M3.5 earthquake 9km N of Cabazon, CA

Magnitude

3.5 (ML, local (Richter)), minor

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Tue, Oct 19, 1965, 6:16 PM GMT-7

UTC

1965-10-20 01:16:43 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.998° N, 116.782° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.9 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.10

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

106°

Stations used

14

• Cabazon, CaliforniaPopulation 2,535. Forecast9 kmN
• Banning, CaliforniaPopulation 30,945. Forecast12 kmNE
• Moreno Valley, CaliforniaPopulation 204,198. Forecast42 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast135 kmE

After

1. 3.711km NNE of Cabazon, CAThu, Oct 21, 1:43 AM GMT-7 · 22262 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
2. 2.99km N of Cabazon, CAThu, Oct 21, 3:25 AM GMT-7 · 22262 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
3. 2.611km NNE of Cabazon, CAThu, Oct 21, 3:52 AM GMT-7 · 22262 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
4. 3.15km NNE of Fontana, CAThu, Oct 21, 6:41 PM GMT-7 · 22261 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
5. 3.410km NNE of Cabazon, CASat, Oct 23, 12:39 PM GMT-7 · 22259 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
6. 2.89km N of Cabazon, CASat, Oct 30, 4:03 PM GMT-7 · 22252 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
7. 2.24km E of Fontana, CASun, Oct 31, 3:05 AM GMT-8 · 22252 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
8. 3.44km SE of Devore, CASun, Oct 31, 1:56 PM GMT-8 · 22251 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
9. 2.838km SW of Ludlow, CASun, Oct 31, 11:16 PM GMT-8 · 22251 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
10. 3.715km NNE of Borrego Springs, CATue, Nov 2, 4:41 AM GMT-8 · 22249 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
11. 2.826km N of North Shore, CASun, Nov 7, 2:46 AM GMT-8 · 22245 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
12. 2.121km NW of Yucca Valley, CATue, Nov 16, 6:46 PM GMT-8 · 22235 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
13. 3.038km NE of Big Bear City, CAWed, Nov 17, 1:02 AM GMT-8 · 22235 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
14. 2.033km NNW of Joshua Tree, CAWed, Nov 17, 2:44 AM GMT-8 · 22235 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
15. 2.337km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CAWed, Nov 17, 3:13 AM GMT-8 · 22235 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
16. 2.66km NNE of Cabazon, CAWed, Nov 17, 12:10 PM GMT-8 · 22234 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
17. 3.64km NNE of Running Springs, CAFri, Dec 3, 2:49 PM GMT-8 · 22218 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
18. 3.112km NE of Cabazon, CAFri, Dec 10, 11:54 PM GMT-8 · 22211 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
19. 2.935km SW of Ludlow, CAFri, Dec 17, 11:24 AM GMT-8 · 22204 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away

Before

1. 3.710km NNE of Cabazon, CATue, Oct 19, 2:33 PM GMT-7 · 22263 days ago · 16 km deep · 3 km away
2. 2.87km N of Cabazon, CAMon, Oct 18, 5:05 AM GMT-7 · 22264 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
3. 2.86km SSE of Lucerne Valley, CASun, Oct 17, 9:23 PM GMT-7 · 22265 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
4. 2.84km N of Cabazon, CASun, Oct 17, 8:44 PM GMT-7 · 22265 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
5. 2.89km NNE of Cabazon, CASun, Oct 17, 2:58 PM GMT-7 · 22265 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
6. 4.011km N of Cabazon, CASun, Oct 17, 8:36 AM GMT-7 · 22265 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
7. 2.89km NNE of Cabazon, CASun, Oct 17, 5:35 AM GMT-7 · 22265 days ago · 15 km deep · 3 km away
8. 5.08km NNE of Cabazon, CASun, Oct 17, 2:45 AM GMT-7 · 22266 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
9. 2.43km N of Fontana, CAFri, Oct 15, 4:34 PM GMT-7 · 22267 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
10. 3.85km NW of Fontana, CASun, Oct 10, 4:23 PM GMT-7 · 22272 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
11. 3.215km ENE of Twentynine Palms, CASun, Oct 10, 4:35 AM GMT-7 · 22273 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
12. 2.14km NW of Mira Loma, CASat, Oct 9, 1:42 AM GMT-7 · 22274 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
13. 3.212km N of Claremont, CATue, Sep 28, 6:50 AM GMT-7 · 22284 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
14. 2.313km N of Claremont, CATue, Sep 28, 6:47 AM GMT-7 · 22284 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
15. 3.413km NNW of Upland, CATue, Sep 28, 6:18 AM GMT-7 · 22284 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
16. 4.728km W of Ludlow, CASun, Sep 26, 12:00 AM GMT-7 · 22287 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
17. 3.425km W of Ludlow, CASat, Sep 25, 7:37 PM GMT-7 · 22287 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
18. 3.233km W of Ludlow, CASat, Sep 25, 11:06 AM GMT-7 · 22287 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
19. 4.826km W of Ludlow, CASat, Sep 25, 10:48 AM GMT-7 · 22287 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
20. 5.125km W of Ludlow, CASat, Sep 25, 10:43 AM GMT-7 · 22287 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3330440. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:28 PM UTC.