M1.8 earthquake 20km E of Anza, CA

Magnitude

1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Wed, May 5, 2021, 1:55 PM PDT

UTC

2021-05-05 20:55:08 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.525° N, 116.457° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.1 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.15

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

36°

Stations used

84

• Anza, CaliforniaPopulation 3,014. Forecast20 kmE
• La Quinta, CaliforniaPopulation 40,476. Forecast21 kmSW
• Temecula, CaliforniaPopulation 110,003. Forecast64 kmE
• San Diego, CaliforniaPopulation 1,404,452. Forecast112 kmNE

After

1. 2.85km WSW of Morongo Valley, CAWed, May 5, 3:14 PM PDT · 1977 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 22
2. 1.810km NW of Anza, CAWed, May 5, 6:30 PM PDT · 1977 days ago · 16 km deep · 29 km away
3. 1.89km ENE of Anza, CAThu, May 6, 10:37 AM PDT · 1977 days ago · 13 km deep · 13 km away
4. 2.511km SSW of Idyllwild, CAThu, May 6, 10:59 PM PDT · 1976 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 7
5. 2.310km SSW of Idyllwild, CAThu, May 6, 10:59 PM PDT · 1976 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away
6. 2.311km SSW of Idyllwild, CAFri, May 7, 3:40 PM PDT · 1975 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
7. 1.917km N of Yucca Valley, CASat, May 8, 5:20 AM PDT · 1975 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
8. 1.86km NNE of Lake Henshaw, CASat, May 8, 7:49 AM PDT · 1975 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
9. 1.716km N of Yucca Valley, CASat, May 8, 10:00 AM PDT · 1975 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
10. 2.217km N of Yucca Valley, CASat, May 8, 10:01 AM PDT · 1975 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
11. 1.610km SSE of Yucca Valley, CASat, May 8, 6:41 PM PDT · 1974 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
12. 1.59km ENE of Borrego Springs, CASun, May 9, 1:31 AM PDT · 1974 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
13. 3.04km SE of Loma Linda, CASun, May 9, 2:09 AM PDT · 1974 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 187
14. 1.916km NE of Thousand Palms, CASun, May 9, 7:47 AM PDT · 1974 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
15. 1.67km E of Cabazon, CASun, May 9, 9:49 AM PDT · 1974 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
16. 1.74km S of Idyllwild, CASun, May 9, 4:15 PM PDT · 1973 days ago · 18 km deep · 31 km away
17. 2.211km NNE of Borrego Springs, CAMon, May 10, 5:53 PM PDT · 1972 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
18. 2.14km SE of Loma Linda, CATue, May 11, 4:48 AM PDT · 1972 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 2
19. 1.66km W of Big Bear Lake, CATue, May 11, 8:16 PM PDT · 1971 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
20. 1.85km E of Yucaipa, CAWed, May 12, 10:40 AM PDT · 1971 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
21. 1.54km SE of Loma Linda, CAWed, May 12, 12:28 PM PDT · 1971 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
22. 1.524km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAWed, May 12, 4:12 PM PDT · 1970 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
23. 1.69km SW of Morongo Valley, CAWed, May 12, 8:17 PM PDT · 1970 days ago · 18 km deep · 55 km away
24. 2.110km NNE of Banning, CAThu, May 13, 7:33 PM PDT · 1969 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
25. 2.030km SE of Twentynine Palms, CAFri, May 14, 5:48 AM PDT · 1969 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
26. 1.610km S of Borrego Springs, CASat, May 15, 1:22 AM PDT · 1968 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
27. 1.613km ENE of Borrego Springs, CASat, May 15, 3:28 AM PDT · 1968 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
28. 1.64km ENE of Big Bear City, CASat, May 15, 5:42 AM PDT · 1968 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
29. 1.73km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CASat, May 15, 10:13 AM PDT · 1968 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
30. 1.72km SE of Palomar Observatory, CASat, May 15, 1:00 PM PDT · 1968 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
31. 2.128km N of Yucca Valley, CASat, May 15, 10:49 PM PDT · 1967 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
32. 1.59km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CASun, May 16, 12:46 AM PDT · 1967 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
33. 2.15km SW of Salton City, CASun, May 16, 2:30 PM PDT · 1966 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
34. 1.56km N of Banning, CAMon, May 17, 12:38 PM PDT · 1966 days ago · 19 km deep · 63 km away
35. 1.53km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, May 18, 1:08 AM PDT · 1965 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
36. 1.610km S of Borrego Springs, CATue, May 18, 11:18 AM PDT · 1965 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
37. 1.818km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, May 18, 5:56 PM PDT · 1964 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
38. 1.612km WNW of Calipatria, CATue, May 18, 7:48 PM PDT · 1964 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
39. 1.512km WNW of Calipatria, CATue, May 18, 8:15 PM PDT · 1964 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
40. 2.313km WNW of Calipatria, CAWed, May 19, 6:35 AM PDT · 1964 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
41. 1.912km WNW of Calipatria, CAWed, May 19, 12:07 PM PDT · 1964 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
42. 1.612km SSE of Bombay Beach, CAWed, May 19, 12:14 PM PDT · 1964 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
43. 1.51km NNE of Loma Linda, CAWed, May 19, 9:49 PM PDT · 1963 days ago · 17 km deep · 95 km away
44. 1.615km N of Yucca Valley, CAThu, May 20, 5:24 AM PDT · 1963 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
45. 1.811km S of Salton City, CAThu, May 20, 9:19 AM PDT · 1963 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
46. 1.524km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, May 20, 6:41 PM PDT · 1962 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
47. 1.68km W of Calipatria, CAFri, May 21, 3:14 PM PDT · 1961 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
48. 1.511km W of Calipatria, CAFri, May 21, 9:50 PM PDT · 1961 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
49. 1.512km N of Westmorland, CASat, May 22, 2:23 AM PDT · 1961 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
50. 1.911km N of Westmorland, CASat, May 22, 3:14 AM PDT · 1961 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
51. 1.812km W of Calipatria, CASat, May 22, 3:18 AM PDT · 1961 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
52. 1.910km ESE of Cabazon, CAMon, May 24, 3:54 PM PDT · 1958 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
53. 1.517km N of Ocotillo Wells, CAMon, May 24, 9:11 PM PDT · 1958 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
54. 1.625km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, May 25, 4:01 AM PDT · 1958 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
55. 1.84km NE of Westmorland, CATue, May 25, 9:28 AM PDT · 1958 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
56. 2.36km NNE of Borrego Springs, CATue, May 25, 11:20 AM PDT · 1958 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
57. 2.16km ESE of Valle Vista, CATue, May 25, 11:50 AM PDT · 1958 days ago · 17 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 4
58. 1.85km S of Banning, CATue, May 25, 4:08 PM PDT · 1957 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
59. 1.95km N of Yucca Valley, CAThu, May 27, 8:09 AM PDT · 1956 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
60. 2.24km NNW of Yucca Valley, CAThu, May 27, 10:16 AM PDT · 1956 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 2

