M1.9 earthquake 14km WNW of Anza, CA
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 14km WNW of Anza, CA on Fri, Sep 3, 2021, 10:24 PM PDT (05:24 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.4 10km NNW of Anza, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-09-04 05:24:19 UTC
- Depth
- 4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 33.590° N, 116.814° W
- Region
- California
- Felt reports
- 2
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.17
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 17°
- Stations used
- 72
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 138 in the 60 days after this one and 81 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.814km WNW of Anza, CA · 1856 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.64km SW of Highland, CA · 1856 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.74km SE of Yucaipa, CA · 1854 days ago · 17 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
- 1.728km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 1854 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.03km ESE of Yucca Valley, CA · 1854 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.610km ESE of North Shore, CA · 1854 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.610km ESE of North Shore, CA · 1854 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.715km SE of Anza, CA · 1854 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.78km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 1854 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.72km WNW of Lake Henshaw, CA · 1853 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 7
- 1.814km WNW of Anza, CA · 1853 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
- 2.410km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 1853 days ago · 15 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.721km E of Julian, CA · 1852 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.84km NE of Beaumont, CA · 1852 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.65km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 1852 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 5
- 2.65km NNE of Fontana, CA · 1851 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 16
- 1.65km NNE of Fontana, CA · 1851 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.67km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 1851 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.63km SSE of Yucca Valley, CA · 1851 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.618km NNE of Pine Valley, CA · 1851 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.610km S of Borrego Springs, CA · 1849 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.64km S of Lucerne Valley, CA · 1848 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.57km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 1847 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.54km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 1847 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.24km NE of Beaumont, CA · 1846 days ago · 17 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.85km NE of Wildomar, CA · 1846 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 4
- 1.99km NNW of Cabazon, CA · 1846 days ago · 20 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.64km WSW of Salton City, CA · 1846 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.92km SSE of Lytle Creek, CA · 1846 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 59
- 1.629km WSW of Camp Pendleton South, CA · 1845 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.610km NW of Idyllwild, CA · 1845 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.826km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 1843 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
- 2.28km SSE of Big Bear City, CA · 1843 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.76km N of Beaumont, CA · 1843 days ago · 16 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 6
- 2.35km NE of Wildomar, CA · 1843 days ago · 14 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 7
- 1.55km WSW of Salton City, CA · 1842 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.913km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 1842 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.76km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 1840 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.119km SW of La Quinta, CA · 1839 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 3
- 3.228km NE of Indio, CA · 1839 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 18
- 1.713km SE of Big Bear City, CA · 1839 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.64km SE of Rancho Cucamonga, CA · 1839 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.45km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 1839 days ago · 17 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 10
- 1.813km SE of Big Bear City, CA · 1839 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.410km NNW of Anza, CA · 1839 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 296
- 1.610km NNW of Anza, CA · 1839 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.610km S of Idyllwild, CA · 1839 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.610km S of Idyllwild, CA · 1839 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.510km NNW of Anza, CA · 1839 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.19km NNW of Anza, CA · 1839 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 2
- 1.610km NNW of Anza, CA · 1839 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
- 3.310km NNW of Anza, CA · 1839 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 143
- 1.910km NNW of Anza, CA · 1839 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.310km NNW of Anza, CA · 1839 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.510km NNW of Anza, CA · 1839 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.810km NNW of Anza, CA · 1839 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.710km NNW of Anza, CA · 1839 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
- 1.89km NNW of Anza, CA · 1838 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.511km NW of Julian, CA · 1838 days ago · 18 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.027km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1836 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
The first 60 of 138.
Before
- 1.64km WNW of Idyllwild, CA · 1856 days ago · 13 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
- 1.97km NW of Big Bear City, CA · 1857 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.67km NW of Big Bear City, CA · 1857 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.827km NE of Indio, CA · 1857 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.914km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 1858 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.75km NNW of Beaumont, CA · 1858 days ago · 16 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.03km E of Loma Linda, CA · 1859 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.116km NE of Indio, CA · 1859 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.927km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1859 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.914km WNW of Anza, CA · 1860 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.72km ESE of Loma Linda, CA · 1861 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.74km N of Fontana, CA · 1861 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.64km N of Fontana, CA · 1861 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 2
- 2.218km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1862 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.67km S of Idyllwild, CA · 1862 days ago · 14 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.614km WNW of Anza, CA · 1862 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.616km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 1864 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.34km NE of Beaumont, CA · 1865 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
- 1.75km SW of Salton City, CA · 1866 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.83km SSE of Devore, CA · 1867 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci40032208. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:01 AM UTC.