California earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 12km NNE of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 12km NNE of Cabazon, CA on Fri, Dec 7, 1979, 3:54 PM PST (23:54 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 5km S of Mentone, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1979-12-07 23:54:36 UTC
Depth
18.3 km (11.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.007° N, 116.715° 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
±0.30
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
33°
Stations used
54

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 137 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.922km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 17081 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 2.04km S of Mentone, CA · 17080 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 2.24km SSE of Mentone, CA · 17080 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 2.526km E of Barstow, CA · 17080 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 2.34km S of Mentone, CA · 17080 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 2.84km S of Mentone, CA · 17080 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 3.04km S of Mentone, CA · 17080 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 1.54km SSE of Mentone, CA · 17080 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 3.35km S of Mentone, CA · 17080 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 2.24km S of Mentone, CA · 17080 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 1.64km S of Mentone, CA · 17080 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 1.53km S of Mentone, CA · 17080 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 1.94km S of Mentone, CA · 17080 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 1.84km SSE of Mentone, CA · 17080 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 2.010km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 17079 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 2.04km S of Mentone, CA · 17079 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 2.24km S of Mentone, CA · 17079 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 1.54km S of Mentone, CA · 17079 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 1.84km S of Mentone, CA · 17079 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 2.84km S of Mentone, CA · 17079 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  21. 1.54km S of Mentone, CA · 17079 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  22. 1.523km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 17079 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  23. 1.824km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 17079 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  24. 2.44km S of Mentone, CA · 17079 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  25. 2.27km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 17078 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  26. 1.54km S of Mentone, CA · 17078 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  27. 1.54km S of Mentone, CA · 17078 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  28. 3.13km NE of Lytle Creek, CA · 17078 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  29. 1.54km S of Banning, CA · 17076 days ago · 14 km deep · 20 km away
  30. 2.212km SE of Anza, CA · 17076 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  31. 1.513km SE of Anza, CA · 17075 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  32. 1.721km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17075 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  33. 1.531km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17075 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  34. 2.116km NE of Thousand Palms, CA · 17075 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  35. 1.622km ESE of Barstow, CA · 17074 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  36. 2.36km NW of Mira Loma, CA · 17074 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  37. 1.716km NE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17074 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  38. 2.26km NNW of Mira Loma, CA · 17074 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  39. 2.36km NW of Mira Loma, CA · 17073 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  40. 1.62km NNE of Morongo Valley, CA · 17073 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  41. 1.722km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17071 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  42. 2.15km ESE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 17070 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  43. 1.94km SSE of Lytle Creek, CA · 17070 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  44. 1.518km ESE of Anza, CA · 17068 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  45. 2.024km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17068 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  46. 1.59km NE of Aguanga, CA · 17066 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  47. 1.87km NE of Aguanga, CA · 17066 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  48. 1.74km S of Mentone, CA · 17066 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  49. 1.611km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 17066 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  50. 2.320km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 17066 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  51. 1.613km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 17066 days ago · 18 km deep · 2 km away
  52. 1.53km NW of Big Bear City, CA · 17065 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  53. 1.723km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17065 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  54. 1.53km WNW of Beaumont, CA · 17065 days ago · 14 km deep · 28 km away
  55. 2.110km WNW of Garnet, CA · 17064 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  56. 2.516km NNE of Thousand Palms, CA · 17064 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
  57. 1.816km NNE of Thousand Palms, CA · 17064 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  58. 1.617km NNE of Thousand Palms, CA · 17063 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
  59. 2.810km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 17063 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away
  60. 1.66km ESE of Valle Vista, CA · 17063 days ago · 17 km deep · 34 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3354411 (also filed as usp00014cq). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:44 AM UTC.