California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 9km NE of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 9km NE of Cabazon, CA on Tue, Feb 6, 1979, 5:56 PM PST (01:56 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
1.6 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-02-07 01:56:37 UTC
Depth
13.7 km (8.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.969° N, 116.713° 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
57°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 161 in the 60 days after this one and 87 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.19km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 17402 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 1.819km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 17402 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.80km S of Muscoy, CA · 17402 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 1.723km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17402 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 2.023km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17402 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 1.523km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17402 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 1.523km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17402 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 2.53km SE of Yorba Linda, CA · 17402 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 1.73km E of Loma Linda, CA · 17401 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 1.76km S of Idyllwild, CA · 17401 days ago · 16 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 1.911km NNW of Cabazon, CA · 17401 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 2.017km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 17401 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 1.723km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17401 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 1.624km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17401 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 2.016km ENE of Yucaipa, CA · 17401 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 2.58km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 17401 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 1.913km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 17401 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 1.624km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17400 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 1.624km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17400 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 1.924km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17400 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  21. 2.023km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17400 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  22. 1.522km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17400 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  23. 1.622km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17400 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  24. 1.511km WNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 17400 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  25. 1.623km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17400 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  26. 1.94km N of Valle Vista, CA · 17399 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  27. 1.517km ESE of Anza, CA · 17399 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  28. 1.711km N of Cabazon, CA · 17399 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  29. 1.721km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 17399 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  30. 1.714km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 17398 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  31. 2.712km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 17398 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  32. 1.818km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 17398 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  33. 1.76km S of Redlands, CA · 17398 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
  34. 4.222km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 17397 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  35. 2.023km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 17397 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  36. 3.022km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 17397 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  37. 2.723km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 17397 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  38. 1.97km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 17397 days ago · 14 km deep · 31 km away
  39. 1.623km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 17397 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  40. 1.62km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 17397 days ago · 17 km deep · 50 km away
  41. 1.818km SSW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17397 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  42. 1.616km SSW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17397 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  43. 1.620km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 17397 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  44. 3.119km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 17397 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  45. 1.722km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 17396 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  46. 1.816km ESE of Anza, CA · 17396 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  47. 1.724km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 17396 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  48. 1.523km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 17396 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  49. 2.023km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17395 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  50. 1.623km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17395 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  51. 2.223km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17395 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  52. 1.723km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17395 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  53. 2.123km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17395 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  54. 1.712km NNE of Aguanga, CA · 17395 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  55. 1.624km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 17395 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  56. 1.723km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17394 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  57. 1.824km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17394 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  58. 2.422km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 17394 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  59. 1.623km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17394 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  60. 1.523km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17394 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away

The first 60 of 161.

Before

  1. 2.117km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 17403 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 1.85km SSW of Redlands, CA · 17403 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 2.79km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 17403 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 1.52km NE of Banning, CA · 17404 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 1.711km NNE of Morongo Valley, CA · 17404 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 2.53km NE of Calimesa, CA · 17404 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 1.618km ESE of Anza, CA · 17404 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 1.56km SSE of Idyllwild, CA · 17404 days ago · 18 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 1.66km SSE of Redlands, CA · 17404 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 1.610km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 17405 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 2.02km NNW of Fontana, CA · 17405 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 1.920km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 17405 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 1.82km N of Fontana, CA · 17405 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 2.211km SE of Anza, CA · 17405 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 1.610km E of Big Bear City, CA · 17406 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 1.88km NE of Indio, CA · 17406 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 1.94km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 17407 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 1.810km ESE of Anza, CA · 17407 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 1.622km ESE of Anza, CA · 17408 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 1.67km WSW of Beaumont, CA · 17408 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3345950. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:07 PM UTC.