California earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 11km NNE of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 11km NNE of Cabazon, CA on Mon, Aug 19, 1946, 4:08 AM GMT-8 (12:08 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 35km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1946-08-19 12:08:06 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.008° N, 116.729° 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 2.7 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
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: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.235km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 29251 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 3.230km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 29251 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.96km NNE of Yorba Linda, CA · 29250 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.96km NNE of Fontana, CA · 29245 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 2.82km NE of Muscoy, CA · 29231 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 2.46km NNE of Rancho Cucamonga, CA · 29231 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 2.719km NNW of Morongo Valley, CA · 29226 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 3.014km N of Indio, CA · 29216 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 4.91km NE of Banning, CA · 29214 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 2.614km N of Banning, CA · 29214 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 2.85km N of Perris, CA · 29207 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 2.65km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 29204 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 2.82km NNE of Colton, CA · 29198 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 2.77km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 29195 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away

Before

  1. 3.12km SSW of Wrightwood, CA · 29255 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 3.44km ESE of Mecca, CA · 29255 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 3.75km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 29258 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 3.225km SSE of Ludlow, CA · 29259 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.49km N of Claremont, CA · 29263 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 3.127km NE of Coachella, CA · 29277 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 2.64km WNW of Muscoy, CA · 29277 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 3.09km NNE of Julian, CA · 29278 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.34km SSW of Lytle Creek, CA · 29281 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3359502. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:55 AM UTC.