California earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 12km N of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 12km N of Cabazon, CA on Wed, Oct 11, 1972, 12:12 AM PDT (07:12 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 6km S of Ontario, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1972-10-11 07:12:14 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.022° N, 116.762° 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
±0.01
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
82°
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: 68 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.710km NNE of La Verne, CA · 19704 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 1.78km NNW of Rancho Cucamonga, CA · 19704 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 2.410km W of Lake Henshaw, CA · 19700 days ago · 23 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 2.53km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 19700 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 2.43km SE of Colton, CA · 19698 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 1.74km NNE of Fontana, CA · 19696 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 2.84km S of Ontario, CA · 19695 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.71km N of Grand Terrace, CA · 19694 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 2.96km S of Ontario, CA · 19694 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 1.71km NW of La Verne, CA · 19694 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 2.512km NNE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 19694 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 1.72km NNE of Rancho Cucamonga, CA · 19694 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 2.14km SSE of Ontario, CA · 19694 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 2.38km SE of Chino, CA · 19693 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 1.73km NNW of Fontana, CA · 19693 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 1.75km ESE of Ontario, CA · 19691 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 2.621km NE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 19691 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 2.05km S of Rancho Cucamonga, CA · 19689 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 2.46km SE of Chino, CA · 19688 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 2.45km SSE of Ontario, CA · 19685 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 2.43km SSE of Ontario, CA · 19685 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  22. 2.45km SSE of Ontario, CA · 19685 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 2.95km WNW of Lake Henshaw, CA · 19685 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 2.66km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 19684 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  25. 2.36km NNW of Moreno Valley, CA · 19684 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  26. 2.63km WNW of Moreno Valley, CA · 19684 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  27. 3.24km S of Idyllwild, CA · 19681 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  28. 1.74km NNE of Fontana, CA · 19677 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  29. 2.33km NNW of Lake Henshaw, CA · 19675 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  30. 3.49km NNE of Beaumont, CA · 19674 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away
  31. 2.35km S of Ontario, CA · 19673 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  32. 1.73km NNE of Loma Linda, CA · 19671 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  33. 1.71km ESE of Colton, CA · 19671 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  34. 3.016km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 19670 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  35. 2.15km S of Ontario, CA · 19669 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  36. 2.27km SSE of Ontario, CA · 19669 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  37. 3.011km NNE of Trabuco Canyon, CA · 19668 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  38. 3.510km N of Cabazon, CA · 19666 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  39. 2.42km WSW of Loma Linda, CA · 19665 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  40. 2.819km N of Cabazon, CA · 19664 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  41. 2.89km N of Cabazon, CA · 19663 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  42. 2.05km SSE of Rancho Cucamonga, CA · 19662 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  43. 2.56km ESE of Chino, CA · 19660 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  44. 2.35km SE of Chino, CA · 19660 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  45. 1.74km SSE of Ontario, CA · 19660 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  46. 3.16km ESE of Chino, CA · 19660 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  47. 3.16km ESE of Chino, CA · 19660 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  48. 3.24km SE of Chino, CA · 19660 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  49. 3.47km SE of Chino, CA · 19660 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  50. 1.73km SSE of Ontario, CA · 19660 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  51. 1.73km SE of Ontario, CA · 19660 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  52. 1.74km S of Ontario, CA · 19660 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  53. 1.72km SE of Ontario, CA · 19660 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  54. 1.74km S of Ontario, CA · 19660 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  55. 2.54km ESE of Chino, CA · 19660 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  56. 2.46km S of Ontario, CA · 19660 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  57. 2.55km ESE of Chino, CA · 19659 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  58. 2.26km ESE of Chino, CA · 19659 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  59. 1.74km S of Ontario, CA · 19659 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  60. 2.79km WNW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 19659 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away

The first 60 of 68.

Before

  1. 1.76km NNW of Devore, CA · 19705 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 3.44km SSE of Lytle Creek, CA · 19707 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 2.34km ESE of Chino, CA · 19708 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 2.34km SE of Ontario, CA · 19709 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.520km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 19713 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.76km NE of Yorba Linda, CA · 19714 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.79km NNW of Rancho Cucamonga, CA · 19715 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.78km NNW of Rancho Cucamonga, CA · 19715 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 2.511km ESE of Yorba Linda, CA · 19715 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.76km NNE of San Dimas, CA · 19717 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 2.69km ENE of Nuevo, CA · 19717 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 2.36km ENE of Yucaipa, CA · 19717 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 1.74km SSE of Ontario, CA · 19719 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 2.25km ESE of Chino, CA · 19719 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 2.16km ESE of Chino, CA · 19719 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 2.36km ESE of Chino, CA · 19719 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 2.05km ESE of Chino, CA · 19719 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 2.58km E of Hesperia, CA · 19722 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 2.51km NE of Yucaipa, CA · 19723 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 2.33km NNW of Fontana, CA · 19725 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3320761. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:30 PM UTC.