M2.6 earthquake 8km ESE of Cabazon, CA
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 8km ESE of Cabazon, CA on Sat, May 10, 1941, 1:57 PM GMT-8 (21:57 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.7 5km WSW of Aguanga, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.6 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1941-05-10 21:57:26 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 33.877° N, 116.712° 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 24.1 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.13
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 360°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 2
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.75km WSW of Aguanga, CA · 31166 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.713km NNE of Yucaipa, CA · 31150 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.63km WNW of Riverside, CA · 31146 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.318km SSW of Oasis, CA · 31133 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.73km NE of Muscoy, CA · 31132 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
- 3.12km WSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 31130 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.611km SSE of North Shore, CA · 31130 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
Before
- 2.71km NNE of Loma Linda, CA · 31181 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.03km W of Fontana, CA · 31193 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.716km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 31196 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
- 3.08km W of Yucca Valley, CA · 31198 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.69km S of Joshua Tree, CA · 31199 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.99km ESE of Big Bear City, CA · 31208 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
- 3.74km WNW of Glen Avon, CA · 31211 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3365619. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:25 PM UTC.