California earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 4km NW of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 4km NW of Cabazon, CA on Thu, Sep 21, 1961, 4:02 AM GMT-7 (11:02 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 11km NW of Ocotillo Wells, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1961-09-21 11:02:37 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.946° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
177°
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.711km NW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 23740 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.75km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 23734 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 3.26km SSE of Grand Terrace, CA · 23732 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 2.911km N of Thousand Palms, CA · 23730 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 2.62km NE of Villa Park, CA · 23730 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 4.47km SE of Yorba Linda, CA · 23729 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 2.27km SE of Yorba Linda, CA · 23729 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 3.37km ENE of Villa Park, CA · 23729 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 2.76km ESE of Yorba Linda, CA · 23729 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 2.68km ESE of Yorba Linda, CA · 23729 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 2.66km ESE of Yorba Linda, CA · 23729 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 2.513km NE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 23727 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 3.314km E of Lucerne Valley, CA · 23721 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 2.89km NW of Joshua Tree, CA · 23720 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 3.111km WSW of Anza, CA · 23715 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 3.517km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 23684 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 2.812km WNW of Anza, CA · 23749 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 2.54km W of Fontana, CA · 23758 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 3.06km WNW of Lake Henshaw, CA · 23767 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3344713. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:56 AM UTC.