California earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 6km NNW of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 6km NNW of Cabazon, CA on Fri, Jul 15, 1955, 11:05 PM GMT-7 (06:05 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 5km NE of Yucaipa, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1955-07-16 06:05:46 UTC
Depth
7.3 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.960° N, 116.821° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 2.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
188°, 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: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.413km W of Morongo Valley, CA · 26012 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 3.010km NW of Morongo Valley, CA · 26006 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 3.08km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 26005 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 3.14km NE of Moreno Valley, CA · 26001 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 3.65km NE of Yucaipa, CA · 25994 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 3.312km ESE of Anza, CA · 25992 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 2.513km ESE of Anza, CA · 25992 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 3.212km SE of Anza, CA · 25982 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 2.54km ENE of Brea, CA · 25982 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 2.82km SW of Highland, CA · 25967 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 2.610km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 25964 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away

Before

  1. 3.116km SE of Anza, CA · 26012 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 1.92km N of Pinon Hills, CA · 26022 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 4.114km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 26026 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 2.46km ESE of Big Bear City, CA · 26028 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 3.02km NW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 26028 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 2.93km WSW of San Bernardino, CA · 26032 days ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 2.910km S of Lucerne Valley, CA · 26036 days ago · 17 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 3.17km SSW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 26037 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3297892. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:40 AM UTC.