California earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 6km ENE of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 6km ENE of Cabazon, CA on Thu, Apr 29, 1948, 2:45 PM GMT-7 (21:45 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 12km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1948-04-29 21:45:00 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.947° N, 116.732° 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 2.0 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
266°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.86km ENE of Julian, CA · 28635 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 2.72km SE of Calimesa, CA · 28634 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 2.67km ESE of Running Springs, CA · 28633 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 3.512km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 28629 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 2.54km NNW of Mira Loma, CA · 28621 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 2.24km ENE of Running Springs, CA · 28609 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 2.421km NNE of Apple Valley, CA · 28609 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 3.413km NW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 28609 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 3.19km E of Thousand Palms, CA · 28607 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 2.24km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 28603 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 2.912km WSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 28594 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 2.74km W of Borrego Springs, CA · 28592 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 3.319km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 28583 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 2.813km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 28580 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 2.75km NNW of Cabazon, CA · 28579 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 3.05km SE of Ontario, CA · 28578 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 3.015km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 28639 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 2.94km S of Lytle Creek, CA · 28640 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 2.56km WSW of Lytle Creek, CA · 28646 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 3.09km SSW of Yucca Valley, CA · 28647 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 3.09km ESE of Borrego Springs, CA · 28647 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 2.312km ENE of Apple Valley, CA · 28648 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 2.80km ESE of Lakeland Village, CA · 28659 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 2.56km E of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 28663 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3357666. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:43 PM UTC.