California earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 8km NNE of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 8km NNE of Cabazon, CA on Tue, Dec 9, 1980, 10:01 AM PST (18:01 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 6km SE of Crestline, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1980-12-09 18:01:19 UTC
Depth
11.3 km (7.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.989° N, 116.770° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
24°
Stations used
53

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 174 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.810km S of Home Gardens, CA · 16705 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 1.98km WNW of Garnet, CA · 16704 days ago · 14 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 1.510km S of Yucca Valley, CA · 16704 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 1.716km N of Indio, CA · 16703 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 2.538km SW of Ludlow, CA · 16703 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 2.210km ENE of Aguanga, CA · 16703 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 2.38km N of Cabazon, CA · 16702 days ago · 17 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.59km W of Anza, CA · 16702 days ago · 17 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 2.422km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16701 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 2.38km ENE of Aguanga, CA · 16701 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 2.010km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16701 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 2.44km NE of Muscoy, CA · 16700 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 1.64km ENE of Muscoy, CA · 16700 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 1.96km S of Redlands, CA · 16700 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 1.510km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16700 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 1.78km S of Yucca Valley, CA · 16699 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 1.54km S of Highland, CA · 16698 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 1.58km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 16698 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 1.65km NNE of Muscoy, CA · 16698 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 1.88km NE of Thousand Palms, CA · 16697 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  21. 2.212km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 16697 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  22. 1.56km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 16697 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away
  23. 2.111km NE of Yucaipa, CA · 16696 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  24. 1.510km NE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 16695 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  25. 1.64km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 16695 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  26. 2.34km S of Pinon Hills, CA · 16694 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 1.63km SSE of Pinon Hills, CA · 16694 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  28. 2.14km NNW of Wrightwood, CA · 16694 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  29. 2.03km S of Pinon Hills, CA · 16694 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 1.97km NNE of Moreno Valley, CA · 16694 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  31. 1.810km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16694 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  32. 1.711km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 16693 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  33. 2.06km SE of Crestline, CA · 16692 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away
  34. 2.16km SSE of Crestline, CA · 16692 days ago · -1 km deep · 50 km away
  35. 1.77km SSE of Crestline, CA · 16692 days ago · -1 km deep · 50 km away
  36. 1.56km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 16692 days ago · 13 km deep · 13 km away
  37. 1.85km ENE of Valle Vista, CA · 16691 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  38. 1.99km SW of Lucerne Valley, CA · 16691 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  39. 2.110km SW of Lucerne Valley, CA · 16691 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  40. 1.923km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 16690 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  41. 2.29km WNW of Morongo Valley, CA · 16690 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  42. 1.724km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 16690 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  43. 1.935km SW of Ludlow, CA · 16690 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  44. 1.536km SW of Ludlow, CA · 16690 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  45. 2.67km SSE of Crestline, CA · 16690 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  46. 1.66km SSE of Crestline, CA · 16690 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  47. 2.56km SSE of Crestline, CA · 16690 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  48. 1.66km SSE of Crestline, CA · 16690 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  49. 2.46km SE of Crestline, CA · 16690 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  50. 2.86km SE of Crestline, CA · 16690 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  51. 2.08km SW of Lucerne Valley, CA · 16689 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  52. 1.811km SSE of Anza, CA · 16689 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  53. 1.824km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 16688 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  54. 1.710km ENE of Aguanga, CA · 16688 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  55. 1.54km SE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 16688 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  56. 1.712km E of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 16688 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  57. 2.23km ESE of Colton, CA · 16686 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  58. 1.78km NE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 16685 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  59. 1.86km E of Moreno Valley, CA · 16685 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  60. 1.88km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16685 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away

The first 60 of 174.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3300791. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:15 PM UTC.