M2.5 earthquake 5km ESE of Cabazon, CA

Magnitude

2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Sat, Oct 27, 1973, 10:19 AM PDT

UTC

1973-10-27 17:19:53 UTC

Depth

4.7 km (2.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.905° N, 116.737° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.7 km horizontally, 2.7 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.11

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

72°

Stations used

13

• Cabazon, CaliforniaPopulation 2,535. Forecast5 kmESE
• Banning, CaliforniaPopulation 30,945. Forecast13 kmE
• Moreno Valley, CaliforniaPopulation 204,198. Forecast46 kmE
• San Diego, CaliforniaPopulation 1,404,452. Forecast138 kmNNE

After

1. 2.610km SSW of Idyllwild, CASat, Oct 27, 11:24 PM PDT · 19331 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
2. 2.47km ENE of Aguanga, CASun, Oct 28, 8:54 PM PST · 19330 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
3. 2.810km NNE of Banning, CATue, Oct 30, 3:13 AM PST · 19329 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
4. 1.72km SW of Chino Hills, CAThu, Nov 1, 5:08 PM PST · 19327 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
5. 2.210km ENE of Aguanga, CASat, Nov 3, 3:26 PM PST · 19325 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
6. 2.810km N of Cabazon, CASat, Nov 3, 4:29 PM PST · 19325 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
7. 1.72km NNE of Colton, CASun, Nov 4, 7:11 AM PST · 19324 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
8. 2.43km S of Garnet, CAMon, Nov 5, 8:49 AM PST · 19323 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
9. 1.74km S of Chino Hills, CATue, Nov 6, 9:43 PM PST · 19321 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
10. 2.715km NNE of Borrego Springs, CAWed, Nov 7, 9:47 AM PST · 19321 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
11. 2.410km WNW of Palomar Observatory, CAThu, Nov 8, 12:00 AM PST · 19320 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
12. 2.04km WNW of Palomar Observatory, CAThu, Nov 8, 4:29 AM PST · 19320 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
13. 2.410km ENE of Pala, CAThu, Nov 8, 4:40 AM PST · 19320 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
14. 2.611km SSW of Idyllwild, CAFri, Nov 9, 3:40 AM PST · 19319 days ago · 17 km deep · 29 km away
15. 1.86km NW of Rialto, CASat, Nov 10, 8:22 AM PST · 19318 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
16. 2.522km SSW of La Quinta, CASat, Nov 10, 10:23 PM PST · 19317 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
17. 3.119km ESE of Anza, CATue, Nov 13, 5:29 PM PST · 19315 days ago · 18 km deep · 53 km away
18. 1.78km NNW of Rancho Cucamonga, CAFri, Nov 16, 1:21 AM PST · 19312 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
19. 1.74km WNW of Rialto, CAFri, Nov 16, 5:32 PM PST · 19312 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
20. 2.517km NNE of Thousand Palms, CASat, Nov 17, 3:38 PM PST · 19311 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
21. 1.512km SW of Big Bear Lake, CAMon, Nov 19, 4:41 AM PST · 19309 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
22. 2.86km SSW of Chino Hills, CAMon, Nov 19, 10:57 AM PST · 19309 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
23. 2.66km SSW of Chino Hills, CAMon, Nov 19, 12:39 PM PST · 19309 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
24. 2.611km NE of Trabuco Canyon, CAMon, Nov 19, 1:15 PM PST · 19309 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
25. 2.618km NNE of Thousand Palms, CAMon, Nov 19, 2:34 PM PST · 19309 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
26. 2.816km NE of Thousand Palms, CAMon, Nov 19, 4:15 PM PST · 19309 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
27. 2.217km S of Joshua Tree, CAMon, Nov 19, 4:25 PM PST · 19309 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
28. 2.415km S of Joshua Tree, CAMon, Nov 19, 4:41 PM PST · 19309 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
29. 2.26km NNW of Yucca Valley, CAMon, Nov 19, 5:14 PM PST · 19309 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
30. 2.220km NE of Thousand Palms, CAMon, Nov 19, 6:54 PM PST · 19308 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
31. 2.25km SSW of Chino Hills, CATue, Nov 20, 8:32 AM PST · 19308 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
32. 2.318km S of Joshua Tree, CAWed, Nov 21, 6:24 AM PST · 19307 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
33. 1.75km SSE of Lytle Creek, CAWed, Nov 21, 9:27 AM PST · 19307 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
34. 2.916km NE of Thousand Palms, CAWed, Nov 21, 7:43 PM PST · 19306 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
35. 2.616km NNE of Thousand Palms, CAThu, Nov 22, 6:09 AM PST · 19306 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
36. 2.511km SW of Morongo Valley, CAThu, Nov 22, 6:40 AM PST · 19306 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
37. 2.616km NE of Thousand Palms, CAThu, Nov 22, 7:46 AM PST · 19306 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
38. 2.513km NNE of Thousand Palms, CAThu, Nov 22, 7:56 AM PST · 19306 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
39. 2.210km WSW of Anza, CAThu, Nov 22, 6:53 PM PST · 19305 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
40. 2.54km SSE of Idyllwild, CAFri, Nov 23, 12:36 PM PST · 19305 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
41. 1.73km SW of Chino Hills, CASat, Nov 24, 3:40 AM PST · 19304 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
42. 2.28km N of Upland, CASun, Nov 25, 11:25 AM PST · 19303 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
43. 1.85km SE of Redlands, CASun, Nov 25, 12:47 PM PST · 19303 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
44. 1.75km WNW of Muscoy, CAMon, Nov 26, 6:49 PM PST · 19301 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
45. 2.916km NE of Thousand Palms, CATue, Nov 27, 2:32 AM PST · 19301 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
46. 2.416km NE of Thousand Palms, CATue, Nov 27, 4:04 AM PST · 19301 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
47. 2.417km NE of Thousand Palms, CATue, Nov 27, 4:31 AM PST · 19301 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
48. 2.45km NE of Running Springs, CAWed, Nov 28, 6:22 AM PST · 19300 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
49. 1.78km WSW of Lytle Creek, CAWed, Nov 28, 12:39 PM PST · 19300 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
50. 2.34km ENE of Banning, CAWed, Nov 28, 4:27 PM PST · 19300 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
51. 1.76km NW of Fontana, CAWed, Nov 28, 8:35 PM PST · 19299 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
52. 1.96km SSE of Palomar Observatory, CAFri, Nov 30, 7:46 PM PST · 19297 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
53. 2.21km SE of Running Springs, CASat, Dec 1, 4:59 PM PST · 19297 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
54. 1.76km S of Mentone, CAWed, Dec 5, 8:07 AM PST · 19293 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
55. 1.64km SW of Chino Hills, CAFri, Dec 7, 5:13 AM PST · 19291 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
56. 1.73km SE of Rubidoux, CAFri, Dec 7, 7:19 AM PST · 19291 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
57. 2.62km SE of Loma Linda, CAMon, Dec 10, 8:55 PM PST · 19287 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
58. 2.423km S of Twentynine Palms, CAWed, Dec 12, 9:39 PM PST · 19285 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
59. 2.18km ENE of Rancho Cucamonga, CAWed, Dec 12, 10:46 PM PST · 19285 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
60. 3.06km N of Upland, CAFri, Dec 14, 2:47 AM PST · 19284 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away

