California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 11km N of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 11km N of Cabazon, CA on Mon, Jan 29, 1979, 3:24 AM PST (11:24 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 23km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-01-29 11:24:28 UTC
Depth
14.5 km (9.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.016° N, 116.771° 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, 0.8 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
47°
Stations used
19

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 164 in the 60 days after this one and 82 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 164.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3345813. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:20 PM UTC.