California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 11km NNW of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 11km NNW of Cabazon, CA on Thu, Feb 8, 1979, 4:57 AM PST (12:57 UTC), 9 km (5 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
1.9 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-02-08 12:57:47 UTC
Depth
8.7 km (5.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.013° N, 116.811° 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, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.36
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
32°
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: 164 in the 60 days after this one and 95 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.723km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17401 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 1.624km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17401 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 2.016km ENE of Yucaipa, CA · 17401 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 2.58km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 17401 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 1.913km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 17401 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.624km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17401 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 1.624km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17401 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 1.924km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17401 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 2.023km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17400 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 1.522km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17400 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 1.622km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17400 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 1.511km WNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 17400 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 1.623km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17400 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 1.94km N of Valle Vista, CA · 17400 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 1.517km ESE of Anza, CA · 17400 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 1.711km N of Cabazon, CA · 17399 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.721km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 17399 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 1.714km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 17399 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 2.712km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 17398 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 1.818km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 17398 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 1.76km S of Redlands, CA · 17398 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  22. 4.222km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 17398 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  23. 2.023km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 17398 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  24. 3.022km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 17398 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  25. 2.723km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 17398 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  26. 1.97km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 17398 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  27. 1.623km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 17398 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  28. 1.62km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 17397 days ago · 17 km deep · 40 km away
  29. 1.818km SSW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17397 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  30. 1.616km SSW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17397 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  31. 1.620km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 17397 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  32. 3.119km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 17397 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  33. 1.722km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 17396 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  34. 1.816km ESE of Anza, CA · 17396 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  35. 1.724km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 17396 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  36. 1.523km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 17396 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  37. 2.023km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17396 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  38. 1.623km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17396 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  39. 2.223km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17395 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  40. 1.723km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17395 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  41. 2.123km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17395 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  42. 1.712km NNE of Aguanga, CA · 17395 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  43. 1.624km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 17395 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  44. 2.11km WNW of San Dimas, CA · 17395 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  45. 1.723km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17395 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  46. 1.824km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17395 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  47. 2.422km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 17395 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  48. 1.623km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17395 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  49. 1.523km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17394 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  50. 2.13km NNW of Rancho Cucamonga, CA · 17394 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  51. 1.519km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 17394 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  52. 1.623km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17394 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  53. 2.023km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17394 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  54. 1.523km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17394 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  55. 1.523km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17394 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  56. 1.623km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17394 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  57. 1.623km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17394 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  58. 1.920km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 17394 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  59. 1.823km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17394 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  60. 1.824km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17393 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away

The first 60 of 164.

Before

  1. 1.76km S of Idyllwild, CA · 17402 days ago · 16 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 1.73km E of Loma Linda, CA · 17402 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 2.53km SE of Yorba Linda, CA · 17402 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.523km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17402 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 1.523km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17402 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 2.023km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17402 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 1.723km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17402 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.80km S of Muscoy, CA · 17402 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 1.819km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 17403 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 2.19km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 17403 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 1.69km NE of Cabazon, CA · 17403 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 1.85km SSW of Redlands, CA · 17403 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 2.79km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 17403 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 1.52km NE of Banning, CA · 17404 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 1.711km NNE of Morongo Valley, CA · 17404 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 2.53km NE of Calimesa, CA · 17404 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 1.618km ESE of Anza, CA · 17404 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 1.56km SSE of Idyllwild, CA · 17404 days ago · 18 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 1.66km SSE of Redlands, CA · 17405 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 1.610km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 17405 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3345984. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:03 PM UTC.