California earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 6km N of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 6km N of Cabazon, CA on Sun, Jun 9, 1946, 6:39 AM GMT-8 (14:39 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 37km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1946-06-09 14:39:51 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.970° N, 116.786° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 2.8 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
262°, 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: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.24km NNW of Moreno Valley, CA · 29324 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 2.933km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 29324 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 3.437km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 29316 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 2.96km N of Beaumont, CA · 29313 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 3.014km WNW of Morongo Valley, CA · 29311 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 2.76km W of Norco, CA · 29311 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.99km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 29310 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 3.52km SSW of Woodcrest, CA · 29307 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 2.68km N of Running Springs, CA · 29304 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 3.031km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 29303 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 3.23km S of Pomona, CA · 29302 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 3.49km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 29301 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 2.56km N of Claremont, CA · 29301 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 2.88km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 29300 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 3.234km ESE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 29299 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 3.520km ESE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 29299 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 2.72km NE of Pomona, CA · 29299 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 3.537km ESE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 29298 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 2.936km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 29298 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 3.034km SSE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 29298 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 3.636km NW of Desert Center, CA · 29293 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 5.517km WSW of Amboy, CA · 29286 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  23. 3.326km NE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 29285 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 3.123km WSW of Amboy, CA · 29285 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  25. 2.34km SSW of Lytle Creek, CA · 29280 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  26. 3.09km NNE of Julian, CA · 29278 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  27. 2.64km WNW of Muscoy, CA · 29277 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  28. 3.127km NE of Coachella, CA · 29277 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 2.78km NNE of Beaumont, CA · 29325 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 3.434km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 29330 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 3.736km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 29330 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 4.738km ESE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 29330 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 2.811km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 29352 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 3.32km N of Moreno Valley, CA · 29353 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 3.116km SSW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 29353 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 3.216km SSW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 29353 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3359631. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:01 AM UTC.