California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 9km ENE of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 9km ENE of Cabazon, CA on Mon, Mar 5, 1979, 2:00 PM PST (22:00 UTC), 17 km (10 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
1.5 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1979-03-05 22:00:26 UTC
Depth
16.6 km (10.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.952° N, 116.703° 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
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
52°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 184 in the 60 days after this one and 156 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.16km E of Yucaipa, CA · 17380 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 1.817km NW of Yucca Valley, CA · 17380 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 1.613km SE of Anza, CA · 17380 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.719km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 17380 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 1.98km S of Home Gardens, CA · 17378 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.73km E of Cabazon, CA · 17378 days ago · 18 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 1.619km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 17378 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 3.14km SE of Palomar Observatory, CA · 17378 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 3.016km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17378 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 1.56km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 17378 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 1.64km SW of Garnet, CA · 17377 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 2.56km SSE of Chino Hills, CA · 17377 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 3.01km SE of Yucaipa, CA · 17377 days ago · 19 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 1.818km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 17377 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 1.719km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 17376 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 1.915km NW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17376 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 1.818km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 17375 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 3.312km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 17375 days ago · 17 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 2.411km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 17375 days ago · 19 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 1.812km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 17375 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
  21. 2.018km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 17375 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  22. 2.96km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 17375 days ago · 16 km deep · 29 km away
  23. 1.812km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 17375 days ago · 17 km deep · 7 km away
  24. 2.012km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 17375 days ago · 16 km deep · 7 km away
  25. 2.017km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 17374 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  26. 1.88km S of Idyllwild, CA · 17374 days ago · 16 km deep · 32 km away
  27. 1.720km ESE of Anza, CA · 17374 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  28. 2.44km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 17373 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  29. 2.612km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 17373 days ago · 14 km deep · 7 km away
  30. 2.311km ENE of Adelanto, CA · 17372 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  31. 1.820km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 17372 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  32. 4.821km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 17370 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  33. 2.324km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17370 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  34. 2.224km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17370 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  35. 2.122km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17370 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  36. 2.522km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17370 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  37. 1.823km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17370 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  38. 1.724km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17370 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  39. 1.722km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17370 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  40. 3.024km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17370 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  41. 1.822km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17370 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  42. 2.023km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17370 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  43. 1.622km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17370 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  44. 1.924km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17370 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  45. 1.923km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17370 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  46. 1.924km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17370 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  47. 1.922km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17370 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  48. 2.120km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17370 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away
  49. 1.820km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17370 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  50. 1.724km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17370 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  51. 1.622km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17370 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  52. 2.121km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17370 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
  53. 2.421km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17370 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  54. 1.724km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17370 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  55. 1.625km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17370 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  56. 2.124km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17370 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  57. 2.023km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17370 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  58. 5.223km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 17370 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  59. 3.023km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17370 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  60. 2.422km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17370 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away

The first 60 of 184.

Before

  1. 1.817km NW of Yucca Valley, CA · 17381 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 2.024km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 17381 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.620km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 17381 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.820km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 17381 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 2.020km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 17381 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 1.920km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 17381 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 1.610km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 17381 days ago · 16 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 1.815km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 17382 days ago · 16 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 1.57km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 17382 days ago · 16 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 2.15km NE of Cabazon, CA · 17383 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 2.012km NE of Vista, CA · 17383 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 2.26km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 17384 days ago · 16 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 1.821km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 17384 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 2.318km E of Big Bear City, CA · 17385 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 2.18km W of Calimesa, CA · 17385 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 2.016km ESE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 17385 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 1.524km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17385 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 2.23km N of Rancho Cucamonga, CA · 17386 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 2.310km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 17386 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 1.616km ESE of Anza, CA · 17388 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3346465. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:08 AM UTC.