California earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 8km E of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 8km E of Cabazon, CA on Mon, Oct 13, 1947, 6:06 AM GMT-8 (14:06 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 39km NE of Big Bear City, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1947-10-13 14:06:49 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.922° N, 116.700° 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 3.1 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
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: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.54km ESE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 28832 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 2.76km S of Yucca Valley, CA · 28831 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 3.09km NNE of Yucca Valley, CA · 28826 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 3.19km NW of Lucerne Valley, CA · 28822 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 3.06km SE of Yucca Valley, CA · 28810 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 2.66km SSW of Joshua Tree, CA · 28810 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 2.53km S of Fontana, CA · 28810 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 2.84km NW of Joshua Tree, CA · 28809 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 3.06km SSW of Redlands, CA · 28808 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 2.66km W of Lytle Creek, CA · 28807 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 4.339km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 28806 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 2.47km NNE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 28806 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 2.53km N of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 28805 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 3.08km NNE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 28802 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 2.96km ESE of Morongo Valley, CA · 28802 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 2.57km WNW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 28794 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 3.014km W of Morongo Valley, CA · 28793 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 2.910km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 28791 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 3.47km E of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 28789 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 2.62km ESE of Anza, CA · 28781 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away

Before

  1. 2.74km NNW of Redlands, CA · 28835 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 2.47km NNW of Idyllwild, CA · 28841 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 2.712km N of Thousand Palms, CA · 28848 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 2.811km SSW of Joshua Tree, CA · 28854 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 2.88km SSE of Yucca Valley, CA · 28860 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 2.43km NE of Glen Avon, CA · 28861 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3358009. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:52 AM UTC.