California earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 11km ENE of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 11km ENE of Cabazon, CA on Mon, Jul 18, 1949, 6:13 PM GMT-8 (02:13 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 4km N of Banning, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1949-07-19 02:13:22 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.951° N, 116.673° 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
±0.13
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
254°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.336km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 28195 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 3.332km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 28195 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 3.28km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 28190 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 3.331km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 28189 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 3.224km W of Desert Center, CA · 28189 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 3.111km W of Morongo Valley, CA · 28189 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 3.423km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 28186 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 3.033km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 28186 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 2.53km NNW of San Jacinto, CA · 28186 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 3.113km E of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 28184 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 2.88km NE of Indio, CA · 28180 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 2.77km SSE of Yucca Valley, CA · 28179 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 2.45km SE of Banning, CA · 28178 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 3.333km NE of Thermal, CA · 28174 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 3.239km NNE of North Shore, CA · 28172 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 3.037km ESE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 28168 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 2.210km NNE of Indio, CA · 28168 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 3.45km S of Redlands, CA · 28167 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 3.74km N of Banning, CA · 28165 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 2.622km W of Desert Center, CA · 28165 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  21. 3.029km NE of Coachella, CA · 28162 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  22. 3.031km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 28162 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  23. 3.135km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 28159 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  24. 2.423km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 28157 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  25. 2.93km N of Colton, CA · 28153 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  26. 2.66km N of Cabazon, CA · 28148 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  27. 3.15km ENE of Thermal, CA · 28140 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away

Before

  1. 2.78km SW of Corona, CA · 28197 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 2.814km NE of Julian, CA · 28197 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 3.04km SSW of Redlands, CA · 28199 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 3.212km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 28203 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 3.234km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 28204 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 3.336km ESE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 28204 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 2.88km E of Lucerne Valley, CA · 28205 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 3.13km NNW of Colton, CA · 28212 days ago · 17 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 3.130km ESE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 28215 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 3.132km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 28215 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 3.139km NW of Desert Center, CA · 28216 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 2.48km SSE of Chino Hills, CA · 28218 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 2.937km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 28219 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 3.233km ESE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 28220 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 3.235km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 28222 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 2.73km NNE of Yucca Valley, CA · 28223 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3355842. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:12 PM UTC.