California earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 12km ENE of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 12km ENE of Cabazon, CA on Thu, Mar 16, 1944, 12:07 AM GMT-7 (07:07 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 33km ESE of Twentynine Palms, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1944-03-16 07:07:48 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.949° N, 116.664° 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 2.1 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
276°, 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: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.110km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 30140 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.911km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 30140 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 3.19km SE of Yucca Valley, CA · 30134 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 3.733km ESE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 30126 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 3.28km NW of Glen Avon, CA · 30125 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 3.539km NW of Desert Center, CA · 30124 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 3.330km ESE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 30124 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 3.24km NW of Mira Loma, CA · 30109 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 3.327km ESE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 30105 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 2.94km NNW of Fontana, CA · 30102 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 2.83km WNW of Fontana, CA · 30098 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 2.910km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 30092 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 3.012km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 30090 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 3.59km NE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 30090 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 3.89km NE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 30090 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 3.09km S of Yucca Valley, CA · 30089 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away

Before

  1. 3.119km ESE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 30147 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 3.239km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 30147 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 3.433km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 30149 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3366497. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:13 AM UTC.