M3.1 earthquake 3km N of Cabazon, CA
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 3km N of Cabazon, CA on Sat, Mar 30, 1963, 10:28 AM GMT-8 (18:28 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.1 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1963-03-30 18:28:16 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 33.943° N, 116.793° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.03
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 175°
- 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.64km NNW of Big Bear City, CA · 23174 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.711km N of Big Bear Lake, CA · 23167 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.93km SE of Ontario, CA · 23160 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.718km SE of Anza, CA · 23145 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
Before
- 2.610km N of Big Bear Lake, CA · 23194 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.67km NNW of Big Bear City, CA · 23194 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.67km NNW of Big Bear City, CA · 23201 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
- 3.610km NNW of Big Bear City, CA · 23201 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.54km W of Rancho Cucamonga, CA · 23202 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.08km NNW of Big Bear City, CA · 23207 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.94km N of Big Bear City, CA · 23215 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3331385. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:51 AM UTC.