California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 8km N of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 8km N of Cabazon, CA on Wed, Oct 5, 1977, 4:02 AM PDT (11:02 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 8km NNW of Foothill Ranch, CA. This one was a foreshock.

Cabazon forecastMore in California

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1977-10-05 11:02:05 UTC
Depth
15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.988° N, 116.798° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
47°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 157 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.76km NNE of Fontana, CA · 17873 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 1.511km N of Running Springs, CA · 17873 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 1.74km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 17873 days ago · 18 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 1.69km NNW of Foothill Ranch, CA · 17873 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.68km NNW of Foothill Ranch, CA · 17873 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 2.22km NNW of Fontana, CA · 17872 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 1.52km NNW of Fontana, CA · 17872 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.99km S of Yucca Valley, CA · 17872 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 1.75km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 17872 days ago · 14 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 1.82km SW of Running Springs, CA · 17871 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 1.513km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 17871 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 1.59km NE of Running Springs, CA · 17871 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 2.017km ESE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 17870 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 2.310km ENE of Adelanto, CA · 17870 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 1.716km ESE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 17870 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 1.58km WNW of Garnet, CA · 17869 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 1.54km WSW of Redlands, CA · 17869 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 1.84km NW of Cabazon, CA · 17869 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 1.98km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 17868 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 1.84km W of Yucaipa, CA · 17868 days ago · 17 km deep · 27 km away
  21. 3.710km SW of Lucerne Valley, CA · 17867 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  22. 1.510km SW of Lucerne Valley, CA · 17867 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  23. 2.223km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 17867 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  24. 1.59km SW of Lucerne Valley, CA · 17867 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  25. 1.810km SW of Lucerne Valley, CA · 17866 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  26. 1.810km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 17866 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  27. 1.79km NE of Indio, CA · 17865 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  28. 1.78km N of Cabazon, CA · 17865 days ago · 18 km deep · 0 km away
  29. 1.57km WSW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 17864 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  30. 1.58km WSW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 17864 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  31. 2.28km WSW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 17864 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  32. 1.67km WSW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 17864 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  33. 2.924km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 17864 days ago · 23 km deep · 66 km away
  34. 2.08km WSW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 17864 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  35. 1.77km WSW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 17864 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  36. 1.84km S of Idyllwild, CA · 17863 days ago · 17 km deep · 33 km away
  37. 1.512km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 17863 days ago · 16 km deep · 9 km away
  38. 1.523km ESE of Anza, CA · 17862 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  39. 1.511km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 17862 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
  40. 1.88km NE of Cabazon, CA · 17861 days ago · 15 km deep · 8 km away
  41. 2.57km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 17861 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  42. 1.77km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 17861 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  43. 1.811km SE of Anza, CA · 17860 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  44. 1.510km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 17859 days ago · 16 km deep · 6 km away
  45. 3.016km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 17859 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  46. 1.610km NNE of Yucaipa, CA · 17859 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  47. 1.57km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 17859 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  48. 1.710km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 17858 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  49. 1.616km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 17858 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  50. 1.519km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 17856 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  51. 2.019km ESE of Anza, CA · 17856 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  52. 1.716km SE of Big Bear City, CA · 17856 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  53. 2.016km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 17856 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  54. 1.512km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 17856 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  55. 2.06km ESE of North Shore, CA · 17856 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  56. 3.55km ESE of North Shore, CA · 17856 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  57. 1.910km NE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 17856 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  58. 2.311km WNW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 17854 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  59. 1.811km NW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 17854 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  60. 2.48km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 17854 days ago · 14 km deep · 15 km away

The first 60 of 157.

Earthquakes todayCalifornia earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3335071. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:00 AM UTC.