California earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 12km NE of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 12km NE of Cabazon, CA on Fri, Dec 10, 1965, 11:54 PM GMT-8 (07:54 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 9km NNE of Lake Henshaw, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1965-12-11 07:54:06 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.002° N, 116.708° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
110°
Stations used
10

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 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.935km SW of Ludlow, CA · 22194 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 3.69km NNE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 22185 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 3.513km ENE of Anza, CA · 22181 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 4.010km NW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 22173 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 3.312km NNE of Julian, CA · 22173 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 3.413km NE of Coachella, CA · 22170 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 3.19km NE of North Tustin, CA · 22167 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 3.412km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 22159 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 2.831km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 22157 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 3.512km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 22154 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 3.64km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 22208 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 2.66km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 22224 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 2.337km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 22224 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 2.033km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 22224 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 3.038km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 22225 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 2.121km NW of Yucca Valley, CA · 22225 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3330356. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:43 PM UTC.