California earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 8km ENE of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 8km ENE of Cabazon, CA on Fri, Aug 25, 1944, 12:37 AM GMT-7 (07:37 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 10km ENE of Cabazon, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1944-08-25 07:37:35 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.946° N, 116.710° 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 3.1 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
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: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.010km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 29978 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 3.012km N of Cabazon, CA · 29974 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 3.07km N of Cabazon, CA · 29973 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 2.916km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 29969 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 2.84km WNW of Highland, CA · 29968 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 3.812km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 29967 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 2.813km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 29954 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 2.84km SSW of Bloomington, CA · 29953 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 3.235km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 29953 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 3.511km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 29951 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 3.411km E of Villa Park, CA · 29951 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 3.56km NNW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 29947 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 3.533km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 29929 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 2.910km S of Banning, CA · 29924 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 3.04km W of Lytle Creek, CA · 29920 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 4.07km SE of Cabazon, CA · 29978 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.910km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 29978 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 3.09km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 29980 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 2.89km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 29981 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 3.06km SSW of Joshua Tree, CA · 29981 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 2.99km NE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 29981 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 3.16km NE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 29986 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 2.915km SW of Lucerne Valley, CA · 29988 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 3.616km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 30008 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3366621. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 10:22 PM UTC.