California earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 2km NNW of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 2km NNW of Cabazon, CA on Fri, Dec 24, 1976, 3:36 AM PST (11:36 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 34km WSW of Ludlow, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1976-12-24 11:36:57 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.936° N, 116.792° 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.

Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
66°
Stations used
0

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 148 in the 60 days after this one and 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.31km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 18173 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.423km ENE of Thermal, CA · 18169 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.48km N of Cabazon, CA · 18169 days ago · 20 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 2.35km WSW of Garnet, CA · 18169 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 2.63km WNW of Lytle Creek, CA · 18168 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.14km NNE of Walnut, CA · 18167 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.05km N of Fontana, CA · 18165 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 2.04km E of Morongo Valley, CA · 18165 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 2.05km E of Morongo Valley, CA · 18165 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 1.84km NNW of Palm Springs, CA · 18165 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 1.87km S of Idyllwild, CA · 18165 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 2.219km ESE of Anza, CA · 18164 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 1.75km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 18163 days ago · 16 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 1.812km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 18163 days ago · 19 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 1.74km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 18162 days ago · 17 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 1.618km ESE of Anza, CA · 18162 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 1.925km NE of Indio, CA · 18162 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 2.16km SSW of Anza, CA · 18162 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 1.95km WSW of Garnet, CA · 18161 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 1.819km ESE of Anza, CA · 18161 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
  21. 2.210km SE of Anza, CA · 18160 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  22. 1.812km NE of Apple Valley, CA · 18159 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  23. 1.713km N of Cabazon, CA · 18159 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  24. 1.814km N of Cabazon, CA · 18159 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  25. 1.814km N of Cabazon, CA · 18159 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  26. 2.818km E of Big Bear City, CA · 18158 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  27. 2.69km WNW of Adelanto, CA · 18158 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 1.77km NE of Cabazon, CA · 18158 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
  29. 1.810km SE of Anza, CA · 18157 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  30. 2.417km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 18157 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  31. 1.73km W of Cabazon, CA · 18157 days ago · 15 km deep · 4 km away
  32. 2.53km SW of Garnet, CA · 18157 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  33. 3.634km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 18157 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away
  34. 1.720km ESE of Anza, CA · 18157 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  35. 2.610km ESE of Anza, CA · 18156 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  36. 1.710km ESE of Anza, CA · 18156 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
  37. 2.515km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 18156 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  38. 2.03km SE of Mentone, CA · 18156 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
  39. 1.92km NNW of Cabazon, CA · 18156 days ago · 12 km deep · 0 km away
  40. 1.64km WSW of Garnet, CA · 18156 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  41. 1.813km SE of Yucca Valley, CA · 18155 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  42. 1.612km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 18155 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  43. 1.620km SSE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 18154 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  44. 2.518km E of Lucerne Valley, CA · 18153 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  45. 2.314km NE of Indio, CA · 18153 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  46. 1.514km NE of Indio, CA · 18153 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  47. 2.137km SW of Ludlow, CA · 18153 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  48. 1.89km S of Yucca Valley, CA · 18152 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away
  49. 2.015km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 18152 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  50. 2.05km NE of Yorba Linda, CA · 18152 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  51. 2.25km WSW of Garnet, CA · 18151 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  52. 2.131km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 18151 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  53. 2.318km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 18151 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  54. 1.84km W of Devore, CA · 18151 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  55. 1.89km NNW of Anza, CA · 18150 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
  56. 1.87km W of Morongo Valley, CA · 18150 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  57. 2.017km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 18149 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  58. 2.25km S of Idyllwild, CA · 18148 days ago · 17 km deep · 28 km away
  59. 2.011km NNE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 18148 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  60. 1.97km S of Idyllwild, CA · 18148 days ago · 16 km deep · 29 km away

The first 60 of 148.

Before

  1. 2.911km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 18176 days ago · 17 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 2.424km ENE of Thermal, CA · 18178 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 2.423km ENE of Thermal, CA · 18178 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 2.423km ENE of Thermal, CA · 18178 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.65km NE of Lytle Creek, CA · 18179 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 2.13km NNW of Fontana, CA · 18180 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 2.014km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 18180 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 2.610km S of Idyllwild, CA · 18181 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 2.09km SSE of Borrego Springs, CA · 18182 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.73km NW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 18183 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 2.223km ENE of Thermal, CA · 18184 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 1.922km ENE of Thermal, CA · 18184 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 2.122km ENE of Thermal, CA · 18184 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 2.623km ENE of Thermal, CA · 18184 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 2.223km ENE of Thermal, CA · 18184 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 2.522km ENE of Thermal, CA · 18184 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 2.822km ENE of Thermal, CA · 18184 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 2.222km ENE of Thermal, CA · 18184 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 2.623km ENE of Thermal, CA · 18184 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 2.223km ENE of Thermal, CA · 18184 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away

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