M3.2 earthquake 14km N of Cabazon, CA
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 14km N of Cabazon, CA on Fri, Dec 30, 1960, 10:18 PM GMT-8 (06:18 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.8 4km NNE of Running Springs, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.2 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1960-12-31 06:18:34 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.048° N, 116.794° 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 1.9 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.15
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 149°
- Stations used
- 9
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.77km NNW of Crestline, CA · 24014 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.57km NW of Glen Avon, CA · 24008 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.72km NW of Running Springs, CA · 24006 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
- 3.84km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 24006 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
- 3.05km WSW of Lucerne Valley, CA · 24002 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
- 3.03km NNW of Morongo Valley, CA · 23987 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
- 3.44km NNW of Mira Loma, CA · 23964 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3347796. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:32 PM UTC.