M3.0 earthquake 4km ENE of Cabazon, CA
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 4km ENE of Cabazon, CA on Sat, Jun 6, 1964, 10:39 AM GMT-7 (17:39 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 1km SW of Anza, 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
- 1964-06-06 17:39:19 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 33.929° N, 116.741° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 177°
- Stations used
- 6
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.914km NNE of Joshua Tree, CA · 22761 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.96km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 22759 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
- 3.26km E of Ontario, CA · 22747 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.47km SSE of Ontario, CA · 22730 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.96km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 22725 days ago · 16 km deep · 45 km away
- 3.410km W of Twentynine Palms, CA · 22716 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.87km E of Big Bear City, CA · 22704 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
- 4.01km SW of Anza, CA · 22703 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3330893. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:13 PM UTC.