California earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 9km NNW of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 9km NNW of Cabazon, CA on Sat, Feb 4, 1950, 1:26 PM GMT-8 (21:26 UTC), 6 km (4 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 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1950-02-04 21:26:03 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.993° N, 116.813° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
240°, 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: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.030km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 27988 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 2.720km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 27986 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 3.110km SE of Running Springs, CA · 27986 days ago · 19 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 3.57km W of Yucca Valley, CA · 27983 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 3.032km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 27977 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 3.033km SSE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 27977 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 2.75km NE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 27975 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 3.12km ESE of Palm Desert, CA · 27970 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 3.211km SSE of Yucca Valley, CA · 27970 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 2.51km NNW of Fontana, CA · 27969 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 3.016km SE of Anza, CA · 27968 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 2.45km WSW of Beaumont, CA · 27968 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 2.011km N of Banning, CA · 27965 days ago · 18 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 2.937km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 27965 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 2.74km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 27962 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 3.436km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 27962 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 3.130km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 27962 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 3.16km NW of Rancho Cucamonga, CA · 27943 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 2.53km NNW of Upland, CA · 27943 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 2.732km W of Ludlow, CA · 27941 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 2.58km S of Apple Valley, CA · 27934 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  22. 2.12km N of Redlands, CA · 27933 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
  23. 2.75km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 27933 days ago · 16 km deep · 38 km away
  24. 2.12km W of Fontana, CA · 27931 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away

Before

  1. 2.713km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 27990 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.55km W of Mira Loma, CA · 27995 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 2.85km E of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 27996 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 2.86km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 27997 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 3.33km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 27997 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.411km N of Foothill Ranch, CA · 28003 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 2.89km ESE of Running Springs, CA · 28005 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 4.08km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 28011 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 3.116km ENE of Coachella, CA · 28015 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 3.89km ENE of Yucaipa, CA · 28015 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3363536. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:50 AM UTC.