M3.3 earthquake 13km N of Cabazon, CA
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 13km N of Cabazon, CA on Thu, Jan 30, 1964, 3:50 AM GMT-8 (11:50 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.5 12km S 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
- 3.3 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1964-01-30 11:50:19 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.036° N, 116.779° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.16
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 108°
- 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: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.414km N of Banning, CA · 22889 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.714km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 22888 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
- 3.48km N of Claremont, CA · 22879 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.512km S of Anza, CA · 22871 days ago · 16 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.51km NNE of Muscoy, CA · 22861 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
- 3.214km WSW of Oasis, CA · 22860 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.032km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 22860 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
- 3.218km ESE of Anza, CA · 22844 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
- 3.14km N of Glen Avon, CA · 22843 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
- 3.07km W of Borrego Springs, CA · 22834 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
Before
- 3.231km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 22913 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
- 3.331km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 22913 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.529km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 22913 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
- 3.929km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 22913 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.57km SSW of Lytle Creek, CA · 22914 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3331007. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:52 PM UTC.