M2.5 earthquake 10km NE of Cabazon, CA
A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 10km NE of Cabazon, CA on Wed, Oct 7, 1936, 7:07 AM GMT-8 (15:07 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.4 6km NW 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
- 2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1936-10-07 15:07:07 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 33.974° N, 116.702° 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 2.8 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.11
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 280°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 3
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.27km NNW of Fontana, CA · 32867 days ago · 21 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.26km WSW of Fontana, CA · 32866 days ago · 24 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.46km NW of Indio, CA · 32861 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.77km ENE of Indio, CA · 32860 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.37km SW of Anza, CA · 32859 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.42km ESE of Coachella, CA · 32856 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.612km NW of Ludlow, CA · 32856 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.614km E of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 32856 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.69km NE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 32856 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
- 3.310km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 32854 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.52km S of Moreno Valley, CA · 32852 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.29km WNW of Aguanga, CA · 32852 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
- 3.45km SE of Redlands, CA · 32851 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.38km WSW of Anza, CA · 32842 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.210km WSW of Anza, CA · 32838 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.010km E of Villa Park, CA · 32836 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.99km ENE of Yucaipa, CA · 32834 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.47km WSW of Devore, CA · 32828 days ago · 18 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.52km SW of Grand Terrace, CA · 32827 days ago · 22 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.24km NNE of Fontana, CA · 32821 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.311km SSE of Yucca Valley, CA · 32819 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.26km S of Cabazon, CA · 32817 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.17km S of Idyllwild, CA · 32815 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.38km NNE of Aguanga, CA · 32814 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.810km W of Anza, CA · 32812 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.79km SW of Corona, CA · 32808 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.28km WSW of Anza, CA · 32808 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
- 3.018km ENE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 32808 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
Before
- 2.26km NE of Idyllwild, CA · 32872 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
- 3.14km SSE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 32875 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.18km NNW of San Jacinto, CA · 32878 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.17km WNW of Moreno Valley, CA · 32879 days ago · 19 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.614km N of Cabazon, CA · 32883 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.33km NNW of Woodcrest, CA · 32885 days ago · 20 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.54km SE of Murrieta Hot Springs, CA · 32885 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.526km NNE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 32888 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.13km SSE of Montclair, CA · 32896 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3363882. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:38 PM UTC.