California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 9km ENE of Anza, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 9km ENE of Anza, CA on Thu, May 6, 2021, 10:37 AM PDT (17:37 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 12km WSW of Niland, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2021-05-06 17:37:53 UTC
Depth
12.5 km (7.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.580° N, 116.579° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
28°
Stations used
77

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 196 in the 60 days after this one and 92 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 196.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39643047. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:38 PM UTC.