California earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 13km NNE of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 13km NNE of Cabazon, CA on Fri, Feb 3, 1950, 8:34 AM GMT-8 (16:34 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 30km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1950-02-03 16:34:37 UTC
Depth
8.1 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.032° N, 116.742° 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, 4.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
210°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
7

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 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.79km NNW of Cabazon, CA · 27989 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 3.030km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 27989 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 2.720km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 27987 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 3.110km SE of Running Springs, CA · 27986 days ago · 19 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 3.57km W of Yucca Valley, CA · 27984 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 3.032km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 27978 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 3.033km SSE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 27978 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 2.75km NE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 27976 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 3.12km ESE of Palm Desert, CA · 27971 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 3.211km SSE of Yucca Valley, CA · 27971 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 2.51km NNW of Fontana, CA · 27970 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 3.016km SE of Anza, CA · 27968 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 2.45km WSW of Beaumont, CA · 27968 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 2.011km N of Banning, CA · 27966 days ago · 18 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 2.937km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 27965 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 2.74km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 27962 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 3.436km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 27962 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 3.130km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 27962 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 3.038km NW of Desert Center, CA · 27945 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 3.16km NW of Rancho Cucamonga, CA · 27944 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 2.53km NNW of Upland, CA · 27943 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 2.732km W of Ludlow, CA · 27941 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  23. 2.58km S of Apple Valley, CA · 27934 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  24. 2.12km N of Redlands, CA · 27933 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
  25. 2.75km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 27933 days ago · 16 km deep · 44 km away
  26. 2.12km W of Fontana, CA · 27931 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away

Before

  1. 2.55km W of Mira Loma, CA · 27996 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 2.85km E of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 27997 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 2.86km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 27997 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 3.33km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 27997 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 2.411km N of Foothill Ranch, CA · 28003 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 2.89km ESE of Running Springs, CA · 28006 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 4.08km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 28012 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 3.116km ENE of Coachella, CA · 28015 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 3.89km ENE of Yucaipa, CA · 28015 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 2.312km NNW of Big Bear City, CA · 28019 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 2.611km SSE of Yucca Valley, CA · 28020 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 2.12km N of Pomona, CA · 28020 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3363502. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:36 PM UTC.