California earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 4km ENE of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 4km ENE of Cabazon, CA on Fri, Mar 3, 1950, 2:41 AM GMT-8 (10:41 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 36km NE of Big Bear City, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1950-03-03 10:41:49 UTC
Depth
12.1 km (7.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.934° N, 116.756° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
208°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.436km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 27962 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 3.130km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 27962 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 3.038km NW of Desert Center, CA · 27945 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 3.16km NW of Rancho Cucamonga, CA · 27943 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.53km NNW of Upland, CA · 27943 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 2.732km W of Ludlow, CA · 27940 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 2.58km S of Apple Valley, CA · 27934 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 2.12km N of Redlands, CA · 27933 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 2.75km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 27933 days ago · 16 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 2.12km W of Fontana, CA · 27931 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 2.68km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 27925 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 3.213km SW of Rancho Mirage, CA · 27925 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 1.72km ENE of Muscoy, CA · 27918 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 2.14km NNW of Lytle Creek, CA · 27916 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 2.69km NW of Garnet, CA · 27914 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away

Before

  1. 2.937km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 27965 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 2.011km N of Banning, CA · 27965 days ago · 18 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 2.45km WSW of Beaumont, CA · 27968 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 3.016km SE of Anza, CA · 27968 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 2.51km NNW of Fontana, CA · 27969 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 3.211km SSE of Yucca Valley, CA · 27970 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 3.12km ESE of Palm Desert, CA · 27970 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 2.75km NE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 27975 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 3.033km SSE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 27977 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 3.032km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 27977 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 3.57km W of Yucca Valley, CA · 27983 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 3.110km SE of Running Springs, CA · 27986 days ago · 19 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 2.720km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 27986 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 3.030km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 27988 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 2.79km NNW of Cabazon, CA · 27989 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 2.713km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 27990 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3366633. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:10 AM UTC.