M2.7 earthquake 2km NNW of Cabazon, CA
A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 2km NNW of Cabazon, CA on Fri, Oct 3, 1969, 6:40 PM GMT-7 (01:40 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.5 6km ESE of Wrightwood, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1969-10-04 01:40:51 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 33.931° N, 116.791° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.12
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 102°
- 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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.56km ESE of Wrightwood, CA · 20810 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
- 3.17km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 20801 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
- 3.09km NE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 20799 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.54km ENE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 20791 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
- 3.011km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 20778 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.912km NE of Coachella, CA · 20774 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.15km NNW of Crestline, CA · 20764 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3326684. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:41 PM UTC.