M3.1 earthquake 7km ENE of Cabazon, CA
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 7km ENE of Cabazon, CA on Thu, Oct 23, 1969, 10:31 AM GMT-7 (17:31 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.1 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1969-10-23 17:31:47 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 33.952° N, 116.722° W
- Region
- California
- 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
- ±0.24
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 106°
- Stations used
- 9
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.09km NE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 20799 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.54km ENE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 20790 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
- 3.011km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 20777 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.912km NE of Coachella, CA · 20773 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.15km NNW of Crestline, CA · 20763 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.31km WNW of Crestline, CA · 20750 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
- 3.18km NNW of Anza, CA · 20750 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.36km N of Crestline, CA · 20745 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.55km WNW of Crestline, CA · 20742 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3326119. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:18 AM UTC.