California earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 10km NE of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 10km NE of Cabazon, CA on Wed, Nov 1, 1944, 4:46 AM GMT-7 (11:46 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 10km SE of Anza, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1944-11-01 11:46:31 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.987° N, 116.726° 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 3.4 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.26
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
268°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.72km SE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 29904 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 2.912km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 29894 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.73km SSE of Camp Pendleton North, CA · 29893 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.53km W of Riverside, CA · 29890 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 2.88km SSW of Beaumont, CA · 29883 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 2.915km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 29867 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 3.110km SE of Anza, CA · 29865 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 3.010km WSW of Lytle Creek, CA · 29860 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 2.52km NNW of Highland, CA · 29913 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 3.011km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 29914 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 4.211km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 29914 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 4.04km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 29916 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 3.55km ESE of Yucca Valley, CA · 29919 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 3.04km W of Lytle Creek, CA · 29921 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 2.910km S of Banning, CA · 29925 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 3.533km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 29930 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3362475. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:47 PM UTC.