M3.5 earthquake 10km N of Cabazon, CA

Magnitude

3.5 (ml), minor

Local time

Sat, Nov 18, 1972, 7:08 AM PST

UTC

1972-11-18 15:08:38 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.009° N, 116.789° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.0 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.09

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

80°

Stations used

13

• Cabazon, CaliforniaPopulation 2,535. Forecast10 kmN
• Banning, CaliforniaPopulation 30,945. Forecast12 kmNE
• Moreno Valley, CaliforniaPopulation 204,198. Forecast42 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast134 kmE

After

1. 2.42km WSW of Loma Linda, CASun, Nov 19, 10:56 PM PST · 19664 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
2. 2.819km N of Cabazon, CATue, Nov 21, 1:27 AM PST · 19663 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
3. 2.89km N of Cabazon, CATue, Nov 21, 6:21 PM PST · 19662 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
4. 2.05km SSE of Rancho Cucamonga, CAWed, Nov 22, 4:10 AM PST · 19662 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
5. 2.56km ESE of Chino, CAFri, Nov 24, 4:05 PM PST · 19659 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
6. 2.35km SE of Chino, CAFri, Nov 24, 7:20 PM PST · 19659 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
7. 1.74km SSE of Ontario, CAFri, Nov 24, 7:21 PM PST · 19659 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
8. 3.16km ESE of Chino, CAFri, Nov 24, 7:24 PM PST · 19659 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
9. 3.16km ESE of Chino, CAFri, Nov 24, 10:57 PM PST · 19659 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
10. 3.24km SE of Chino, CAFri, Nov 24, 11:02 PM PST · 19659 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
11. 3.47km SE of Chino, CAFri, Nov 24, 11:07 PM PST · 19659 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
12. 1.73km SSE of Ontario, CAFri, Nov 24, 11:45 PM PST · 19659 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
13. 1.73km SE of Ontario, CAFri, Nov 24, 11:48 PM PST · 19659 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
14. 1.74km S of Ontario, CAFri, Nov 24, 11:49 PM PST · 19659 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
15. 1.72km SE of Ontario, CASat, Nov 25, 12:06 AM PST · 19659 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
16. 1.74km S of Ontario, CASat, Nov 25, 12:14 AM PST · 19659 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
17. 2.54km ESE of Chino, CASat, Nov 25, 12:22 AM PST · 19659 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
18. 2.46km S of Ontario, CASat, Nov 25, 12:22 AM PST · 19659 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
19. 2.55km ESE of Chino, CASat, Nov 25, 3:21 AM PST · 19659 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
20. 2.26km ESE of Chino, CASat, Nov 25, 4:59 PM PST · 19658 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
21. 1.74km S of Ontario, CASat, Nov 25, 7:23 PM PST · 19658 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
22. 2.79km WNW of Big Bear Lake, CASat, Nov 25, 10:57 PM PST · 19658 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
23. 2.35km ESE of Chino, CAMon, Nov 27, 1:30 AM PST · 19657 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
24. 2.36km ESE of Chino, CAMon, Nov 27, 3:04 AM PST · 19657 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
25. 2.16km SE of Chino, CATue, Nov 28, 12:55 AM PST · 19656 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
26. 2.35km NNE of Anza, CATue, Nov 28, 5:15 AM PST · 19656 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
27. 3.05km NNE of Anza, CATue, Nov 28, 8:18 AM PST · 19656 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
28. 1.73km ESE of Ontario, CAFri, Dec 1, 9:03 PM PST · 19652 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
29. 1.75km SE of Chino Hills, CASun, Dec 3, 6:19 AM PST · 19651 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
30. 1.74km ENE of Yorba Linda, CASun, Dec 3, 8:02 AM PST · 19651 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
31. 1.95km ESE of Ontario, CASun, Dec 10, 1:59 AM PST · 19644 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
32. 3.46km ESE of Chino, CASun, Dec 10, 2:22 AM PST · 19644 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
33. 2.36km ESE of Chino, CASun, Dec 10, 2:54 AM PST · 19644 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
34. 2.04km SE of Ontario, CASun, Dec 10, 3:14 AM PST · 19644 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
35. 2.86km ESE of Chino, CATue, Dec 12, 9:04 PM PST · 19641 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
36. 3.45km SE of Chino, CATue, Dec 12, 9:12 PM PST · 19641 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
37. 1.73km NNE of Fontana, CAFri, Dec 15, 3:29 AM PST · 19639 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
38. 2.118km S of Twentynine Palms, CATue, Dec 19, 2:31 PM PST · 19634 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
39. 3.520km S of Twentynine Palms, CATue, Dec 19, 2:32 PM PST · 19634 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
40. 3.618km WNW of Morongo Valley, CAFri, Dec 22, 3:28 AM PST · 19632 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
41. 1.77km SSE of Home Gardens, CASun, Dec 24, 9:23 AM PST · 19630 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
42. 3.015km ESE of Anza, CAThu, Dec 28, 11:49 AM PST · 19626 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
43. 3.215km ESE of Anza, CAThu, Dec 28, 12:07 PM PST · 19626 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
44. 2.42km E of Ontario, CASat, Dec 30, 10:01 AM PST · 19624 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
45. 1.78km N of Rancho Cucamonga, CASun, Dec 31, 7:25 AM PST · 19623 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
46. 1.77km N of Rancho Cucamonga, CASun, Dec 31, 4:05 PM PST · 19622 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
47. 3.01km SSW of Lakeland Village, CAMon, Jan 1, 6:45 PM PST · 19621 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
48. 3.021km WNW of Ludlow, CATue, Jan 2, 4:59 PM PST · 19620 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
49. 1.77km SSW of Redlands, CAWed, Jan 3, 7:37 PM PST · 19619 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
50. 1.71km N of Wrightwood, CASat, Jan 6, 12:07 AM PST · 19617 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
51. 2.83km SE of Chino, CASun, Jan 7, 11:38 PM PST · 19615 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
52. 1.78km W of Lytle Creek, CAMon, Jan 8, 1:05 AM PST · 19615 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
53. 1.72km E of Wildomar, CAMon, Jan 8, 3:50 PM PST · 19614 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
54. 1.74km SSE of Ontario, CATue, Jan 9, 6:17 AM PST · 19614 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
55. 1.75km WNW of Mira Loma, CATue, Jan 9, 10:09 PM PST · 19613 days ago · 19 km deep · 72 km away
56. 1.73km SE of Ontario, CAWed, Jan 10, 3:35 AM PST · 19613 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
57. 1.712km S of Wrightwood, CAThu, Jan 11, 3:44 AM PST · 19612 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
58. 1.79km NNE of San Dimas, CAFri, Jan 12, 10:52 PM PST · 19610 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
59. 1.71km WNW of Wrightwood, CASat, Jan 13, 4:34 AM PST · 19610 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
60. 3.322km ESE of Anza, CASat, Jan 13, 10:46 AM PST · 19610 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away

