California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 7km SSW of Anza, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 7km SSW of Anza, CA on Sun, Apr 27, 2003, 8:42 AM PDT (15:42 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 16km ENE of Coachella, 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
2003-04-27 15:42:12 UTC
Depth
12.6 km (7.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.500° N, 116.706° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.29
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
37°
Stations used
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 183 in the 60 days after this one and 161 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.75km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8562 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.89km NNE of Banning, CA · 8561 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 1.72km SW of Loma Linda, CA · 8561 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 3.36km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8560 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.87km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8560 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 1.822km ESE of Anza, California · 8560 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 1.69km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 8560 days ago · 15 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 1.614km NE of Indio, CA · 8560 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 1.96km SSW of Devore, CA · 8558 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 1.623km ESE of Anza, CA · 8557 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 1.68km S of Borrego Springs, CA · 8557 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 1.711km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 8557 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.612km SSW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 8557 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 1.512km SSW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 8556 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 2.83km WSW of Calimesa, CA · 8556 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 2.228km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8556 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 1.827km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8556 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 1.89km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8555 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 1.522km ESE of Anza, CA · 8555 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 1.62km S of Loma Linda, California · 8555 days ago · 17 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 1.57km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8555 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 1.54km S of Idyllwild, CA · 8555 days ago · 17 km deep · 23 km away
  23. 1.710km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 8555 days ago · 13 km deep · 19 km away
  24. 1.611km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 8554 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  25. 1.79km ESE of Big Bear City, CA · 8554 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  26. 1.927km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 8554 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  27. 1.727km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8554 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  28. 1.827km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8554 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  29. 1.627km N of Yucca Valley, California · 8554 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  30. 1.727km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8554 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 1.727km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8554 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  32. 1.624km N of Yucca Valley, California · 8554 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  33. 1.627km N of Yucca Valley, California · 8554 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  34. 1.727km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8554 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  35. 2.08km NNE of Banning, CA · 8554 days ago · 18 km deep · 55 km away
  36. 1.85km NNW of Big Bear City, CA · 8554 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  37. 2.36km SE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 8553 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  38. 2.111km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8553 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  39. 1.717km N of Yucca Valley, California · 8553 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  40. 1.512km E of Julian, CA · 8553 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  41. 2.419km ESE of Anza, CA · 8553 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  42. 1.912km NW of Pine Valley, CA · 8552 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  43. 1.612km S of Joshua Tree, CA · 8552 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  44. 1.98km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8552 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  45. 1.71km SSW of Loma Linda, CA · 8552 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away
  46. 2.011km E of Yucaipa, CA · 8551 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  47. 1.65km WNW of Calimesa, CA · 8551 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  48. 1.87km NNW of Mira Loma, CA · 8550 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  49. 1.85km SSE of Idyllwild, CA · 8550 days ago · 17 km deep · 22 km away
  50. 1.79km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 8550 days ago · 17 km deep · 24 km away
  51. 1.83km NE of Colton, CA · 8550 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  52. 2.69km SSE of Running Springs, CA · 8550 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  53. 1.617km SW of Oasis, CA · 8549 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  54. 1.712km NNW of Bombay Beach, CA · 8549 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  55. 1.57km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8549 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  56. 1.812km SSE of Anza, CA · 8549 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  57. 1.54km N of Big Bear City, California · 8548 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  58. 1.614km S of Big Bear Lake, CA · 8548 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  59. 1.83km ENE of Nuevo, CA · 8548 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
  60. 1.624km N of Yucca Valley, California · 8547 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away

The first 60 of 183.

Before

  1. 1.720km W of Westmorland, CA · 8562 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.63km SSE of Redlands, CA · 8562 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.92km SW of San Bernardino, CA · 8562 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.714km NE of Indio, CA · 8562 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 2.06km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8562 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.65km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8563 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.514km NE of Indio, California · 8563 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 1.624km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 8563 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 1.78km SW of Calimesa, CA · 8563 days ago · 17 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 1.515km SSE of Anza, CA · 8563 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 1.69km NE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 8563 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 1.722km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8564 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.75km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8564 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 1.825km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8564 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.627km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8564 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.827km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8564 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 1.827km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 8564 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.614km NE of Indio, CA · 8564 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 1.614km NE of Indio, CA · 8565 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 1.514km NE of Indio, CA · 8565 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci13959244. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:25 AM UTC.