M1.6 earthquake 23km ESE of Anza, CA
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 23km ESE of Anza, CA on Sat, Mar 27, 2021, 2:18 AM PDT (09:18 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.5 15km NE of Indio, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-03-27 09:18:21 UTC
- Depth
- 11.8 km (7.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 33.483° N, 116.445° W
- Region
- California
- 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.15
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 57°
- Stations used
- 66
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 117 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.724km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 2018 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.514km SW of Borrego Springs, CA · 2018 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.98km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 2018 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.18km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 2018 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.514km SE of Anza, CA · 2017 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.016km NE of Coachella, CA · 2017 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.89km NNW of Anza, CA · 2017 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.614km E of Campo, CA · 2017 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 2
- 1.716km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2017 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.515km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2015 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.016km ESE of Julian, CA · 2015 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.912km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2015 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.313km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 2014 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.712km N of Banning, CA · 2014 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.812km N of Banning, CA · 2014 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.712km N of Banning, CA · 2014 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.812km N of Banning, CA · 2014 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
- 1.712km N of Banning, CA · 2014 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.712km N of Banning, CA · 2014 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.617km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 2013 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.913km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 2013 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.610km SW of Niland, CA · 2012 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.710km SW of Niland, CA · 2012 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.912km ESE of Anza, CA · 2012 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
- 1.910km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 2012 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.914km WNW of Anza, CA · 2011 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.54km N of Beaumont, CA · 2010 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
- 3.34km N of Beaumont, CA · 2010 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 145
- 1.94km SW of Salton City, CA · 2010 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.014km SE of Anza, CA · 2009 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 5
- 1.915km E of Ocotillo, CA · 2008 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.316km ESE of Julian, CA · 2008 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
- 1.89km NE of Aguanga, CA · 2008 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.16km NNE of Westmorland, CA · 2007 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.07km E of Cabazon, CA · 2007 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.86km NW of San Jacinto, CA · 2007 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.84km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 2007 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.74km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 2007 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.68km E of Cabazon, CA · 2007 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.527km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 2006 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.821km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 2006 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.86km NW of San Jacinto, CA · 2006 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 48
- 1.66km NNW of San Jacinto, CA · 2006 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.67km NE of Banning, CA · 2006 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
- 3.12km N of Cabazon, CA · 2006 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 68
- 1.514km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 2005 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.821km ESE of Anza, CA · 2005 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.39km N of Westmorland, CA · 2005 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
- 3.04km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 2004 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 94
- 1.54km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 2004 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.610km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 2004 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.711km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 2004 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.826km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 2002 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.613km NNE of Thousand Palms, CA · 2002 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.69km NE of Aguanga, CA · 2001 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.68km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 2001 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
- 3.515km NE of Indio, CA · 2001 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 80
- 2.615km NE of Indio, CA · 2001 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 8
- 2.117km N of Ocotillo, CA · 2000 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.910km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 1999 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
The first 60 of 195.
Before
- 1.69km S of Banning, CA · 2018 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
- 1.510km E of Cabazon, CA · 2019 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.922km E of Pine Valley, CA · 2019 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.516km ESE of Anza, CA · 2019 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.816km ESE of Anza, CA · 2019 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.612km SW of Salton City, CA · 2020 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.06km SSW of Redlands, CA · 2021 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
- 1.99km N of Cabazon, CA · 2021 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.74km WSW of Salton City, CA · 2021 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.63km NW of Valle Vista, CA · 2021 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.84km SE of Calimesa, CA · 2022 days ago · 16 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.916km NE of Coachella, CA · 2022 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.817km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 2023 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.217km ESE of Julian, CA · 2023 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.61km ESE of Loma Linda, CA · 2024 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 4
- 1.814km WNW of Anza, CA · 2024 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.75km WSW of Salton City, CA · 2024 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.910km SE of Warner Springs, CA · 2025 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.63km SE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 2025 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.04km SE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 2025 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 4
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39591919. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:10 PM UTC.