California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 11km SE of Anza, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 11km SE of Anza, CA on Fri, Dec 27, 2002, 4:28 AM PST (12:28 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 6km N of Big Bear City, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-12-27 12:28:50 UTC
Depth
11.0 km (6.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.478° N, 116.597° 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
±0.35
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
46°
Stations used
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 195 in the 60 days after this one and 103 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.118km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 8682 days ago · 13 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 1.811km NW of Morongo Valley, CA · 8682 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.911km NNW of Alpine, CA · 8682 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 2.118km ESE of Julian, CA · 8682 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 1.710km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8681 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 1.55km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8681 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.89km SSE of Big Bear City, CA · 8681 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.915km ESE of Julian, CA · 8681 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 1.53km SE of Yucaipa, CA · 8681 days ago · 18 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 1.65km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8680 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 1.726km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8680 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.66km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8680 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 2.111km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 8679 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 1.617km ESE of Anza, CA · 8678 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 2.210km SW of Niland, CA · 8678 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.514km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 8678 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 1.718km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 8678 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 1.67km E of Big Bear City, CA · 8678 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 1.57km ENE of Moreno Valley, California · 8677 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 2.69km NE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 8677 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  21. 1.86km WNW of Calimesa, CA · 8677 days ago · 18 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 1.626km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8677 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 1.723km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8677 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 1.520km ESE of Anza, CA · 8677 days ago · 17 km deep · 12 km away
  25. 2.026km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8676 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 1.63km ESE of Yucca Valley, CA · 8676 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  27. 1.96km NNW of Garnet, CA · 8676 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  28. 1.810km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8676 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  29. 1.613km NE of Julian, CA · 8675 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  30. 1.913km NE of Indio, CA · 8675 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  31. 2.28km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 8674 days ago · 14 km deep · 29 km away
  32. 1.53km S of Loma Linda, California · 8674 days ago · 18 km deep · 86 km away
  33. 2.06km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 8674 days ago · 16 km deep · 29 km away
  34. 1.66km SSE of Banning, CA · 8673 days ago · 16 km deep · 50 km away
  35. 1.921km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 8673 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  36. 1.78km SW of San Marcos, California · 8672 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  37. 1.84km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8672 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  38. 1.914km S of Big Bear Lake, California · 8672 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  39. 1.75km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 8672 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  40. 1.68km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 8672 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away
  41. 1.712km WNW of Calipatria, California · 8672 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  42. 2.813km S of Big Bear Lake, CA · 8671 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  43. 1.514km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 8671 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  44. 1.67km SSE of Redlands, CA · 8670 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  45. 1.96km NNW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 8670 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  46. 1.811km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8670 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  47. 2.914km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8670 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  48. 1.712km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8669 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  49. 1.613km N of Cabazon, CA · 8669 days ago · 17 km deep · 65 km away
  50. 1.522km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 8668 days ago · 14 km deep · 16 km away
  51. 1.613km SE of Anza, CA · 8668 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  52. 1.84km N of Moreno Valley, CA · 8667 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  53. 1.53km NNE of Moreno Valley, California · 8667 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  54. 1.63km NNE of Moreno Valley, California · 8666 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  55. 2.316km NNE of Ocotillo, CA · 8666 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  56. 1.522km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 8666 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
  57. 1.711km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 8665 days ago · 17 km deep · 56 km away
  58. 1.714km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8665 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  59. 1.910km S of Banning, CA · 8665 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  60. 1.68km S of Borrego Springs, CA · 8665 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away

The first 60 of 195.

Before

  1. 2.716km N of Ocotillo, CA · 8683 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.112km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8683 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.83km N of Moreno Valley, CA · 8683 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 1.58km NE of Moreno Valley, CA · 8684 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.57km WNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 8684 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 2.02km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 8685 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.722km ESE of Anza, CA · 8685 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 1.619km ESE of Anza, CA · 8685 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 1.69km SW of Wildomar, CA · 8686 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 1.88km NE of Moreno Valley, CA · 8686 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 1.512km N of Cabazon, CA · 8687 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 1.516km NNW of Aguanga, CA · 8687 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 1.621km ESE of Anza, CA · 8687 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 2.39km NNE of Banning, CA · 8687 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 1.614km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 8687 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 2.714km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 8687 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 3.514km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 8687 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 1.710km W of Calipatria, CA · 8688 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.64km SW of Redlands, California · 8688 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 1.520km E of Big Bear City, CA · 8689 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9874021. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:36 PM UTC.