M5.0 earthquake 8km NNE of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 8km NNE of Cabazon, CA on Sun, Oct 17, 1965, 2:45 AM GMT-7 (09:45 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
4.95	ML, local (Richter)	Southern California Seismic Network	Preferred · Final · ±0.151 · 10 stations
4.8	mb, body-wave	USGS historic United States catalog	Final

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

Maximum observed Modified Mercalli Intensity (MMI) VI

From the USGS event page for ci3330427. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3330427 (also filed as ushis2858). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:40 PM UTC.