California earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 9km N of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 9km N of Cabazon, CA on Thu, Jul 18, 1968, 2:17 PM GMT-7 (21:17 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 7km ENE of Morongo Valley, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1968-07-18 21:17:35 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.002° N, 116.791° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.01
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
106°
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.523km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 21249 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 2.919km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 21249 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 2.418km ESE of Big Bear City, CA · 21249 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 2.930km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 21247 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 3.517km WNW of Morongo Valley, CA · 21244 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 3.77km ENE of Morongo Valley, CA · 21239 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 2.65km NNW of Moreno Valley, CA · 21232 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 3.614km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 21231 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 3.33km SE of San Bernardino, CA · 21228 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 2.13km WNW of Running Springs, CA · 21226 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 2.914km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 21221 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 2.917km ENE of Thermal, CA · 21260 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 3.310km WSW of Corona, CA · 21262 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 3.48km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 21267 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 2.94km NNW of Rancho Cucamonga, CA · 21268 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 3.033km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 21280 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.435km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 21280 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 3.44km WSW of Aguanga, CA · 21285 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3328600. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:16 PM UTC.