California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 9km E of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 9km E of Cabazon, CA on Thu, Dec 29, 1977, 5:11 PM PST (01:11 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 14km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1977-12-30 01:11:46 UTC
Depth
15.8 km (9.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.907° N, 116.695° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
40°
Stations used
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 165 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.86km WNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 17775 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 1.57km NE of Yucca Valley, CA · 17775 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 2.07km WNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 17775 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 1.612km N of Cabazon, CA · 17775 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 1.810km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 17774 days ago · 18 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 1.75km SW of Salton City, CA · 17774 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 2.514km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 17774 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 2.615km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 17774 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 1.96km SW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 17774 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 3.16km SW of Salton City, CA · 17774 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 2.06km SW of Salton City, CA · 17774 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 2.210km N of Cabazon, CA · 17774 days ago · 13 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 1.514km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 17774 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 2.35km SW of Salton City, CA · 17774 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 1.710km ESE of North Shore, CA · 17773 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 1.77km NE of Yucca Valley, CA · 17772 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 1.64km WNW of Cabazon, CA · 17772 days ago · 17 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 1.512km SE of Anza, CA · 17772 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 2.07km NNW of Fontana, CA · 17771 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 2.113km NE of Thousand Palms, CA · 17771 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  21. 1.941km NNW of Desert Center, CA · 17770 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 1.72km N of Colton, CA · 17770 days ago · 17 km deep · 61 km away
  23. 2.14km SW of Redlands, CA · 17770 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
  24. 1.53km S of Lake Henshaw, CA · 17769 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
  25. 2.03km S of Mentone, CA · 17769 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
  26. 1.710km NE of Aguanga, CA · 17769 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  27. 1.510km NE of Aguanga, CA · 17768 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  28. 2.25km E of Calimesa, CA · 17768 days ago · 14 km deep · 29 km away
  29. 1.611km SE of Anza, CA · 17768 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  30. 1.73km SSE of Redlands, CA · 17767 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away
  31. 2.026km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 17767 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 1.826km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 17767 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  33. 1.918km NE of Coachella, CA · 17766 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  34. 2.126km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 17766 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  35. 1.826km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 17766 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  36. 2.126km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 17766 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  37. 1.526km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 17766 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  38. 1.826km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 17766 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  39. 2.53km ESE of Loma Linda, CA · 17765 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
  40. 1.65km E of Anza, CA · 17765 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
  41. 1.510km NE of Aguanga, CA · 17765 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  42. 1.714km NE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17765 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  43. 1.614km NE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17765 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  44. 1.54km WSW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 17765 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  45. 1.810km NE of Cabazon, CA · 17765 days ago · 14 km deep · 7 km away
  46. 2.03km NW of Colton, CA · 17765 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  47. 2.14km NNW of Fontana, CA · 17765 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  48. 1.67km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 17764 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  49. 1.826km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 17764 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  50. 2.21km ESE of Fontana, CA · 17764 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  51. 1.84km NNW of Fontana, CA · 17764 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  52. 2.36km E of Calimesa, CA · 17763 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
  53. 1.710km NE of Aguanga, CA · 17763 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  54. 2.111km SE of Anza, CA · 17762 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  55. 1.710km SE of Anza, CA · 17762 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  56. 1.613km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 17762 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  57. 1.82km WNW of Yucaipa, CA · 17762 days ago · 16 km deep · 37 km away
  58. 2.222km ESE of Anza, CA · 17762 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
  59. 2.313km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 17762 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  60. 2.313km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 17762 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3337190. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:41 PM UTC.