The first 60 of 75.

Before

1. 1.70km WNW of Loma Linda, CASat, Oct 27, 1:06 AM PDT · 19332 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
2. 2.912km NE of Coachella, CAThu, Oct 25, 4:07 PM PDT · 19334 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
3. 2.210km NE of Aguanga, CAThu, Oct 25, 3:20 AM PDT · 19334 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
4. 1.72km SW of Chino Hills, CAWed, Oct 24, 2:03 PM PDT · 19335 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
5. 2.55km SE of Loma Linda, CATue, Oct 23, 3:37 AM PDT · 19336 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
6. 2.69km SE of Valle Vista, CATue, Oct 23, 12:07 AM PDT · 19336 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
7. 3.18km E of Villa Park, CAMon, Oct 22, 9:57 PM PDT · 19336 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
8. 2.10km S of Lytle Creek, CASat, Oct 20, 3:12 AM PDT · 19339 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
9. 2.74km ENE of Morongo Valley, CAFri, Oct 19, 6:33 PM PDT · 19340 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
10. 2.14km SW of Chino Hills, CAFri, Oct 19, 4:16 AM PDT · 19340 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
11. 2.14km SSW of Chino Hills, CAWed, Oct 17, 1:20 AM PDT · 19342 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
12. 1.74km W of Yucaipa, CATue, Oct 16, 4:22 PM PDT · 19343 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
13. 2.64km NW of San Jacinto, CAMon, Oct 15, 6:37 PM PDT · 19344 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
14. 1.715km N of Claremont, CASun, Oct 14, 4:39 PM PDT · 19345 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
15. 3.422km NE of Big Bear City, CASun, Oct 14, 12:31 AM PDT · 19345 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
16. 2.610km NNE of Trabuco Canyon, CATue, Oct 9, 3:39 PM PDT · 19350 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
17. 2.14km NW of Beaumont, CATue, Oct 9, 6:24 AM PDT · 19350 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
18. 3.110km E of Borrego Springs, CASun, Oct 7, 12:43 AM PDT · 19352 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
19. 3.07km E of Borrego Springs, CASat, Oct 6, 11:38 PM PDT · 19352 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
20. 3.26km E of Big Bear City, CAFri, Oct 5, 9:47 AM PDT · 19354 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3318959. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:12 PM UTC.