California earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 12km N of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 12km N of Cabazon, CA on Mon, Sep 3, 1945, 4:08 PM GMT-7 (23:08 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 8km NNE of Cabazon, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1945-09-03 23:08:14 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.024° N, 116.791° 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 3.5 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
264°, 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: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.28km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 29600 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.99km N of Cabazon, CA · 29600 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 3.710km N of Aguanga, CA · 29585 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 2.613km SE of Anza, CA · 29579 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 3.112km E of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 29574 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 2.91km SW of Aguanga, CA · 29572 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 2.95km N of Banning, CA · 29570 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 2.55km S of Rancho Cucamonga, CA · 29567 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 2.52km S of Ontario, CA · 29562 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 3.56km N of Highland, CA · 29545 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away

Before

  1. 3.013km NE of Julian, CA · 29607 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 2.411km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 29609 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 3.27km N of San Jacinto, CA · 29612 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 2.918km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 29621 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 2.615km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 29622 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 2.717km SE of Big Bear City, CA · 29629 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3360281. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:08 AM UTC.