M1.8 earthquake 5km E of Cabazon, CA

Magnitude

1.8 (Mh), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Sat, Dec 8, 1979, 4:31 PM PST

UTC

1979-12-09 00:31:41 UTC

Depth

13.1 km (8.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.925° N, 116.736° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

41°

Stations used

35

• Cabazon, CaliforniaPopulation 2,535. Forecast5 kmE
• Banning, CaliforniaPopulation 30,945. Forecast13 kmE
• Moreno Valley, CaliforniaPopulation 204,198. Forecast46 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast140 kmE

After

1. 1.65km NNE of Running Springs, CASat, Dec 8, 5:53 PM PST · 17099 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
2. 1.74km ESE of Lake Henshaw, CASat, Dec 8, 6:15 PM PST · 17099 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
3. 2.621km ESE of Anza, CAMon, Dec 10, 9:34 AM PST · 17097 days ago · 19 km deep · 55 km away
4. 2.420km ESE of Anza, CAMon, Dec 10, 9:34 AM PST · 17097 days ago · 17 km deep · 54 km away
5. 2.07km NNE of Pala, CAMon, Dec 10, 2:31 PM PST · 17097 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
6. 2.55km SW of Calimesa, CATue, Dec 11, 12:08 AM PST · 17097 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
7. 1.719km ESE of Anza, CATue, Dec 11, 2:07 AM PST · 17097 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
8. 1.618km ESE of Anza, CATue, Dec 11, 9:26 AM PST · 17096 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
9. 1.623km N of Yucca Valley, CATue, Dec 11, 4:40 PM PST · 17096 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
10. 2.11km NE of Loma Linda, CAWed, Dec 12, 2:55 AM PST · 17095 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
11. 1.54km ENE of Lake Arrowhead, CAWed, Dec 12, 3:55 AM PST · 17095 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
12. 1.91km NW of Loma Linda, CAWed, Dec 12, 8:20 AM PST · 17095 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
13. 1.522km SSW of La Quinta, CAWed, Dec 12, 8:24 AM PST · 17095 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
14. 1.623km NNW of Joshua Tree, CAWed, Dec 12, 3:55 PM PST · 17095 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
15. 1.54km E of Lake Arrowhead, CAWed, Dec 12, 11:05 PM PST · 17095 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
16. 2.614km N of Warner Springs, CAThu, Dec 13, 7:09 AM PST · 17094 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
17. 2.011km S of Idyllwild, CAThu, Dec 13, 1:05 PM PST · 17094 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
18. 1.92km N of San Jacinto, CAThu, Dec 13, 2:07 PM PST · 17094 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
19. 1.87km NE of Running Springs, CAFri, Dec 14, 12:15 PM PST · 17093 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
20. 2.523km NNW of Yucca Valley, CASat, Dec 15, 1:42 AM PST · 17093 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
21. 1.910km SW of Idyllwild, CASun, Dec 16, 7:24 AM PST · 17091 days ago · 17 km deep · 28 km away
22. 2.48km ESE of Valle Vista, CAMon, Dec 17, 7:30 AM PST · 17090 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away
23. 1.922km NNW of Yucca Valley, CAMon, Dec 17, 11:50 AM PST · 17090 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
24. 2.04km S of Mentone, CAMon, Dec 17, 9:12 PM PST · 17090 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
25. 2.24km SSE of Mentone, CATue, Dec 18, 12:54 AM PST · 17090 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
26. 2.34km S of Mentone, CATue, Dec 18, 3:59 AM PST · 17089 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
27. 2.84km S of Mentone, CATue, Dec 18, 3:59 AM PST · 17089 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
28. 3.04km S of Mentone, CATue, Dec 18, 4:00 AM PST · 17089 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
29. 1.54km SSE of Mentone, CATue, Dec 18, 4:30 AM PST · 17089 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
30. 3.35km S of Mentone, CATue, Dec 18, 7:37 AM PST · 17089 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
31. 2.24km S of Mentone, CATue, Dec 18, 8:31 AM PST · 17089 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
32. 1.64km S of Mentone, CATue, Dec 18, 10:24 AM PST · 17089 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
33. 1.53km S of Mentone, CATue, Dec 18, 11:09 AM PST · 17089 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
34. 1.94km S of Mentone, CATue, Dec 18, 1:45 PM PST · 17089 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
35. 1.84km SSE of Mentone, CATue, Dec 18, 2:03 PM PST · 17089 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
36. 2.010km NNE of Borrego Springs, CATue, Dec 18, 10:54 PM PST · 17089 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
37. 2.04km S of Mentone, CAWed, Dec 19, 5:37 AM PST · 17088 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
38. 2.24km S of Mentone, CAWed, Dec 19, 5:42 AM PST · 17088 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
39. 1.54km S of Mentone, CAWed, Dec 19, 10:08 AM PST · 17088 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
40. 1.84km S of Mentone, CAWed, Dec 19, 10:10 AM PST · 17088 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
41. 2.84km S of Mentone, CAWed, Dec 19, 10:11 AM PST · 17088 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
42. 1.54km S of Mentone, CAWed, Dec 19, 10:54 AM PST · 17088 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
43. 1.523km NNW of Joshua Tree, CAWed, Dec 19, 2:29 PM PST · 17088 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
44. 1.824km NNW of Joshua Tree, CAWed, Dec 19, 2:30 PM PST · 17088 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
45. 2.44km S of Mentone, CAWed, Dec 19, 3:03 PM PST · 17088 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
46. 2.27km NNE of Borrego Springs, CAWed, Dec 19, 3:17 PM PST · 17088 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
47. 1.54km S of Mentone, CAWed, Dec 19, 4:10 PM PST · 17088 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
48. 1.54km S of Mentone, CAThu, Dec 20, 6:47 AM PST · 17087 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
49. 3.13km NE of Lytle Creek, CAThu, Dec 20, 12:31 PM PST · 17087 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
50. 1.54km S of Banning, CASat, Dec 22, 4:00 AM PST · 17085 days ago · 14 km deep · 13 km away
51. 2.212km SE of Anza, CASat, Dec 22, 12:37 PM PST · 17085 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
52. 1.513km SE of Anza, CASat, Dec 22, 6:02 PM PST · 17085 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
53. 1.721km N of Yucca Valley, CASat, Dec 22, 9:33 PM PST · 17085 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
54. 1.531km SE of Twentynine Palms, CASun, Dec 23, 4:35 AM PST · 17084 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
55. 2.312km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CASun, Dec 23, 2:03 PM PST · 17084 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
56. 2.116km NE of Thousand Palms, CASun, Dec 23, 3:11 PM PST · 17084 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
57. 2.36km NW of Mira Loma, CAMon, Dec 24, 4:27 AM PST · 17083 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
58. 1.716km NE of Twentynine Palms, CAMon, Dec 24, 7:50 AM PST · 17083 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
59. 2.26km NNW of Mira Loma, CAMon, Dec 24, 9:00 AM PST · 17083 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
60. 2.36km NW of Mira Loma, CATue, Dec 25, 1:57 AM PST · 17083 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away

