California earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 8km N of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 8km N of Cabazon, CA on Tue, Oct 4, 1949, 9:13 AM GMT-8 (17:13 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 11km SW of Borrego Springs, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1949-10-04 17:13:05 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.989° N, 116.772° 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 2.1 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
264°, 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: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.334km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 28119 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 2.93km S of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 28114 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 2.69km WSW of Anza, CA · 28113 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 3.938km NW of Desert Center, CA · 28112 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 4.011km SW of Borrego Springs, CA · 28111 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 3.111km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 28111 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 3.212km S of Borrego Springs, CA · 28111 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.59km NE of Aguanga, CA · 28109 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 3.46km NNW of Garnet, CA · 28107 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 2.69km NNE of Aguanga, CA · 28106 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 2.810km NNE of Aguanga, CA · 28103 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 3.011km ESE of Anza, CA · 28098 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 3.031km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 28096 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 2.65km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 28096 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 2.19km ESE of Yorba Linda, CA · 28096 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 2.826km NE of Coachella, CA · 28095 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 2.78km NNW of Morongo Valley, CA · 28093 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 3.138km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 28092 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 3.436km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 28092 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 2.010km SSE of Chino Hills, CA · 28086 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 3.232km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 28080 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 3.632km E of Barstow, CA · 28080 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 2.64km NW of Running Springs, CA · 28073 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  24. 2.01km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 28069 days ago · 16 km deep · 45 km away
  25. 2.86km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 28069 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  26. 2.78km NE of Morongo Valley, CA · 28062 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away

Before

  1. 2.13km SW of San Bernardino, CA · 28124 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 2.34km NE of San Bernardino, CA · 28125 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 3.810km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 28131 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 2.816km ESE of Anza, CA · 28132 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 3.15km ENE of Thermal, CA · 28141 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 2.66km N of Cabazon, CA · 28149 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3355532. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:08 PM UTC.