California earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 10km NE of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 10km NE of Cabazon, CA on Sat, Jan 26, 1946, 6:34 AM GMT-8 (14:34 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 19km ESE of Anza, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1946-01-26 14:34:37 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.974° N, 116.695° 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 2.9 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
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: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.815km E of Twentynine Palms, CA · 29454 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 3.419km ESE of Anza, CA · 29449 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 3.219km ESE of Anza, CA · 29449 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 2.57km NNE of Moreno Valley, CA · 29448 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 2.913km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 29448 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.73km NW of Fontana, CA · 29440 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 2.834km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 29437 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 2.87km W of Muscoy, CA · 29437 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 2.86km SSW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 29431 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 2.98km NE of Cabazon, CA · 29417 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 2.830km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 29415 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 2.61km SE of San Bernardino, CA · 29402 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 2.916km WNW of Morongo Valley, CA · 29474 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 2.713km ENE of Julian, CA · 29476 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.66km S of Loma Linda, CA · 29480 days ago · 19 km deep · 52 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3360136. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:32 PM UTC.