M3.1 earthquake 9km N of Cabazon, CA
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 9km N of Cabazon, CA on Mon, Oct 13, 1941, 12:59 PM GMT-8 (20:59 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.2 9km ENE of Villa Park, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.1 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1941-10-13 20:59:16 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 33.997° N, 116.797° 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 2.7 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.35
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 267°, 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.57km ENE of Valley Center, CA · 30992 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.65km SSE of Big Bear City, CA · 30990 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
- 3.29km ENE of Villa Park, CA · 30981 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.85km S of Home Gardens, CA · 30980 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.62km ESE of Mead Valley, CA · 30979 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3365781. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:26 PM UTC.