M2.8 earthquake 11km E of Cabazon, CA

Magnitude

2.8 (ml), micro

Local time

Sat, Aug 9, 1947, 11:39 PM GMT-8

UTC

1947-08-10 07:39:37 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.912° N, 116.668° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 2.7 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.05

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

271°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

5

• Cabazon, CaliforniaPopulation 2,535. Forecast11 kmE
• Palm Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 47,371. Forecast15 kmNW
• Moreno Valley, CaliforniaPopulation 204,198. Forecast52 kmE
• San Diego, CaliforniaPopulation 1,404,452. Forecast141 kmNNE

After

1. 2.810km E of Borrego Springs, CASun, Aug 10, 9:15 PM GMT-8 · 28897 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
2. 3.07km SSW of Yucca Valley, CAMon, Aug 11, 5:15 PM GMT-8 · 28896 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
3. 3.13km S of Desert Hot Springs, CAMon, Aug 11, 6:06 PM GMT-8 · 28896 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
4. 2.68km ESE of Morongo Valley, CAMon, Aug 11, 6:13 PM GMT-8 · 28896 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
5. 3.212km S of Joshua Tree, CATue, Aug 12, 1:05 PM GMT-8 · 28896 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
6. 2.726km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CAThu, Aug 21, 1:46 AM GMT-8 · 28887 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
7. 3.18km ENE of Valle Vista, CAWed, Aug 27, 11:59 PM GMT-8 · 28880 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
8. 3.212km E of Big Bear City, CAFri, Aug 29, 11:09 AM GMT-8 · 28879 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
9. 2.43km SE of Fontana, CASat, Aug 30, 2:48 AM GMT-8 · 28878 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
10. 3.219km ENE of Big Bear City, CASun, Aug 31, 6:26 PM GMT-8 · 28876 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
11. 2.94km SW of Julian, CATue, Sep 2, 9:18 AM GMT-8 · 28875 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
12. 2.66km ENE of Morongo Valley, CAWed, Sep 3, 1:00 AM GMT-8 · 28874 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
13. 2.618km ENE of Big Bear City, CAWed, Sep 3, 2:07 AM GMT-8 · 28874 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
14. 2.613km E of Big Bear City, CAThu, Sep 4, 11:17 AM GMT-8 · 28873 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
15. 2.813km WNW of Fallbrook, CASat, Sep 6, 8:48 AM GMT-8 · 28871 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
16. 2.64km ENE of Nuevo, CASun, Sep 7, 12:25 AM GMT-8 · 28870 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
17. 2.918km NW of Yucca Valley, CATue, Sep 9, 6:56 PM GMT-8 · 28867 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
18. 2.714km E of Big Bear City, CATue, Sep 9, 7:08 PM GMT-8 · 28867 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
19. 2.70km E of Desert Hot Springs, CAFri, Sep 12, 12:16 PM GMT-8 · 28865 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
20. 2.43km NE of Glen Avon, CATue, Sep 16, 11:37 AM GMT-8 · 28861 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
21. 2.88km SSE of Yucca Valley, CAWed, Sep 17, 4:57 AM GMT-8 · 28860 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
22. 2.811km SSW of Joshua Tree, CAMon, Sep 22, 9:33 PM GMT-8 · 28854 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
23. 2.712km N of Thousand Palms, CAMon, Sep 29, 5:01 AM GMT-8 · 28848 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
24. 2.47km NNW of Idyllwild, CAMon, Oct 6, 6:18 AM GMT-8 · 28841 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away

Before

1. 2.68km ESE of Cabazon, CASat, Aug 9, 7:12 AM GMT-8 · 28899 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
2. 3.07km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CASat, Aug 9, 1:28 AM GMT-8 · 28899 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
3. 3.78km SSW of Yucca Valley, CAThu, Aug 7, 10:47 PM GMT-8 · 28900 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
4. 3.13km ESE of Morongo Valley, CAThu, Aug 7, 8:51 PM GMT-8 · 28900 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
5. 3.12km ENE of Morongo Valley, CAThu, Aug 7, 12:51 AM GMT-8 · 28901 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
6. 2.84km N of Desert Hot Springs, CAWed, Aug 6, 5:29 AM GMT-8 · 28902 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
7. 2.86km N of Desert Hot Springs, CAWed, Aug 6, 5:29 AM GMT-8 · 28902 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
8. 2.411km NW of Borrego Springs, CATue, Aug 5, 10:49 PM GMT-8 · 28902 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
9. 3.26km SSE of Yucca Valley, CASat, Aug 2, 1:24 PM GMT-8 · 28906 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
10. 3.06km ESE of Morongo Valley, CAFri, Aug 1, 7:22 PM GMT-8 · 28906 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
11. 3.18km S of Yucca Valley, CAFri, Aug 1, 5:23 PM GMT-8 · 28906 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
12. 2.24km NNW of Rubidoux, CAFri, Aug 1, 2:00 PM GMT-8 · 28907 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
13. 3.77km S of Yucca Valley, CAFri, Aug 1, 9:01 AM GMT-8 · 28907 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
14. 3.19km S of Yucca Valley, CAFri, Aug 1, 6:20 AM GMT-8 · 28907 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
15. 2.87km S of Yucca Valley, CAThu, Jul 31, 6:46 PM GMT-8 · 28907 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
16. 3.26km SE of Yucca Valley, CAThu, Jul 31, 4:29 PM GMT-8 · 28908 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
17. 3.29km NNE of Desert Hot Springs, CAWed, Jul 30, 5:59 PM GMT-8 · 28908 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
18. 2.22km ESE of Fontana, CAWed, Jul 30, 12:24 AM GMT-8 · 28909 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
19. 4.06km N of Desert Hot Springs, CATue, Jul 29, 9:22 PM GMT-8 · 28909 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
20. 2.44km SW of Highland, CATue, Jul 29, 8:50 PM GMT-8 · 28909 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3358100. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:17 PM UTC.