The first 60 of 199.

Before

1. 1.78km E of Borrego Springs, CAWed, May 5, 12:50 PM PDT · 1978 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
2. 1.82km S of Cabazon, CATue, May 4, 11:14 AM PDT · 1979 days ago · 16 km deep · 51 km away
3. 1.611km NNW of Anza, CAMon, May 3, 9:23 PM PDT · 1979 days ago · 14 km deep · 28 km away
4. 2.010km S of Borrego Springs, CAMon, May 3, 8:06 PM PDT · 1979 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
5. 1.810km NNW of Alpine, CAMon, May 3, 1:41 PM PDT · 1979 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 12
6. 1.918km ESE of Anza, CAMon, May 3, 10:09 AM PDT · 1980 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
7. 1.618km ESE of Anza, CAMon, May 3, 10:09 AM PDT · 1980 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
8. 1.64km WSW of Salton City, CASun, May 2, 5:32 PM PDT · 1980 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
9. 1.69km NE of Aguanga, CASun, May 2, 7:13 AM PDT · 1981 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
10. 1.910km SSW of San Diego Country Estates, CASun, May 2, 4:17 AM PDT · 1981 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 6
11. 1.66km SW of Niland, CASat, May 1, 10:10 AM PDT · 1982 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
12. 1.75km N of Yucca Valley, CASat, May 1, 3:10 AM PDT · 1982 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
13. 1.66km SE of Loma Linda, CAFri, Apr 30, 4:13 PM PDT · 1982 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
14. 2.61km N of Yucaipa, CAFri, Apr 30, 2:35 PM PDT · 1982 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 44
15. 1.64km NNE of Westmorland, CAFri, Apr 30, 3:11 AM PDT · 1983 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
16. 1.610km WSW of Niland, CAWed, Apr 28, 4:36 PM PDT · 1984 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
17. 1.512km WNW of Calipatria, CAWed, Apr 28, 12:17 PM PDT · 1985 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
18. 1.59km S of Banning, CAWed, Apr 28, 11:13 AM PDT · 1985 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
19. 3.510km S of Borrego Springs, CAWed, Apr 28, 3:50 AM PDT · 1985 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 283
20. 1.610km S of Borrego Springs, CAWed, Apr 28, 2:35 AM PDT · 1985 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39642079. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:38 AM UTC.