California earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 8km NNE of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 8km NNE of Cabazon, CA on Fri, Sep 7, 1945, 8:34 AM GMT-7 (15:34 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (ml), light
Local time
UTC
1945-09-07 15:34:24 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.992° N, 116.765° 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 2.2 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
208°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
7

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 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.99km N of Cabazon, CA · 29600 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 3.710km N of Aguanga, CA · 29586 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 2.613km SE of Anza, CA · 29579 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 3.112km E of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 29575 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 2.91km SW of Aguanga, CA · 29573 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 2.95km N of Banning, CA · 29570 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 2.55km S of Rancho Cucamonga, CA · 29567 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 2.52km S of Ontario, CA · 29562 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 3.56km N of Highland, CA · 29546 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 2.65km S of Redlands, CA · 29542 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away

Before

  1. 2.912km N of Cabazon, CA · 29604 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 3.013km NE of Julian, CA · 29608 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 2.411km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 29609 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 3.27km N of San Jacinto, CA · 29613 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 2.918km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 29621 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 2.615km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 29623 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 2.717km SE of Big Bear City, CA · 29629 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3360285. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:25 PM UTC.