California earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 11km NNE of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 11km NNE of Cabazon, CA on Sat, Oct 28, 1944, 11:30 AM GMT-7 (18:30 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (ml), light
Local time
UTC
1944-10-28 18:30:17 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.015° N, 116.757° 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
±0.09
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
209°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.011km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 29913 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 2.52km NNW of Highland, CA · 29913 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 3.010km NE of Cabazon, CA · 29910 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 2.72km SE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 29904 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 2.912km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 29894 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 2.73km SSE of Camp Pendleton North, CA · 29892 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 2.53km W of Riverside, CA · 29890 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 2.88km SSW of Beaumont, CA · 29883 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 2.915km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 29867 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 3.110km SE of Anza, CA · 29865 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 3.010km WSW of Lytle Creek, CA · 29859 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 4.04km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 29915 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 3.55km ESE of Yucca Valley, CA · 29918 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 3.04km W of Lytle Creek, CA · 29920 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 2.910km S of Banning, CA · 29925 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 3.533km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 29930 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3362597. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:50 AM UTC.