California earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 8km NE of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 8km NE of Cabazon, CA on Sat, Mar 9, 1946, 7:35 AM GMT-8 (15:35 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 23km E of Lucerne Valley, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1946-03-09 15:35:13 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.961° N, 116.718° 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 2.5 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
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: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.830km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 29415 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 2.61km SE of San Bernardino, CA · 29402 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 3.123km E of Lucerne Valley, CA · 29396 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 3.311km NW of Borrego Springs, CA · 29395 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 2.84km SE of Lytle Creek, CA · 29394 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 2.828km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 29393 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 2.712km SSE of Valle Vista, CA · 29382 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 3.46km ESE of Yucca Valley, CA · 29381 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 3.032km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 29380 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 2.914km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 29376 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 3.24km N of Moreno Valley, CA · 29376 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 2.55km NNE of Moreno Valley, CA · 29376 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 2.611km NNE of Banning, CA · 29370 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 3.237km NW of Desert Center, CA · 29368 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 3.213km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 29368 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 4.240km ESE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 29367 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 3.332km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 29366 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 3.137km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 29365 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 2.86km SSW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 29431 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 2.87km W of Muscoy, CA · 29437 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 2.834km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 29437 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 2.816km E of Julian, CA · 29439 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 2.73km NW of Fontana, CA · 29440 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3360170. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:42 PM UTC.