California earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 10km E of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 10km E of Cabazon, CA on Sat, Feb 18, 1939, 10:47 AM GMT-8 (18:47 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 3km E of Running Springs, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1939-02-18 18:47:38 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.916° N, 116.675° 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 3.3 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
279°, 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: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.55km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 31998 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 2.619km NNE of Indio, CA · 31998 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 2.911km NNE of Julian, CA · 31995 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 3.517km NW of Yucca Valley, CA · 31991 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 2.718km NW of Yucca Valley, CA · 31973 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 2.715km WNW of Morongo Valley, CA · 31973 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 2.822km ESE of Anza, CA · 31970 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 2.71km SSE of Moreno Valley, CA · 31966 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 2.44km E of Morongo Valley, CA · 31964 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 2.83km W of Morongo Valley, CA · 31964 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 2.919km NNE of Indio, CA · 31961 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 3.73km E of Running Springs, CA · 31960 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 2.43km ESE of Running Springs, CA · 31957 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 2.912km NE of Trabuco Canyon, CA · 31956 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 2.57km N of Rancho Cucamonga, CA · 32008 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 2.912km NW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 32010 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 3.36km ENE of Coachella, CA · 32019 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 2.96km SSE of Palomar Observatory, CA · 32022 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 3.112km ESE of Oasis, CA · 32025 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.42km W of Hesperia, CA · 32031 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 2.69km ENE of Lake Elsinore, CA · 32031 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3364894. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:18 AM UTC.