California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 5km ENE of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 5km ENE of Cabazon, CA on Sat, Feb 17, 1979, 9:55 AM PST (17:55 UTC), 14 km (8 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
2.4 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1979-02-17 17:55:35 UTC
Depth
13.6 km (8.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.941° N, 116.739° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.29
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
24°
Stations used
43

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 167 in the 60 days after this one and 153 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.823km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17394 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 1.623km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17394 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 1.810km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 17394 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 1.74km S of Banning, CA · 17394 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 1.923km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17393 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 1.523km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17393 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 2.314km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17393 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 1.823km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17393 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 1.76km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 17393 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 2.15km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 17392 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 2.15km WSW of Fontana, CA · 17392 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.76km SSE of Big Bear City, CA · 17392 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 2.418km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 17392 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 1.823km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17392 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 1.823km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17391 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 2.123km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17391 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 1.823km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17391 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 1.623km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17391 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 1.922km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17391 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 1.623km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17391 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 1.623km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17391 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  22. 1.624km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17391 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  23. 1.68km WNW of San Jacinto, CA · 17390 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
  24. 1.63km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 17390 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  25. 2.019km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 17390 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  26. 1.711km ENE of Thermal, CA · 17389 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  27. 2.62km SW of Redlands, CA · 17389 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
  28. 1.52km NE of Grand Terrace, CA · 17387 days ago · 17 km deep · 53 km away
  29. 1.623km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17386 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  30. 1.68km NNE of Banning, CA · 17386 days ago · 17 km deep · 11 km away
  31. 1.72km SW of Yucaipa, CA · 17386 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
  32. 1.616km ESE of Anza, CA · 17386 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  33. 2.310km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 17384 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
  34. 2.23km N of Rancho Cucamonga, CA · 17384 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  35. 1.524km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17383 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  36. 2.016km ESE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 17383 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  37. 2.18km W of Calimesa, CA · 17383 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
  38. 2.318km E of Big Bear City, CA · 17382 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  39. 1.821km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 17382 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  40. 2.26km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 17381 days ago · 16 km deep · 26 km away
  41. 2.012km NE of Vista, CA · 17381 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  42. 2.15km NE of Cabazon, CA · 17381 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 1.57km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 17379 days ago · 16 km deep · 29 km away
  44. 1.815km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 17379 days ago · 16 km deep · 68 km away
  45. 1.610km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 17379 days ago · 16 km deep · 30 km away
  46. 1.920km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 17379 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  47. 2.020km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 17378 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  48. 1.820km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 17378 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  49. 1.620km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 17378 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  50. 2.024km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 17378 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  51. 1.817km NW of Yucca Valley, CA · 17378 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  52. 1.59km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 17378 days ago · 17 km deep · 3 km away
  53. 2.16km E of Yucaipa, CA · 17378 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
  54. 1.817km NW of Yucca Valley, CA · 17378 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  55. 1.613km SE of Anza, CA · 17378 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  56. 1.719km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 17377 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  57. 1.98km S of Home Gardens, CA · 17376 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  58. 1.73km E of Cabazon, CA · 17376 days ago · 18 km deep · 3 km away
  59. 1.619km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 17375 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  60. 3.14km SE of Palomar Observatory, CA · 17375 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away

The first 60 of 167.

Before

  1. 1.924km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17394 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 2.010km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 17394 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.97km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 17394 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.523km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17394 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 2.123km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17394 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 1.723km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17394 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 2.023km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17395 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 1.524km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17395 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 1.523km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17395 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 1.924km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17395 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 2.423km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17395 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 1.623km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17395 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 1.623km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17395 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 1.923km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17395 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 1.723km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 17395 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 1.523km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17395 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 2.624km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17395 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 1.623km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17395 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 1.824km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17395 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 1.823km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17395 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3346208. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:26 PM UTC.