California earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 12km N of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 12km N of Cabazon, CA on Mon, Aug 28, 1944, 5:53 AM GMT-7 (12:53 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 12km E of Borrego Springs, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1944-08-28 12:53:15 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.026° N, 116.793° 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 2.6 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
263°, 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: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.07km N of Cabazon, CA · 29974 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.916km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 29970 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 2.84km WNW of Highland, CA · 29969 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 3.812km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 29968 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 2.813km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 29954 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 2.84km SSW of Bloomington, CA · 29954 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 3.235km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 29954 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 3.511km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 29952 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 3.411km E of Villa Park, CA · 29952 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 3.533km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 29930 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 2.910km S of Banning, CA · 29925 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 3.04km W of Lytle Creek, CA · 29920 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 3.55km ESE of Yucca Valley, CA · 29918 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 4.04km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 29916 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 3.010km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 29978 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 2.88km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 29978 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 4.07km SE of Cabazon, CA · 29978 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 2.910km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 29978 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 3.09km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 29981 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 2.89km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 29981 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 3.06km SSW of Joshua Tree, CA · 29981 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 2.99km NE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 29982 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 3.16km NE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 29986 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 2.915km SW of Lucerne Valley, CA · 29988 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3366623. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:12 PM UTC.