The first 60 of 66.

Before

1. 3.011km NNE of Trabuco Canyon, CAThu, Nov 16, 1:53 PM PST · 19667 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
2. 2.27km SSE of Ontario, CAWed, Nov 15, 11:14 PM PST · 19668 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
3. 2.15km S of Ontario, CAWed, Nov 15, 5:42 PM PST · 19668 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
4. 2.13km E of Brea, CATue, Nov 14, 10:58 PM PST · 19669 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
5. 3.016km ENE of Thousand Palms, CATue, Nov 14, 5:10 PM PST · 19669 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
6. 1.71km ESE of Colton, CAMon, Nov 13, 7:18 AM PST · 19671 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
7. 1.73km NNE of Loma Linda, CAMon, Nov 13, 7:03 AM PST · 19671 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
8. 2.35km S of Ontario, CASun, Nov 12, 1:53 AM PST · 19672 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
9. 3.49km NNE of Beaumont, CAFri, Nov 10, 1:02 PM PST · 19673 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away
10. 2.33km NNW of Lake Henshaw, CAThu, Nov 9, 1:06 PM PST · 19674 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
11. 1.74km NNE of Fontana, CATue, Nov 7, 2:14 AM PST · 19677 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
12. 3.24km S of Idyllwild, CAFri, Nov 3, 11:16 PM PST · 19680 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
13. 2.63km WNW of Moreno Valley, CATue, Oct 31, 5:27 AM PST · 19684 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
14. 2.36km NNW of Moreno Valley, CATue, Oct 31, 5:19 AM PST · 19684 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
15. 2.66km SE of Loma Linda, CATue, Oct 31, 3:16 AM PST · 19684 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
16. 2.95km WNW of Lake Henshaw, CATue, Oct 31, 1:56 AM PST · 19684 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
17. 2.45km SSE of Ontario, CAMon, Oct 30, 11:35 PM PST · 19684 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
18. 2.43km SSE of Ontario, CAMon, Oct 30, 10:41 PM PST · 19684 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
19. 2.45km SSE of Ontario, CAMon, Oct 30, 11:25 AM PST · 19685 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
20. 2.46km SE of Chino, CAFri, Oct 27, 6:50 PM PDT · 19687 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3320674. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:23 AM UTC.