California earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 13km NNE of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 13km NNE of Cabazon, CA on Sat, Apr 27, 1946, 7:55 PM GMT-8 (03:55 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 38km ESE of Twentynine Palms, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1946-04-28 03:55:31 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.015° N, 116.717° 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 3.9 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
270°, 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: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.240km ESE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 29376 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 3.332km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 29374 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 3.137km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 29373 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 3.113km NW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 29366 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 3.52km W of March Air Reserve Base, CA · 29365 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 3.216km SSW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 29362 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 3.116km SSW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 29362 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 3.32km N of Moreno Valley, CA · 29362 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 2.811km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 29361 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 4.738km ESE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 29339 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 3.736km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 29339 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 3.434km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 29339 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 2.78km NNE of Beaumont, CA · 29334 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 3.26km N of Cabazon, CA · 29334 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 2.24km NNW of Moreno Valley, CA · 29334 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 2.933km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 29333 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 3.437km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 29325 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 2.96km N of Beaumont, CA · 29322 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 3.014km WNW of Morongo Valley, CA · 29320 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 2.76km W of Norco, CA · 29320 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 2.99km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 29319 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  22. 3.52km SSW of Woodcrest, CA · 29316 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away

Before

  1. 3.237km NW of Desert Center, CA · 29377 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.611km NNE of Banning, CA · 29378 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 2.55km NNE of Moreno Valley, CA · 29384 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 3.24km N of Moreno Valley, CA · 29385 days ago · 16 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 2.914km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 29385 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 3.032km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 29388 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 3.46km ESE of Yucca Valley, CA · 29389 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 2.712km SSE of Valle Vista, CA · 29390 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 2.828km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 29402 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 2.84km SE of Lytle Creek, CA · 29403 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 3.311km NW of Borrego Springs, CA · 29404 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 3.123km E of Lucerne Valley, CA · 29405 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3360080. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:47 AM UTC.