M3.0 earthquake 10km N of Cabazon, CA
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 10km N of Cabazon, CA on Fri, Sep 4, 1964, 12:12 AM GMT-7 (07:12 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.3 28km ENE 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
- 3.0 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1964-09-04 07:12:52 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.005° N, 116.799° 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 1.6 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.07
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 185°, poorly surrounded by stations
- 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.030km NNW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 22666 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.012km NE of Joshua Tree, CA · 22630 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
- 3.328km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 22617 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3330846. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:41 PM UTC.