza, CA · 8849 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  21. 1.84km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8849 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  22. 1.94km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8849 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  23. 1.64km WSW of Idyllwild, CA · 8847 days ago · 16 km deep · 33 km away
  24. 2.713km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 8847 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  25. 1.63km E of Banning, CA · 8847 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  26. 1.830km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8846 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 1.73km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8846 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  28. 2.27km N of Valle Vista, CA · 8846 days ago · 16 km deep · 48 km away
  29. 2.27km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8846 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 1.713km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 8846 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  31. 1.65km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 8846 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away
  32. 1.712km NE of Cabazon, CA · 8846 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  33. 1.76km WSW of Idyllwild, CA · 8845 days ago · 17 km deep · 33 km away
  34. 2.119km N of Ocotillo, CA · 8845 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  35. 1.712km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 8844 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
  36. 1.513km E of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 8844 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  37. 1.620km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8844 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  38. 2.025km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 8843 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  39. 1.621km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8842 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  40. 1.511km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8842 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  41. 1.621km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8842 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  42. 1.716km SE of Anza, CA · 8842 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  43. 1.623km ESE of Anza, CA · 8842 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
  44. 2.97km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8841 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  45. 1.614km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8841 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  46. 1.55km SE of Loma Linda, California · 8841 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  47. 1.85km SE of Loma Linda, California · 8841 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  48. 1.95km NNE of Banning, CA · 8841 days ago · 18 km deep · 60 km away
  49. 2.410km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8840 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  50. 1.62km NE of Yucca Valley, CA · 8840 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  51. 1.515km SE of Julian, CA · 8839 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  52. 1.86km NNE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 8839 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  53. 1.54km NW of Calimesa, California · 8839 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  54. 2.16km SE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 8839 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  55. 1.95km SSE of Loma Linda, California · 8838 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  56. 2.49km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8837 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  57. 1.78km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8837 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  58. 1.518km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 8836 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  59. 1.56km E of Anza, CA · 8836 days ago · 17 km deep · 10 km away
  60. 1.66km SW of Salton City, CA · 8835 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away

The first 60 of 155.

Before

  1. 1.96km NNW of Lake Henshaw, CA · 8856 days ago · 14 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 1.717km W of Oasis, CA · 8857 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 1.74km ESE of Loma Linda, CA · 8857 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 1.610km S of Banning, CA · 8858 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 1.93km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 8858 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.516km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8858 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 1.59km WSW of Niland, California · 8859 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.610km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 8860 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 2.99km NW of Morongo Valley, CA · 8860 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 1.710km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 8860 days ago · 16 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 2.110km NNW of Big Bear City, CA · 8860 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 1.94km SE of Calimesa, CA · 8861 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 1.610km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 8861 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 1.79km S of Idyllwild, CA · 8861 days ago · 16 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 3.39km NW of Morongo Valley, CA · 8862 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.62km WSW of Colton, CA · 8862 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 1.58km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8862 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 1.614km S of Big Bear Lake, CA · 8863 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 1.622km N of Yucca Valley, California · 8863 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 1.75km W of Lake Elsinore, CA · 8863 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9798525. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 11:01 AM UTC.