California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 18km SE of Anza, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 18km SE of Anza, CA on Wed, Aug 7, 2002, 2:24 AM PDT (09:24 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 9km N of Ocotillo Wells, 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
2002-08-07 09:24:14 UTC
Depth
12.1 km (7.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.455° N, 116.516° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
60°
Stations used
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 176 in the 60 days after this one and 94 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.66km NE of Moreno Valley, CA · 8824 days ago · 18 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.66km SW of Calimesa, CA · 8824 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.611km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8824 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 1.58km ESE of Valle Vista, CA · 8824 days ago · 16 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 1.812km WNW of Calipatria, California · 8823 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.712km WNW of Calipatria, California · 8823 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.812km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8823 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.912km WNW of Calipatria, California · 8823 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.214km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8823 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 1.712km SSE of Anza, CA · 8822 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 1.76km SW of Calipatria, CA · 8822 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.15km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 8821 days ago · 16 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 1.627km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8821 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 1.712km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 8821 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.55km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 8820 days ago · 18 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 1.89km S of Warner Springs, CA · 8820 days ago · 17 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 1.89km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 8819 days ago · 16 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 2.010km SW of Niland, California · 8819 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 1.79km NW of Borrego Springs, CA · 8818 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 1.79km NE of Julian, CA · 8818 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
  21. 1.64km ENE of Beaumont, CA · 8818 days ago · 17 km deep · 68 km away
  22. 1.714km NW of Aguanga, CA · 8817 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  23. 1.55km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 8816 days ago · 19 km deep · 91 km away
  24. 1.79km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8816 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  25. 1.55km SSE of Banning, CA · 8816 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  26. 1.59km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 8816 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  27. 1.69km WNW of Calipatria, California · 8815 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  28. 2.210km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8815 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  29. 2.09km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8815 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  30. 2.35km NW of San Jacinto, CA · 8815 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  31. 1.58km WNW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 8815 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  32. 1.912km WSW of Salton City, CA · 8815 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  33. 2.012km WSW of Salton City, CA · 8815 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  34. 1.98km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 8814 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  35. 1.98km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 8814 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  36. 1.514km ESE of Anza, CA · 8814 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  37. 1.723km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8813 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  38. 1.811km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 8813 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
  39. 2.16km N of Lake Henshaw, CA · 8813 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  40. 1.64km W of San Jacinto, CA · 8813 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
  41. 1.614km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 8812 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  42. 2.222km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8812 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  43. 1.810km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8811 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  44. 1.622km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 8811 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  45. 1.88km E of Moreno Valley, California · 8811 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  46. 1.57km E of Moreno Valley, CA · 8811 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  47. 1.67km E of Moreno Valley, California · 8811 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  48. 2.117km W of Oasis, CA · 8811 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  49. 2.23km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 8810 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  50. 1.86km ENE of Anza, CA · 8810 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
  51. 1.94km SSE of Redlands, California · 8810 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  52. 2.016km SE of Anza, CA · 8809 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  53. 1.53km SSE of Loma Linda, California · 8809 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
  54. 2.214km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8808 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  55. 2.04km SE of Ocotillo Wells, California · 8808 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  56. 1.710km SW of Niland, California · 8807 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  57. 1.64km SE of Garnet, CA · 8807 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  58. 2.07km SW of Niland, CA · 8807 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  59. 1.86km E of Calimesa, CA · 8807 days ago · 18 km deep · 73 km away
  60. 1.815km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8805 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away

The first 60 of 176.

Before

  1. 2.58km W of Calipatria, CA · 8826 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 1.610km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 8826 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 1.713km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 8826 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 1.526km N of Yucca Valley, California · 8826 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.610km SW of Salton City, CA · 8826 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 1.54km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 8827 days ago · 18 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 1.621km ESE of Anza, CA · 8827 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 1.52km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 8827 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.69km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 8827 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 1.74km NW of Big Bear City, CA · 8828 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.54km NW of Big Bear City, CA · 8828 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.64km NW of Big Bear City, CA · 8828 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.66km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 8828 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 2.113km SW of Borrego Springs, CA · 8828 days ago · 14 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 1.518km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8829 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 1.67km SSW of Niland, CA · 8829 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 2.410km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8829 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 2.010km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8829 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 2.14km NNW of Murrieta, CA · 8829 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 1.714km SSE of Valle Vista, California · 8829 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9806973. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 10:57 AM UTC.