California earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 8km ENE of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 8km ENE of Cabazon, CA on Mon, Jul 8, 1968, 8:18 AM GMT-7 (15:18 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 17km WNW of Morongo Valley, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1968-07-08 15:18:03 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.944° N, 116.711° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
107°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.310km WSW of Corona, CA · 21255 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.917km ENE of Thermal, CA · 21253 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 2.89km N of Cabazon, CA · 21250 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 2.523km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 21242 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 2.919km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 21242 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 2.418km ESE of Big Bear City, CA · 21242 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 2.930km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 21240 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 3.517km WNW of Morongo Valley, CA · 21237 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 3.77km ENE of Morongo Valley, CA · 21232 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 2.65km NNW of Moreno Valley, CA · 21225 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 3.614km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 21224 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 3.33km SE of San Bernardino, CA · 21221 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 2.13km WNW of Running Springs, CA · 21219 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 2.914km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 21214 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 2.94km NNW of Rancho Cucamonga, CA · 21261 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 3.04km WSW of Salton City, CA · 21272 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 3.033km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 21273 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 2.435km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 21273 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 3.44km WSW of Aguanga, CA · 21278 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 2.726km SSE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 21281 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 2.627km SSE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 21281 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 3.08km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 21288 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3328715. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:25 PM UTC.