M3.1 earthquake 9km NE of Cabazon, CA
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 9km NE of Cabazon, CA on Sun, Nov 25, 1956, 11:10 AM GMT-8 (19:10 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.8 12km SE of Big Bear City, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.1 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1956-11-25 19:10:51 UTC
- Depth
- 18.7 km (11.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 33.985° N, 116.730° W
- Region
- California
- 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 136°
- 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.94km N of Pala, CA · 25505 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.15km WNW of Calimesa, CA · 25485 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
- 3.536km NNE of North Shore, CA · 25480 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.412km NNE of La Verne, CA · 25468 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.812km SE of Big Bear City, CA · 25460 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3295754. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:10 AM UTC.