California earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 4km NNW of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 4km NNW of Cabazon, CA on Sat, Jan 9, 1937, 2:41 AM GMT-8 (10:41 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 3km N of Fontana, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1937-01-09 10:41:00 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.950° N, 116.800° 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 2.4 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
274°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.95km SW of Woodcrest, CA · 32763 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 2.13km ENE of Rialto, CA · 32763 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 2.39km NNE of Big Bear City, CA · 32762 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 2.68km N of Big Bear City, CA · 32762 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 1.92km E of Fontana, CA · 32762 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 2.95km SE of Chino, CA · 32755 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 3.13km N of Fontana, CA · 32754 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 2.51km NNE of Devore, CA · 32754 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 3.14km S of Banning, CA · 32752 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 2.18km NNW of Banning, CA · 32739 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 3.814km ENE of Coachella, CA · 32735 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 3.07km SSW of Lytle Creek, CA · 32735 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 2.810km NNW of Anza, CA · 32729 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 2.613km NNE of Banning, CA · 32729 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 2.56km NNE of Coachella, CA · 32723 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 1.51km ENE of La Verne, CA · 32721 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 3.45km NW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 32715 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 2.71km SSE of Villa Park, CA · 32713 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 3.22km NE of Villa Park, CA · 32712 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 1.64km ENE of Villa Park, CA · 32712 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  21. 2.818km NW of Borrego Springs, CA · 32711 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  22. 1.75km SE of Yorba Linda, CA · 32711 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 3.55km N of Indio, CA · 32709 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  24. 3.24km NNW of Big Bear City, CA · 32707 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  25. 2.72km SE of Cabazon, CA · 32707 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away

Before

  1. 2.55km N of Anza, CA · 32777 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 2.38km WNW of Morongo Valley, CA · 32779 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 1.910km NE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 32780 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 2.615km NE of North Shore, CA · 32782 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 2.74km N of Redlands, CA · 32783 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 2.59km WSW of Corona, CA · 32785 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 2.513km ESE of Idyllwild, CA · 32786 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 2.22km W of Fontana, CA · 32786 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 2.67km ESE of Moreno Valley, CA · 32791 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3364067. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:52 AM UTC.