California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 12km NNE of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 12km NNE of Cabazon, CA on Sun, Mar 11, 1979, 7:40 AM PST (15:40 UTC), 16 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
2.0 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1979-03-11 15:40:37 UTC
Depth
16.1 km (10.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.009° N, 116.724° 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, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.36
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
43°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 194 in the 60 days after this one and 145 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.017km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 17373 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 1.88km S of Idyllwild, CA · 17373 days ago · 16 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 1.720km ESE of Anza, CA · 17373 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 2.44km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 17372 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 2.612km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 17372 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.311km ENE of Adelanto, CA · 17371 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.820km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 17371 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 4.821km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 17369 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 2.324km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17369 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 2.224km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17369 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 2.122km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17369 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 2.522km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17369 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 1.823km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17369 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 1.724km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17369 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 1.722km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17369 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 3.024km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17369 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 1.822km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17369 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 2.023km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17369 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 1.622km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17369 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 1.924km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17369 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  21. 1.923km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17369 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  22. 1.924km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17369 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  23. 1.922km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17369 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  24. 2.120km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17369 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  25. 1.820km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17369 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  26. 1.724km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17369 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  27. 1.622km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17369 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  28. 2.121km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17369 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  29. 2.421km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17369 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  30. 1.724km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17369 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  31. 1.625km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17369 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  32. 2.124km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17369 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  33. 2.023km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17369 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  34. 5.223km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 17369 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  35. 3.023km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17369 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  36. 2.422km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17369 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  37. 2.726km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17369 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  38. 2.021km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17369 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  39. 2.525km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17369 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  40. 2.024km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 17369 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  41. 2.325km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17369 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  42. 2.824km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17369 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  43. 1.527km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17369 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  44. 1.521km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17369 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  45. 1.521km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17369 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  46. 1.521km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17369 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  47. 1.627km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17369 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  48. 2.821km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17369 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  49. 4.526km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 17369 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  50. 2.625km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17369 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  51. 1.526km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17369 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  52. 2.226km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17369 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  53. 1.625km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17369 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  54. 3.022km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17369 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  55. 2.326km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17369 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  56. 1.826km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17369 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  57. 1.522km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 17369 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  58. 1.821km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17369 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  59. 1.924km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17369 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  60. 1.624km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17369 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away

The first 60 of 194.

Before

  1. 1.812km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 17374 days ago · 17 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.96km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 17374 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 2.018km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 17374 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 1.812km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 17374 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.411km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 17374 days ago · 19 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 3.312km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 17374 days ago · 17 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.818km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 17374 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 1.915km NW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17375 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 1.719km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 17376 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 1.818km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 17376 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 3.01km SE of Yucaipa, CA · 17376 days ago · 19 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 2.56km SSE of Chino Hills, CA · 17376 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.64km SW of Garnet, CA · 17377 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 1.56km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 17377 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 3.016km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17377 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 3.14km SE of Palomar Observatory, CA · 17377 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 1.619km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 17377 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 1.73km E of Cabazon, CA · 17377 days ago · 18 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 1.98km S of Home Gardens, CA · 17377 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 1.719km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 17379 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3346556. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:27 AM UTC.