The first 60 of 132.

Before

1. 1.59km NNE of Indio, CAFri, Dec 7, 7:27 PM PST · 17100 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
2. 2.58km NNE of Indio, CAFri, Dec 7, 7:07 PM PST · 17100 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
3. 3.312km NNE of Cabazon, CAFri, Dec 7, 3:54 PM PST · 17100 days ago · 18 km deep · 9 km away
4. 1.815km E of Borrego Springs, CAFri, Dec 7, 7:19 AM PST · 17100 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
5. 1.523km N of Yucca Valley, CAThu, Dec 6, 11:04 PM PST · 17101 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
6. 2.15km SE of Ontario, CAThu, Dec 6, 8:42 PM PST · 17101 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
7. 1.510km S of Cabazon, CAThu, Dec 6, 3:54 PM PST · 17101 days ago · 17 km deep · 11 km away
8. 1.74km NNW of Redlands, CAThu, Dec 6, 10:30 AM PST · 17101 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
9. 1.56km S of Mentone, CAWed, Dec 5, 12:01 PM PST · 17102 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
10. 2.123km NNW of Joshua Tree, CAWed, Dec 5, 6:41 AM PST · 17102 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
11. 1.516km N of Yucca Valley, CATue, Dec 4, 10:24 PM PST · 17103 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
12. 1.524km N of Yucca Valley, CATue, Dec 4, 9:10 PM PST · 17103 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
13. 1.56km WSW of Morongo Valley, CATue, Dec 4, 11:08 AM PST · 17103 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
14. 2.56km NNE of North Shore, CATue, Dec 4, 12:28 AM PST · 17104 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
15. 1.613km NNE of Borrego Springs, CAMon, Dec 3, 10:45 PM PST · 17104 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
16. 1.53km SW of San Bernardino, CAMon, Dec 3, 1:59 PM PST · 17104 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
17. 1.66km WNW of Mira Loma, CASun, Dec 2, 8:16 PM PST · 17105 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
18. 2.76km WNW of Calimesa, CASun, Dec 2, 5:35 PM PST · 17105 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
19. 2.96km S of Anza, CASun, Dec 2, 1:53 PM PST · 17105 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
20. 2.217km NE of Lucerne Valley, CAFri, Nov 30, 12:57 AM PST · 17108 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3354436. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:53 PM UTC.