M1.6 earthquake 14km ESE of Anza, CA
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 14km ESE of Anza, CA on Fri, Apr 16, 2021, 1:44 PM PDT (20:44 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 11km W of Calipatria, 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
- 2021-04-16 20:44:06 UTC
- Depth
- 13.2 km (8.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 33.520° N, 116.526° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.14
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 44°
- Stations used
- 63
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 193 in the 60 days after this one and 104 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.78km ESE of Big Bear City, CA · 1995 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.69km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 1995 days ago · 16 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.110km W of Palomar Observatory, CA · 1994 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 5
- 1.69km W of Palomar Observatory, CA · 1994 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.69km W of Palomar Observatory, CA · 1994 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.79km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 1994 days ago · 14 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.56km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1993 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.86km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1993 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.618km NNE of Indio, CA · 1993 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.56km NNW of San Jacinto, CA · 1993 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.73km WSW of Redlands, CA · 1993 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 27
- 1.89km W of Calipatria, CA · 1992 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.68km W of Calipatria, CA · 1992 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.66km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 1991 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.94km SE of Yucaipa, CA · 1991 days ago · 17 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.314km SE of Anza, CA · 1991 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.713km ESE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 1990 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.713km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1990 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.514km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1990 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.611km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 1990 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.616km NE of Indio, CA · 1990 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.915km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 1989 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.915km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 1989 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.61km N of Wildomar, CA · 1989 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.88km N of Anza, CA · 1988 days ago · 16 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.618km NW of Westmorland, CA · 1988 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.516km NE of Indio, CA · 1988 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
- 2.516km NE of Indio, CA · 1988 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
- 2.09km NE of Aguanga, CA · 1987 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
- 1.610km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 1987 days ago · 14 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.14km NE of Running Springs, CA · 1987 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 3
- 1.610km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1987 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.610km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 1987 days ago · 14 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.714km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1987 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.114km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1987 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.610km NE of Aguanga, CA · 1986 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.811km NE of Julian, CA · 1986 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.09km NE of Aguanga, CA · 1985 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.916km NE of Indio, CA · 1985 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.016km NE of Indio, CA · 1985 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.93km NE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 1985 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.59km N of Banning, CA · 1985 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.610km S of Borrego Springs, CA · 1984 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
- 3.510km S of Borrego Springs, CA · 1984 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 283
- 1.59km S of Banning, CA · 1984 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.512km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 1984 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.610km WSW of Niland, CA · 1984 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.64km NNE of Westmorland, CA · 1982 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.61km N of Yucaipa, CA · 1982 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 44
- 1.66km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 1982 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.75km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 1981 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.66km SW of Niland, CA · 1981 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.910km SSW of San Diego Country Estates, CA · 1980 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 6
- 1.69km NE of Aguanga, CA · 1980 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.64km WSW of Salton City, CA · 1980 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.618km ESE of Anza, CA · 1979 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.918km ESE of Anza, CA · 1979 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.810km NNW of Alpine, CA · 1979 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 12
- 2.010km S of Borrego Springs, CA · 1979 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.611km NNW of Anza, CA · 1979 days ago · 14 km deep · 23 km away
The first 60 of 193.
Before
- 1.522km ESE of Anza, CA · 1997 days ago · 14 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.910km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 1998 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.117km N of Ocotillo, CA · 1998 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.615km NE of Indio, CA · 1999 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 8
- 3.515km NE of Indio, CA · 1999 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 80
- 1.68km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1999 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.69km NE of Aguanga, CA · 2000 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.613km NNE of Thousand Palms, CA · 2001 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.826km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 2001 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.711km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 2002 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.610km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 2002 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.54km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 2003 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.04km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 2003 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 94
- 2.39km N of Westmorland, CA · 2003 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.821km ESE of Anza, CA · 2003 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.514km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 2003 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
- 3.12km N of Cabazon, CA · 2004 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 68
- 1.67km NE of Banning, CA · 2004 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.66km NNW of San Jacinto, CA · 2004 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.86km NW of San Jacinto, CA · 2004 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 48
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